Show overview
From the Front Porch has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 610 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 410 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 32 min and 48 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The Bookshelf Thomasville.
From the publisher
Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.
Latest Episodes
View all 610 episodesEpisode 595 || Literary Therapy Vol. 28
Episode 594 || What Would Rory Gilmore Read?
Episode 593 || August 2026 New Release Rundown
Episode 592 || Summer Readings: Villa Coco
Episode 591 || Summer Readings: The Half Life
Episode 590 || Summer Reads: On Witness and Respair
Episode 589 || Summer Readings: Abby Offsides
Episode 588 || Best Books of the Year (So Far)
Episode 587 || What Would Susie Read?
Episode 586 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Summer 2026
Episode 585 || Shop Dad Recommends
Episode 584 || June 2026 New Release Rundown
Episode 583 || May 2026 Reading Recap
Episode 582 || Into the Backlist: The Great Believers
Episode 581 || Conquer a Classic Sneak Peek
Episode 580 || May 2026 New Release Rundown
Episode 579 || April 2026 Reading Recap
Episode 578 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 27
Episode 577 || From the Front Porch Live from Reader Retreat
Ep 594Episode 576 || What Would the March Sisters Read?
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie shares the modern books she would recommend to the March sisters from Little Women. Listen to find out what books Annie would recommend for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy if they walked into The Bookshelf. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 576), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: For Meg The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaffer Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall For Jo Writers & Lovers by Lily King A Swim in the Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Masterclass on Writing, Reading and Life by George Saunders Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott For Beth To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green For Amy Loving Frank by Nancy Horan Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, Annie is reading Love By The Book by Jessica George. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, and Wendi Jenkins.