From the Front Porch

Join Annie this week as she recaps her reads from the month of February. Some of the books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf. Annie’s February reads: This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone Persuasion by Jane Austen Other books mentioned: Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by Bookshelf staffer and online sales coordinator, Lucy Stoltzfus. Lucy's son Gabriel just celebrated his first birthday so in honor of him, the two will discuss Gabriel's reading tastes and see what books are his current favorites. Some of the books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy Harry Maclary by Lynley Dodd Jam Jam books Greedy Python by Eric Carle Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems Nanette Baguette by Mo Willems Won’t You Be My Neighbor by Mr. Rogers It’s You I Like by Mr. Rogers Hello Neighbor by Mr. Rogers Goodnight Veggies by Diana Murray and Zachariah OHora Vegetables Wear Underpants Vegetables in Underwear The One, Two, Three of Thankfulness ABCs of Kindness Ellie Holcomb When I Pray For You by Matthew Turner Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Found Snowy Day Dress Can’t Dance Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins and Lucy is reading Love and Fury by Samanatha Silva. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by frequent podcast contributor Ashley Sherlock. Ashley is a former Bookshelf staffer and social media expert, as well as Annie’s actual relative. The two are going to share what they’ve been reading, watching, and listening. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: Reading: Joy the Baker on Instagram @joythebaker (Sunday links) Upstream by Mary Oliver The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (article from Harper’s Magazine) First Comes Like by Alisha Rai Brood by Jackie Polzin Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Watching: Fake Famous on Hulu Brittney Spears Documentary on FX Crocheting tutorials on YouTube Kate McKinnon Saturday Night Live clips on YouTube Sex in the City Encore on Disney+ Dawson’s Creek Listening: Table Manners podcast The Ringer Dish podcast Clubhouse app James Baldwin’s Home Records playlist Ashley’s (her own) Morning playlist Reply All: The Test Kitchen series podcast How I Built This podcast 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge and Ashley is reading Upstream by Mary Oliver. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by special guest and author Laura Tremaine, whose new book, Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First, is perfect reading for Galentine’s Day. Laura is also the host of the podcast Ten Things to Tell You, and her book’s mission intertwines beautifully with her work there, encouraging readers and listeners to open up and share their stories. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: Share Your Stuff , I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine (limited number of copies available, otherwise backordered until mid-February) Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Bloom The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Five Wives by Joan Thomas 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week Annie is recapping all of the books she read in January. All of the books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin The Push by Ashley Audrain Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez Thwonk by Joan Bauer The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

You were so kind and patient during our winter hiatus, so we wanted to bring you a bonus author interview today! We post author interviews to Patreon every so often, and this is one of them. If you like what you hear, consider supporting us there! Our guest today is Elizabeth Passarella, the author of Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York. Enjoy!

Annie is joined this week by Royal correspondent and frequent podcast contributor, Courtney Kinsey. The two debrief the Netflix sensation, Bridgerton and what books show lovers might enjoy. The books discussed on today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler A League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore Jo and Laurie by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz The Cazalet Chronicles series by Elizabeth Jane Howard The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory Emma by Jane Austen Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge and Courtney is reading Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

We are back! This week Annie is joined by frequent guest, good friend and bookstagrammer of @shelfbyshelf, Hunter McClendon. The two will discuss their 2021 reading resolutions. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Persuasion by Jane Austen Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Emma by Jane Austen Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford The Removed by Brandon Hobson Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson The Round House by Louise Edrich Middlemarch by George Eliot Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Moby Dick by Herman Melville Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Swan’s Way by Marcel Proust Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Bloomability by Sharon Creech 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin and Hunter is reading Let’s Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week, Annie is joined by Bookshelf staffers Olivia Schaffer and Lucy Stoltzfus to discuss their favorite books of 2020. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf. 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton; Lucy is reading The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan; and Olivia is reading We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week, Annie answers listeners questions about books, small business and life in the South. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf: Untamed by Glennon Doyle Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton Finding Freedom by Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Wintering by Katherine May. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by frequent guest, friend and bookstagrammer, Hunter McLendon (@shelfbyshelf ) to chat about books they loved that you might have missed in 2020 since, you know, pandemic. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Weather by Jenny Offill His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Writers and Lovers by Lily King Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan The Silent Treatment by Abbie Greaves Sad Janet by Lucie Britsch Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans Kept Animals by Kate Milliken Sisters by Daisy Johnson Cleanness by Garth Greenwell 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant and Hunter is reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara and Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Join Annie this week as she recaps the books she read in November. Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Admission by Julie Buxbaum All About Us by Tom Ellen The Fortunate Ones by Ed Tarkington Better Luck Next Time by Julie Claiborne Johnson Anna K by Jenny Lee Wintering by Katherine Mays 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Join Annie this week for a little literary therapy as she answers and consults listeners on their questions and reading conundrums. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The Ensemble by Aja Gabel There There by Tommy Orange The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi His Only Wife by Peace A. Medie A Burning by Megha Majumdar Jack by Marilynne Robinson Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin The Holdout by Graham Moore Defending Jacob by William Landay You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (The Undoing on HBO) The Dinner by Herman Koch The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The Giver by Lois Lowry The Maze Runner by James Dashner The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds John Grisham 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 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 Anna K by Jenny Lee. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by one of her favorite members of her family’s kids’ table, Ashley Sherlock. Ashley’s the former events coordinator at The Bookshelf, a frequent From the Front Porch contributor, and a pop culture enthusiast, so she’s the perfect person to talk to about holiday reading and watching. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available at The Bookshelf: Ten Blind Dates by Ashley Elston The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss Recommended for You by Laura Silverman All About Us by Tom Ellen Let It Snow by John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller One Day in December by Josie Silver 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson. Ashley’s reading The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week, Annie is joined by Bookshelf manager, Olivia Schaffer and online sales coordinator, Lucy Stoltzfus. The three talk all about holiday book-buying and sharing their favorite titles for gifting this season. A full transcript of the episode can be found here. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Ex Libris by Michiko Kakutani This Is a Book for People Who Love the Royals by Rebecca Stoeker Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval Creativity by John Cleese The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands Cuyahoga by Pete Beatty Crossings by Alex Landragin The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading Admission by Julie Buxbaum. Lucy is reading The Heiress by Molly Greeley. Olivia is reading Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T.A. Willberg. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by her casting experts (and now regular contributors), Courtney Kinsey, FTFP royals correspondent and co-host of the podcast I Do Declare and Julie Anna Helms, @julieannareads on Instagram and creator of Who Would You Cast? polls. The three are casting Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic this week. Mexican Gothic is available for purchase in-store or online at The Bookshelf. 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 at @bookshelftville, 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 at www.fromthefrontporchpodcast.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading Kristy and the Snobs by Ann M. Martin. Julie Anna is reading A Field Guide to Internet Boyfriends by Esther Zuckerman, and Courtney is reading The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This Friday, we’re bringing you a bonus episode featuring author Steven Epstein. We don’t do a lot of author interviews on From the Front Porch, but when we do, we generally put them on Patreon. This month, we thought we’d give you a taste of what those interviews sound like, and offer you insight into what kind of content is available to our Patreon supporters. For more bonus content, support us on Patreon here. Steve Epstein’s true crime book, Evil at Lake Seminole, can be purchased on The Bookshelf website. Steve references this episode of Crime Junkie.

This week, Annie brings you a reading recap of the books she read in October. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird by Sue Cerulean The Searcher by Tana French Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by Hunter McLendon from @shelfbyshelf to reflect on their 2020 reading of Anna Karenina. Join them on Patreon to hear recaps and reviews of all eight parts of Tolstoy’s classic. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available at The Bookshelf: Anna Karenina Anna K East of Eden Rebecca A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 The Searcher by Tana French. Hunter is reading Memorial by Bryan Washington. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined by Olivia and Lucy this week to discuss the Baby-Sitters Club books and the enjoyment they've brought during these strange times. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available at The Bookshelf: Book Bundle one Kristy’s Great Idea Claudia and the Phantom Caller The Truth about Stacey Mary-Anne Saves the Day Dawn and the Impossible Three Kristy’s Big Day Claudia and Mean Janine Boy-Crazy Stacey The Ghost at Dawn’s House A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird by Sue Cerulean. Olivia is reading Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood. Lucy is reading The National Road by Tom Zoellner. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Today, Annie channels her inner Frasier Crane to dispense bookish wisdom to her fellow readers. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell Jack by Marilynne Robinson Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Here For It by R. Eric Thomas Stand All the Way Up by Sophie Hudson The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier East of Eden by John Steinbeck Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Winters by Lisa Gabriele Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver The Sea Wife by Amity Gaige Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam A full transcript for today’s episode is available here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 The Ghost at Dawn’s House by Ann M. Martin. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online books orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week Annie recaps the books she read in September. Recommended for You by Laura Silverman The Harpy by Megan Hunter His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer Everything Beautiful in Its Time by Jenna Bush Hager Just Like You by Nick Hornby Scandalous Witness by Lee Camp Evil at Lake Seminole by Steven Epstein Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar A full transcript for today’s episode is available here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online books orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined by Jordan Jones, her husband who also happens to be an attorney and personality typing expert. Today, they’re chatting about the Enneagram and making book recommendations for each type. Enneagram 1: East of Eden by John Steinbeck or Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski Enneagram 2: Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel or A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Enneagram 3: The Best of Me by David Sedaris or Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Enneagram 4: The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon or The Harpy by Megan Hunter Enneagram 5: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi and Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Enneagram 6: Sea Wife by Amity Gaige and Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer Enneagram 7: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert and Here for It by R. Eric Thomas Enneagram 8: Untamed by Glennon Doyle and A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett Enneagram 9: What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons and Hey Ladies! by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss A full transcript for today’s episode is available here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Boy-Crazy Stacey by Ann M. Martin and Jordan is reading The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online books orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined by friend and bookstagrammer from @shelfbyshelf, Hunter, to discuss their top ten reads of the year thus far. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: Annie’s Top Ten 1. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi 2. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 3. House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister 4. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb 5. A Burning by Megha Majumdar 6. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 7. Here for It by R. Eric Thomas 8. One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 9. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 10. Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Hunter’s Top Ten 1. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi 2. Fairest by Meredith Talusan 3. Real Life by Brandon Taylor 4. How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang 5. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 6. Kept Animals by Kate Milliken 7. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 8. Shiner by Amy Jo Burns 9. Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid 10. Cleanness by Garth Greenwell and I know You Know Who I Am by Peter Kispert Also mentioned: Memorial by Bryan Washington, Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland, Daddy by Emma Cline, and What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez. A full transcript for today’s episode is available here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Memorial by Bryan Washington, and Hunter is reading A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online books orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined this week by cousin, friend and former Bookshelf staffer, Ashley Sherlock. The two will pair books with some of their favorite TV shows. The books discussed today can be purchased online from The Bookshelf: Britt-Marie is Here by Fredrik Backman (matched withTed Lasso on Apple TV+) Long Bright River by Liz Moore (matched with Ozark on Netflix) Three by D.A. Mishani (matched with You on Netflix) Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (matched with Tiger King on Netflix) Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (matched with Gilmore Girls) I Think You’re Wrong, but I’m Listening by Beth A. Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (matched with The Politician) Savage News by Jessica Yellin and Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen (matched with The Morning Show on Apple TV+) One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (matched with Married at First Sight) Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel and All Adults Here by Emma Straub (matched with Schitts Creek) Layoverland by Gabby Noone, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (matched with The Good Place) The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert and The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (matched with The Great British Bake Off) Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood and Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (matched with Fleabag) The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (matched with Love on the Spectrum on Netflix) The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames (matched with The Baby-Sitter’s Club on Netflix) The Bright Lands by John Fram (matched with Lovecraft Country on HBO) A full transcript for today’s episode is available here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann M. Martin, and Ashley is reading A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online books orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined by friend and fellow royals aficionado, Courtney Kinsey to discuss the book Finding Freedom. Courtney and her sister Betsy host the podcast, I Do Declare! The book discussed today can be purchased online from The Bookshelf: Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand A full transcript of today's podcast can be found online here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Recommended for You by Laura Silverman, and Courtney is reading The Guest List by Lucy Foley. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online books orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Is August really over? It’s hard to believe it’s that time again, but here we are! This week, Annie recaps her reads during the month of August. All of the books mentioned on today’s podcast can be purchased online at The Bookshelf: Stand All the Way Up by Sophie Hudson Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam The Resisters by Gish Jen 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Here She Is by Hilary Levey Friedman. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week, Annie is joined by Olivia, The Bookshelf manager, children and young adult lit specialist and leader of Dumbledore’s Army, to discuss books kids like to read. The books mentioned on today’s podcast are available for purchase through The Bookshelf: Alien Superstar by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Middle School Bites by Steven Banks Confessions of a Dork Lord by Mike Johnston A Flicker of Courage by Deb Caletti Mightier Than the Sword by Drew Callander and Alana Harrison The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson Voyage of the Frostheart by Jamie Littler The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer Allies by Alan Gratz Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer Coo by Kaela Noel 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 still reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi and Olivia is reading The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week Annie discusses how to start a book club and includes the view point of several of her book club friends. The books mentioned on today’s podcast are available for purchase through The Bookshelf: I'd Rather Be Reading by Ann Bogel The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Becoming by Michelle Obama Writers and Lovers by Lily King Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Educated by Tara Westover We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson The Dry by Jane Harper Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok Recursion by Blake Crouch Wild by Cheryl Strayed Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week Annie is joined by special co-host Kendra Adachi of the podcast The Lazy Genius and author of the soon-to-be-released The Lazy Genius Way. The two of them talk bookshelves, pandemic reading habits, and, of course, the release of Kendra’s new book, which you can preorder from The Bookshelf. You can preorder Kendra’s book, which releases on August 11, and then join us for a “Books and Blandly Handsome Men” conversation on August 27. Tickets for the virtual event are $10, or free with the purchase of The Lazy Genius Way from The Bookshelf. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone and Kendra is reading The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

It’s the end of July already! This week Annie reviews the books she read in July. The books mentioned in Annie’s recap are available online at The Bookshelf: Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London True Story by Kate Reed Petty The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan Mary Anne Saves the Day by Ann M. Martin Dawn and the Impossible Three by Ann M. Martin 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Betty by Tiffany McDaniel. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week, Annie shares her journey of becoming, and being, the owner of The Bookshelf for the past seven years. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 The Bright Lands by John Fram. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week, Annie and friends Julie Anna Helms and Courtney Kinsey share their casting selections for the characters in Emily Henry’s Beach Read. Please go to Julie Anna’s Instagram account and vote for your casting picks! 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Julie Anna is reading Heir Affair, and Courtney is reading A Burning. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her mom, Susie Butterworth who shares her suggested PG books for sensitive readers. All of the books discussed in this episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Anne of Green Gables by by Lucy Maud Montgomery Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Henry Educated by Tara Westover The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner Stand All the Way Up by Sophie Hudson Little House on the Prairie collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder Betsy-Tacy Treasury collection by Maud Hart Lovelace Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland Boston Girl by Anita Diamant All-of-a-Kind Family Book Series by Sydney Taylor We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Mother to Son by Jasmine L. Holmes Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor The Crosswicks Journal Series by Madeline L’’Engle A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans and Susie is reading Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week Annie recaps all of her June reads. The books mentioned in today’s podcast can be purchased at The Bookshelf: The Next Great Jane by K.L. Going I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown Check Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu Check Please! Book 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland Home Before Dark by Riley Sager The Lightness by Emily Temple A Burning by Megha Mujumdar Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman Claudia and the Phantom Phone Call by Ann M. Martin The Truth about Stacey by Ann M. Martin 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined this week by her well-traveled friend and fellow entrepreneur, Morgan Thomason. Morgan is the designer behind Winsome Paper, a whimsical stationery brand. Annie and Morgan help listeners travel through books this summer as most of our travel plans are a bust (for now). The books discussed on today’s podcast are available for purchase from The Bookshelf: London picks: Ordinary People by Diana Evans 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Europe picks: L’Appart by David Lebovitz The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais The Vacationers by Emma Straub Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante America picks: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard The Next Great Jane by K.L. Going Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan Next Great Jane by KL Going Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Other hot summer vacation picks: Tangerine by Christine Mangan Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Annie’s Summer TBR list: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson and Morgan is reading Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty by Kate Hennessy. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie’s tackling more readerly dilemmas in this week’s episode. Leave your own bookish conundrum via voicemail by going to fromthefrontporchpodcast.com/contact. Reading People You and Me Forever Garlic and Sapphires A Woman Is No Man A Place for Us Mother Land Delancey House Lessons I Capture the Castle Happier at Home Strangers and Cousins This Is Where You Belong Hidden Art of Homemaking Anna Karenina East of Eden A Little Life Poisonwood Bible Theft by Finding 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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’s reading A Burning by Megha Majumdar. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined by Robbie Hopkins, a former teacher/librarian, now homeschool dad. Robbie is a music and literary aficionado, and shares his summer playlist based on some of Annie’s anticipated summer reads. You can listen to the playlist on Spotify here. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased or preordered from The Bookshelf: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld The Lightness by Emily Temple Beach Read by Emily Henry Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Mae Goldberg Mother Land by Leah Franqui The Bright Lands by John Fram Let's Never Talk about This Again by Sarah Faith Alterman A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane The Switch by Beth O’Leary Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown and Robbie is reading The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

It’s hard to know what to say, so this week’s episode is unusually short, focused instead on sending you toward resources we hope might be helpful as we grieve and learn together. You can find several titles geared toward racial justice on our store website, including: How to Be an Antiracist, Just Mercy, and I’m Still Here. Ten percent of the proceeds from the sales of these titles and more are being donated to the Equal Justice Initiative. Traci from The Stacks Podcast and Jaime from Absorbed in Pages posted excellent lists of fiction and nonfiction titles addressing anti-black racism and anti-racism. Fiction Nonfiction You can listen to The Stacks podcast here, and if you want to support Jamie and Traci directly, consider purchasing through Bookshop: Jamie’s Bookshop page Traci’s Bookshop page Other resources: Black Coffee with White Friends Mockingbird History Lessons Black Coffee with White Friends book list More than ever, it’s important to support black-owned small businesses; below are links to a few bookstores owned by people of color, and a more comprehensive list can be found here. Brave + Kind in Georgia The Listening Tree in Georgia The Lit Bar in the Bronx Loyalty Bookstore in D.C. Books and Crannies in Virginia Semicolon in Chicago Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia

This week, Annie recaps the fourteen books she read during the month of May, all of which can be purchased on The Bookshelf’s website: Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker American Royals by Katherine McGee You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld Beach Read by Emily Henry Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin Sea Wife by Amity Gaige All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin (Buy your own Babysitter’s Book Club bundle here!) The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 finishing The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

NOTE: There’s a small audio glitch in today’s episode, and you may hear it pop up when Annie's speaks. It’s not you; it’s us, and it should be resolved next week. Annie is joined today by friend and fellow book club member Julie Anna Helms. You may know Julie Anna from her popular bookstagram account, @julieannareads, where she specializes in “Who Would You Cast?,” an Instagram story series where she partners with her followers to brainstorm casting her favorite books. This week, Julie Anna joins Annie on the front porch to cast one of Annie’s favorite books of the year, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. You can purchase The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin; and Julie Anna just finished reading The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie and cousin, friend, and former Bookshelf staffer Ashley Sherlock share their thoughts on quarantine reading. What is one supposed to read during a global pandemic? The following are Annie and Ashley’s recommendations. All of the books mentioned in today’s podcast are available at The Bookshelf: The one who wants to pretend everything is fine: How To Be Fine by Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer; The Office by Andy Greene; Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The new homeschooler: Matilda by Roald Dahl; Bloomability by Sharon Creech The graduate with no graduation: Here For It by R. Eric Thomas; Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas // Booksmart on Hulu The one freaking out: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse by Charlie Mackesy;The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits The one doomsday prepping: The Road by Cormac McCarthy; The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker // The Leftovers on HBO The one planning her post-pandemic party: The After Party by Anton DiSclafani; The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker The one dreaming of a trip she’ll never take: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin;The Vacationers by Emma Straub // Home on AppleTV The one who cries every day at 3:00: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman The one whose family is driving them crazy: All Adults Here by Emma Straub; The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson or The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney The one whose wedding got postponed: Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams; Strangers and Cousins by Leah Hager Cohen 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas and Ashley is reading The Office by Andy Greene. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

Annie is joined today by my friend Hunter McLendon to talk all about personal libraries. What books do we buy, which do we borrow? What titles stay on our shelves forever and which ones make their way to a donation bin? The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased on The Bookshelf’s website. The New York Times' piece about celebrities' bookshelves is here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Hunter is reading Writers & Lovers by Lily King. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week, Annie recaps the eleven books she read during the month of April, all of which can be purchased on The Bookshelf’s website: Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan (released June 30, 2020) The Return by Rachel Harrison Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida (released January 12, 2021) An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Bloomability by Sharon Creech The Herd by Andrea Bartz The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey Lucky Caller by Emma Mills The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord Other books mentioned: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Writers and Lovers by Lily King Ten Blind Dates by Ashley Elston The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Option B by Sheryl Sandberg A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 still reading You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week, Annie chats with Bookshelf staffer Lucy all about her favorite baby books and books for mom and moms-to-be, including: Great with Child How to Raise a Reader Giraffes Can’t Dance The Read-Aloud Family Who Sang the First Song Don't Forget to Remember You Nest with Me Because Cribsheet Expecting Better Let Us Pray The Word of the Lord If There Never Was a You 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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's reading The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey. Lucy is reading The Splendid and the Vile. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

This week on From the Front Porch, host and owner of The Bookshelf, Annie Jones, has a special guest joining her to tackle an important listener question: What should the royals be reading? Annie’s friend Courtney Kinsey is a fellow royals enthusiast, an avid reader and book club member, and a podcaster in her own right, co-hosting the show “I Do Declare!” with her sister Betsy. The books mentioned on today’s episode are available for purchase on The Bookshelf website: The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan American Royals by Katharine McGee Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot Dear America series Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham Recommendations for Harry and Meghan: Burnout by Emily Nagoski (for Meghan) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (for Harry) This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (for Harry) Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis Recommendations for Queen Elizabeth: A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Recommendations for Charles: All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg Recommendations for William and Kate: East of Eden by John Steinbeck (for William) Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton (for Kate) 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, I’m reading You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe. Courtney is reading The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Today, it’s time for another round of Literary Therapy. If you’re new here, Literary Therapy is a recurring episode series in which Annie plays the Dr. Frasier Crane or the Lucy van Pelt to listeners’ literary ailments. As mentioned in the episode, you can get book recs from the following: Hunter Mclendon at @shelfbyshelf Tyler Goodson at @tylergoodson Laura Tremaine at @laura.tremaine Mary Laura Philpott at @marylauraphilpott The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased on The Bookshelf’s website: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner East of Eden by John Steinbeck The End We Start From by Megan Hunter The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani The Explanation of Everything by Lauren Grodstein Francis and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Loving Frank by Nancy Horan The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza A Separate Peace by John Knowles The Mothers by Brit Bennett 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie and Olivia sat down in the middle of the chaos to talk about The Bookshelf’s reading challenge (of sorts!) for 2020. We covered all sorts of categories, with a variety of books: A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende The BFG by Roald Dahl There There by Tommy Orange The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer The Round House by Louise Erdrich This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow Brief Answers to Big Questions by Stephen Hawking Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman Wild by Cheryl Strayed The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith The Other Side of the Coin by Angela Kelly Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkienn The Martian by Andy Weir The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon Bread and Wine; Bittersweet; Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl Flour + Water by Thomas McNaughton The Apprentice by Jacques Pepin Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Illegal by Eion Colfer Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Aliyy We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez The Great Gatsby and Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Heartbreaker by Claudia Dey Seven Days in Augusta by Mark Cannizzaro Believe It by Nick Foles The City Game by Matthew Goodman Open by Andre Agassi Find your Bookish bingo card here. 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 at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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's reading Friends & Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Today, Annie recaps all the books she read in March. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available at The Bookshelf: Most Likely by Sarah Watson Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams Weather by Jenny Offill Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl & Melissa de la Cruz Untamed by Glennon Doyle A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight The Silent Treatment by Abby Greaves Not Like the Movies by Kerry Winfrey Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Friends & Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Annie is joined this week by her husband, friend, audiobook listener, and fellow basketball enthusiast Jordan Jones. The NCAA tournament may have been canceled -- a true tragedy in the Jones’ house -- but they’re still debating The Bookshelf’s bestsellers in their annual March Madness episode. They hope their conversation brings a little light and levity to what’s been a stressful couple of weeks. Where the Crawdads Sing vs. Educated The Dreamers vs. The Other's Gold Nickel Boys vs. Furious Hours I Miss You When I Blink vs. When You Read This All This Could Be Yours vs. The Dutch House Evvie Drake Starts Over vs. The Lager Queen of Minnesota Ask Again, Yes vs. Daisy Jones & The Six Stars of Alabama vs. The Dearly Beloved Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 finishing Untamed, the new memoir by Glennon Doyle. Jordan just finished Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.