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Happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful for you. This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat: a recording of our live show from The Bookshelf’s September Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Hunter, and Ashley are joined by extra-special guest Annabel Monaghan, our Reader Retreat featured author, to do a snake draft of their favorite fall things. Enjoy! To purchase or preorder Annabel Monaghan’s books, stop by the store or visit our website: Nora Goes Off Script Same Time Next Summer Summer Romance (releases June 4, 2024) Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville,

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another installment of Bookmarked with Annie & Hunter! In Bookmarked episodes, Annie and Hunter read or re-read an award-winning book that came out several years prior. This time on Bookmarked, they’re discussing Empire Falls by Richard Russo. You can purchase your copy here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 451” into the search bar and tap enter to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Empire Falls by Richard Russo Tinkers by Paul Harding Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Bleak House by Charles Dickens Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live

This week on From the Front Porch, you get a sneak peek at our super-popular Conquer a Classic book club for Patreon supporters! Today's episode is an excerpt from one of Annie and Hunter's Patreon-exclusive discussions about Bleak House, our Conquer a Classic book of 2023. Do you want to Conquer a Classic with us in 2024? Now is the perfect time to join Patreon and read along with our bookish community from across the globe. Join Patreon to unlock exclusive episodes where Annie and Hunter discuss Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, our Conquer a Classic pick for 2024! We'll read this 20th-century American western together over the next year starting in January. If already own Lonesome Dove, you can access the reading tracker for free as a Patreon member, or purchase a digital PDF download here. To conquer Lonesome Dove with us in 2024, follow these three steps: 1. Join our Patreon community at the $5, $20, or $50 levels here. 2. Stop by the store, call us at (229) 228-7767, or order your copy of Lonesome Dove

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing the November releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Are you ready to get in the holiday spirit? Cross everyone off your holiday shopping list at The Bookshelf’s super-popular virtual holiday events! Tickets are $15. Each event takes place online via Zoom. If you can’t join us live, you’ll have access to a recording after the event. Get your tickets to the virtual events here: Adult Holiday Literary First Look ticket – You’ll find the perfect books to give everyone on your holiday shopping list: from your hard-to-buy-for dad, to your best friend who’s read everything, to your mother-in-law. Whether you’re shopping for friends and fam or a treat for you, Annie has tried-and-true recommendations! Kid's Holiday Literary First Look ticket – You’ll find the perfect book

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in October. You get 10% off your books when you order your October Reading Recap bundle! Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read that month. Get your bundle here. You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 448” into the search bar and tap enter to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Cross everyone off your holiday shopping list at The Bookshelf’s super-popular virtual holiday literary previews, plus our Holiday Market for bookish gift items! Tickets are $15. Each event takes place online via Zoom. If you can’t join us live, you’ll have access to a recording after the event. Get your tickets to the virtual events here: Adult Holiday Literary First Look ticket – Annie will walk you through the best books to give to everyone on your list: from your hard-to-buy-for dad, to your best friend who’s read everything, to your mother-in-la

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is chatting with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 447” into the search bar and tap enter to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Thrush Green by Miss Read Mrs. Porter Calling by AJ Pearce What If It’s Wonderful by Nicole Zasowski Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce Yours Cheerfully by AJ Pearce The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey How to Pray by C.S. Lewis Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we h

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie, Olivia, and Packaging/Shelf Subscription Coordinator Keila create Spooky Book Flights! Book flights are a stack of three books curated around a certain theme or topic. Today, they’re choosing books with eerie vibes to help you celebrate the season. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (you can type “episode 446” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's Spooky Book Flight - $83.98 Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Olivia's Spooky Book Flight - $75.98 Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher Cold People by Tom Rob Smith Mister Magic by Kiersten White Keila's Spooky Book Flight - $74.00 The September House by Carissa Orlando A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the October releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 441” and tap enter into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's books: Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways by Brittany Means Heirloom Rooms by Erin Napier Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward (10/24) Olivia's books: The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen (10/10) Distant Sons by Tim Johnston (10/17) Juniper’s Christmas by Eoin Colfer (10/31) Erin's books: The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (10/17) The Berry Pickers by Alison Peters (10/31) Absolution by Alice McDermott (10/31) Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s tim

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. You’ll get 10% off your books when you order your September Reading Recap bundle! Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features which features Annie’s three favorite books she read that month. Get your bundle here! You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 444” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward You, Again by Kate Goldbeck My Husband by Maud Ventura Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy   Annie's September Reading Recap Bundle - $59 Happiness Falls by Angie Kim You, Again by Kate Goldbeck You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy For more information on One Book Thomas County, please visit their website here. Get your $10 ticket to the interactive talk with author Kate Murphy here. The talk, featuring our very own Annie B. Jones, will take place

This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley! Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they’re reading – but also what they’re watching, listening to, and buying. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: For more information on One Book Thomas County, please visit their website here. Get your $10 ticket to the interactive talk with author Kate Murphy here. The talk, featuring our very own Annie B. Jones, will take place at the Thomas County Board of Education Auditorium on Thursday, September 28 at 7 p.m. You don’t have to read Kate’s book, You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters, before the talk to gain deep insight and practical tools for listening that you can use in your community leadership, work, and relationships. Annie and other community leaders will discuss the power of listening with Kate, and you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss. Get

This week on From the Front Porch, you’ll hear from Annie, Erin, Olivia, Shop Mom, Nancy, and Shop Dad as they celebrate 7 years of Shelf Subscriptions! Erin is here to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the history of Shelf Subscriptions and what makes them special. We want to say a heartfelt thank you to our loyal, lovely Shelf Subscribers! Click here to purchase a Shelf Subscription! Click here to purchase the Bookshelf bandana! Purchase One Book Thomas County’s community read here: You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy Annie's favorite past Shelf Sub picks: Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (unavailable to order) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Erin's favorite past Shelf Sub picks: Congratulations, The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast productio

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing the September releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 441” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's books: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim How Far to the Promised Land by Esau McCauley (9/12)  The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (9/12)  This Is Salvaged by Vauhini Vara (9/26) Olivia's books: Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (9/5) The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish (9/12) Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (9/19) The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple & Dorothy by Corey Ann Haydu (9/19) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Books

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in August. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month. You automatically get 10% off your books when you order your Reading Recap Bundle here! You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 440” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's August Reading Recap Bundle - $66.00 We Are Too Many by Hannah Pittard No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri The Wedding People by Alison Espach (releases May 2024, not yet available for preorder) Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel  The Only One Left by Riley Sager Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond We Are Too Many by Hannah Pittard The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister  For more information on One Book Thomas County, please visit their website here. In S

This week on From the Front Porch, bookseller Kyndall joins Annie and Olivia for Back to School Book Flights! They’re talking about book flights: a stack of three books curated around a certain theme or topic. Today, they’re choosing books with back-to-school vibes. Ready to talk fall books? Join us online or in the store for our fall literary previews! Purchase a ticket for our online Fall Literary First Look here. Purchase a ticket for our in-store Fall Literary Lunch here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie's Back to School Book Flight Stealing by Margaret Verble Dear Regina by Flannery O'Connor The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li Olivia's Back to School Book Flight Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes Absolutely, Positively Natty by Lisa Greenwald Rewind by Lisa Graff Kyndall's Back to School Book Flight What Happens After Midnight by K.L. Walther They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman Again But Better by Christine Riccio From the Front Porch is a weekly po

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another episode of From The Bookshelf Files! In this episode series, Annie and The Bookshelf’s Community & Public Relations Liaison, Felicia Dilbert, talk about the ups and downs of running a small business. Today, it’s all about what it looks like to approach life and business from the heart. If you have a business-related question you’d like Annie and Felicia to explore in a future episode of From The Bookshelf Files, please email Felicia 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.  Click here to schedule a chat with Felicia about heart-centered leadership. Felicia Dilbert is the author of Beautiful Healing, Volume 1-Seven Love Letters for the Truth Seeker’s Soul, and The Beautiful Healing Jo

This week on From the Front Porch, a familiar series gets a fresh new name! Backlist Book Club was where Annie and Hunter read or re-read an award-winning book that came out several years prior. Now, it’s called Bookmarked with Annie and Hunter! This time on Bookmarked, they’re discussing Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. You can purchase your copy here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 437” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie and Hunter’s selection for the next episode of Bookmarked is: Train Dreams by Denis Johnson Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (releases October 10th, 2023) 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 tod

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the August releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 436” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's books: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Peach Seed by Anita Gail Jones Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins (releases 8/29) Olivia's books: Mister Magic by Kiersten White (releases 8/8) Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (releases 8/8) Rewind by Lisa Graff (releases 8/22) The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass (releases 8/29) Erin's books: The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (releases 8/8) The Great

Today on From the Front Porch, we have a special bonus episode for you! Annie is joined by Ellen Rodgers Daniels, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Book Festival, to chat about planning this literary lawn party. 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 Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  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 Clu

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in July. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month. You automatically get 10% off your books when you order your Reading Recap Bundle here! You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 435” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Yellowface by R.F. Kuang This Is Salvaged by Vauhini Vara (releases 9/26) Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker (releases 10/3) Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman Social Engagement by Avery Carpenter Forrey The July Reading Recap Bundle ($64) includes: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther Social Engagement by Avery Carpenter Forrey From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bo

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 434” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Monsters by Claire Dederer American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (unavailable to purchase) Ordinary Light by Tracy K. Smith (audiobook) (paperback) Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin (audiobook) (hardcover) Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek by Thea Glassman (audiobook) (hardcover) The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (audiobook) (hardcover) The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (audiobook) (paperback) Bad