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From the Front Porch
Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.
Episodes
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313 || March Madness 2021
Annie is joined this week by her husband and March Madness super fan, Jordan Jones to discuss their own bookish brackets. The books mentioned in this week’s…
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312 || What Would Susie Read?, Vol. 2
Annie’s mom Susie joins the podcast this week to discuss books for sensitive readers. The books mentioned in this week’s episode can be purchased from The…
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311 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 6
This week Annie puts her literary therapy hat back on to answer some listener questions. To leave your own voicemail for an upcoming literary therapy episode…
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310 || February Reading Recap
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…
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309 || Baby Gabriel Recommends
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…
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308 || The Kids‘ Table: Winter
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…
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307 || Share Your Stuff: A Galentine‘s Conversation
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…
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306 || January Reading Recap
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…
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BONUS: Elizabeth Passarella interview
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…
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305 || So You Watched Bridgerton
Annie is joined this week by Royal correspondent and frequent podcast contributor, Courtney Kinsey. The two debrief the Netflix sensation, Bridgerton and what…
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304 || Reading Resolutions 2021
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…
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303 || Our Favorite Books of 2020
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…
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302 || Ask Us Anything
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…
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301 || Books You Might Have Missed
Annie is joined by frequent guest, friend and bookstagrammer, Hunter McLendon (@shelfbyshelf ) to chat about books they loved that you might have missed in…
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300 || November Reading Recap
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…
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299 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 5
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…
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298 || Season‘s Readings
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…
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297 || Holiday Shopping with The Bookshelf
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…
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296 || Casting Call, Vol. 3
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…
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BONUS: Evil at Lake Seminole
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…
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295 || October Reading Recap
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…
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294 || Anna Karenina and Pop Culture
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…
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293 || Baby-Sitters Back, Alright!
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…
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292 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 4
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…
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291 || September Reading Recap
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…
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290 || Books for Every Enneagram Type
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…
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289 || Our Top Ten of the Year (thus far)
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…
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288 || Netflix and Read
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…
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287 || Royals Report: Finding Freedom
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…
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286 || August Reading Recap
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…
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285 || Books Kids Actually Want to Read
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…
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284 || How to Start a Book Club
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…
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283 || Lazy Genius Your Bookshelves
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…
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282 || July Reading Recap
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…
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281 || Owning a Bookstore: A Reflection
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…
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280 || Casting Call, Vol. 2
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…
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279 || What Would Susie Read?
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…
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278 || June Reading Recap
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…
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277 || Traveling through Books
Annie is joined this week by her well-traveled friend and fellow entrepreneur, Morgan Thomason. Morgan is the designer behind Winsome Paper, a whimsical…
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276 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 3
Annie’s tackling more readerly dilemmas in this week’s episode. Leave your own bookish conundrum via voicemail by going to…
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275 || Playlist Meets Booklist: Summer
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…
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274 || Reading as a Place to Start
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…
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273 || May Reading Recap
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…
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272 || Casting Call
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…
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271 || The One with the Pandemic
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…
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270 || Building a Personal Library
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…
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269 || April Reading Recap
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…
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268 || Baby Got Books
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…
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267 || Recommended Royal Reads
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…
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266 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 2
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…
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265 || Bookish Bingo
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…
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264 || March Reading Recap
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…
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263 || March Madness, Indeed
Annie is joined this week by her husband, friend, audiobook listener, and fellow basketball enthusiast Jordan Jones. The NCAA tournament may have been canceled…
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262 || Playlist Meets Booklist: Spring
Annie is joined by Robbie Hopkins, a former literature teacher, avid reader, and frequent Bookshelf customer. Today, the two are previewing some spring titles…
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261 || Backlist Book Club, Vol. 7: March
This week Annie and guest, Hunter McLendon of @shelfbyshelf, bring you the first Backlist Book Club of 2020. The discussion revolves around Geraldine Brooks'…
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260 || February Reading Recap
This week Annie recaps the books she read in February, all of which can be purchased on our website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com: My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura…
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259 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 1
Today, Annie is diving into listeners’ bookish dilemmas with some literary therapy. Topics include romance novels, tackling nonfiction, genre shame, and, of…
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BONUS: Winter Institute 2020
SURPRISE! We know it’s Tuesday, but we thought you’d enjoy this bonus episode of FTFP, where Annie and Olivia debrief about Winter Institute, an annual…
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258 || To All the Boys in Books I‘ve Loved Before
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Annie and her two special guests — Ashley Sherlock, cousin, friend, and former Bookshelf social media guru, and Hunter McLendon of…
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257 || Books and the 2020 Oscars
Annie and fellow book club member and Oscar enthusiast, Callie Sewell, deep dive the 2020 Academy Awards and what it means for our reading lives. The books…