Welcome to From the Front Porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South.

To knock them his home with its red front door and casual crumbling,

to fill it with sun lamps and paper chains, to hear the threat of children, songs at their lips,

to unclassp the thought of leaving, tie it to the door, to run into the gaping mouth of change and know its suffering.

To find the ones who say, I am not afraid of sitting in the dark with you.

Kate Bear, Little Maricles, what kind of woman?

I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia,

and today I'm recapping the books I read in September.

I cannot believe this month is coming to an end.

I am admittedly recording this a little bit early, just due to all kinds of scheduling things,

but I still am at a loss that we are at the end of September.

It feels ever so slightly like fall down here in Thomasville,

but time is weird right now, and I feel like 2020 both is moving faster than I can handle,

and also will not be over soon enough knowing that 2021 is not going to be the magic fix.

I think so many of us want it to be.

So, what did I read in September?

I read some really good books.

I read a total of nine, the ninth one I am in the middle of right now, but I am confident.

I will finish before the end of the month.

So, let's dive right in.

I read a pretty wide range, ranging over a few different genres,

partly because I was reading in preparation for the fall literary lunch,

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