Episode 412 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Winter

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Fiction, Society & Culture, Books, Arts:books, Arts

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley, formerly known as Kids' Table! It's the same banter and book talk you love with a fresh new name. 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: Annie is reading: The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal (releases 3/7) Orphaned Believer by Sara Billups (paperback) The 1619 Project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones Ashley is reading: The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane B.F.F. by Christie Tate She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (out in hardcover now, paperback releases 4/4/23) Annie watching: Poker Face Shrinking Tár A Man Called Otto Ashley is watching: The Menu Annie is listening to: Mo News podcast The Big Picture podcast Let’s Read the Gospels podcast Ashley is listening to: Dover by the Westerlies Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Annie is buying: Cozy comfy reading chair (Walters chair from Birch Lane) Clothes from August Cloth Ashley is buying: Beachly subscription box Synergy kombucha (lemon berry flavored) This week, Annie is listening to Black Ball by Theresa Runstedtler (releases 3/7/23). Ashley is reading She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick. 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. Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram. If you liked what you heard in 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 and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to From the Front porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South.
0:08.0	She trains her eyes on the distance and waits for the anger to seep away. Where does it go?
0:30.0	Does it swirl into the atmosphere to take the shape of the island's gnarled branches and hunkering shrubs?
0:36.0	Does it settle as fine dust on eyelashes and windshields? Or does it build in your fingertips, in your heart?
0:44.0	Seizing on a moment where everything collides and your body becomes an engine of rage?
0:50.0	Bolly core jazz wall. Now you see us.
0:56.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
1:02.0	And this week I'm back chatting about off-the-shelf topics with my cousin Ashley Sherlock.
1:08.0	Don't forget that over on Patreon, we're not only discussing Bleak House by Charles Dickens this year,
1:13.0	we're also hosting our monthly From the Front porch Book Club hosted by various members of the Bookshelf staff.
1:19.0	This month, Olivia and bookseller Keela let a conversation about everybody in my family has killed someone,
1:26.0	which was Olivia's January shelf subscription selection.
1:29.0	Next month, in March, I'll be hosting a discussion with Marketing Manager Caroline.
1:34.0	We will be talking about one of my favorite books of the year, Stealing by Margaret Verbal.
1:39.0	For $20 a month on Patreon, you'll become a Book Club companion, able to access our Bleak House podcast episodes
1:46.0	and our monthly Q&A sessions, plus our monthly Book Club meetings.
1:51.0	Just go to patreon.com forward slash From the Front porch to find out more about our Patreon memberships and benefits.
1:58.0	We'd love if you joined us there.
2:00.0	Now, back to the show.
2:02.0	Welcome back Ashley.
2:04.0	Thank you.
2:05.0	It feels weird to say Happy New Year.
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