Episode 417 || March Madness with Annie & Jordan

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s all about books and basketball! Annie is joined by her husband and friend, Jordan, to set different books head to head and debate their merits in this beloved yearly tradition. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara CollinsBook of Goose by Yiyun Lee Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusFunny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel MonaghanYou Are My Sunshine by Sean Dietrich The Crane Wife by CJ HauserNew Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. FletcherLiturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore A Curious Faith by Lore Ferguson WilbertThe Cartographers by Peng Shepherd The Appeal by Janice HallettBook Lovers by Emily Henry The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean This week, Annie is reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Jordan is reading Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro (currently unavailable to order). 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 to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com. Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. 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... Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

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0:00.0	Okay, one more time, but I do think this is going to sound okay, blah blah blah blah blah. Hello
0:06.1	Welcome to from the front porch a beautiful podcast from downtown Thomasville, Georgia
0:13.9	with the big oak
0:15.4	Do you remember at that time you introduced me an hunter to a bunch of people and you didn't even know the name of this podcast
0:21.5	Welcome to from the front porch a conversational podcast about books small business and life in the south
0:46.8	I like the way he notices things
0:49.5	A notice sir is a person who can never be entirely self-absorbed
0:54.3	Annabelle Moynihan Nora goes off script
1:00.8	I'm Annie Jones owner of the bookshelf an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia
1:06.7	And this week it's March Madness baby
1:09.6	We also announced this week our upcoming reader retreat dates for June and we would love for you to join us
1:15.8	Right now dates have been announced to our Patreon supporters and newsletter subscribers
1:21.0	So to make sure you know the latest about our spring and summer events head over to our show notes
1:26.4	And you can subscribe to our weekly newsletters or you can visit patreon.com forward slash from the front porch
1:34.0	To support from the front porch and the bookshelf on patreon where you'll get first access to events like reader retreat
1:41.3	Plus get exclusive content like our monthly conquer a classic episodes
1:45.9	Again, you can subscribe to our weekly newsletter or you can go to patreon.com forward slash from the front porch
1:52.7	To learn more about our reader retreats and to get exclusive access to bonus content
1:57.7	Hi Jordan. Hi. How's it going? Welcome back. I'm glad to be back every time we record this March Madness episode
2:05.2	I feel like we're doing it at odd hours. Do you remember we've done it at like 10 o'clock at night?
2:10.4	Yeah, now we're doing this on a Saturday morning. Yes, which is bizarre
2:14.8	But it is because of your schedule is because of my schedule. I'm the problem actually this time
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