Episode 428 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Summer

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

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: Annie's books: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Monsters by Claire Dederer (Libro.fm) Ashley's books: Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee 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. This week, Annie is reading The Celebrants by Steven Rowley. Ashley is reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins. Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer 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, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

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.
0:24.0	Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret.
0:27.0	What would you think of me doing a project on religion?
0:30.0	You wouldn't mind, would you, God? I'd tell you all about it, and I won't make any decisions with asking you first.
0:37.0	I think it's time for me to decide what to be.
0:40.0	I can't go on being nothing forever, can I?
0:45.0	Judy Bloom. Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret.
0:51.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, and independent books are in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:57.0	And this week, I'm back chatting about off-the-shelf topics, including,
1:01.0	are you there, God? It's me, Margaret, and of course, the eras tour, with my cousin Ashley Sherlock.
1:07.0	Do you love listening to From the Front porch every week?
1:10.0	Spread the word by leaving a review on Apple podcasts.
1:13.0	All you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone, look for From the Front porch,
1:18.0	scroll down until you see right a review, and then tell us what you think.
1:23.0	Here is a recent review from Jan,
1:25.0	rowing on the front porch.
1:27.0	I look forward to hopping on my rowing machine to listen to your podcast.
1:31.0	I enjoy your comprehensive and insightful book reviews and all the guest comments and reviews as well.
1:37.0	I frequently reference your selections at my monthly book club meetings.
1:41.0	As a former speech and theater college professor, I particularly enjoy the sound of your voice in your pleasant and genuine attitude.
1:48.0	Thank you for bringing me so much joy.
1:50.0	Thanks to you, I have loads of books waiting in the wings.
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