Episode 481 || Shop Dad Selects

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special guest: Shop Dad, a.k.a. Annie’s actual Dad, Chris! Shop Dad shares his favorite recent reads in honor of Father’s Day, as well as books he’s chosen for his Shop Dad Shelf Subscription. To treat your dad to a Shop Dad Shelf Subscription this Father’s Day, tap here! Stop by the store or check out our Father’s Day Collection to find the perfect gift for your dad or anyone in your life who’s loved you like a dad. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 481” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Chenneville by Paulette Jiles In the Pines by Grace Elizabeth HaleThe Demon of Unrest by Erik LarsonA Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas WesterbekeThe Deerfield Massacre by James L. SwansonThe Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez JamesThe Curse of Pietro Houdini by Derek B. Miller The Great Escape by Saket Soni The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonA Course Called America by Tom CoyneThe Wager by David GrannEducated by Tara WestoverThe City Game by Matthew Goodman (unavailable to order) This week, Annie is reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo. Shop Dad Chris is reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. 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, Tiktok, and Facebook, 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 Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum. Olivia is reading The Unwedding by Ally Condie. Erin is listening to Funny Story by Emily Henry. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. 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...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

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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. It's. He expected to be in more discomfort as an old man, but in general he felt good.
0:29.9	He felt better in fact than he had many days when he was young, a change he attributed to a heart
0:35.1	that had unburdened itself gradually, shedding hatred and resentment, greed, anger, fear.
0:47.0	Elizabeth Gonzalez James the bullet-swallower.
0:53.0	I'm Annie Jones owner of the bookshelf an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia and this week I'm chatting with Shop Dad and
0:56.8	literal Dad Chris about his favorite recent reads and books for your own fathers and
1:01.6	father figures. Before we get started a thank you and are how new listeners can best find out about from the front porch and as a result find out about
1:15.9	our indie bookstore too. Here's a recent review. This podcast is a gem I feel amongst friends
1:22.4	and look forward to each episode. The book
1:24.7	recommendations are great. Thank you so much. If you have not yet left a
1:29.5	review all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone.
1:33.4	Look for from the front porch, scroll down
1:36.2	until you see write a review, and then tell us what you think.
1:39.8	Your reviews really do help us spread the word
1:42.1	about not only the podcast but also
1:44.2	about our small brick and mortar business too. Now back to the show. Hi dad.
1:50.2	Good morning daughter. This is new.
1:53.0	Normally, mom's in the hot seat.
1:55.0	That's right.
1:56.0	And I'm very nervous about it.
1:58.0	Mom does great.
2:00.0	You're going to do great too. Mom's a conversationalist, so. I think this is going to be super fun.
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