Episode 504 || Annie Recommends: Nonfiction November

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This month, Annie recommends a short list of her favorite nonfiction titles for November. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 504” to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Circle of Hope by Eliza Griswold JFK, Jr. by Liz McNeil and RoseMarie Terenzio The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell The Barn by Wright Thompson Congratulations! The Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas 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. Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Thomasville, Georgia. There is something truly special about the holiday season in Downtown Thomasville. The twinkling lights, beautifully decorated store windows, and holiday events all add to the festive feeling of the season. Let us be your shopping and dining destination this holiday season, so spend Christmas in Thomasville with us. Activities are held every weekend leading up to Christmas, including this year’s 38th Annual Victorian Christmas on December 12 and 13. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com or call 229-228-7977. 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 Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop. 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. Oh God, to return.
0:25.6	To find a way back to yourself, the version of yourself that wanted nothing more than what you have.
0:31.6	The version of yourself paralyzed by the fear of living through what you've lived through,
0:36.6	the stranger in your story
0:38.0	who had just enough hope to make a path for you. But if we could go back, we'd never move
0:44.1	forward. Our Eric Thomas, congratulations, the best is over. I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf,
0:53.8	an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown
0:56.1	Thomasville, Georgia. And this week, I'm recommending some nonfiction books for nonfiction
1:01.6	November. Before we get started, a thank you to everyone who has left reviews for From the Front
1:07.2	Porch. iTunes, reviews, and ratings are really and truly how new listeners can
1:12.0	best find out about our podcast and, as a result, find out about our indie bookstore, too.
1:18.1	Here's a recent review that thrilled me to no end. Modern day Kathleen Kelly vibes. I love this
1:24.7	podcast. Annie is so relatable and fun and a true storyteller. This is a podcast
1:29.7	that makes you feel like you're chatting with a friend over coffee or drinks about books and
1:34.5	life and all your favorite things. My favorites include off the shelf and the monthly reading
1:39.6	recaps. Thanks Annie and all your guests for putting on a truly delightful podcast.
1:45.3	Thank you so very much.
1:47.8	Thanks for capturing so beautifully the spirit of our show.
1:50.9	If you haven't left a review, all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone,
1:55.6	look for from the front porch, scroll down until you see write a review, and then tell us what you think. Your reviews
2:02.7	help us spread the word about not only our podcast, but about our small brick and mortar
2:07.0	business too. Now back to the show. This is an episode series. I believe that we started at the
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