Episode 518 || February Reading Recap

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in February. You get 10% off your books when you order your February Reading Recap. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 518”), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris Tilt by Emma Pattee (releases 3/25/25) The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (releases 4/29/25) Blessings and Disasters by Alexis Okeowo (releases 8/5/25) Among Friends by Hal Ebbott (releases 6/24/25) Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (releases 3/4/25) Annie's February Reading Recap Pairing - $52 How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 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 Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson. 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...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, 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. You love and hate the places dearest to you.
0:29.2	Alexis O'Kewo, blessings and disasters.
0:35.7	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown
0:40.6	Thomasville, Georgia.
0:42.1	And this week, I'm recapping the books I read in February.
0:46.7	Before we get started, a thank you to everyone who's been leaving reviews for From the Front Porch.
0:52.3	iTunes reviews and ratings are how new listeners can best find out about From the Front Porch. iTunes reviews and ratings are how new listeners can
0:55.4	best find out about From the Front Porch and, as a result, find out about our indie bookstore too.
1:02.2	Here's a recent review. Cozy, Comfort, and Discovery. I recently found from the Front Porch and have
1:09.8	truly enjoyed so many episodes.
1:12.0	It's warm, cozy, and real, and I cannot wait to keep exploring.
1:16.9	Thank you so much for these kind words about our show.
1:20.7	If you have not left a review, all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone.
1:25.5	Look for From the Front Porch.
1:28.8	Scroll down until you see write a review and then tell us what you think. Your reviews help us spread the word about not
1:34.0	only the podcast, but about our small brick and mortar bookstore, too. Now, back to the show.
1:41.4	Well, February is normally such a delightful month for me. It is my birthday month.
1:46.4	It is a short month, and I know people are sick of winter, but in the south, or the deep
1:54.3	south anyway, winter is on its way out in February anyway, and we typically get some really
2:00.2	beautiful sunny days
2:01.4	that are like just the right temperature. So I really love February. I'll be honest, winter has
2:06.8	kind of kicked my butt this year. We had a beautiful snow here in Thomasville in January,
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