Episode 520 || What Would Susie Read?

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. You get 10% off the Susie-approved reads mentioned in this episode when you use code SHOPMOMSELECTS at checkout online and in-store! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 520”), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Susie’s Favorite Books The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri Time of the Child by Niall Williams Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore Have More Fun by Mandy Arioto (unavailable to order) The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry (releases 3/18) Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Munroe (releases 5/13) What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange A Separate Peace by John Knowles The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins 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 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. Susie is reading Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey. 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.

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.
0:32.1	The doctor had lived long enough to understand that in an island country, sideways, was the way all stories wanted to go.
0:38.3	Roundabouts, the native way of getting anywhere, and that there was a good reason there was no straight road in the parish. Nile Williams. Time of the Child. I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an
0:46.7	independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia, and this week I'm finally back
0:52.1	talking to my mom, a beloved guest about books for readers with PG-13 tastes.
0:57.9	Before we get started, a thank you to everyone who has left a review for From the Front Porch.
1:03.2	iTunes, reviews, and ratings are how new listeners can best find out about From the Front Porch,
1:08.8	and, as a result, find out about our indie bookstore, too.
1:13.5	Here's a recent review.
1:15.4	My first time hearing your podcast was in February 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
1:21.0	I fell asleep to it, but heard over half the episode.
1:24.3	The rest I listened to was the following day.
1:27.0	I love your book suggestions, your personal
1:29.0	life recap, and the relaxing vibe of the podcast. I've listened weekly since then, shared your
1:34.8	podcast and Instagram with my book club, and bought recommended books online per your recommendations.
1:41.0	I'm in Oregon, but hope to come to your store someday and meet you. I rely on your
1:45.8	podcast to comfort me weekly. Thank you for your recommendations and your comforting
1:50.0	conversations with your employees. I love them all. Your parents also give me warm hugs when you
1:55.4	have them on the show. Well, you're in luck today because one of my parents is back on the show.
2:00.8	Thank you so much.
2:02.0	If you have not left a review, all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone,
2:07.3	look for from the front porch, scroll down until you see write a review, and then tell us what you
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