Episode 522 || March Madness with Jordan Jones

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s all about books and basketball! Annie is joined by her husband and friend, Jordan, to set different books head to head and debate their merits in this beloved yearly tradition. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 522), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: The Women by Kristin Hannah vs. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A Fine Sight to See by Sophie Hudson vs. A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten vs. The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker vs. The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown The Kingdom of Quail by Harrison Strickland vs. The Ladies Rewrite the Rules by Suzanne Allain James by Percival Everett vs. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Funny Story by Emily Henry vs. Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan 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 A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst. Jordan is reading The Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins. 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.
0:08.0	Slow to Slow down, they seem to say.
0:26.7	You can take a little twirl and still get exactly where you're going.
0:30.5	Such a nice approach to life.
0:33.3	Ina Garten. Be ready when the luck happens.
0:36.9	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent
0:39.8	bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia. And this week, it's finally time for a little
0:45.7	March Madness. Before we get started, a thank you to everyone who has left reviews for From the
0:51.1	Front Porch. iTunes reviews and ratings are how new listeners can best
0:55.4	find out about From the Front Porch and, as a result, find out about our indie bookstore too.
1:02.0	Here's a recent review. A balm in busy times. I have listened to Annie and her friends for a couple
1:08.4	years now, but I had a new appreciation for
1:10.8	her team after the birth of my son. I'm an avid reader, but postpartum, the idea of reading
1:16.0	words simply felt too big. Listening to this podcast connected me to stories in the literary world,
1:22.0	even as I was too tired to engage myself. I'm convinced listening to Annie talk about books is almost as good as reading them
1:29.0	myself. And then, when I mustered the energy to return to reading, Annie and friends guided my
1:35.1	choices and made me excited again to pick up a book. Grateful for y'all. Julia, thank you so very much.
1:42.1	That is high praise. And congratulations on your new little one.
1:46.1	If you haven't left a review, all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone.
1:50.9	Look for from the front porch, scroll down until you see write a review, and then tell us what you think.
1:57.4	Your reviews help us spread the word about not only the podcast, but about our small
2:01.8	brick and mortar business too. Now, back to the show. For years, my husband Jordan has come
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