Episode 533 || Shop Dad Recommends

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her actual dad and The Bookshelf’s Shop Dad, Chris! Annie and Chris chat about his reading life and some of his favorite books in honor of Father’s Day. These books are perfect for giving to your own dad or anyone who’s been there for you like a dad. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 533) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart TaylorBandit Heaven by Tom ClarinOrdinary Time by Annie B. JonesTo the Linksland by Michael BambergerJohn Lewis by David GreenbergThe Barn by Wright ThompsonMunichs by David PeaceMy Friends by Fredrik BackmanTaking Manhattan by Russell Shorto 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 We Loved to Run by Stephanie Reents. Shop Dad Chris is reading The Man No One Believed by Joshua Sharpe. 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 past few weeks. The way the girls look at her in the
0:29.2	corridor, now she is wearing the black cotton smock with long sleeves and a square neck,
0:35.1	the one that signals that she is a member of the FI, as if she is a
0:39.9	king, as if she is something to be admired, as if she is someone at all.
0:48.3	Harriet Constable, the Instrumentalist.
0:52.4	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf and independent bookstore in
0:56.1	beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia, and this week I'm chatting with Shop Dad, Literal Dad,
1:02.4	Chris, about his favorite reads and books for your own dads and dad figures. Before we get
1:08.6	started, a thank you to everyone who's left reviews for From the Front Porch.
1:13.0	iTunes reviews and ratings are how new listeners can best find out about From the Front Porch,
1:18.5	and, as a result, learn about our indie bookstore, too. Here's a recent review. Love the podcast and
1:26.3	want to road trip to your store.
1:28.3	Your podcast has become an auto listen for me.
1:31.2	I'm a librarian in Rochester, New York, and I love hearing your suggestions and reviews.
1:36.8	I enjoyed the recent episode with your dad and have added several of his picks to my TBR list.
1:42.1	I lead a book discussion here at the library, purchase
1:45.6	adult fiction, and have a library podcast. The bookshelf team is an inspiration to me. I hope I can
1:52.3	take a southern road trip and visit Thomasville. Being a displaced southerner, your podcast feels like home.
1:59.4	Thank you so very much.
2:01.4	If you have not left a review, we would love for you, too.
2:04.8	All you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone, look for from the front porch,
2:10.3	scroll down until you see write a review, and then tell us what you think.
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