Welcome to From the Front Porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South.

Top Down. Top down, cruising in my own lane.

I slipped the do not disturb sign onto the doorknob of my life.

I've got important work to do.

Minding my own business, accommodating my whims, guarding my joy, nose buried in the story

only I can tell. Lindsay Rush from her collection A Bit Much. I'm Annie Jones, owner of the

bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown

Thomasville, Georgia, and this week we're back with the final episode in our summer readings

series. Before we get started, are you keeping up with the bookshelf's events? It's true.

Summers are quieter here in the shop. I'm not sure if you've heard,

but a couple of us are on maternity leave and it gets a little hot, humid down here. We're surviving,

maybe not thriving, but we still have plenty going on and plenty is already being scheduled for

fall. Maybe you thought our events were just for locals, but even if you are not a nearby listener

or customer, we've got plans in the books for you too. From our fall reader retreat to our

literary first look programs to our holiday shopping nights, we plan specific events for our

long-distance customers and friends. To keep up with all we have going on, we've got a couple of options

for you. Choose the one that makes the most sense for you. You can follow us on Instagram at

Bookshelf Teaville, where we post regularly about in-store and virtual happenings. You can subscribe

to our store newsletter, which lands in your inbox every Thursday and has a complete rundown of shop events.

Or you can check our website, which Aaron keeps updated with event dates, tickets, and details, anything you would need to attend a bookshelf event.

Links for all of those are in the show notes, so you can follow along however you so choose.

We have so much going on, so much in the works for later this year, and we would love for you to be a part of it.

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