Episode 544 || August 2025 Reading Recap

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in August. You get 10% off your books when you order your August 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 544), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: The Names by Florence Knapp The Most by Jessica Anthony The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (releases 9/16) A Rebellion of Care by David Gates Three Days in June by Anne Tyler Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (releases 9/2) One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Fall Literary First Look Tickets Annie's August Reading Recap Bundle - $59 The Most by Jessica Anthony A Rebellion of Care by David Gates Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 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 listening to Dominion by Addie E. Citchens. 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, the small repetitions that made a life.
0:31.9	Jessica Anthony, The Most.
0:35.7	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown
0:40.6	Thomasville, Georgia, and this week I'm recapping the books I read in August. Before we get started,
0:47.4	a thank you to everyone who's been leaving reviews for From the Front Porch. iTunes, reviews, and
0:52.4	ratings are how new listeners can best find out about
0:55.2	From the Front Porch and, as a result, find out about our indie bookstore, too. Here's a recent
1:01.3	review from Ray. To say I'm obsessed with this podcast is an understatement. Thursday has become my new
1:07.8	favorite day of the week because I know I'll have a new from the front porch
1:11.3	episode to listen to. I grew up in the south and my parents have a front porch swing at their
1:16.7	house, such a comforting sound. But now I live far away from them. So this podcast gives me the
1:23.0	home away from home feeling I so desperately crave. Thank you so much, Ray. If you have not left a review,
1:29.4	all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone, look for from the front porch,
1:35.3	scroll down until you see write a review, and then tell us what you think. Your reviews help us
1:40.8	spread the word about not only our show, but about our small brick and mortar
1:44.8	business too. Now, back to the show. Guys, I'm back. Here we are. Thank you so much for your
1:53.2	patience with us this summer as both Olivia and I were on maternity leave. I am now back
1:59.8	batch recording episodes. Today is a batch recording day,
2:03.3	so I'm here in real time to recap for you the books I read in August. Believe it or not,
2:08.9	I am still reading after the birth of my son back in June. And it's been such a relief to know
2:16.1	that I still love books, still love to read. And I read
2:20.6	some great books this summer in the midst of the chaos that is newborn life. So thank you for
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