Episode 546 || Into the Backlist: And the Sea Will Tell

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn’t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 546) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: And the Sea Will Tell by Vincent Bugliosi Annie would put this on the shelf with:A Marriage at Sea by Sophie ElmhirstSea Wife by Amity GaigeDefending Jacob by William LandayThe Wager by David GrannThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’DellRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeIsland of the Lost by Joan DruettWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyThe Net Beneath Us by Carol DunbarIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathan PhilbrickHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiMadhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian SanctonJaws by Peter Benchley Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Discover Thomasville. Gracefully tucked within the storied Red Hills of South Georgia, Thomasville curates a distinguished Downtown experience that meanders along several blocks of our iconic red brick streets. Here, bespoke boutiques, master craftsmen, coveted antique art purveyors, and celebrated culinary artisans converge in harmony with the cultural richness of the Pebble Hill Plantation art tour and the tranquil allure of Birdsong Nature Center. Here, you Discover the Soul of the South. Here, you Discover Thomasville. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com/news. 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 Little Movements by Lauren Morrow. 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, small business, and life in the South.
0:08.0	A murder trial is not a Sunday afternoon tea party.
0:28.6	Vincent Bouliosi and The Sea will tell.
0:33.6	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf and independent bookstore in beautiful downtown
0:38.1	Thomasville, Georgia, and this week we're back with an installment of our podcast series
0:42.9	Into the Backlist.
0:45.1	If you're a new or newish listener, you might not realize that from the front porch
0:49.5	is a production of the bookshelf, a small, independently owned bookstore in rural
0:53.6	South Georgia.
0:54.9	By listening to our show and recommending it to your friends, you are helping to keep our indie
0:59.7	bookstore in business. And if you like what you hear, one way you can financially support us
1:04.8	is through Patreon. This year, we've been conquering the classic Don Quixote by Miguel
1:10.4	DeServantes.
1:11.8	For $5 a month, you can hear Hunter and I recap that work of classic literature, as well as view our porch visits, monthly live Q&As on Zoom, where we talk about everything from pop culture to nail polish to what books you should take on your next vacation.
1:27.1	We're also, and it's hard
1:29.0	to believe I'm saying this, but we're also gearing up to announce our 2026 Conquer a Classic
1:34.1	selection. And the first people who will know about it are our Patreon supporters. So to learn more
1:40.0	about Patreon tiers and benefits, you can visit patreon.com forward slash from the front porch.
1:45.8	There's also a link in your show notes. I'd love for you to join us there.
1:49.8	Now, back to the show.
1:52.3	We launched the podcast series into the backlist last January, so January 2024, after I'd
1:58.9	been thinking about the magic of indie bookstores and how we try to
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