Episode 586 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Summer 2026

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley! Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they’re reading – but also what they’re watching, listening to, and buying. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 586) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Annie is reading:● Anywhere Else by Rachel Knox● Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore● The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (out June 30) Ashley is reading:● Brawler by Lauren Groff● Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenburg● Theo of Golden by Allen Levi● Kin by Tayari Jones● Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri● The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos● Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Annie is watching:● Off Campus● The Dark WizardAshley is watching:● Love Story● Company Retreat● Her shark on FahloAnnie listening to:● The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline● Mumford & Sons● Noah Kahan● Writing music Ashley listening to:● Porch Light by Noah Kahan● Begin Again by Mumford and Sons● Sleepyhead by Young and Sick Annie buying:● House stuff Ashley buying:● Cotton Candy grapes 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 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 Fair Ones (out October 6) by Lydia Millet. Ashley is reading Anywhere Else byRachel Knox. 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.

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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.
0:26.3	Sometimes. Sometimes the past is like that.
0:31.1	18 years can be forever, and it can also be no time at all.
0:35.5	Meg Mitchell Moore, down with the shipments.
0:40.2	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia, and this week I'm chatting about summary off-the-shelf
0:45.6	topics with my cousin Ashley Sherlock. If you're craving more from the front porch, or if you
0:51.6	want to listen to episodes ad-free, join us on Patreon.
0:55.6	This year, listener-favorite Hunter McClendon and I are sharing our monthly recaps of Our
1:00.5	Conquering of the Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor.
1:04.1	Episodes air on the last Friday of each month, and it's never too late to start reading or listening,
1:09.4	or to cajole your friends and family
1:11.2	into joining us too. To join Patreon, just visit patreon.com forward slash from the front porch.
1:17.9	There are three tiers available. The $5 a month tier will give you access to those Conquer a
1:22.8	classic episodes, including the back catalog of Conqueror Classic episodes, and our monthly porch visit
1:29.2	Q&A sessions. Our $20 a month tier will give you ad-free episodes of From the Front Porch,
1:35.1	plus a deep dive into some of Flanery O'Connor's other works. We hope you'll join us there.
1:40.6	Remember, it's patreon.com forward slash from the front porch now back to the show welcome back
1:48.1	ashley thank you so much glad to be here it is time to go off the shelf for this recurring
1:54.3	episode series that we do together today we are talking about books yes but we're also talking
1:59.2	about articles tv shows pop culture and what we are looking forward to this summer.
2:04.5	Ashley is a former bookshelf staffer and my literal family member and friend.
2:09.3	I'm so glad you're here.
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