Welcome to episode 74 of From the Front Porch, a collection of conversations on books, small business, and life in the South.

I'm Chris Jensen, a PhD student and bookseller at The Bookshelf.

And I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.

So today...

We had an interview with Anton Discofani.

Can we talk about the fact that I kept my cool through the entire interview?

You did. You were really good.

Even though I was reminiscing that three years ago, the summer before I managed the bookshelf

Tallahassee, I read Yana Lasi Riding Camp.

And three years later, I own a bookstore.

And she's coming to it.

And she's coming.

It's so fun.

So we're releasing this episode on a Thursday.

The author we are talking about, Anton, will be coming on Saturday.

I almost said September. June 24th. That's it. And it is from 2 to 4. And we are so excited. She will be signing copies of Yonalasi Riding Camp, which is her first book, which you must read if you haven't read it yet. And your new book, The After Party. That's right. And it's Saturday, June 25th. I'm sorry. We've got another signing on June 24th. We do. Saturday, June 25th, 2 to 4, anti-disclophani, be there. It was a great interview. She was delightful. We had some technical difficulties in the middle, which you will notice. we're going to do our best to edit them out, but there's no way to completely salvage it. Yeah, you'll probably hear a little... And so you're going to hear her cut out, and we're going to say, what's happening, and then it's going to come back in. And everything's going to be great, and you're going to love it, and it's going to be super charming. And come hear her and see her in person Saturday, June 25th.

It's going to be a delight. I hope to see you there. I'm probably my son.

Anton?

Yes.

Hi, this is Annie with the bookshelf in Thomasville.

Hi, how are you?

Sorry, I wasn't expecting FaceTime. You can hear me.

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