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Jun 2024
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Episode 481 || Shop Dad Selects

The Bookshelf Thomasville
About this episode

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special guest: Shop Dad, a.k.a. Annie’s actual Dad, Chris! Shop Dad shares his favorite recent reads in honor of Father’s Day, as well as books he’s chosen for his Shop Dad Shelf Subscription. To treat your dad to a Shop Dad Shelf Subscription this Father’s Day, tap here!

Stop by the store or check out our Father’s Day Collection to find the perfect gift for your dad or anyone in your life who’s loved you like a dad.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 481” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:

Chenneville by Paulette Jiles

In the Pines by Grace Elizabeth Hale
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
The Deerfield Massacre by James L. Swanson
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
The Curse of Pietro Houdini by Derek B. Miller

The Great Escape by Saket Soni

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
A Course Called America by Tom Coyne
The Wager by David Grann
Educated by Tara Westover
The City Game by Matthew Goodman (unavailable to order)

This week, Annie is reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo.  Shop Dad Chris is reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.

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 Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum. Olivia is reading The Unwedding by Ally Condie. Erin is listening to Funny Story by Emily Henry.

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...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

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