About this episode
This week on From the Front Porch, we’re talking books and basketball. That’s right: it’s time for our annual March Madness episode. Annie is joined in this annual tradition by her husband and friend Jordan Jones. We’re debating 16 of The Bookshelf’s 2021 bestsellers to decide which one lands at the top. These were seeded, as always, by retail floor manager Olivia, who determines which books match up with which opponent. We also put together a Final Four Bundle, featuring the top 4 books from this episode. If you would like to purchase the Final Four Bundle, go here . The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf : Brood by Jackie Polzin Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King These Precious Days by Ann Patchett The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer Palm Beach by Mary Adkins The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida (back-ordered) Revival Season by Monica West Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney The Fortunate Ones by Ed Tarkington Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer 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 at @bookshelftville, 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. Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival , here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com . This week Annie is reading Beloved by Toni Morrison. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Libro.FM: Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free Libro.fm app. Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link: https://tidd.ly/3C2zVbb Flodesk: Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’ Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to: flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH