About this episode
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing the November releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Are you ready to get in the holiday spirit? Cross everyone off your holiday shopping list at The Bookshelf’s super-popular virtual holiday events! Tickets are $15. Each event takes place online via Zoom. If you can’t join us live, you’ll have access to a recording after the event. Get your tickets to the virtual events here: Adult Holiday Literary First Look ticket – You’ll find the perfect books to give everyone on your holiday shopping list: from your hard-to-buy-for dad, to your best friend who’s read everything, to your mother-in-law. Whether you’re shopping for friends and fam or a treat for you, Annie has tried-and-true recommendations! Kid's Holiday Literary First Look ticket – You’ll find the perfect books to give the kids in your life this holiday season at our virtual Holiday Literary First Look for kids! From board book readers to middle-grade readers, our resident kids’ lit expert, Olivia, has tried-and-true recommendations. Plus, you’ll get first dibs on our Countdown to Christmas kids’ picture book bundles! Holiday Market ticket – You’ll find unique, bookish gifts items for everyone on your holiday shopping list at our virtual Holiday Market! Annie will walk you through the delightful gift items she selected with you and yours in mind. Plus, you’ll get first dibs our Bookshelf Advent Calendar for adults! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 449” into the search bar and tap enter to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's books: The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan (releases 11/7) Dolls of Our Lives by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks (releases 11/7) The Last Love Note by Emma Grey (releases 11/28) Olivia's books: 15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards (releases 11/7) The Professor by Lauren Nossett (releases 11/14) The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell (releases 11/21) Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia! If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville! Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com . 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. This week, Annie is reading Play for Me by Libby Hubscher. Olivia is reading Masters of Death by Olivie Blake. 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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.