This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf staff share their favorite books of 2023!

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Olivia's favorite:

The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple and Dorothy by Corey Ann Haydu

Erin's favorite:

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Kyndall's favorite:

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Felicia's favorite:

The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin

Michelle's favorite:

You Are My Sunshine by Sean Dietrich

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. 

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This week, Annie is reading Mercury by Amy Jo Burns.

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