This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the June (and some July) 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!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 584), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:

Annie’s books

Whistler by Ann Patchett

Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (June 9th, 2026)

The Fervent Whites by De’Shawn Carles Winslow (June 9th, 2026)

JULY PICK: The Half Life by Rachel Beanland (July 14th, 2026)

The Children by Melissa Albert

The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Voyagers by Meg Charlton (June 16th, 2026)

JULY PICK: The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier & Scott Westerfeld (July 21st, 2026)

Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore (June 2nd, 2026)

Heather by Caitlin Mullen (June 9th, 2026)

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (June 30th, 2026)

JULY PICK: Not with a Bang by Temi Oh (July 14th, 2026)

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 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 listening to Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune. Olivia is reading The Final Chapter by C.B. Everett. Erin is listening to Heather by Caitlin Mullen.

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We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.