This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her actual dad and The Bookshelf’s Shop Dad, Chris! Annie and Chris chat about his reading life and some of his favorite books in honor of Father’s Day. These books are perfect for giving to your own dad or anyone who’s been there for you like a dad.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 585) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:

The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders by Joshua Sharpe

A Killer Wedding by Joan O'Leary

Daikon by Samuel Hawley

Running Deep by Tom Clavin

James by Percival Everett

Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida by Gilbert King

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmond Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon

So Far Gone by Jess Walter

Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra

All Carry by Gene Wojciechowski

The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union by Daniel Squadron

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 reading This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page. Shop Dad is reading Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block.

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