This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley, formerly known as Kids' Table! It's the same banter and book talk you love with a fresh new name. Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they’re reading – but also what they’re watching, listening to, and buying.
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Annie is reading:

The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal (releases 3/7)
Orphaned Believer by Sara Billups (paperback)
The 1619 Project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones


Ashley is reading:

The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane
B.F.F. by Christie Tate
She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (out in hardcover now, paperback releases 4/4/23)


Annie watching:

Poker Face


Shrinking


Tár


A Man Called Otto


Ashley is watching:

The Menu


Annie is listening to:

Mo News podcast



The Big Picture podcast



Let’s Read the Gospels podcast


Ashley is listening to:

Dover by the Westerlies



Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus


Annie is buying:

Cozy comfy reading chair (Walters chair from Birch Lane)


Clothes from August Cloth


Ashley is buying:

Beachly subscription box


Synergy kombucha (lemon berry flavored)


This week, Annie is listening to Black Ball by Theresa Runstedtler (releases 3/7/23). Ashley is reading She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick.
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.
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