This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. You get 10% off the Susie-approved reads mentioned in this episode when you use code SHOPMOMSELECTS at checkout online and in-store!

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Susie’s Favorite Books

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri

Time of the Child by Niall Williams

Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore

Have More Fun by Mandy Arioto (unavailable to order)

The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry (releases 3/18)

Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Munroe (releases 5/13)

What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

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, Tiktok, 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 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. Susie is reading Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey.

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