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b"This week on From the Front Porch, we\\u2019re talking books and basketball. That\\u2019s right: it\\u2019s time for our annual March Madness episode. Annie is joined in this annual tradition by her husband and friend Jordan Jones.\\nWe\\u2019re debating 16 of The Bookshelf\\u2019s 2021 bestsellers to decide which one lands at the top. These were seeded, as always, by retail floor manager Olivia, who determines which books match up with which opponent. We also put together a Final Four Bundle, featuring the top 4 books from this episode. If you would like to purchase the Final Four Bundle, go here.\\nThe books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:\\n\\nBrood by Jackie Polzin\\n\\n\\nCrying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner\\n\\n\\nFive Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King\\n\\n\\nThese Precious Days by Ann Patchett\\n\\n\\nThe Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman\\n\\n\\nI Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer\\n\\n\\nPalm Beach by Mary Adkins\\n\\n\\n The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller\\n\\n\\n Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano\\n\\n\\nWho is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews\\n\\n\\n We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida (back-ordered)\\n\\n\\nRevival Season by Monica West\\n\\n\\nBeautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney\\n\\n\\nThe Fortunate Ones by Ed Tarkington\\n\\n\\nShare Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine\\n\\n\\nWhat Kind of Woman by Kate Baer\\n\\nFrom the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf\\u2019s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today\\u2019s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.\\xa0\\nA full transcript of today\\u2019s episode can be found here.\\nSpecial 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.\\xa0\\nThank you again to this week\\u2019s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.\\nThis week Annie is reading Beloved by Toni Morrison.\\nIf you liked what you heard in today\\u2019s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you\\u2019re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff\\u2019s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.\\nWe\\u2019re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.\\nLibro.FM:\\nLibro.fm\\xa0lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you\\u2019ll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free\\xa0Libro.fm\\xa0app.\\nRight now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:\\nhttps://tidd.ly/3C2zVbb\\nFlodesk:\\nDo you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, \\u2018how do they make such gorgeous emails?\\u2019\\xa0\\nFlodesk\\xa0is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it\\u2019s easy to use. We\\u2019ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it.\\xa0And right now you can get 50% off your\\xa0Flodesk\\xa0subscription by going to:\\nflodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH"