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This week on From the Front Porch, we have a new episode series: Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn\u2019t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf.\nTo purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type \u201cEpisode 476\u201d into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode) or or download and shop on The Bookshelf\u2019s official app:\nThe Mothers by Brit Bennett\nThe Ensemble by Aja Gabel\nThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett\nAnnie would put The Mothers on a shelf with these books:\nRevival Season by Monica West\nTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi\nMemorial Drive by Natasha Tretheway\nA Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson (unavailable to order)\nThe Color of Water by James McBride\nBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson\nCommitted by Elizabeth Gilbert\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, Tiktok, and Facebook, 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\nThis week, Annie is listening to Funny Story by Emily Henry.\nIf you liked what you heard in today\u2019s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.\nWe\u2019re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.\nOur Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.