This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special guest: Shop Dad, a.k.a. Annie\u2019s actual Dad, Chris! Shop Dad shares his favorite recent reads in honor of Father\u2019s Day, as well as books he\u2019s chosen for his Shop Dad Shelf Subscription. To treat your dad to a Shop Dad Shelf Subscription this Father\u2019s Day, tap here!\nStop by the store or check out our Father\u2019s Day Collection to find the perfect gift for your dad or anyone in your life who\u2019s loved you like a dad.\nTo purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type \u201cEpisode 481\u201d into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf\u2019s official app:\nChenneville by Paulette Jiles\nIn the Pines by Grace Elizabeth HaleThe Demon of Unrest by Erik LarsonA Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas WesterbekeThe Deerfield Massacre by James L. SwansonThe Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez JamesThe Curse of Pietro Houdini by Derek B. Miller\nThe Great Escape by Saket Soni\nThe Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonA Course Called America by Tom CoyneThe Wager by David GrannEducated by Tara WestoverThe City Game by Matthew Goodman (unavailable to order)\nThis week, Annie is reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo.\xa0 Shop Dad Chris is reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.\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 reading\xa0Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum. Olivia is reading The\xa0Unwedding by Ally Condie. Erin 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.