Episode 580 || May 2026 New Release Rundown

About this episode

The hosts discuss their most anticipated book releases for May 2026.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the May releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 580), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Annie's books: Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester (May 5th, 2026) Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick (May 26th, 2026) Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (May 26th, 2026) Olivia's books: Five by Ilona Bannister (May 5th, 2026) Young World by Soman Chainani (May 5th, 2026) Night Objects by Eli Raphael (May 26th, 2026) Erin's books: Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel (May 5th, 2026) The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline (May 12th, 2026) Babylon, South Dakota by Tom Lin (May 26th, 2026) 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Annie, Erin, Olivia

Topics covered

• new book releases
• TBR recommendations
• May 2026 books
• book discussions
• independent bookstores

Keywords

• new releases
• book recommendations
• TBR
• independent bookstore
• May 2026

Sponsors

The Bookshelf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bookshelf

Books & works: Look What You Made Me Do, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, Dolly All the Time, Five, Young World, Night Objects, Enormous Wings, The Foursome, Babylon, South Dakota

Places: Thomasville

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