Episode 583 || May 2026 Reading Recap

About this episode

Annie recaps her favorite books read in May 2026.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in May. You get 10% off your books when you order your May Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 583), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: May Reading Recap Bundle - $71 Whistler by Ann Patchett (June 2nd, 2026) Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand Whistler by Ann Patchett (June 2nd, 2026) Go Gentle by Maria Semple Anywhere Else by Rachel Knox The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand 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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website…

People in this episode

Host: Annie

Topics covered

• book recap
• reading recommendations
• monthly favorites
• literature
• bookstore

Keywords

• May Reading Recap
• book recommendations
• Annie
• The Bookshelf
• reading list

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bookshelf

Books & works: Whistler, Enormous Wings, The Blue Bistro, Go Gentle, Anywhere Else, The Violent Bear It Away, Her Last Breath, The Things We Never Say, Our Perfect Storm

Places: Thomasville

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