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April 4-6, 2025

Word of South

Annie B. Jones

Annie B. Jones owns The Bookshelf – an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia, where she’s lived happily with her husband, Jordan, for more than a decade. Annie also hosts From the Front Porch, a weekly podcast about books, small business, and life in the South. Her work and podcast have been featured in national media including Southern Living and Country Living magazines; and her first book, Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put, releases this April. She’ll be appearing at Word of South with the musician Frank Douglas and the author Craig Pittman.