Get your ticket to The Bookshelf's Conquer a Classic Literary Lunch in the shop on Thursday, March 5 at 12 p.m.! You'll learn how to join our year-long Conquer a Classic book club: a community read of Georgia author Flannery O'Connor's The Complete Stories. Bring your own lunch, learn about our Conquer a Classic book club, and connect with local readers! 

Annie B. Jones will also lead a discussion of the stories our Conquer a Classic book club has read fromThe Complete Stories so far.Tickets are $5 (plus fees), and $5 goes toward your Bookshelf purchase on Thursday, March 5. Tables and chairs will be set up in the shop. 

Now is the perfect time to join our Conquer a Classic book club. The Bookshelf’s podcast, From the Front Porch, has an online Patreon community where you can connect with other listeners and avid readers from across the country (and abroad!). 

One perk of being a Patreon member is being a part of our super-popular, year-long Conquer a Classic book club. Each year, Annie and friend of the shop Hunter Mclendon select a classic book and read it with our Patreon community over the course of 2026.

This year's Conquer a Classic pick is The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor.

It's not too late to join us! Get your ticket for our Conquer a Classic Literary Lunch on Thursday, March 5 at 12 p.m., bring a brown bag lunch, and join other Thomasville readers in conquering Georgia author Flannery O'Connor's works in 2026.