Thoughts from a Page Podcast
Thoughts from a Page is hosted by me, Cindy Burnett, a voracious reader and book columnist who provides you with casual author conversations and insider information on all of the newest releases that I have read and personally recommend. With so many books coming out weekly, it can be hard to decide what to read so I find the best ones and share them with you. Listen to find your next great book.
Episodes
May 13, 2025 • 29 mins
In this interview, I chat with Mary Alice Monroe about Where the Rivers Merge, setting the book in the ACE Basin, writing a duology, her love of the land and its ecosystems, crafting a strong sense of place, writing her first historical novel, her title and cover, and much more.
Mary Alice's recommended reads are:
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo
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May 8, 2025 • 36 mins
In this interview, I chat with Judith Viorst about Making the Best of What's Left, living the fifth fifth of your life, dealing with loneliness and redefining happiness, what surprised her the most when writing this one, her cover, the importance of community, reader response, and much more.
Judith's recommended reads are:
Avid Reader by Robert Gottlieb
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Memoirs of Hadrian by Margue...
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May 6, 2025 • 31 mins
In this interview, I chat with Elisabeth Dini about Bearer of Bad News, the idea of a bearer of bad news, what surprised her the most when writing this one, how she settled on the format, honoring real women through her character names, her job at the International Criminal Court and how it informed the story, and much more.
Elisabeth's recommended reads are:
Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton
I Hope This Finds You Well by Nat...
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May 5, 2025 • 46 mins
Friends & Fiction authors Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry join me to chat about celebrating their fifth anniversary. We discuss how the group formed originally, centering independent bookstores on their platform, impact of Friends & Fiction on their writing, how inclusive they are, how they handle disagreements, and more.
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April 30, 2025 • 54 mins
Kelly Hooker joins me for the April's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Now:
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
This American Woman: A One-in-a Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg
Next:
The Midnight Estate by Kelly Rimmer
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
DNFs or Didn't Like:
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April 29, 2025 • 50 mins
In this interview, I chat with Virginia Evans about The Correspondent, how her blurbs helped her encapsulate the book's description, the role Ann Patchett has played in her life, Sybil's story arc, her lengthy cover story, the power of human connection, and much more.
Virginia's recommended reads are:
The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
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April 22, 2025 • 34 mins
In this interview, I chat with Kristin Koval about Penitence, why she decided to write about forgiveness, choosing who would tell the story, tackling such a difficult topic, her stunning cover, how the book's title was chosen, and much more.
Kristin's recommended reads are:
Elita by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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April 21, 2025 • 51 mins
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2025.
Our shared top reads:
Dead Money by Jakob Kerr
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Kelly’s remaining top reads:
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Dream State by Eric Puchner
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley ...
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April 16, 2025 • 52 mins
In this interview, I chat with Joanna Miller about The Eights, creating a strong sense of place, how she decided to write this book, her focus on the small details, including the Timeline, Glossary, and Author's Note at the end of the book, her covers and all of the meaning in them, incorporating eights throughout the book, and much more.
Joanna's recommended read is Mere by Danielle Giles.
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April 12, 2025 • 78 mins
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the second quarter of 2025.
Pamela's selections:
April:
I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
May:
Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins
Shop Girls by Jessica Anya Blau
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
June:
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
Far and Away by Amy Po...
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April 8, 2025 • 31 mins
In this interview, I chat with Belinda Bauer about The Impossible Thing, the world of rare bird egg collecting, how hard it was to find information on this subject matter and why, how she characterizes the book, the title and cover, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more.
Belinda's recommended reads are:
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafuk
Tommy the Bruce by James Yorkston
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April 7, 2025 • 50 mins
Kelly Hooker joins me for the March's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Now:
Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan
Next:
Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
DNFs or Didn't Like:
The Compound by ...
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April 1, 2025 • 36 mins
In this interview, I chat with Elise Hooper about The Library of Lost Dollhouses, how she decided to write about dollhouses, her great-grandmother's dollhouse and what it has taught her, her focus on women lost to history, her research for this novel, connecting timelines together, her title and cover, and much more.
Elise's recommended reads are:
Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton
Storybook Ending by Moira McDonald
California Dre...
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March 25, 2025 • 42 mins
In this interview, I chat with Nicholas Binge about Dissolution, coming up with his stellar ending, his writing process, pursuing how memory works and what loss of memory can do, balancing the science fiction elements with storytelling, the love story at the heart of the book, his title and cover, and much more.
Nick's recommended reads are:
Playground by Richard Powers
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
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March 21, 2025 • 37 mins
In this interview, I chat with Shara Moon about Let Us March On, highlighting an unsung heroine, her research, bringing Lizzie McDuffie to life, deciding what and what not top include, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more.
Shara's recommended reads are:
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
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March 18, 2025 • 41 mins
In this interview, I chat with Patti Callahan Henry about The Story She Left Behind, the real life inspiration for this book, exploring how humans deal with the unknowing, digging up literary themes, including Beatrix Potter, how she determined who would tell the story, her title and cover, and much more.
Patti's recommended reads are:
Playworld by Adam Ross
Go As a River by Shelley Read
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
L...
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March 10, 2025 • 50 mins
In this interview, I chat with Chloe Dalton about Raising Hare, why she decided to write this memoir, her relationship with Hare, how her habits and lifestyle changed as a result of this relationship, our interactions with wild animals, what she learned from these experiences, her working relationship with Angeline Jolie, and much more.
Chloe's recommended reads are:
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Future by Naomi Alderman
T...
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February 25, 2025 • 34 mins
In this interview, I chat with Gillian McAllister about Famous Last Words, subverting the standard thriller tropes, her writing process and how she deletes her entire first draft after she writes it, setting a book in the publishing world, taking a hostage negotiation course, and much more.
Gillian's recommended read is Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra.
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February 22, 2025 • 54 mins
Kelly Hooker joins me for the February's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell
Now:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri
The Names by Florence Knapp
Next:
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
DNFs or Didn't Like:
None
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February 18, 2025 • 38 mins
In this interview, I chat with Penny Haw about Follow Me to Africa, how and why she decided to write about Mary Leakey, writing about a real person, drafting a dual timeline story, creating a fictional character to help tell Mary's story, a strong sense of place, and much more.
Penny's recommended reads are:
The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander by Denny S. Bryce
The Kennedy Girl by Julia Bryan Thomas
Happy Is the One by Katie Allen...
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