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
April 26, 2024 • 35 mins
In this interview, I chat with Michelle Collins Anderson about The Flower Sisters, inspired by an actual event from 1928, her daily family newsletter, how she decided to structure the story, the highlights of writing the book, the title and cover, and much more.
Michelle's recommended reads are:
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
Murder Bot by Martha We...
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April 23, 2024 • 35 mins
In this interview, I chat with Tommy Tomlinson about Dogland, how he became interested in the world of show dogs and the Westminster Dog Show, following Striker and his handler, creating the interludes throughout the book, what surprised him the most when researching this one, the purple cover, and much more.
Tommy's recommended reads are:
Being a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
Nobody's Fool b...
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April 19, 2024 • 34 mins
In this interview, I chat with Amy Lin about Here After, writing about the grief she experienced after losing her husband, narrating her audiobook and how that process worked, creating a book that is a mirror versus a guidebook, writing in the present tense and moving around in time, the title and cover, and much more.
Amy's recommended reads are:
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg
Running...
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April 16, 2024 • 34 mins
In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our upcoming Literary Lookbook and our Summer Reading Guides and how they are different.
Kelly’s Summer Reading Guide Preview Selections:
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Same As It Ever Was by Clare Lombardo
Cindy’s Summer Reading Guide Preview Selections:
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
Anna Bright Is Hiding Something by Susie Orman Schnall
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April 10, 2024 • 32 mins
In this interview, I chat with Piper Huguley about American Daughters, writing about the secret friendship between Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, how she learned about their relationship, her research, how her book cover came to be, why she chose the time period she did to write about, and much more.
Piper's recommended reads are:
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
In a League of Her Own by Kaia Alderson
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April 7, 2024 • 47 mins
In this interview, I chat with Meghan Friedlander and Luca Dotti (Audrey's son) about Audrey Hepburn in Paris, how the cover came about, why Luca asked Meghan to write this book, Audrey and her connection to Paris, how Meghan started her blog, getting the rights to the rare photos used in the book, how so many photos in this book have not been published before, and much more.
Meghan's blog Rare Audrey Hepburn can be found here.
Wan...
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April 4, 2024 • 60 mins
Mary Webbey O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of Spring and Summer 2024.
Mary's selections:
April
Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt
Somehow by Anne Lamott
May
Long Island by Colm Toibin
Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris
The Klanman's Son by R. Derek Black
June
Bear by Julia Phillips
Service by Sarah Gilmartin
Swift River by Essie Chambers
One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin
All t...
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April 2, 2024 • 31 mins
In this interview, I chat with Holly Gramazio about The Husbands, how she came up with the unique premise for The Husbands, creating all of the different husbands and the many more that were left out of the book, why Lauren's life continues moving forward, creating the attic and coming up with how it would work in the novel, and much more.
Holly's recommended reads are:
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
Glorious Exploits by F...
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March 29, 2024 • 30 mins
In this interview, I chat with Jo Piazza about The Sicilian Inheritance, how this book is inspired by a family story, Sicily as a setting, why she chose for Sara to be a chef, plotting versus pantsing, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more.
Jo's recommended reads are:
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
The House on the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Call...
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March 26, 2024 • 24 mins
In this interview, I chat with Jesse Q. Sutanto about The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, creating and now ending this series, the screen adaptation and its status, the highlight of writing this book, her writing process and how she shares it on Instagram, incorporating the Chinese new Year, infusing humor into her stories, and much more.
Jesse's recommended read is Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn.
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March 26, 2024 • 39 mins
In this interview, I chat with Allison Pataki about Finding Margaret Fuller, how she learned about Margaret Fuller and decided to write about her, why her goal is to educate and entertain, visiting Concord, her in-depth Author's Note, Fuller's rivalry with Edgar Allen Poe, and much more.
Allison's recommended reads are:
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams
Becoming Madam Secre...
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March 23, 2024 • 37 mins
In this interview, I chat with Cara Hunter about All the Rage, how the DI Fawley series came about, creating a police procedural series, basing All the Rage on a real-life case, the title and its mutliple meanings, when book 7 will be out, and much more.
Cara's recommended reads are:
What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena
Anna O by Matthew Blake
The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini
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March 19, 2024 • 29 mins
In this interview, I chat with Rebecca Serle about Expiration Dates, incorporating magic into her books, how magic opens up the world she is creating, how she chooses her characters' names, how her title and cover came about, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more.
Rebecca's recommended reads are:
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Sylvia's Second Act by Hillary Yablon
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March 18, 2024 • 33 mins
In this interview, I chat with Jennifer Ryan about The Underground Library, writing a book about books and libraries, how her role as book editor informed her writing, what surprised her the most when writing this one, her stunning cover, and much more.
Jennifer's recommended reads are:
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
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March 18, 2024 • 39 mins
In this interview, I chat with Stephanie Dray about Becoming Madam Secretary, why she decided to write about Frances Perkins, her research and how she chose what to include and what to leave out, drafting a comprehensive Author's Note, what she is working on next, and much more.
Stephanie's recommended read is The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang.
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March 8, 2024 • 34 mins
In this interview, I chat with Eliza Knight and Denny S. Bryce about Can't We Be Friends, how they learned about the friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, writing a book together and how they approached it, using song titles for chapter headings, how the title and cover came about, and much more.
Eliza's recommended read is The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang.
Denny's recommended reads are:
Lone Wolf ...
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March 7, 2024 • 46 mins
In this Behind the Scenes interview, Heather Duncan and I chat about her role as Executive Director at Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, what her job entails, FallCon and SpringCon, the states that make up the MPIBA region, Reading the West book awards, and much more.
Heather's recommended reads are:
Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Middlegame by Seanan Maguire
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March 5, 2024 • 45 mins
In this interview, I chat with Clare Mackintosh about I Promise It Won't Always Hurt Like This, how grief changes your identity, structuring this memoir, how her titles and cover came about, the differences and similarities in writing crime fiction and a memoir, and much more.
Clare's recommended reads are:
A Manual for Heartache by Cathy Rentzenbrink
The Madness of Grief by Richard Coles
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the Wo...
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March 4, 2024 • 30 mins
In this interview, I chat with Katherine Reay about The Berlin Letters, setting a story during the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, what surprised her the most when writing this one, why the Cold War is a popular time period to write about now, how her title and cover came about, deciding on the format she used, and much more.
Katherine's recommended reads are:
The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Hamnet by Mag...
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February 27, 2024 • 44 mins
In this interview, I chat with Deborah Jackson Taffa about Whiskey Tender, telling an intersectional story, portraying blended backgrounds versus oversimplifying the Native experience, weaving history into her own story, what surprised her the most when she was writing her memoir. her title and cover, and much more.
Deborah's recommended reads are:
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
The Missing Morningstar by Stacie Shannon Denetsosie
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