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Thoughts from a Page Podcast
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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.
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Ethan Joella - THE TOP OF THE WORLD
3d ago00:36:17Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Ethan Joella about The Top of the World, how this story came about, setting a book in the 1970s, handing Chip's death, his research, the stellar cover, Bookstagram, writing this book and how much it changed over the years, our love for nostalgia, and much more. Ethan's recommended reads are: The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Heart the Lover by Lily King When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kelly Hooker - June's Real Time Reading
3d ago00:51:38Tap to summarizeKelly joins me for June's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Whistler by Ann Patchett Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel Now: All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Under Story by Chloe Benjamin Next: No Exit by Taylor Adams Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult DNFs: Land by Maggie O’Farrell Book Mail highlights: Sunlight Finds You by Liane Moriarty Dead Batteries by Kate Maupin Cindy's Selections: Last: Few and Far Between by Jan Carson Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray Now: Rising Thunder by Neal Shusterman Hysteria by LJ Ross Next: Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi Singles Girls by John Searles Didn’t Work/DNFs: The Gulf of Lions by Caitlin Shetterly Book Mail highlights: Peck and Peck by Bonnie Garmus The Butterfly Season: What 64 Butterflies Taught Me about Nature’s Great Mysteries and the Meaning of Life by Lea Korsgaard Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Kelly and I recorded a fabulous conversation for my Patreon community about our Summer Reading Guides. How we decide what goes on it, our processes, and much more. You can purchase it here. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jessica M. Goldstein - RETRO
5d ago00:41:00Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Jessica Goldstein about Retro, why readers are fascinated by time travel stories, what inspired her to write this novel, the sense of foreboding she creates on the page, choosing the time periods her characters would travel to, our love for nostalgia, and much more. Jessica's recommended reads are: The Children by Melissa Alpert Books by Robert Caro The Fountain by Casey Scieszka Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Portia Elan - HOMEBOUND
2w ago00:29:56Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Portia Elan about Homebound, her publishing journey, having Homebound selected as Scribner's Lead Read for spring, marketing in the publishing world, her research, what the editing process was like and how it changed the story, and much more. Portia's recommended read is Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lauren Oliver - THE GIRL IN THE LAKE
2w ago00:28:59Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Lauren Oliver about The Girl in the Lake, UVA's Division of Perceptual Studies, her research, incorporating reincarnation into the story, creating a strong sense of place, what the rest of the series will look like, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more. Lauren's recommended reads are: God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French The Anniversary by Alex Finlay Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kelly Hooker - May's Real Time Reading
4w ago00:37:17Tap to summarizeKelly joins me for May's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Both Can Be True by Jessica Guerrieri The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh Now: Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie The Forgotten Midwife by Laura Anthony Next: The Gulf of Lions by Caitlin Shetterly Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray DNFs: The Au Pair by Teddy Wayne Book Mail highlights: Breathing Under Water by Jaqueline Friedland Great and Unfortunate Things by Jason Arday Cindy's Selections: Last: Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms by Geoff Bennett Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves Now: Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Gulf of Lions by Caitlin Shetterly Next: Under Story by Chloe Benjamin The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett Didn’t Work/DNFs: A Harlem Wedding by Tiffany Warren The Unknown by Riley Sager Book Mail highlights: Agatha Christie’s Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley Pollock’s Last Lover by Stephen Kiernan Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 17-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Christina Baker Kline - THE FOURSOME
4w ago00:32:43Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Christina Baker Kline about The Foursome, her personal connection to this story, her research and trying to learn more about the sisters who marry Cheng and Eng, having Sarah narrate the story, telling the tale without sensationalizing it, drawing on today's divisions to inform the past, The Foursome's publishing journey, and much more. Christina's recommended read is The Original by Priya Parmar. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 17-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Annabel Monaghan - DOLLY ALL THE TIME
Jun 300:28:34Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Annabel Monaghan about Dolly All the Time, choosing Rhode Island as the setting for the book, why she invented a fictional town, her favorite male love interest that she has created, serving as a caregiver and honoring that role, designing a suitable breakup, and much more. Annabel's recommended reads are: The Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh Down With the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi Fossil Feud by Maggie North Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 17-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sarah Damoff - THE BURNING SIDE
May 2200:41:45Tap to summarizeIn this interview, I chat with Sarah Damoff about The Burning Side, exploring family dynamics, memory, and the early years of motherhood, how she decided who would tell the story, her writing process, the beautiful cover, and much more. Sarah's recommended reads are: Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves Start at the End by Emma Grey Land by Maggie O'Farrell (and all of her backlist) Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kelly Hooker - April's Real Time Reading
Apr 3000:41:27Tap to summarizeKelly joins me for April's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Make Nice by Ryan Effgen Ms. Mebel Goes to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto Now: The Good Parts by Evann Normandin Not a Word by Linwood Barclay Next: Mother Tongue by Sara Novic Both Can Be True by Jessica Guerrieri DNFs: Helpless by Jessica Knoll Book Mail highlights: The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane Cindy's Selections: Last: Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth Now: The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline Next: Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Didn’t Work/DNFs: None Book Mail highlights: The Natural Order by Matthew Aldrich Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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