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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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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
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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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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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 by Gregg Hurwitz
Endless Vessel by Charles Soule
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
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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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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 World by Laura Mai Messina
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I Promise It Won't Always Hurt Like This and A Game of Lies can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
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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 Maggie O'Farrell
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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
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
The Strange Beautiful by Carla Crujido
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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In this interview, I chat with Amanda Churchill about The Turtle House, how this story is inspired by her grandmother's life, incorporating a Minogame into the book, deciding on Lia's career path, telling an intergenerational story, Japan before and during World War 2, and much more.
Amanda's recommended reads are:
Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig
A History of Burning by Janika Oza
The Majority by Elizabeth Silver
B.F.F. by Christie Tate
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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In this interview, I chat with Robin Oliveira about A Wild and Heavenly Place, how she set out to write an epic love story, creating a strong sense of place, her title and cover, understanding her characters' motivations, shipbuilding and coal mining, and much more.
Robin's recommended reads are:
The General and Julia by Jon Clinch
The Voyage of the Narwal by Andrea Barrett
On the Way to the End of the World by Adrianne Harun
The Poldark series by Winston Graham
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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In this interview, I chat with Brandy Schillace about The Framed Women of Ardemore House, writing a mystery series, creating an authentic neurodiverse character, her title and cover, how she named the house in the book, her Peculiar Book Club and why she launched it, and much more.
Brandy's recommended reads are:
Books by Ngaio Marsh, Louise Penny and Donna Leon
Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian
The Kingdom of Bones by Stephen Gallagher
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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In this interview, I chat with Karen Outen about Dixon, Descending, how she came upon with the idea for this story, the mental component of climbing Mt. Everest, her research and the way she depicts the mountain, having to decide what to leave out, choosing the correct year to set the story, her title and cover, and much more.
Karen's recommended reads are:
Time's Undoing by Cheryl A Head
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
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In this interview, I chat with Jessica Bryant Klagmann about This Impossible Brightness, how she came up with the idea for this novel, climate change and incorporating it into the story, focusing on the idea of listening, echoes, genre mashups, and much more.
Jessica's recommended reads are:
The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
The Bear by Andrew Krivak
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (editor) and Katharine K. Wilkinson (editor)
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In this Behind the Scenes interview, Adam Vitcavage and I chat about Debutiful, how Debutiful got started, his First Taste Reading series, why he focuses on debuts, why he doesn't believe in spoilers, how he decides who to interview, and much more.
Adam's recommended reads are:
All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
In West Mills by De'Shawn Charles Winslow
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In this interview, I chat with ReShonda Tate about The Queen of Sugar Hill, how she became interested enough in Hattie McDaniel to write about her, how Hattie opened doors for others, the research she did for the book, how she decided what years of Hattie's life to focus on for the story, looking at historical events through the lens of the time period versus a 21st-century lens, and much more.
ReShonda's recommended reads are:
The Other Princess by Denny S. Bryce
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
The First Ladies by Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
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In this interview, I chat with Benjamin Stevenson about Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect, subverting the unreliable narrator trope, setting this book on the Ghan and his trips on the train, creating homages to Golden Age mysteries, weaving humor into his stories, his screen adaptation news, and much more.
Benjamin's recommended reads are:
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
The Hunter by Tana French
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In this interview, I chat with Laurie Frankel about Family Family, exploring adoption in a positive manner, her research, unpacking the idea of chosen family, infusing humor into her stories, cancel culture, how much the book transformed over time, and much more.
Laurie's recommended reads are:
The Future by Naomi Alderman
We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
Percival Everett's books
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In this interview, I chat with Karl Marlantes about Cold Victory, how he came up with the idea for this story, why the Cold War enthralls people even today, his title and cover, educating people about the past because it informs the present, and much more.
Karl's recommended reads are:
The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Foster by Claire Keegan
The Women by Kristin Hannah
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In this interview, I chat with Julie Chavez about Everyone But Myself, her publishing journey including working with Zibby Books, what surprised her the most about writing a memoir, how involved the editing process can be, her title and cover, and much more.
Julie's recommended reads are:
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
The House of Plain Truth by Donna Hemans
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In this interview, I chat with Amy Pease about Northwoods, writing about addiction and how her health care background helped her depict it authentically on the page, why she decided to write a mystery, getting the cover right for the book, the Facebook group Cops and Writers, her research, avoiding drug addiction stereotypes, and much more.
Amy's recommended reads are:
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor
The Wager by David Grann
The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas
The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne
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For today’s episode, I am running an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Book Bumble. This is their Episode 7 of Season 2 and focuses on the theme of surprises. Here are their original Show Notes:
"Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of surprises! There are many different ways to be surprised while reading a great book. We will also share our Books in Hand. So settle in and enjoy a few surprises we are sending your way!
Featured Books:
North Woods by Daniel Mason (LP)
The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (LP)
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (LH)
Books In Hand:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (LH)
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (LP)
Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:
When We Were Young and Brave by Hazel Gaynor
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas
Ways to contact us:
Follow us on Instagram @thebookbumble, Facebook @BookBumble, website: https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com, and email: @bookbumblepodcast@gmail.com"
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