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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 Janice Hallett about The Killer Question, trivia quizzing, her writing process and how she approaches it, infusing humor into the story, the many discussions around the cover art, her love of travel, and much more.
Janice's recommended reads are:
The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin
A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
The Killer Question can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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In this interview, I chat with Catherine Chidgey about The Book of Guilt, how she came up with the ideas for this one, choosing who would tell the story, the hardest part of writing the book, her multiple covers, creating an alternative world, and much more.
Catherine's recommended reads are:
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Haven by Emma Donoghue
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 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
The Book of Guilt can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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In this interview, I chat with Judithe Little about Glorious Ruins, why she wanted to tell Misia Sert's story, why she enjoys telling the stories of those who surrounded Coco Chanel, her research, how frequently women are left out of the historical record, what she wants readers to take away from this book, and much more.
Judithe's recommended reads are:
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Judithe's Page Turners Q & A and my September Buzz Reads picks.
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Glorious Ruins can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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In this interview, I chat with Eliana Ramage about To the Moon and Back, writing about the Cherokee Nation and its history, setting a portion of the story in Oklahoma, her research, writing a family saga, Star Trek, how the title and cover came to be, and much more.
Eliana's recommended reads are:
Nothing More of This Land by Joseph V. Lee
Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
To the Moon and Back can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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Kelly Hooker joins me for the August's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:Last:
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
Now:
The Tragedy of True Crime by John J. Lennon
The Odds of You by Kate Dramis
Next:
The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
A Good Animal by Sara Mauer
DNFs or Didn't Like:
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
Book Mail Highlights:
The Day I Lost You by Ruth Mancini
Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
The Secret Life of a Cemetery: The Wild Nature and Enchanting Lore of Pere-Lachaise by Benoit Gallot
Now:
The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman
Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon. The Untold Story by Jeffrey Kluger
Next:
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
Photograph by Brian Freeman
The Mires by Tina Makereti
The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro
Book Mail Highlights:
The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind by Simon Winchester
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace Atkins
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth 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.
Link to my article about stories set on school campuses.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
Sign up to be added to my Literary Salon list here.
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In this interview, I chat with Julie Clark about The Ghostwriter, why she chose the 1970s setting, the sprayed edges on her book, why memory is at the heart of the story, how she handles the information reveals, trauma and secrets in fiction, and much more.
Julie's recommended read is The Names by Florence Knapp.
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
The Ghostwriter can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Ally Carter about The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold, how this is a companion novel versus a sequel, why light mysteries are having a moment, watching spy movies as research, writing realistic dialogue, her title and cover, and much more.
Ally's recommended reads are:
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
All Superheroes Need PR by Elizabeth Stephens
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Martha Barnette about Friends with Words, her interest in words and word origins, hosting A Way With Words, what a call-out show is and how it works, her favorite questions she is asked on her show, writing this memoir, her title, and much more.
Martha's recommended reads are:
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Clear by Carys Davies
Enough is Enuf by Gabe Henry
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Friends with Words can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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Kelly Hooker joins me for July's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Now:
Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein
The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead
Next:
Cape Fever by Nadia Davids
Westward Women by Alice Martin
DNFs or Didn't Like:
None
Book Mail Highlights:
Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg
What We Can Know by Ian McKewan
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop
Scythe, Thunderhead, and The Toll by Neal Shusterman
Now:
A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gilliland
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Next:
Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Corryell
The Mires by Tina Makereti
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
How to Lose Your Mother by Molly Jung-Fast
Book Mail Highlights:
Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America by Beth Macy
Photograph by Brian Freeman
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth 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.
Link to my article about stories set on school campuses.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
Sign up to be added to my Literary Salon list here.
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In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2025.
Our shared top reads:
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
This American Woman by Zarna Garg
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Kelly’s remaining top reads:
Abigail & Alexa save the Wedding by Lian Dolan
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin
The Names by Florence Knapp
The Summer We Ran by Audrey Ingram
The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Cindy’s remaining top reads:
The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
No More Tears by Gardiner Harris
The Eights by Joanna Miller
Park Avenue by Renee Ahdieh
We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy
Kelly's Favorites of 2025 (so far):
Dead Money by Jakob Kerr
Seeking Shelter by Jeff Hobbs
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
This American Woman by Zarna Garg
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Names by Florence Knapp
Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Cindy's Favorites of 2025 (so far):
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Dead Money by Jakob Kerr
Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
No More Tears by Gardiner Harris
The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
This American Woman by Zarna Garg
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth 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.
Link to my article about stories set on school campuses.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the third quarter of 2025.
Pamela's Selections:
July A Marriage at Sea by Sophie ElmhirstTypewriter Beach by Meg Waite ClaytonThe Harvey Girls by Juliette FayAshes to Ashes by Thomas MaltmanAugustJoy Moody Is Out of Time by Kerryn MayneJust Another Dead Author by Katarina BivaldThe Lies They Told by Ellen Marie WisemanDestroy This House by Amanda UhleSeptemberLife and Death and Giants by Ron RindoSweet, Tart by Kara Thom Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? by Sarah McCoyThe Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo
Mary’s Selections:
JulyNo Lost Causes Club by Lauren McQuistin
The Cleaner by Mary Watson
The Satisfaction Cafe by Kathy Wang
The Lake's Water Is Never Sweet by Giulia Caminito
August
This Happened to Me by Kate Price
Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino
We Should All Be Birds by Brian Buckbee
Are You Mad at Me by Meg Josephson, MSW
September
Awake by Jen Hatmaker
Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
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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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth 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.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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In this interview, I chat with Nathalia Holt about The Beast in the Clouds, how the panda bear was the last large mammal unknown to science, the Roosevelt brothers' unlikely but successful excursion, how they changed the way the world viewed conservation, how she learned about this story, finding a publisher for this tale, and much more.
Nathalia's recommended reads are:
Palace of Deception by Darrin Lunde
On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of U.S. Women Astronauts by Valerie Neal
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
The Beast in the Clouds can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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In this interview, I chat with Bruce Holsinger about Culpability, why his publishing date moved up by three months (now we know it's an Oprah pick!), the research he conducted for this one, P(doom) numbers, his stunning cover, and much more.
Bruce's recommended reads are:
Dream State by Eric Puchner
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Culpability can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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In this interview, I chat with Lidija Hilje about Slanting Towards the Sea, writing about present day Croatia, her father's health and how it inspired this story, writing in her second language and why she chose to write the book in English, her title and cover, and much more.
Lidija's recommended reads are:
The Anthropologists by Aysegul Savas
We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons
Joanna's Room by James Baldwin
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Slanting Towards the Sea can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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In this interview, I chat with Laura Wood about Let's Make a Scene, the challenges she faced while writing her first dual timeline and dual POV book, her favorite tropes, her fascination with how fame impacts a person in today's world, referencing her favorite rom-coms in this one, giving cameos to the character from Under Your Spell, the title drama, and much more.
Laura's recommended reads are:
The Slowest Burn by Sarah Chamberlain
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Let's Make a Scene can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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Kelly Hooker joins me for June's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
Everything is TB The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro
Now:
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Next:
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
DNFs or Didn't Like:
Sunburned by Katherine Wood
Book Mail Highlights:
Heart the Lover by Lily King
A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Mrs. Spy by MJ Robotham
This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg
Now:
Silver Elite by Dani Francis
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
Next:
Anne of Avenue A by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards
Through an Open Window by Pamela Terry
Book Mail Highlights:
History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth 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.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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In this interview, I chat with Travis Kennedy about The Whyte Python World Tour, his inspiration for this book, creating Rikki Thunder, what surprised him as he wrote this one, screen adaptation plans, determining when during the Cold War to set the book, his research, and much more.
Travis's recommended reads are:
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr.
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison
The Boys of Riverside by Thomas Fuller
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
The Whyte Python World Tour can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
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In this interview, I chat with Hazel Gaynor about Before Dorothy, why this story appeals to everyone not just The Wizard of Oz fans, The Wizard of Oz book is celebrating 125 years, how she was a fan of the book first, the title and cover, why she chose the setting she did, and much more.
Hazel's recommended reads are:
Elphie by Gregory Maguire
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Before Dorothy can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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In this interview, I chat with Karen Dukess about Welcome to Murder Week, writing a mystery versus standard fiction, her trip that inspired this book, the popularity of BritBox mysteries, what surprised her the most, and much more.
Karen's recommended reads are:
The Original by Nell Stevens
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
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 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Welcome to Murder Week can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction.
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In this interview, I chat with Renée Ahdieh about Park Avenue, crafting the Park siblings, exploring the Korean American immigrant experience, writing her first adult novel and how it differed from writing YA, the symbolism of the Birkin bag for Jia, the story of her stunning cover, and much more.
Renée's recommended reads are:
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Park Avenue can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
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