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.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 543
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Interview with Cheryl A. Head - TIME'S UNDOING
In this interview, Cheryl and I discuss Time's Undoing, basing the story on her family history, setting Time's Undoing in Birmingham and Detroit and the similarities in the cities, how the earth belo…
00:30:33 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Interview with Lynn Cullen - THE WOMAN WITH THE CURE
In this interview, Lynn and I discuss The Woman With the Cure, writing a book about the polio pandemic during another pandemic, how our culture is dictated by advertisements, her research, her goal t…
00:33:17 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Interview with Amy Tector - THE FOULEST THINGS
In this interview, Amy and I discuss The Foulest Things, writing a series and mysteries as a pantser, why she created the fictional Dominion Archives, incorporating art theft into her story, and much…
00:31:05 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Interview with Sadeqa Johnson - THE HOUSE OF EVE
In this interview, Sadeqa and I discuss The House of Eve, how she was inspired by her family's history to write this story, colorism in the Black community, what she learned while writing this novel,…
00:30:08 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Interview with Christie Tate - B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found
In this interview, Christie and I discuss B.F.F., all of the book's great pre-publication press, why friendships were so hard for her, social media's impact on relationships, how the title and cover …
00:43:30 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Interview with Sally Page - THE KEEPER OF STORIES
In this interview, Sally and I discuss The Keeper of Stories, how she collected the stories for the book, why she started writing fiction, the importance of intergenerational relationships, how truth…
00:32:42 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Interview with Alison Wisdom - THE BURNING SEASON
In this interview, Alison and I discuss The Burning Season, her inspiration for this book, her fascination with cults as well as the wider world's fascination with them, infertility, writing from a f…
00:41:56 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Interview with Audrey Burges - THE MINUSCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE
In this interview, Audrey and I discuss The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone, how she came up with the idea for the story, the fascination with miniatures, how her fabulous cover came about, choosing…
00:45:08 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Interview with Grady Hendrix - HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE
In this interview, Grady and I discuss How to Sell a Haunted House, his decision to write about dolls and puppets, how he started writing horror, world building, and much more.
Grady’s recommended re…
00:38:33 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Interview with Erika Bolstad - WINDFALL
In this interview, Erika and I discuss Windfall, how she decided to write this book and the ways it changed over time, how everyone yearns to know where they come from, her internal conflicts about h…
00:37:54 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Interview with Jenna Blum - THE KEY OF LOVE
In this interview, Jenna and I discuss her new serial audio drama The Key of Love, creating this story, how she approached writing it and how it differed from writing a traditional book, the process …
00:37:04 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Interview with Sara Rosett - High Society Lady Detective series
In this interview, Sara and I discuss her High Society Lady Detective series, how she decided to write the series, how it has changed over time, why she chose the indie author route, her recent Kicks…
00:42:20 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Interview with Christopher Lin - Art Director, Dutton
In this Behind the Scenes interview, Christopher and I chat about his role as Art Director at Dutton and what it entails, how his department has changed since he started at Dutton, the step-by-step p…
00:39:27 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Behind the Books
In this special Behind the Books episode, Kelly Hooker interviews me about the podcast and how it has evolved, my reading life, my literary salon, how I got started in the book world, and much more.
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00:52:08 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Pam Lamp - Her Blog Plus Cookbook Recommendations (Originally Aired 8/27/21)
Pam and I chat about her blog Who I Met Today, how and why she started it, what she has learned from the blog, our shared love of reading and books, the cookbooks she uses regularly and recommends, a…
00:30:25 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
Bonus Episode: Elise Hooper and Lynda Cohen Loigman Chat Books
In this bonus episode, authors Elise Hooper and Lynda Cohen Loigman recommend books about women with unusual careers.
Elise's selections:
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Finley Donovan is Killing …
00:55:26 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Their Winter 2023 Recommended Reads
Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Winter 2023.
Mary's Selections:
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa
The Sisters We Were by Wendy…
01:18:34 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Reminiscing about Some of My Favorite Episodes
In this episode, I reminisce about some of my favorite episodes:
Gillian McAllister about Wrong Place Wrong Time
Elena Armas about The Spanish Love Deception
Annabel Monaghan about Nora Goes Of…
00:43:26 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of 2022
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2022.
Kelly’s selections:
Best of the Year - No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
Best Own Voices Story - Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Bes…
01:11:55 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Interview with Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman - THE THREAD COLLECTORS
In this interview, we discuss The Thread Collectors, how Alyson and Shaunna met and decided to write this book together, what their writing process looked like, the research behind the book, the book…
00:43:55 |
Wed 07 Dec 2022
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