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 Ann Davila Cardinal - THE STORYTELLER'S DEATH
In this interview, Ann and I discuss The Storyteller's Death, how the book is a love letter to Puerto Rico and her family there, the importance of including the sense of smell when creating an immers…
00:44:21 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Interview with Kristina McMorris - THE WAYS WE HIDE
In this interview, Kristina and I discuss The Ways We Hide, including MI-9 in her book and why people are so much less familiar with it, how the game of Monopoly was used as spy craft, her Book Club …
00:32:42 |
Sun 02 Oct 2022
Interview with Elyssa Friedland - THE MOST LIKELY CLUB
In this interview, Elyssa and I discuss The Most Likely Club, her inspiration for this book, incorporating 90s nostalgia, how she tackled drafting four distinct women, the highlight of writing this b…
00:33:07 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Interview with Mark Pryor - DIE AROUND SUNDOWN
In this interview, Mark and I discuss Die Around Sundown, his fascination with World Wars 1 and 2, why he sets his books in Paris, his own experiences with misophonia, the easiest and hardest charact…
00:35:05 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
Interview with Angie Cruz - HOW NOT TO DROWN IN A GLASS OF WATER
In this interview, Angie and I discuss How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, how humor can help a difficult situation, the importance of storytelling, how she decided on the book's unique format, vis…
00:34:44 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Their Favorite Fall 2022 Reads
Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Fall 2022.
Mary's selections:
Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta - James Hannaham
People Person - Candice Carty-Willi…
00:58:32 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
Interview with Deanna Raybourn - KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
In this interview, Deanna and I discuss Killers of a Certain Age, where the idea for this book originated, writing a contemporary story, how creating this story differed from creating the Veronica Sp…
00:44:20 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Interview with Kerrie Hansler - Co-founder, Sweet Reads Box
In this interview, Kerrie and I chat about her company Sweet Reads Box, how and why she started the business, how Sweet Reads decides what books to select for each box and then subsequently the items…
00:39:29 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
Interview with Brian Contine - Penguin Adult Field Rep
In this Behind the Scenes interview, Brian provides an inside look at working as a Penguin Adult Field Rep for Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, how he got started, the imprints he sells, the must-see i…
00:58:04 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
Interview with Chris Cander - A GRACIOUS NEIGHBOR
In this interview, Chris and I discuss A Gracious Neighbor, the short story that inspired her novel, how we never really know what goes on behind closed doors, why she created her own definition of g…
00:38:32 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Interview with Tess Day - Director of Publicity, Zibby Books
In this Behind the Scenes interview, Tess provides an inside look at working as a publicist at a start-up publishing company, her path to publicity, what a typical workday looks like, how her role di…
00:49:22 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
Interview with Gillian McAllister - WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME
In this interview, Gillian and I discuss Wrong Place Wrong Time, plotting this one out, creating the right pacing for the story, finding the right title, the difficulty of building in twists, her pod…
00:48:41 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
Interview with Hayley Scrivenor - DIRT CREEK
For this special episode, Carol Ann Tack of Top Shelf at Merrick Library and I interview Hayley Scrivenor together. We talk about her debut novel Dirt Creek, how the different titles and covers came …
00:28:14 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
Interview with Zibby Owens - BOOKENDS
In this interview, Zibby and I discuss Bookends, how her podcast influences her writing, writing to process the events in her life, how important it is to find your passion, how she decided which boo…
00:37:52 |
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Interview with Leigh Newman - NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE
In this interview, Leigh and I discuss Nobody gets Out Alive, her focus in these short stories on the real Alaska, the isolation and loneliness experienced when living some place so remote, baring he…
00:51:36 |
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Interview with Vanessa Riley - SISTER MOTHER WARRIOR
In this interview, Vanessa and I discuss Sister Mother Warrior, providing the historical context for her book. which character was the hardest to write, having 2 books publishing so close in time to …
00:33:08 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Interview with Sarah Pearse - THE RETREAT
In this interview, Sarah and I discuss The Retreat, her fascination with local history and time's relentless march forward, making the island a central character of this novel, using a consultant to …
00:31:09 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Interview with Carley Fortune - EVERY SUMMER AFTER
In this interview, Carley and I discuss Every Summer After, setting a book in Canada, choosing Barry's Bay as the book's locale and the response by residents, what surprised her the most writing this…
00:36:19 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Interview with Jamie Brenner - GILT
In this interview, Jamie and I discuss Gilt, the way guilt permeates the story, the inspiration for this book and for Pavlin and Company, the hardest character for her to write, the relevance of the …
00:34:14 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Interview with Ellen Jovin - REBEL WITH A CLAUSE
In this interview, Ellen and I discuss Rebel with a Clause, her grammar table and how it all began, how grammar appeals to people from all walks of life, creating a documentary about the grammar tabl…
00:44:58 |
Thu 21 Jul 2022
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