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 Audrey Blake - THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER
In this interview, we discuss The Surgeon's Daughter, writing together as a duo and what that process is like for them, setting their books in the real scientific world with fictional characters, how…
00:30:25 |
Thu 19 May 2022
Interview with Natalie Jenner - BLOOMSBURY GIRLS
In this interview, Natalie and I discuss Bloomsbury Girls, why she chose to set her novel in a bookstore, the bookstores that inspired her fictional Bloomsbury Books, how the 51 Rules for the booksto…
00:36:36 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Elizabeth Barnhill - Book Club Recommendations
In this episode, Elizabeth and I chat about some great titles for book clubs.
Elizabeth’s picks:
The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-…
01:03:40 |
Wed 11 May 2022
Interview with David J. Dennis, Jr. - THE MOVEMENT MADE US
In this interview, David and I discuss The Movement Made Us, his father's role in the Civil Rights Movement, getting his father's story down and how the format of the book came about, the hardest par…
00:37:56 |
Tue 10 May 2022
Mary O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Their Favorite Summer 2022 Reads
Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Summer 2022.
Mary's selections:
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Blood Orange…
01:23:49 |
Fri 06 May 2022
Interview with Heather Lazare - Editorial and Publishing Consultant
In this interview, Heather provides an inside look at the editorial process and how she got started, what the job entails, the Northern California Writers' Retreat, her favorite and least favorite as…
00:57:57 |
Thu 05 May 2022
Interview with Erica Ferencik - GIRL IN ICE
In this interview, Erica and I discuss Girl in Ice, how she likes to "follow her fascinations," writing an arctic setting, hovering on the cusp of what is real and what is imaginary, her incredible r…
00:31:39 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Interview with Adriana Trigiani - THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE
In this interview, Adriana and I discuss The Good Left Undone, writing an epic family saga, taking a jewelry-making class at Christie's and how it inspired portions of the book, her title's origin, c…
00:29:02 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Interview with Delia Ephron - LEFT ON TENTH
In this interview, Delia and I discuss Left on Tenth, how she decided to write this book, her work with The Empathy Project which works to teach doctors empathy, combing through thousands of pages of…
00:35:07 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Interview with Reyna Grande - A BALLAD OF LOVE AND GLORY
In this interview, Reyna and I discuss A Ballad of Love and Glory, shedding a light on a lesser-known time period, writing in a variety of genres and how they compare, her favorite character to write…
00:29:27 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Interview with Michelle Huneven - SEARCH
In this interview, Michelle and I discuss Search, her inspiration for the story, the format for telling the tale, the characters that were the easiest and hardest to write, how her cover came about, …
00:26:52 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Interview with Kimberly Brock - THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE
In this interview, Kimberly and I discuss The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, the inspiration and historical background for this book, providing Eleanor Dare with her own story, writing about America's ol…
00:34:04 |
Thu 21 Apr 2022
Interview with Dolen Perkins-Valdez - TAKE MY HAND
In this interview, Dolen and I discuss Take My Hand, the inspiration for this book, her research, how she selected Civil's name, creating the court transcript, the hardest part about writing the book…
00:28:57 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Interview with Christine Simon - THE PATRON SAINT OF SECOND CHANCES
In this interview, Christine and I discuss The Patron Saint of Second Chances, her inspiration for this story, when she knew she wanted to be a writer, her unusual publishing journey, creating a trem…
00:24:21 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Kelly Hooker - Best Books of 2022 (so far)
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about the best books of 2022 publishing in January through March.
Kelly’s top 10 reads:
No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Notes on an Exe…
01:08:03 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Interview with Ashley Winstead - FOOL ME ONCE
Ashley and I discuss Fool Me Once, how second-chance romance is her favorite trope, writing books in several genres, her fabulous cover, setting a book in the world of politics, weaving pop culture a…
00:39:48 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Interview with Mary Laura Philpott - BOMB SHELTER
Mary Laura and I discuss Bomb Shelter, her life changing moment, focusing on why loving someone is not enough to keep them safe, grappling with growing older and letting go, embracing the little feel…
00:48:14 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Interview with Fareeda Bullert - Senior Marketing Manager, Berkley
In this interview, Fareeda provides an inside look at marketing in the publishing world and discusses how she got started in marketing, her favorite part and least favorite part of her job, finding t…
00:33:47 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
Interview with Tiffany and Leon Chen - IT'S NOT JUST COOKIES
In this interview, Tiffany, Leon, and I discuss It's Not Just Cookies, the fact that this is the first time that they are publishing any of their recipes, telling their story and sharing about the bu…
00:34:59 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
Interview with Landis Wade - DEADLY DECLARATIONS
In this interview, Landis and I discuss Deadly Declarations, the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence, setting the series in a retirement community, his Charlotte Readers Podcast, using letters wr…
00:35:14 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
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