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
Deanna Raybourn - THE IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSTER
Deanna and I discuss The Impossible Imposter, the inspiration for Veronica and Stoker, crowdsourcing information about her previous books on her Twitter feed, how much fun it is to create this series…
00:41:31 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Kim Fay - LOVE & SAFFRON
Kim and I discuss Love & Saffron, her personal inspiration for the book, drafting an epistolary novel, writing letters on a typewriter, capturing the way food brings people together, how working at a…
00:31:00 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Elena Armas- THE SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION
Elena and I discuss The Spanish Love Deception, her unusual and very cool publishing journey, winning the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award and what the selection process was like, her favorite…
00:30:12 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Bryn Turnbull - THE LAST GRAND DUCHESS
Bryn and I discuss The Last Grand Duchess, why she decided to focus on Olga's story, telling the family's personal story, how the Romanovs are the most documented family in history, why the Romanovs …
00:28:20 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Kristin van Ogtrop - Literary Agent
Kristin and I discuss her role as a literary agent, tips for how to find a literary agent, the process for pitching a book to an agent, exclusive submissions and pre-empt deals, the step-by-step proc…
00:37:10 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Ruta Sepetys - I MUST BETRAY YOU
Ruta and I discuss I Must Betray You, life in Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu, conveying what it was like to live under constant surveillance, the incident that kickstarted the book, using fiction to…
00:44:36 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn - YINKA, WHERE IS YOUR HUZBAND?
Lizzie and I discuss Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?, her personal inspiration for this book, her belief that self love is the most important kind of love, creating an immersive story format, the telev…
00:25:45 |
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Crossover Episode with Wine, Women and Words podcast
In this crossover episode, I join Diana and Michele on Wine, Women, and Words to chat podcasts, books and Diana's new book, Antoinette's Sister.
Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patre…
00:54:07 |
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Fiona Davis - THE MAGNOLIA PALACE
Fiona and I discuss The Magnolia Palace, choosing the Frick Collection for this book, why and how she created the scavenger hunt in the book, what surprised her most during her research, writing abou…
00:34:03 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Meriel Schindler - THE LOST CAFE SCHINDLER
Meriel and I discuss The Lost Cafe Schindler, trying to better understand her father by delving into his past, researching her family's history, the current Cafe Schindler and its place in history, a…
00:31:52 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Robert Dilenschneider - NAILING IT
Bob and I chat about Nailing It, his desire to inspire and encourage the younger generations to see the many opportunities available to them, how hard it was to narrow it down to 25 people, the peopl…
00:23:27 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Mary O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn
Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for January through April of 2022.
Mary's selections:
The High House by Jessie Greengrass
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
The H…
01:06:25 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Kerri Maher- THE PARIS BOOKSELLER
Kerri and I discuss The Paris Bookseller, writing about the iconic Shakespeare and Company in Paris, the fabulous book club kit created for this book, Princeton's Shakespeare and Company Project, the…
00:33:11 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
Julia Kelly - THE LAST DANCE OF THE DEBUTANTE
Julia and I discuss The Last Dance of the Debutante, the last year Queen Elizabeth II received debutantes at court, how she enjoys focusing on time periods right before radical change, writing second…
00:37:56 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
Elizabeth Barnhill - Our Historical Fiction Favorites
In this episode, Elizabeth and I chat about some of our favorite books in the historical-fiction genre.
Elizabeth’s selections:
The Light Between Oceans by ML Steadman
The Bookwoman of Troublesome…
01:02:38 |
Tue 28 Dec 2021
Kelly Hooker - Our Top Reads of 2021
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2021.
Kelly’s top 12 reads of 2021:
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Bad Muslim Dis…
01:03:31 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Olga Grlic - Cover Design
Olga and I chat about book cover designing, what the process looks like from start to finish, all of the parties that must sign off on a book cover, trends in book cover design, her fabulous Instagra…
00:29:01 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
Wiley Cash - WHEN GHOSTS COME HOME
Wiley and I chat about When Ghosts Come Home, why he chose to set the book in 1984, how good stories come from tension, why he is comfortable writing female characters, how the title came about, and …
00:25:36 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
Karen Walrond - THE LIGHTMAKER'S MANIFESTO
Karen and I chat about her new book The Lightmaker's Manifesto, her studying and writing about the intersection of joy and activism, her own claiming of the term activism, how stories provide an amaz…
00:32:48 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
Mark Pearson - Libro.fm
Mark and I chat about Libro.fm, how the company began, how audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of publishing, the way the relationship between Libro.fm and bookstores works, the importance of …
00:36:11 |
Sat 04 Dec 2021
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