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
Ann Leary - I'VE TRIED BEING NICE
In this interview, I chat with Ann Leary about I've Tried Being Nice, why she decided to write this essay collection, how she is trying to no longer be a people pleaser, how hard it can be to get alo…
00:43:37 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Susan Elia MacNeal - THE LAST HOPE
In this interview, I chat with Susan Elia MacNeal about The Last Hope, ending the series, what she plans to do next, how this installment is based on actual events, including Coco Chanel and Kim Phil…
00:26:33 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of January - March 2024
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2024.
Our shared top reads:
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill…
00:43:43 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Eileen Garvin - CROW TALK
In this interview, I chat with Eileen Garvin about Crow Talk, the inspiration for Adam, writing a book during COVID, creating her own field guide, the characters that were the easiest and hardest to …
00:36:32 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Michelle Collins Anderson - THE FLOWER SISTERS
In this interview, I chat with Michelle Collins Anderson about The Flower Sisters, inspired by an actual event from 1928, her daily family newsletter, how she decided to structure the story, the high…
00:35:41 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Tommy Tomlinson - DOGLAND
In this interview, I chat with Tommy Tomlinson about Dogland, how he became interested in the world of show dogs and the Westminster Dog Show, following Striker and his handler, creating the interlud…
00:35:41 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Amy Lin - HERE AFTER
In this interview, I chat with Amy Lin about Here After, writing about the grief she experienced after losing her husband, narrating her audiobook and how that process worked, creating a book that is…
00:34:40 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Kelly Hooker - Our Literary Lookbook and Summer Reading Guides
In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our upcoming Literary Lookbook and our Summer Reading Guides and how they are different.
Kelly’s Summer Reading Guide Preview Selections:
All the Color…
00:34:50 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Piper Huguley - AMERICAN DAUGHTERS
In this interview, I chat with Piper Huguley about American Daughters, writing about the secret friendship between Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, how she learned about their relationship, her…
00:32:43 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Meghan Friedlander and Luca Dotti - AUDREY HEPBURN IN PARIS
In this interview, I chat with Meghan Friedlander and Luca Dotti (Audrey's son) about Audrey Hepburn in Paris, how the cover came about, why Luca asked Meghan to write this book, Audrey and her conne…
00:47:48 |
Sun 07 Apr 2024
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger Horn - Spring/Summer Recommended Reads
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of Spring and Summer 2024.
Mary's selections:
April
Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt
Somehow by Anne Lamott
M…
01:00:31 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Holly Gramazio - THE HUSBANDS
In this interview, I chat with Holly Gramazio about The Husbands, how she came up with the unique premise for The Husbands, creating all of the different husbands and the many more that were left out…
00:32:29 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Jo Piazza - THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE
In this interview, I chat with Jo Piazza about The Sicilian Inheritance, how this book is inspired by a family story, Sicily as a setting, why she chose for Sara to be a chef, plotting versus pantsin…
00:30:39 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
Jesse Q. Sutanto - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AUNTIES
In this interview, I chat with Jesse Q. Sutanto about The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, creating and now ending this series, the screen adaptation and its status, the highlight of writing this book…
00:25:28 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Allison Pataki - FINDING MARGARET FULLER
In this interview, I chat with Allison Pataki about Finding Margaret Fuller, how she learned about Margaret Fuller and decided to write about her, why her goal is to educate and entertain, visiting C…
00:40:25 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Cara Hunter - ALL THE RAGE
In this interview, I chat with Cara Hunter about All the Rage, how the DI Fawley series came about, creating a police procedural series, basing All the Rage on a real-life case, the title and its mut…
00:38:21 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Rebecca Serle - EXPIRATION DATES
In this interview, I chat with Rebecca Serle about Expiration Dates, incorporating magic into her books, how magic opens up the world she is creating, how she chooses her characters' names, how her t…
00:29:54 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Jennifer Ryan - THE UNDERGROUND LIBRARY
In this interview, I chat with Jennifer Ryan about The Underground Library, writing a book about books and libraries, how her role as book editor informed her writing, what surprised her the most whe…
00:34:27 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Stephanie Dray - BECOMING MADAM SECRETARY
In this interview, I chat with Stephanie Dray about Becoming Madam Secretary, why she decided to write about Frances Perkins, her research and how she chose what to include and what to leave out, dra…
00:40:06 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Eliza Knight and Denny S. Bryce - CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS
In this interview, I chat with Eliza Knight and Denny S. Bryce about Can't We Be Friends, how they learned about the friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, writing a book together and…
00:34:48 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
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