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
Heather Duncan - Executive Director, MPIBA
In this Behind the Scenes interview, Heather Duncan and I chat about her role as Executive Director at Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, what her job entails, FallCon and SpringCon, the s…
00:46:39 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Clare Mackintosh - I PROMISE IT WON'T ALWAYS HURT LIKE THIS
In this interview, I chat with Clare Mackintosh about I Promise It Won't Always Hurt Like This, how grief changes your identity, structuring this memoir, how her titles and cover came about, the diff…
00:45:30 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Katherine Reay - THE BERLIN LETTERS
In this interview, I chat with Katherine Reay about The Berlin Letters, setting a story during the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, what surprised her the most when writing this one, why the…
00:30:44 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Deborah Jackson Taffa - WHISKEY TENDER
In this interview, I chat with Deborah Jackson Taffa about Whiskey Tender, telling an intersectional story, portraying blended backgrounds versus oversimplifying the Native experience, weaving histor…
00:45:17 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Amanda Churchill - THE TURTLE HOUSE
In this interview, I chat with Amanda Churchill about The Turtle House, how this story is inspired by her grandmother's life, incorporating a Minogame into the book, deciding on Lia's career path, te…
00:36:35 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Robin Oliveira - A WILD AND HEAVENLY PLACE
In this interview, I chat with Robin Oliveira about A Wild and Heavenly Place, how she set out to write an epic love story, creating a strong sense of place, her title and cover, understanding her ch…
00:40:37 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Brandy Schillace - THE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE
In this interview, I chat with Brandy Schillace about The Framed Women of Ardemore House, writing a mystery series, creating an authentic neurodiverse character, her title and cover, how she named th…
00:35:30 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
Karen Outen - DIXON, DESCENDING
In this interview, I chat with Karen Outen about Dixon, Descending, how she came upon with the idea for this story, the mental component of climbing Mt. Everest, her research and the way she depicts …
00:43:39 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
Jessica Bryant Klagmann - THIS IMPOSSIBLE BRIGHTNESS
In this interview, I chat with Jessica Bryant Klagmann about This Impossible Brightness, how she came up with the idea for this novel, climate change and incorporating it into the story, focusing on …
00:31:29 |
Fri 02 Feb 2024
Adam Vitcavage - Debutiful
In this Behind the Scenes interview, Adam Vitcavage and I chat about Debutiful, how Debutiful got started, his First Taste Reading series, why he focuses on debuts, why he doesn't believe in spoilers…
00:48:01 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
ReShonda Tate - THE QUEEN OF SUGAR HILL
In this interview, I chat with ReShonda Tate about The Queen of Sugar Hill, how she became interested enough in Hattie McDaniel to write about her, how Hattie opened doors for others, the research sh…
00:28:51 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Benjamin Stevenson - EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN IS A SUSPECT
In this interview, I chat with Benjamin Stevenson about Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect, subverting the unreliable narrator trope, setting this book on the Ghan and his trips on the train, creati…
00:48:35 |
Fri 26 Jan 2024
Laurie Frankel - FAMILY FAMILY
In this interview, I chat with Laurie Frankel about Family Family, exploring adoption in a positive manner, her research, unpacking the idea of chosen family, infusing humor into her stories, cancel …
00:43:17 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Karl Marlantes - COLD VICTORY
In this interview, I chat with Karl Marlantes about Cold Victory, how he came up with the idea for this story, why the Cold War enthralls people even today, his title and cover, educating people abou…
00:35:42 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Julie Chavez - EVERYONE BUT MYSELF
In this interview, I chat with Julie Chavez about Everyone But Myself, her publishing journey including working with Zibby Books, what surprised her the most about writing a memoir, how involved the …
00:43:02 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
Amy Pease - NORTHWOODS
In this interview, I chat with Amy Pease about Northwoods, writing about addiction and how her health care background helped her depict it authentically on the page, why she decided to write a myster…
00:36:05 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Podcast Takeover - Book Bumble
For today’s episode, I am running an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Book Bumble. This is their Episode 7 of Season 2 and focuses on the theme of surprises. Here are their original Show Notes…
01:02:23 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
Special Episode with Victoria Wood and Amy Allen Clark
In lieu of my January Behind the Scenes episode, today I am running a joint episode with Victoria Wood, founder of Bibliolifestyle and The Reader’s Couch, and Amy Allen Clark, founder of MomAdvice.co…
00:58:28 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Ashley Elston - FIRST LIE WINS
In this interview, I chat with Ashley Elston about First Lie Wins, how she came up with the idea for this one, switching to adult fiction from YA, focusing on identity, the screen adaptation of the b…
00:36:10 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
Reminiscing About Some of My Favorite 2023 Episodes
In this episode, I reminisce about some of my favorite episodes of 2023:
Amanda Peters about The Berry Pickers
Hugh Howey about Wool
Alice Hoffman about The Invisible Hour
Pip Williams abo…
00:50:46 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
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