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Thoughts from a Page Podcast
by Evergreen Podcasts
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.
Episodes
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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of July through September 2024 (originally aired 11/22/24)
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through early October 2024. Our shared top reads: The Wedding People by Alison Espach We Solve Murders by Richard Osman The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman Kelly’s remaining top reads: The…
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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorites of July through September 2025 (originally aired 10/28/25)
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2025. Our shared top reads: Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Culpability by Bruce Holsinger Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey The Killer...
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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of July through September 2026
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2026. Our shared top reads: Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd Kelly’s remaining top reads: Make Nice by Ryan Effgen The Parisian Heist by Jo…
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Fourth Quarter 2026 Recommended Reads
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the fourth quarter of 2026. Mary’s Titles: October The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson Spires What Nature Teaches Us by Clay and Amber Vilhauer When The Night Comes…
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Kelly Hooker - September's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for September's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Breathing Under Water by Jacqueline Friedland Fallow by Sarah Anderson Now: Hopeless Romantics by Mhairi McFarlane Cleared for Takeoff by Captain Nia Gilliam...
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Zibby Owens - BETWEEN CHAPTERS
In this interview, I chat with Zibby Owens about Between Chapters, finding humor in darker moments, how she approached including others in her memoir, her favorite genres, writing a out loneliness and anxiety, owning a bookstore, recording the audiobook, crowdsourcing the book's titles and cover,...
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Janice Hallett - THE SILENT APPEAL
In this interview, I chat with Janice Hallett about The Silent Appeal, returning to the Fairway Players, why she selected The Hollow by Agatha Christie for the play in the book, amateur theatre communities, not revealing who died until close to the end, weaving humor into the story, her writing...
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Amanda Peters - THE BIRTHING TREE
In this interview, I chat with Amanda Peters about The Birthing Tree, how a family story inspired this book, the importance of tradition, her various covers for this one, tackling the themes of grief and secrets, creating a strong sense of place, her writing process, and much more. Amanda's...
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Kelly Hooker - August's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for August's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Hollow Bones by Jodi Piccoult The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian Now: Minbak by Ela Lee Breathing Under Water by Jaqueline Friedland Next: Fallow by Sarah Anderson…
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Elizabeth Letts - FALLEN FOR FRANCE
In this interview, I chat with Elizabeth Letts about Fallen for France, her inspiration for and connection to the story and setting, her love of horses and how they help create an entry into a story, the research she conducted, the title and cover, imagining the past, writing both fiction and...
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Ellery Lloyd - TIME TO BURN
In this interview, I chat with writing duo Ellery Lloyd about Time to Burn, selecting their pseudonym, the 3 starred reviews for this book, crafting the time travel aspects of the story, their writing process and research, the stunning cover, and much more. Collette's recommended read is Witch...
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Thao Thai - THE SEEKERS OF DEER CREEK
In this interview, I chat with Thao Thai about The Seekers of Deer Creek, her inspiration for the story, incorporating Vietnamese art and culture, creating a strong sense of place, the stunning cover, and much more. Thao's recommended reads are: Son of Nobody by Yann Martel Between You a River by...
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Kelly Hooker - July's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for July's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders Under Story by Chloe Benjamin Now: The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica Next: The Things...
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Joint Episode with Deanna Allbrittin of All About Books
Today's episode is a collaboration between Deanna Allbrittin, host of the podcast All About Books, and me about my literary salon here in Richmond, Virginia. We talk about how it originated, what it looks like now, and the future of the salon. Deanna Allbrittin is the main evening anchor and...
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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of April through June 2026
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2026. Our shared top reads: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan The Top of the World by Ethan Joella...
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Third Quarter 2026 Recommended Reads
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the third quarter of 2026. Mary’s Titles: July Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves Dad, Love, Me by Matthew Quick People Watching in the Desert by Cali Adeline Man Overboard by Kathleen...
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Ethan Joella - THE TOP OF THE WORLD
In this interview, I chat with Ethan Joella about The Top of the World, how this story came about, setting a book in the 1970s, handing Chip's death, his research, the stellar cover, Bookstagram, writing this book and how much it changed over the years, our love for nostalgia, and much more....
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Kelly Hooker - June's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for June's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Whistler by Ann Patchett Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel Now: All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby The Under Story by Chloe Benjamin Next: No Exit by Taylor…
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Jessica M. Goldstein - RETRO
In this interview, I chat with Jessica Goldstein about Retro, why readers are fascinated by time travel stories, what inspired her to write this novel, the sense of foreboding she creates on the page, choosing the time periods her characters would travel to, our love for nostalgia, and much more....
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Portia Elan - HOMEBOUND
In this interview, I chat with Portia Elan about Homebound, her publishing journey, having Homebound selected as Scribner's Lead Read for spring, marketing in the publishing world, her research, what the editing process was like and how it changed the story, and much more. Portia's recommended…
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Lauren Oliver - THE GIRL IN THE LAKE
In this interview, I chat with Lauren Oliver about The Girl in the Lake, UVA's Division of Perceptual Studies, her research, incorporating reincarnation into the story, creating a strong sense of place, what the rest of the series will look like, what surprised her the most when writing this one,...
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Kelly Hooker - May's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for May's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Both Can Be True by Jessica Guerrieri The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh Now: Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie The Forgotten Midwife by Laura Anthony…
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Christina Baker Kline - THE FOURSOME
In this interview, I chat with Christina Baker Kline about The Foursome, her personal connection to this story, her research and trying to learn more about the sisters who marry Cheng and Eng, having Sarah narrate the story, telling the tale without sensationalizing it, drawing on today's…
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Annabel Monaghan - DOLLY ALL THE TIME
In this interview, I chat with Annabel Monaghan about Dolly All the Time, choosing Rhode Island as the setting for the book, why she invented a fictional town, her favorite male love interest that she has created, serving as a caregiver and honoring that role, designing a suitable breakup, and…
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Sarah Damoff - THE BURNING SIDE
In this interview, I chat with Sarah Damoff about The Burning Side, exploring family dynamics, memory, and the early years of motherhood, how she decided who would tell the story, her writing process, the beautiful cover, and much more. Sarah's recommended reads are: Everything is Beautiful and...
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Kelly Hooker - April's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for April's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Make Nice by Ryan Effgen Ms. Mebel Goes to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto Now: The Good Parts by Evann Normandin Not a Word by Linwood Barclay Next: Mother...
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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of January through March 2026
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2026. Our shared top reads: Good People by Patmeena Sabit Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser Upward Bound by Woody Brown Kelly’s remaining...
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Second Quarter 2026 Recommended Reads
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the second quarter of 2026. Mary’s Titles: April Everything has Happened by T. Greenwood Love & Other Monsters by Emily Franklin Moonshine Women by Michelle Collins Anderson The Drop by SR Masters Go Gentle...
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Craig Thomas - THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED
In this interview, I chat with Craig Thomas about That's Not How It Happened, having his book selected for Book of the Month, how he decided to write a book, weaving the craziness of Hollywood into his story, Darcy's character and how she is resonating with readers, casting the amazing audiobook,...
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Kelly Hooker - March's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for March's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Start at the End by Emma Grey The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews Now: Keep Them Close by David Ellis Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshminarayan Next:...
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Ross Montgomery - MURDER AT WORLD'S END
In this interview, I chat with Ross Montgomery about Murder at World's End, weaving Halley's Comet into his story, the late Edwardian period, conspiracy theories and how they have always existed, how hard it was to write a locked room mystery, creating a strong sense of place and time, and much...
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Amy Jo Burns - WAIT FOR ME
In this interview, I chat with Amy Jo Burns about Wait for Me, her inspiration for this book and for Elle Harlow, the world of 1960s and 1970s country music and its strong women, drafting lyrics for the novel, her writing process and writing group, selecting the mandolin as Elle's instrument of...
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Rachel Hochhauser - LADY TREMAINE
In this interview, I chat with Rachel Hochhauser about Lady Tremaine, writing an untelling versus a retelling of a classic fairy tale, tackling such a well-known character, wanting her book to read like historical fiction, how she decided to write this book, her beautiful cover, and much more....
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Devon Mihesuah - BLOOD RELAY
In this interview, I chat with Devon Mihesuah about Blood Relay, her desire to depict strong native women, avoiding a trauma story, dispelling myths about native women, her stellar cover, Indian horse relay racing, and much more. Devon's recommended reads are: Mountain Man by Keith C. Blackmore...
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Kelly Hooker - February's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for February's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth So, I Met This Guy by Alexandra Potter Now: Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Bramer The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Next: Liberty Street...
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Saara El-Arifi - CLEOPATRA
In this interview, I chat with Saara El-Arifi about Cleopatra, researching Cleopatra and the time period, how daunting it was to write about Cleopatra and wanting to give her her dignity and her voice back, the stunning cover and her requests for it, deciding what to include and what to leave…
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Elizabeth Heider - CHILDREN OF THE SAVAGE CITY
In this interview, I chat with Elizabeth Heider about Children of the Savage City, her main character's interesting job, the inspiration for Nikki, setting her books in Naples, her stunning covers, why she focused on systemic corruption, her view on friendships, and much more. Elizabeth's...
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Taylor Adams - HER LAST BREATH
In this interview, I chat with Taylor Adams about Her Last Breath, choosing a cave for the setting, creating a claustrophobic setting, his research for the novel including the police procedural aspects of the story, drafting twists and turns, his title and cover, and much more. Taylor's...
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Tory Henwood Hoen - BEFORE I FORGET
In this interview, I chat with Tory Henwood Hoen about Before I Forget, tackling Alzheimer's in fiction, making Arthur an oracle, deciding who would tell the story, writing in first person, how the audiobook narrator was selected, having her book selected as a December Book of the Month pick…
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Libby Page - THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU
In this interview, I chat with Libby Page about This Book Made Me Think of You, her inspiration for the book, selecting the books she wanted to include, creating the letters from Joe, the title and cover, stories about finding community, and much more. Libby's recommended reads are: The...
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Kelly Hooker - January's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for January's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Upward Bound by Woody Brown That’s Not How it Happened by Craig Thomas Now: Love by the Book by Jessica George Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Next: Villa Coco…
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ReShonda Tate - WITH LOVE FROM HARLEM
In this interview, I chat with ReShonda Tate about With Love From Harlem, why she decided to write about Hazel Scott, her research and why she stays away from the internet for it, Billie Holiday, her writing process, the title and cover, writing biographical fiction, the setting, and much…
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Gary J. Walters - WHITE HOUSE MEMORIES 1970-2007
In this interview, I chat with Gary J. Walters about White House Memories: 1970-2007, his role as chief usher and what that role entails, planning for inauguration day and evening, his background, his impressions of the various administrations, behind-the-scenes glimpses into life at the White...
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Kelly Hooker - December's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for December's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney Good People by Patmeena Sabit Now: How to Get Away With Murder by Rebecca Philipson Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven Next:...
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - First Quarter 2026 Recommended Reads
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the first quarter of 2026. Mary’s titles January:All The Little Houses by May Cobb Skylark by Paula McLain The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave February: Imposter by LJ Ross Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise...
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Kelly Hooker - Our Top Reads of 2025
In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our top reads of 2025. Our Top Shared Reads: Dead Money by Jacob Kerr This American Woman by Zarna Garg The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar Kelly’s Remaining Selections…
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Matthew Norman - GRACE & HENRY'S HOLIDAY MOVIE MARATHON
In this interview, I chat with Matthew Norman about Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon, writing a holiday romance, choosing which movies to incorporate into the story and the movie that didn't end up in the book, exploring the many faces of grief, holidays as universal experiences, naming the...
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Beck Dorey-Stein - SPECTACULAR THINGS
In this interview, I chat with Beck Dorey-Stein about Spectacular Things, having her book selected as a Reese's Book Club pick, writing about sacrifice and grief, tackling the sister relationship in fiction, writing about soccer, the hardest character for her to write, her title and cover, and…
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Jayda Justus - Gift Giving for the Holidays 2025
Jayda Justus of The History Mom recommends books for gift giving this holiday. Favorite Fiction: ● Nostalgic reading - The Star of Camp Greene by Joy Callaway ● Old favorites made new - The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson Wheeler, The Worlds of Jane Austen: The Influences and Inspiration Behind...
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Kelly Hooker - November's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for November's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: One & Only by Maureen Goo Orbital by Samantha Harvey Now: The Whisper Man by Alex North You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees Next:...
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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.
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