Thoughts from a Page Podcast

Updated: 31 May 2025 • 524 episodes
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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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Kelly Hooker joins me for the May Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last:  The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natura When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy Now: Four Mothers by Abigail Leonard Silver Elite by Dani Francis Next: Far & Away by Amy Poe

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In this interview, I chat with Kristy Woodson Harvey about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Beach House Rules, deciding on a format for telling the story, finding the right title for this one, what surprised her the most about writing this one, why she chose a white collar crime and her reasearch on the subject, and much more. Kristy's recommended

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In this interview, I chat with Annabel Monaghan about ⁠⁠⁠It's a Love Story, her inspiration for this book, writing sex scenes, creating Jane's character, reader response to Jane, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more. Annabel's recommended reads are: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez⁠ We

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In this interview, I chat with Mary Alice Monroe about ⁠⁠⁠Where the Rivers Merge, setting the book in the ACE Basin, writing a duology, her love of the land and its ecosystems, crafting a strong sense of place, writing her first historical novel, her title and cover, and much more. Mary Alice's recommended reads are: T

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In this interview, I chat with Judith Viorst about ⁠⁠⁠Making the Best of What's Left, living the fifth fifth of your life, dealing with loneliness and redefining happiness, what surprised her the most when writing this one, her cover, the importance of community, reader response, and much more. Judith's recommended rea

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In this interview, I chat with Elisabeth Dini about ⁠⁠Bearer of Bad News, the idea of a bearer of bad news, what surprised her the most when writing this one, how she settled on the format, honoring real women through her character names, her job at the International Criminal Court and how it informed the story, and mu

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