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 informa...
Joint Episode with Book Bumble - A Strong Sense of Place
Today, the Book Bumble podcast and Thoughts from a Page come together for a joint episode about books contain a strong sense of place.
Featured Books:
The Lost Man by Jane Harper (CB)
Homecoming by Kate Morton (CB)
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (LH)
Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
The Ancients by John Larison (LP)
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
Book In Hand:
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (CB)
Books Mentioned in This Episode:
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
The Survivors by Jane Harper
The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
Birdie and Harlow by Taylor Wolfe
Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bear by Julia Phillips
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Jane Harper Books - The Dry, Force of Nature, Exiles
Kate Morton Books - The Clockmaker’s Daughter, The Forgotten Garden, The House at Riverton
This Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger Horn - First Quarter 2025 Recommended Reads
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the first quarter of 2025.
Pamela's selections:
January:
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
Too Soon by Betty Shamiah
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
February:
A Long Time Gone by Joshua Moehling
Tilda Is Visible by Jane Tara
Isola by Allegra Goodman
March:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
April:
A Lesser Light by Peter Geye
Mary's selections:
January:
Let's Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen
The Three Lives of Cate Cay by Kate Fagan
The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
Penitence by Kristin Koval
February:
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
A Forty Year Kiss by Nick Butler
People of Means by Nancy Johnson
The Snow Birds by Christina Clancy
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
March:
Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen
The Other March Sisters by Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko and Liz Parker
Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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1:10:41
Kelly Hooker - Our Top Reads of 2024
In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our top reads of 2024.
Our Top Shared Reads:
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
We Used to Life Here by Marcus Kliewer
Kelly’s Remaining Selections:
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Everyone but Myself by Julie Chavez
Drinker of Ink by Shannon Castleton
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Trafficking by Jason De Leon
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
The Best Lies by David Ellis
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
The Sing Sing Files by Dan Slepian
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Cindy’s Remaining Selections:
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
The Queen of Sugar Hill by ReShonda Tate
Dixon Descending by Karen Outen
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi
The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Honorable mention: Maria by Michele Moran
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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1:16:28
Jayda Justus - Book Recommendations for Holiday Gift Giving
Jayda Justus recommends books for gift giving this holiday.
Her recommendations:
Favorite Fiction:
Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway
Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear
Evelyne Redfern series by Julia Kelly
Shogun by James Clavell
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
London or New York by Edward Rutherfurd
A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
Presidential or First Lady history buff:
The Official White House Christmas Ornament: Collected Stories Of A Holiday Tradition by White House Historical Society
Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women by Diana B. Carlin, Anita B. McBride, and Nancy Kegan Smith
Jackie: A Novel by Dawn Tripp
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward O’Keefe
Classics lovers:
Anne of Green Gables or Pride and Prejudice illustrated by Barbara Heller
Anne, Little Women, and The Secret Garden by Rachel Dodge
Christmas with Louisa May Alcott or Christmas with Charles Dickens
Christmas books:
Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva
Always, in December by Emily Stone
Historical cooking:
Eat Like a Heroine by Lorilee Craker and Jenny Williams
Tasting History by Max Miller
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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Marybeth Mayhew Whalen - EVERY MOMENT SINCE
In this interview, I chat with Marybeth about Every Moment Since, the inspiration for this book, her book dedication, society's current obsession with true crime, changing agents due to writing this book, how she chose who would tell the story, pouring her heart and soul into this one, her title and cover, and much more.
Marybeth's recommended reads are:
The Devil at His Elbow by Valerie Bauerlein
What in the World?! by Leanne Morgan
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Every Moment Since can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
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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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