Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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Interview with Nicole Baart - THE LONG WAY BACK Jul 21, 2023

Show notes

In this interview, Nicole and I discuss The Long Way Back, social media and how it is impacting our lives today, using a multimedia format to write the story, how the title and cover came about, crafting a mother-daughter relationship, and much more.

Nicole's recommended reads are:

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023 and my Houston Life segment.

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The Long Way Back can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.

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Interview with Bruce Borgos - THE BITTER PAST Jul 18, 2023

Show notes

In this interview, Bruce and I discuss The Bitter Past, his research, what surprised him the most when writing this book, creating a strong sense of place, the title and cover, how this is the start to a series, and much more.

Bruce's recommended reads are:

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer
All the Broken Places by John Boyne
Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023 and my Houston Life segment.

Support the podcast by joining my Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.

The Bitter Past can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.

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Interview with Kim Wickens - LEXINGTON Jul 14, 2023

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In this interview, Kim and I discuss Lexington, his impact on the sport of horse racing today, what happened to Lexington after he retired from racing, elk antlers and their significance in racing, horse racing in the 1800s, and much more.

Kim’s recommended reads are:

Moondust by Andrew Smith
The Wager by David Grann
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023.

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Interview with Kristy Woodson Harvey - THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS Jul 12, 2023

Show notes

In this interview, Kristy and I discuss The Summer of Songbirds, how she came up with the idea for this book, Friends and Fiction, deciding which characters would tell the story, including an independent bookseller, and much more.

Kristy's recommended reads are:

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
The Paris Daughter by Kristen Harmel
My Magnolia Summer by Victoria Benton Frank
The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023.

Support the podcast by joining my Patreon group. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.

The Summer of Songbirds can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.

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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - July and August 2023 Recommended Reads Jul 07, 2023

Show notes

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for July and August 2023.

Mary’s Selections:

How Can I Help You by Laura Sims
A Likeable Woman by May Cobb
A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing
The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe
Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion
Under the Tamarind Tree by Niger Alam
Everything/Nothing/Someone by Alice Carriere

Pamela’s Selections:

Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K. Runyan
The English Experience by Julie Schumacher
Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling
Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

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Mary's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter.

Pamela's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Interview with Jenny Brown - Senior Editor, Shelf Awareness Jul 06, 2023

Show notes

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Jenny and I chat about her role as Senior Editor at Shelf Awareness and what that entails, supporting independent bookstores, how Shelf Awareness began, submitting content to Shelf Awareness, and much more.

Jenny's recommended reads are:

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjoin-Brenyah
Let Us Descend by Jessmyn Ward
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Smart Brevity by Jim Vandehei
Remote Work Revolution by Tsedal Neeley

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023.

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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of April - June 2023 Jul 04, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2023.

Our shared top reads:

It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella
Lucky Girl by Irene Muschemi-Ndiritu
Drowning by T.J. Newman
Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman
The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

Kelly’s remaining top reads:

The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine
Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Yellowface by RF Kuang
The Senator’s Wife by Liv Constantine
My Murder by Katie Williams
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier
Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard
The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
The Quiet Tenant By Clemence Michallon

Cindy’s remaining top reads:

The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History by Rory Carroll
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble
Adrift by Lisa Brideau
Silent Came the Monster by Amy Hill Hearth
The Dark That Doesn't Sleep by Simon Mockler
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
The Long Way Back by Nicole Baart
A Right Worthy Woman by Ruth P. Watson
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023 and Kelly's Summer Reading Guide.

Support the podcast by joining my Patreon group. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.

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Interview with Ashley Poston - THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP Jun 30, 2023

Show notes

In this interview, Ashley and I discuss The Seven Year Slip, her love of time travel stories, creating a strong sense of place, switching from YA to adult romance, inserting Easter Eggs into this book, being selected by the GMA Book Club, and much more.

Ashley's recommended reads are:

That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023.

Support the podcast by joining my Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.

The Seven Year Slip can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Megan Tady, Brenda Janowitz, Lauren Thoman, and Laura Hankin.

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Interview with Riley Sager - THE ONLY ONE LEFT Jun 29, 2023

Show notes

In this interview, Riley and I discuss The Only One Left, writing a gothic novel, his writing process, what surprised him the most while writing this one, creating all of the twists and turns, the emotional depth in this story, and much more.

Riley's recommended read is The Last Word by Taylor Adams.

Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023 and my Houston Life segment.

Support the podcast by joining my Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.

The Only One Left can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Megan Miranda.

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Interview with Ruth P. Watson - A RIGHT WORTHY WOMAN Jun 27, 2023

Show notes

In this interview, Ruth and I discuss A Right Worthy Woman, writing about Maggie Lena Walker and including her in all of her books, the cover process, her research, how the title came about, and much more.

Ruth's recommended reads are: