Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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Interview with Julie Carrick Dalton - THE LAST BEEKEEPER Mar 08, 2023

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In this interview, Julie and I discuss The Last Beekeeper, all of the world building she did for this book, why she chose bees, her own beekeeping experiences, the book's stunning cover, the font created just for this book, maintaining hope, and much more.

Julie’s recommended reads are:

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Atomic Anna by Rachel Berenbaum
The Last Dreamwalker by Rita Woods
Terra Nova by Henriette Lazaridis
Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde

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Interview with Jessa Maxwell - THE GOLDEN SPOON Mar 07, 2023

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In this interview, Jessa and I discuss The Golden Spoon, setting the book during a baking competition, the hardest part of writing the book, her stunning cover, crafting a story where the reader does not know who dies until the end, and much more.

Jessa's recommended reads are:

The Reunion by Kayla Olson
The Good Ones by Polly Stewart
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Local by Joey Hartstone:

The Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben
The Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly
The Elvis Cole series by Robert Crais
The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos

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

Olga Grlic and James Iacobelli can be found at @bookcoverbyoj

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Interview with C.J. Box - STORM WATCH Mar 03, 2023

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In this interview, C.J. and I discuss Storm Watch, weaving together two central mysteries into each book, how there is now more fiction focused on the outdoors than there used to be, the Joe Pickett TV series, incorporating a political element into his books because of the large amount of public land in Wyoming, crypto-mining, and much more.

C.J.'s recommended reads are:

Desert Star by Michael Connelly
Napoleon by Andrew Roberts

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Robert Crais, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Joey Hartstone, and Julie Clark.

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Interview with Davina Morgan-Witts - Founder and Publisher, BookBrowse Mar 02, 2023

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In this Behind the Scenes interview, Davina and I chat about her role as Founder and Publisher of BookBrowse, how she came up with the idea to create the website, curating books for readers and book clubs, BookBrowse's membership options, how reviewers are selected, deciding which books to review for the site, and much more.

Davina's recommended reads are:

The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah
Stealing by Margaret Verble
Africa Is Not a Country by Dipo Faloyin
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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Interview with Shelley Read - GO AS A RIVER Feb 28, 2023

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In this interview, Shelley and I discuss Go as a River, the kernel of inspiration that sparked the story, her love of nature and wilderness, grief and how she explores it in her writing, connecting with others through grief, her title and cover, and much more.

Shelley's recommended reads are:

Marilynne Robinson's books
Mary Oliver's poetry
Lucille Clifton's poetry
Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams

My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall:

The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor
Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
Homecoming by Kate Morton
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

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Interview with William Kent Krueger- THE LEVEE Feb 27, 2023

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In this interview, Kent and I discuss The Levee, using Faulkner's novella The Old Man as a jumping off point, the booming audiobook market, writing an audio original versus a book, why he focuses on the themes of the power of nature and the complexity of humans, and much more.

Kent’s recommended reads are:

To Catch a Storm by Mindy Mejia
Saving Myles by Carl Vonerau

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Interview with Cheryl A. Head - TIME'S UNDOING Feb 24, 2023

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In this interview, Cheryl and I discuss Time's Undoing, basing the story on her family history, setting Time's Undoing in Birmingham and Detroit and the similarities in the cities, how the earth below a city holds its secrets and history, reviewing old newspapers from the 1920s, the American flag, and much more.

Cheryl’s recommended reads are:

No Home for Killers by E. A. Aymar
Shutter by Ramona Emerson

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Interview with Lynn Cullen - THE WOMAN WITH THE CURE Feb 21, 2023

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In this interview, Lynn and I discuss The Woman With the Cure, writing a book about the polio pandemic during another pandemic, how our culture is dictated by advertisements, her research, her goal to present the science necessary in the book in a basic and readable format, the creation of Candyland, and much more.

Lynn's recommended reads are:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock:

Time's Undoing by Cheryl Head
The Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

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Interview with Amy Tector - THE FOULEST THINGS Feb 14, 2023

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In this interview, Amy and I discuss The Foulest Things, writing a series and mysteries as a pantser, why she created the fictional Dominion Archives, incorporating art theft into her story, and much more.

Amy's recommended reads are:

Prague Spring by Simon Mawer
Untangled by Lisa Damour

My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Age of Dreaming by Nina Revoyr:

Miss Del Rio by Barbara Mujica
City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
The Roaring Twenties Mystery series by Mary Miley

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The Foulest Things can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.

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Interview with Sadeqa Johnson - THE HOUSE OF EVE Feb 10, 2023

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In this interview, Sadeqa and I discuss The House of Eve, how she was inspired by her family's history to write this story, colorism in the Black community, what she learned while writing this novel, her stunning cover, finding the right title for the book, and much more.

Sadeqa’s recommended reads are: