Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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Rosie Walsh - THE LOVE OF MY LIFE Mar 24, 2022

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Rosie and I discuss The Love of My Life, having her book selected as a GMA Book Club pick, the obituary writing business, the tortuous process she went through when writing this book, how book covers are selected and the way covers vary by country, and much more.

Rosie's recommended reads are:

The Push by Ashley Audrain
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

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David Sipress - WHAT'S SO FUNNY? Mar 23, 2022

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David and I discuss What's So Funny? A Cartoonist's Memoir, how he started creating cartoons for The New Yorker, using cartoons to process his emotions, how writing this book was cathartic and helped him better understand his parents, trying to connect to people through feelings, creating the cover, and much more.

David's recommended reads are:

The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
Bruno, Chief of Police series by Martin Walker

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Ty Seidule.

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Simone St. James - THE BOOK OF COLD CASES Mar 18, 2022

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Simone and I discuss The Book of Cold Cases, creating an accused female serial killer, how swapping the gender roles changes every aspect of the story, the true crime phenomenon, the recent discovery by a reader of the actual motel sign used for The Sun Down Motel cover, and much more.

Simone’s recommended reads are:

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Sarah Pearse, Lisa Gardner, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Jane Harper.

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Peng Shepherd - THE CARTOGRAPHERS Mar 15, 2022

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Peng and I discuss The Cartographers, the true story about an event with a gas station map in the early 1900s that inspired a portion of this story, phantom settlements and how they have fallen out of favor now that people have moved to relying on electronic maps, how the use of maps changed once online maps became popular, why writing a mystery differs from writing other fiction, the hardest part of writing the book for her, and much more.

Peng’s recommended reads are:

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson
Appleseed by Matt Bell

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Peter Swanson - NINE LIVES Mar 11, 2022

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Peter and I discuss Nine Lives, writing his take on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, why Agatha Christie has stayed so popular and relevant, his writing process, pacing in thrillers, and much more.

Peter’s recommended reads are:

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

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Libbie Grant - THE PROPHET'S WIFE Mar 09, 2022

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Libbie and I discuss The Prophet's Wife, working with two publishers simultaneously, basing her book on the true events surrounding the creation and early years of the Mormon church, the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon", the difficulty in creating a cover for this book, and much more.

Libbie’s recommended reads are:

The Silk Road by Kathryn Davis
By Design: The Story of Ann Love by Piper Huguley

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julia Claiborne Johnson, Judithe Little, Renee Rosen, Kerri Maher, and Fiona Davis.

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Elise Hooper - ANGELS OF THE PACIFIC Mar 08, 2022

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Elise and I discuss Angels of the Pacific, writing about the Pacific arena during World War 2, her research trip and snorkeling around a World War 2 war ship, how different the war in the Pacific was from what was happening in Europe, restoring her great-grandmother's dollhouse, and much more.

Elise's recommended reads are:

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
Still Life by Sarah Winman
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

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Rebecca Serle - ONE ITALIAN SUMMER Mar 04, 2022

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Rebecca and I discuss One Italian Summer, exploring the dialogue between fate and free will, including a bit of magical realism in her stories, how the inspiration for her stories comes from what she is personally working through at the time, the hardest character for her to write in One Italian Summer, and much more.

Rebecca's recommended reads are:

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Amy Mason Doan, Lyn Liao Butler, Saumya Dave, Kathleen West, and Steven Rowley.

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Caroline Hewitt - Audiobook Narrator Mar 03, 2022

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Caroline and I discuss her role as an audiobook narrator, how she got started, the process for getting hired to narrate a particular book, the way she prepares to record, the biggest challenges she faces as a narrator, protecting her voice, AI narrators, and much more.

Caroline's recommended reads that she narrated:

Sisters of Night and Fog by Erika Robuck
The Diamond Keeper by Jeannie Mobley

Caroline's recommended reads that she did not narrate:

The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard (read)
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen (listened)

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Erika Robuck - SISTERS OF NIGHT AND FOG Mar 03, 2022

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Erika and I discuss Sisters of Night and Fog, how one of her characters appeared in her dreams asking for Erika to tell her story, creating a poll so readers could help select the book's title, her Author's Note, writing about Ravensbruck, grief, and much more.

Erika's recommended reads are: