Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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Louise Candlish - THE HEIGHTS Mar 01, 2022

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Louise and I discuss The Heights, including her own phobia in the novel, how she created the format for this one including writing a book within a book, building a story based on the lengths parents will go to for their children, which character she voiced in the audiobook, and much more.

Louise’s recommended reads are:

The Maid by Nita Prose
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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Jennifer E. Smith - THE UNSINKABLE GRETA JAMES Feb 28, 2022

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Jennifer and I discuss The Unsinkable Greta James, writing a love story about Greta and her music, exploring what it is like to live a creative life, the effects of living in such a connected and public world, how working in the publishing industry impacts her work, and much more.

Jennifer’s recommended reads are:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays

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Adele Myers - THE TOBACCO WIVES Feb 26, 2022

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Adele and I discuss The Tobacco Wives, the dangers the tobacco companies knowingly ignored and covered up, her stunning cover, the role marketing and advertising plays in shaping public perception, her favorite character to write in the book, and much more.

Adele’s recommended reads are:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chen
The Maid by Nita Prose

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Brit Bennett - THE VANISHING HALF Feb 23, 2022

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Brit and I discuss The Vanishing Half, why writing her sophomore novel was more difficult, what she loves to hear from her readers, balancing research and writing, her paperback release, and much more.

Brit's recommended reads are:

Look at Me by Jennifer Egan
The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Jason Mott, Sanjena Sathian, Kim Neville, Nancy Johnson, and Bianca Marais.

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Lisa Barr - WOMAN ON FIRE Feb 23, 2022

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Lisa and I discuss Woman on Fire, the 2013 event that inspired this book, how the ownership of certain pieces of art is one of the only remaining issues left from World War 2, her favorite and least favorite characters to write, creating her Carpool Care-Aoki series on Instagram, the book's stunning cover, and much more.

Lisa's recommended reads are:

Sisters of Night and Fog by Erika Robuck
Angels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
Fake by Erika Katz
The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

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Lyn Liao Butler - RED THREAD OF FATE Feb 20, 2022

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Lyn and I discuss Red Thread of Fate, how this book is a more personal story for her, wanting to make sure she had the adoption details exactly right, the difficulty of writing a shy/reserved character, found families, and much more.

Lyn’s recommended reads are:

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin
Nanny Needed by Georgina Cross
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Jasmine Project by Meredith Ireland

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

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Deanna Raybourn - THE IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSTER Feb 16, 2022

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Deanna and I discuss The Impossible Imposter, the inspiration for Veronica and Stoker, crowdsourcing information about her previous books on her Twitter feed, how much fun it is to create this series, her beautiful covers and the Easter eggs hidden within them, and much more.

Deanna’s recommended reads are:

Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina by Georgina Pascoguin
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Bella Ellis, Rhys Bowen, Katherine St. John, Alice Henderson, and S.F. Kosa.

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Kim Fay - LOVE & SAFFRON Feb 16, 2022

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Kim and I discuss Love & Saffron, her personal inspiration for the book, drafting an epistolary novel, writing letters on a typewriter, capturing the way food brings people together, how working at a bookstore impacted her writing. and much more.

Kim’s recommended reads are:

The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Wedding by Dorothy West
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin

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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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Elena Armas- THE SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION Feb 11, 2022

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Elena and I discuss The Spanish Love Deception, her unusual and very cool publishing journey, winning the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award and what the selection process was like, her favorite romance trope, how being a romance blogger and bookstagrammer prepared her to write rom-coms, and much more.

Elena’s recommended reads are:

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Hook, Line & Sinker by Tessa Bailey

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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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Bryn Turnbull - THE LAST GRAND DUCHESS Feb 08, 2022

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Bryn and I discuss The Last Grand Duchess, why she decided to focus on Olga's story, telling the family's personal story, how the Romanovs are the most documented family in history, why the Romanovs were ill-suited to rule of Russia, Olga's political astuteness, and much more.

Bryn’s recommended reads are: