Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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Kimi Cunningham Grant - THESE SILENT WOODS Nov 18, 2021

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Kimi and I discuss These Silent Woods, living off the grid, the book's original title, her tweak to the cover design, how writers need to have both the thickest and the thinnest skin, her writing process and how it has changed, and much more.

Kimi's recommended reads are:

Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
The Guide by Peter Heller

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Laurence Leamer - CAPOTE'S WOMEN Nov 15, 2021

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Laurence and I discuss Capote's Women, the illusion these women created for the world and how happiness was elusive for them, what surprised him the most while writing this book, the carefully chosen cover photo, his favorite of the books he has written, and much more.

Laurence’s recommended reads are:

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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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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Deborah Voll - THE TELL-ALL GUIDE TO AIRBNB HOSTING Nov 15, 2021

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Deborah and I discuss her book The Tell-All Guide to Airbnb Hosting, her encore career, serving as an Airbnb Superhost by renting rooms in her home, some crazy Airbnb stories, tips for being a great host and a fabulous guest, her podcast Calm the Chaos, and much more.

Deborah's recommended read is:

The Listening Path by Julia Cameron

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Alice Henderson - A BLIZZARD OF POLAR BEARS Nov 11, 2021

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Alice and I discuss A Blizzard of Polar Bears, working as a wildlife researcher and bioacoustician, how she believes strongly in including accurate science in her novels, the animal she is focusing on in her third book in the series, Barnes and Noble's selection of A Solitude of Wolverines as its October mystery pick, and much more.

Alice's recommended reads are:

What We Think about When We Try Not to Think about Global Warming by Per Espen Stoknes
Drawdown by Paul Hawken
Murder in the Crypt by Irina Shapiro
Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell

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Tabitha Forney - PAPER AIRPLANES Nov 09, 2021

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Tabitha and I discuss Paper Airplanes, telling this very personal story, how 9/11 transformed the United States, the chapter she found the most difficult to write, participating in Pitch Wars, her publishing journey, and much more.

Tabitha's recommended reads are:

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode.

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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Laura Morelli - THE STOLEN LADY Nov 06, 2021

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Laura and I discuss The Stolen Lady, her decades-long fascination with the Mona Lisa, how the Nazis sought to steal all of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings and drawings during World War 2, that the Mona Lisa was never delivered to its patron and instead how da Vinci brought it to France with him, and much more.

Laura’s recommended reads are:

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Anticipation by Melodie Winawer
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julia Claiborne Johnson, Judithe Little, Renee Rosen, Emma Brodie, and Julia Kelly.

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Todd Doughty - LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE Oct 31, 2021

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Todd and I chat about his book Little Pieces of Hope, celebrating all of the things that bring us joy in life, how and why he started these lists the day WHO declared a global pandemic, looking to his daily life for inspiration, the bright and sunny cover, working in book publicity, and much more.

Todd's recommended reads are:

The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani
Still Life by Louise Penny
The Judge's List by John Grisham

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Abbe Greenberg & Maggie Sarachek - THE ANXIETY SISTERS' SURVIVAL GUIDE Oct 27, 2021

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We discuss their new book The Anxiety Sisters' Survival Guide, how they became Anxiety Sisters, living with anxiety in today's world, the questions they are most frequently asked, how they want to provide a comprehensive understanding of what anxiety is, and much more.

Abbe's recommended reads are:

The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford

Maggie's recommended reads are:

Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan Englander
What We Talk a bout When We Talk about Anne Frank by Nathan Englander

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Kristy Woodson Harvey - CHRISTMAS IN PEACHTREE BLUFF Oct 26, 2021

Show notes

Kristy and I discuss Christmas in Peachtree Bluff, writing a holiday story versus a non-holiday story, returning to Peachtree Bluff after a hiatus and whether she will write more in the series, Friends and Fiction, and much more.

Kristy’s recommended reads are:

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan
In Polite Company by Gervais Hagerty

Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.

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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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Christine Pride & Jo Piazza - WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM Oct 25, 2021

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We discuss We Are Not Like Them, how they started writing the book together and what their writing process looked like, encouraging people to have more in-depth conversations on race, why storytelling induces empathy, being selected as the October Good Morning America book club selection, the editorial process, and much more.

Their joint recommended reads are: