Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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Eric Eyre - DEATH IN MUD LICK Jun 28, 2020

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Episode 5 – Eric Eyre has been a reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail since 1998. In 2017, his investigation into massive shipments of opioids to West Virginia’s southern coalfields was awarded a Pulitzer prize. He lives in Charleston, West Virginia, with his wife and son. DEATH IN MUD LICK can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Eric’s 2 recommended reads are: 1. THE RELIVE BOX AND OTHER STORIES by T.C. Boyle 2. BEST SPORTS STORIES (published annually for many years, no longer in print)

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Ava Homa- DAUGHTERS OF SMOKE AND FIRE Jun 27, 2020

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Episode 4 – Ava Homa is a writer, journalist, and activist specializing in women’s issues and Middle Eastern affairs. She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor in Canada. Her collection of short stories, ECHOES FROM THE OTHER LAND, was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Prize, and she is the inaugural recipient of the PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-In-Exile Scholarship. She was born and raised in the Kurdistan Province in Iran and now divides her time between Toronto and the Bay Area. DAUGHTERS OF SMOKE AND FIRE is her debut novel. DAUGHTERS OF SMOKE AND FIRE can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Ava’s 3 recommended reads are: THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU by Michael Zapata REMEMBRANCE by Rita Woods SHUGGIE BAIN by Douglas Stuart

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Lisa Duffy - MY KIND OF PEOPLE Jun 25, 2020

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Episode 3 - Lisa Duffy is the author of THE SALT HOUSE, named by Real Simple as a Best Book of the Month upon its June release and one of Bustle’s 17 Best Debut Novels by Women in 2017, and THIS IS HOME, a favorite book club pick. Lisa received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts. Her writing can be found in numerous publications, including Writer’s Digest. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and three children. MY KIND OF PEOPLE is her third novel. MY KIND OF PEOPLE can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Lisa's 2 recommendations reads are: 1. THE BODY PAPERS by Grace Talusen 2. A DOOR BETWEEN US by Ehsaneh Sadr

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Nguyen Phan Que Mai - THE MOUNTAINS SING Jun 22, 2020

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Episode 2 - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai was born in Việt Nam in 1973, and grew up witnessing the war’s devastation of her country. She worked as a street seller and rice farmer before winning a scholarship to attend university in Australia. She is the author of eight books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction in Vietnamese. Her writing has been translated and published in more than ten countries and has received many honors, including the Hà Nội Writers Association’s Poetry of the Year 2010 Award. Quế Mai has an MA in Creative Writing and is currently a PhD candidate at Lancaster University. She divides her time between Indonesia and Việt Nam. THE MOUNTAINS SING can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Quế Mai's 3 recommended reads are: 1. AFTERLIFE by Julia Alvarez 2. SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE by Ijeoma Oluo 3. THE LINE THAT HELD US by David Joy

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Susie Orman Schnall - WE CAME HERE TO SHINE Jun 14, 2020

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Episode 1 - Susie Orman Schnall is the author of four novels, and her latest is WE CAME HERE TO SHINE. Susie's writing has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Writer's Digest, and Glamour. She is also a frequent speaker at women's groups, corporations, and book clubs about her novels and work-life balance. WE CAME HERE TO SHINE can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Susie's 3 recommended reads are: 1. UNTAMED by Glennon Doyle 2. THE IMPOSSIBLE FIRST: FROM FIRE TO ICE - CROSSING ANTARCTICA ALONE by Colin O'Brady 3. FAST GIRLS by Elise Hooper

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