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**Thoughts from a Page Podcast**

Thoughts from a Page is hosted by me, Cindy Burnett, a voracious reader and book columnist who provides you with casual author conversations and insider information on all of the newest releases that I have read and personally recommend. With so many books coming out weekly, it can be hard to decide what to read so I find the best ones and share them with you. Listen to find your next great book.

Latest Episodes:

Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of July through September 2023 (originally aired 11/3/23) Oct 20, 2026

Show notes

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2023.

Our shared top reads:

The River We Remember by William Kent Kreuger
The Six by Loren Grush
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

Kelly’s remaining top reads:

One Summer In Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
An Honest Man by Michael Koryta
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
The Other Year by Rea Frey
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Cindy’s remaining top reads:

The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
Disneyland on the Mountain by Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Connect with Kelly Hooker on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.

Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!

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Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month.

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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of July through September 2024 (originally aired 11/22/24) Oct 13, 2026

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In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through early October 2024.

Our shared top reads:

The Wedding People by ⁠Alison Espach⁠

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by ⁠Lynda Cohen Loigman⁠

Kelly’s remaining top reads:

The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella

Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne

The Best Lies by David Ellis

Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman

The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

Exposure by Ava Dellaira

The Sing Sing Files by Dan Slepian

The Small and The Mighty by Sharon McMahon

Cindy’s remaining top reads:

May the Wolf Dieby Elizabeth Heider

The Love of My Afterlife by ⁠Kirsty Greenwood⁠

The Family Experiment by John Marrs

The Faculty Loungeby ⁠Jennifer Mathieu⁠

Maria by Michelle Moran

Elizabeth of East Hampton by ⁠Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding⁠

The Lightning Bottles by ⁠Marissa Stapley⁠

The Lantern of Lost Memoriesby Sanaka Hiiragi

The Fabled Earthby ⁠Kimberly Brock

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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorites of July through September 2025 (originally aired 10/28/25) Oct 06, 2026

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In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2025.

Our shared top reads:

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Culpability by ⁠Bruce Holsinger ⁠
Slanting Towards the Sea by ⁠Lidija Hilje ⁠
The Book of Guilt by ⁠Catherine Chidgey⁠
The Killer Question by ⁠Janice Hallett⁠

Kelly’s remaining top reads:

Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natura
Life & Death & Giants by Ron Rindo
Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
The Mad Wife by Meagan Church

Cindy’s remaining top reads:

Spectacular Things by Beck Dory-Stein
A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gilliland
Her Many Faces by Nikki Cloke
Departure 37 by ⁠Scott Carson⁠
The Last Assignment by Erika Robuck
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton

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Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of July through September 2026 Sep 29, 2026

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In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2026.

Our shared top reads:

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves

Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd

Kelly’s remaining top reads:

Make Nice by Ryan Effgen

The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi

The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin

Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult

Fallow by Sarah Anderson

Cindy’s remaining top reads:

The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders

Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarity

The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers

Some People by Parini Shroff

The Secrets of Deer Creek by Thao Thai

Fallen for France by Elizabeth Letts

Proof of Progress by Elizabeth Castellano

Connect with Kelly Hooker on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Fourth Quarter 2026 Recommended Reads Sep 28, 2026

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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the fourth quarter of 2026.

Mary’s Titles:

October

The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson Spires

What Nature Teaches Us by Clay and Amber Vilhauer

When The Night Comes Knocking by Katherine Daniel

This Is What Happens When Women Read by Julianna Glasse

November

Revenge Plot by Stephanie Wrobel

Almost Animal by Amy Irvine

Stations by Louise Kennedy

All the Little Secrets by May Cobb

December

Wild Aster by Anna Hogeland

Pamela’s Titles:

October

Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Orringer

Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson

The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson

Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean

The Names of the New World by Kawai Strong Washburn

Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

November

Peregrine Hill by Nina de Gramont

Mr. Disappear by Virginia Trench

Oh, Now! by Niall Williams

Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane

The Shared Life of Egan & Lucian by Rose Smith

Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.

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Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month.

Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Pamela's social media handles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Kelly Hooker - September's Real Time Reading Sep 26, 2026

Show notes

Kelly joins me for September's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.

Kelly's Selections:

Last:

Breathing Under Water by Jacqueline Friedland

Fallow by Sarah Anderson

Now:

Hopeless Romantics by Mhairi McFarlane

Cleared for Takeoff by Captain Nia Gilliam

Next:

Up to the Light by Julia Armfield

Buried Embers by Alex Sigmore

DNFs:

None

Book Mail highlights:

The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey

Cash Out by Nick Hornby

Cindy's Selections:

Last:

The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen

We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

Now:

The Shadows of Kensington Gore by Ross Montgomery

Redwood: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Extraordinary Spy by Ben Macintyre

Next:

The Cursed Diamond by Anna Rasche

Rabbit Rabbit by Jennifer E. Smith

Didn’t Work/DNFs:

The Camino by Anya Niewerra

The Library of Leaving by Emily Dunlay

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

Another Name for Red by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala

Book Mail highlights:

What Kind of Mother by Bernadette Murphy

Heart of the Wild by Patti Callahan Henry

Connect with Kelly Hooker on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for my literary salon in Virginia.

Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month.

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Zibby Owens - BETWEEN CHAPTERS Sep 24, 2026

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In this interview, I chat with Zibby Owens about Between Chapters, finding humor in darker moments, how she approached including others in her memoir, her favorite genres, writing a out loneliness and anxiety, owning a bookstore, recording the audiobook, crowdsourcing the book's titles and cover, and much more.

Zibby's recommended reads are:

Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Orringer
The Things You'll Never Know by Ashley Audrain

Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.

Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month.

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Janice Hallett - THE SILENT APPEAL Sep 16, 2026

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In this interview, I chat with Janice Hallett about The Silent Appeal, returning to the Fairway Players, why she selected The Hollow by Agatha Christie for the play in the book, amateur theatre communities, not revealing who died until close to the end, weaving humor into the story, her writing process, the title and cover, and much more.

Janice's recommended reads are:

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
Dead Fashion Girl by Fred Vermorel

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Amanda Peters - THE BIRTHING TREE Sep 04, 2026

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In this interview, I chat with Amanda Peters about The Birthing Tree, how a family story inspired this book, the importance of tradition, her various covers for this one, tackling the themes of grief and secrets, creating a strong sense of place, her writing process, and much more.

Amanda's recommended reads are:

John of John by Douglas Stuart
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
A Glacier's Guide to Dying by Michelle Porter
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.

Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month.

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Kelly Hooker - August's Real Time Reading Aug 31, 2026

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Kelly joins me for August's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.

Kelly's Selections:

Last:

Hollow Bones by Jodi Piccoult

The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

Now:

Minbak by Ela Lee

Breathing Under Water by Jaqueline Friedland

Next:

Fallow by Sarah Anderson

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw

DNFs:

Land by Maggie O’Farrell (again)

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh

The Things You’ll Never Know by Ashley Audrain

Book Mail highlights:

Serious Music by Percival Everett

Behind Every Face by Charlie Donlea

Cindy's Selections:

Special shoutouts:

Some People by Parini Shroff

Two Lives by Alexis Schaitkin

Bad Words by Riognach Robinson

Last:

Proof of Progress by Elizabeth Castellano

Miss Archer by Jordan Harrison

Now:

Briefly, Forever by Sarah Gray

The Camino by Anya Niewierra

Next:

Fallow by Sarah Anderson

The Minute Givers by Christine Smonk

Didn’t Work/DNFs:

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

Sunrise by Tea Obreht

Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller

The Traveling House by Kristin Cashore

Book Mail highlights:

Just in Time by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka

Revenge Plot by Stephanie Wrobel

Connect with Kelly Hooker on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠ for my literary salon in Virginia.

Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month.

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