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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.
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Ben Wasserman talks about grief, self examination, feeling like a burden, reactivity, and good and bad choices. BEN: https://www.benwassermancomedy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/benwassergram/?hl=en https://twitter.com/benwassertweet?lang=en ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.co…
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In this interview, I chat with Tommy Tomlinson about Dogland, how he became interested in the world of show dogs and the Westminster Dog Show, following Striker and his handler, creating the interludes throughout the book, what surprised him the most when researching this one, the purple cover, and much more. Tommy's recommended reads are: Being a …
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In this interview, I chat with Amy Lin about Here After, writing about the grief she experienced after losing her husband, narrating her audiobook and how that process worked, creating a book that is a mirror versus a guidebook, writing in the present tense and moving around in time, the title and cover, and much more. Amy's recommended reads are: …
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In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our upcoming Literary Lookbook and our Summer Reading Guides and how they are different. Kelly’s Summer Reading Guide Preview Selections: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Same As It Ever Was by Clare Lombardo Cindy’s Summer Reading Guide Preview Selections: How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Po…
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In this interview, I chat with Piper Huguley about American Daughters, writing about the secret friendship between Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, how she learned about their relationship, her research, how her book cover came to be, why she chose the time period she did to write about, and much more. Piper's recommended reads are: The Best …
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In this interview, I chat with Meghan Friedlander and Luca Dotti (Audrey's son) about Audrey Hepburn in Paris, how the cover came about, why Luca asked Meghan to write this book, Audrey and her connection to Paris, how Meghan started her blog, getting the rights to the rare photos used in the book, how so many photos in this book have not been publ…
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Mary Webbey O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of Spring and Summer 2024. Mary's selections: April Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt Somehow by Anne Lamott May Long Island by Colm Toibin Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris The Klanman's Son by R. Derek Black June Bear by Julia Phillips Service by…
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In this interview, I chat with Holly Gramazio about The Husbands, how she came up with the unique premise for The Husbands, creating all of the different husbands and the many more that were left out of the book, why Lauren's life continues moving forward, creating the attic and coming up with how it would work in the novel, and much more. Holly's …
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In this interview, I chat with Jo Piazza about The Sicilian Inheritance, how this book is inspired by a family story, Sicily as a setting, why she chose for Sara to be a chef, plotting versus pantsing, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more. Jo's recommended reads are: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano The Hou…
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Freddy G talks about his journey from Birthright to anti-zionism, conflicts and arguing, mourning his father, nauseating panic attacks, and day jobs FREDDY: https://www.instagram.com/orangefreddyg/ https://twitter.com/OrangeFreddyG ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst…
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In this interview, I chat with Jesse Q. Sutanto about The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, creating and now ending this series, the screen adaptation and its status, the highlight of writing this book, her writing process and how she shares it on Instagram, incorporating the Chinese new Year, infusing humor into her stories, and much more. Jesse's r…
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In this interview, I chat with Allison Pataki about Finding Margaret Fuller, how she learned about Margaret Fuller and decided to write about her, why her goal is to educate and entertain, visiting Concord, her in-depth Author's Note, Fuller's rivalry with Edgar Allen Poe, and much more. Allison's recommended reads are: Remarkably Bright Creatures …
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In this interview, I chat with Cara Hunter about All the Rage, how the DI Fawley series came about, creating a police procedural series, basing All the Rage on a real-life case, the title and its mutliple meanings, when book 7 will be out, and much more. Cara's recommended reads are: What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena Anna O by Matthew Blake The W…
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Alexander Edward talks about music, online vs real life, overcoming resentment, and labor organizing. ALEXANDER: https://thatawfulsound.com/ https://www.instagram.com/flieldy ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/…
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In this interview, I chat with Rebecca Serle about Expiration Dates, incorporating magic into her books, how magic opens up the world she is creating, how she chooses her characters' names, how her title and cover came about, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more. Rebecca's recommended reads are: Good Material by Dolly Al…
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In this interview, I chat with Jennifer Ryan about The Underground Library, writing a book about books and libraries, how her role as book editor informed her writing, what surprised her the most when writing this one, her stunning cover, and much more. Jennifer's recommended reads are: The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry The Paper…
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In this interview, I chat with Stephanie Dray about Becoming Madam Secretary, why she decided to write about Frances Perkins, her research and how she chose what to include and what to leave out, drafting a comprehensive Author's Note, what she is working on next, and much more. Stephanie's recommended read is The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Ja…
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Liam Anderson talks about support groups, substances, and anger and its applications LIAM: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg https://www.lutheransettlement.org/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/…
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In this interview, I chat with Eliza Knight and Denny S. Bryce about Can't We Be Friends, how they learned about the friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, writing a book together and how they approached it, using song titles for chapter headings, how the title and cover came about, and much more. Eliza's recommended read is The Pho…
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In this Behind the Scenes interview, Heather Duncan and I chat about her role as Executive Director at Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association, what her job entails, FallCon and SpringCon, the states that make up the MPIBA region, Reading the West book awards, and much more. Heather's recommended reads are: Gideon the 9th by Tamsyn Muir Ancill…
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Bronwyn Isaac talks about living as an expatriate in Amsterdam, American dread vs general global human dread, and how money bad. BRONWYN: https://www.instagram.com/brondotcomputer/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/…
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In this interview, I chat with Clare Mackintosh about I Promise It Won't Always Hurt Like This, how grief changes your identity, structuring this memoir, how her titles and cover came about, the differences and similarities in writing crime fiction and a memoir, and much more. Clare's recommended reads are: A Manual for Heartache by Cathy Rentzenbr…
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In this interview, I chat with Katherine Reay about The Berlin Letters, setting a story during the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, what surprised her the most when writing this one, why the Cold War is a popular time period to write about now, how her title and cover came about, deciding on the format she used, and much more. Katherine's …
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Kelly Mahoney talks about moving into social work from photography, body image and self harm, and escaping a marriage with a true narcissist. BOLD BEAUTY PROJECT: https://www.boldbeautyproject.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://she…
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In this interview, I chat with Deborah Jackson Taffa about Whiskey Tender, telling an intersectional story, portraying blended backgrounds versus oversimplifying the Native experience, weaving history into her own story, what surprised her the most when she was writing her memoir. her title and cover, and much more. Deborah's recommended reads are:…
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Audrey Brehm talks about growing up in the JW church, being that annoying gross kid in class, and finding her way through Ren Faires and gender identity AUDREY: @aud on Bluesky @rftbaudrey on Twitter ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://s…
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In this interview, I chat with Amanda Churchill about The Turtle House, how this story is inspired by her grandmother's life, incorporating a Minogame into the book, deciding on Lia's career path, telling an intergenerational story, Japan before and during World War 2, and much more. Amanda's recommended reads are: Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Dee…
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Maria Guido returns to talk about about trauma, EMDR, therapeutic psychedelics, and monster trucks. MARIA'S ARTICLE: https://pinjnews.org/breaking-the-cycle-addressing-trauma-and-building-resilience-in-court-involved-youth/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC B…
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In this interview, I chat with Robin Oliveira about A Wild and Heavenly Place, how she set out to write an epic love story, creating a strong sense of place, her title and cover, understanding her characters' motivations, shipbuilding and coal mining, and much more. Robin's recommended reads are: The General and Julia by Jon Clinch The Voyage of th…
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In this interview, I chat with Brandy Schillace about The Framed Women of Ardemore House, writing a mystery series, creating an authentic neurodiverse character, her title and cover, how she named the house in the book, her Peculiar Book Club and why she launched it, and much more. Brandy's recommended reads are: Books by Ngaio Marsh, Louise Penny …
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James Cappola talks about overcoming disordered eating and body dystrophia and calling out the scams and toxic BS in the fitness industry JAMES: https://www.jamescappola.com/ https://www.instagram.com/james_cappola/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@j_cappola_fitcoach ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: …
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In this interview, I chat with Karen Outen about Dixon, Descending, how she came upon with the idea for this story, the mental component of climbing Mt. Everest, her research and the way she depicts the mountain, having to decide what to leave out, choosing the correct year to set the story, her title and cover, and much more. Karen's recommended r…
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In this interview, I chat with Jessica Bryant Klagmann about This Impossible Brightness, how she came up with the idea for this novel, climate change and incorporating it into the story, focusing on the idea of listening, echoes, genre mashups, and much more. Jessica's recommended reads are: The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick The Bear by Andrew Kr…
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In this Behind the Scenes interview, Adam Vitcavage and I chat about Debutiful, how Debutiful got started, his First Taste Reading series, why he focuses on debuts, why he doesn't believe in spoilers, how he decides who to interview, and much more. Adam's recommended reads are: All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky The School for Good Mothers by Jes…
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In this interview, I chat with ReShonda Tate about The Queen of Sugar Hill, how she became interested enough in Hattie McDaniel to write about her, how Hattie opened doors for others, the research she did for the book, how she decided what years of Hattie's life to focus on for the story, looking at historical events through the lens of the time pe…
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Donovan Eyre takes us through their childhood religious OCD, teenage depression and recovery, gender identity, shame, and returning to creativity. DONO: https://www.instagram.com/rftb.dono/ RFTB: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfwors…
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In this interview, I chat with Benjamin Stevenson about Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect, subverting the unreliable narrator trope, setting this book on the Ghan and his trips on the train, creating homages to Golden Age mysteries, weaving humor into his stories, his screen adaptation news, and much more. Benjamin's recommended reads are: The La…
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In this interview, I chat with Laurie Frankel about Family Family, exploring adoption in a positive manner, her research, unpacking the idea of chosen family, infusing humor into her stories, cancel culture, how much the book transformed over time, and much more. Laurie's recommended reads are: The Future by Naomi Alderman We Must Not Think of Ours…
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In this interview, I chat with Karl Marlantes about Cold Victory, how he came up with the idea for this story, why the Cold War enthralls people even today, his title and cover, educating people about the past because it informs the present, and much more. Karl's recommended reads are: The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose Small Things Like These by…
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In this interview, I chat with Julie Chavez about Everyone But Myself, her publishing journey including working with Zibby Books, what surprised her the most about writing a memoir, how involved the editing process can be, her title and cover, and much more. Julie's recommended reads are: The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley…
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In this interview, I chat with Amy Pease about Northwoods, writing about addiction and how her health care background helped her depict it authentically on the page, why she decided to write a mystery, getting the cover right for the book, the Facebook group Cops and Writers, her research, avoiding drug addiction stereotypes, and much more. Amy's r…
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For today’s episode, I am running an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Book Bumble. This is their Episode 7 of Season 2 and focuses on the theme of surprises. Here are their original Show Notes: "Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of surprises! There are many different ways to be surprised while reading a great boo…
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In lieu of my January Behind the Scenes episode, today I am running a joint episode with Victoria Wood, founder of Bibliolifestyle and The Reader’s Couch, and Amy Allen Clark, founder of MomAdvice.com and the Book Gang podcast. We are excited to be launching this collaboration for 2024. Books mentioned in this episode: Little House on the Prairie b…
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In this interview, I chat with Ashley Elston about First Lie Wins, how she came up with the idea for this one, switching to adult fiction from YA, focusing on identity, the screen adaptation of the book, incorporating technology into her book, and much more. Ashley's recommended reads are: All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby None of This Is True by…
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In this episode, I reminisce about some of my favorite episodes of 2023: Amanda Peters about The Berry Pickers Hugh Howey about Wool Alice Hoffman about The Invisible Hour Pip Williams about The Bookbinder Bruce Borgos about The Bitter Past Elizabeth Passarella about It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway Rory Carroll about There Will Be Fire Rachel Beanland …
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In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our favorite books of 2023. Kelly’s Selections: Favorite Book of the Year: Go As a River by Shelley Read Best Book To Recommend to Anyone: The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley Most Unique Premise: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck Most Likely to Feel like a Conversation with a Friend: It W…
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Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Winter 2024. Mary’s Selections: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar You Only Call When You're In Trouble by Stephen McCauley Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Family Family by Laurie Frankel The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett Splinters by Leslie Jamison Bunyan and Henry by Mark Cecil…
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In this interview, I chat with Jon Clinch about The General and Julia, how he decided to write about Ulysses S. Grant, the impact Samuel Clemens had on the publishing of Grant's memoirs, how he structured the story, preserving the Mark Twain House, and much more. Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the n…
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