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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.
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- 5 days ago35 min
Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Reads of July through September 2026
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. 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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 6 days ago1h 1m
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Fourth Quarter 2026 Recommended Reads
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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Mary's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Pamela's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago40 min
Kelly Hooker - September's Real Time Reading
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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago32 min
Zibby Owens - BETWEEN CHAPTERS
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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Janice Hallett - THE SILENT APPEAL
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 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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago29 min
Amanda Peters - THE BIRTHING TREE
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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 31, 202648 min
Kelly Hooker - August's Real Time Reading
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. 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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 30, 202647 min
Elizabeth Letts - FALLEN FOR FRANCE
In this interview, I chat with Elizabeth Letts about Fallen for France, her inspiration for and connection to the story and setting, her love of horses and how they help create an entry into a story, the research she conducted, the title and cover, imagining the past, writing both fiction and nonfiction, and much more. Elizabeth's recommended reads are: The Windsor Affair by Melanie Benjamin There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Sharak Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger by Kazuo Ishiguro 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. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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.
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