Thoughts from a Page Podcast

In this episode, Thoughts from a Page listeners share their favorite reads of 2023: Kristen Smith - The wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Karen McNamara - The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring Jayda Justus - After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Life by Logan Steiner Cynthia - Shark Heart Mary O'Malley - The Book of More Delights by Ross Gay Sidra Jeffries - The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland Karen Naughton - Happiness Fall by Angie Kim Lynette Burnett- Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino Michelle Beckwith - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Katie - Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr Dee Driscole - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Ivana - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Janel - The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson Brenda Rogers - Generations by Jean M. Twenge and The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki Amy Doolittle - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Meghen Kear - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent Nika McKinney - The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg Melanie Powers - The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell Deanna Salazar - The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin Pam Lamp - The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore Leslie Hopping - Weyward by Emilia Hart Laura Pleasants - Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Robin Beard - The Last Love Note by Emma GreyRue Spence - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley Heather Green - Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I revisit some of my favorite Behind the Scenes conversations from 2023: Davina Morgan-Witts, Founder of Book Browse Jane Green, Founder and Creative Director of Emerald Audio Caroline Bleeke, Executive Editor at Flatiron Books Kristyn Kusek Lewis, Contributing Books Editor at Real Simple Magazine Jenny Brown, Senior Editor at Shelf Awareness Sarah High, Senior Partnerships Manager at Bookshop.org Laura Rossi, Founder of Laura Rossi Public Relations Victoria Wood, founder of Bibliolifestyle Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Katie Cotugno about Meet the Benedettos, her love of Pride and Prejudice, taking on the challenge of a reimagining of a classic, choosing character names, reality TV and its cultural impact today, and much more. Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Meet the Benedettos can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Want to listen to another book podcast? Try the fabulous Book Bumble. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristyn Kusek Lewis recommends books for gift giving this holiday. Her recommendations: Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer Nothing Is Missing by Nicole Walters The Book of More Delights by Ross Gay Call You When I Land by Nikki Vargas Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Absolution by Alice McDermott None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Hike by Lucy Clarke The Last Love Note by Emma Grey North Woods by Daniel Mason The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok The Good Part by Sophie Cousens Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Want to listen to another book podcast? Try the fabulous Book Bumble. Have allergy trouble? Try Air Doctor and use promo codeTHOUGHTSFROMAPAGEand depending on the model, you’ll receiveUP TO39% off orUP TO$300 off. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about standout debut novels. Kelly’s selections: Lucky Girlby Irene Muchemi Ndirtu How To Be Rememberedby Michael Thompson Nightcrawlingby Leila Mottley Last Summer On State Streetby Toya Wolfe Shadows Of Pecan Hollowby Caroline Frost Landslideby Susan Conley Raft of Starsby Andrew J. Graff Shinerby Amy Jo Burns A Place For Usby Fatima Farheen Mirza I Am Pilgrimby Terry Hayes 2024 preview:Northwoodsby Amy Pease Cindy’s selections: Banyan Moonby Thao Thai The Golden Spoonby Jessa Maxwell The Keeper of Storiesby Sally Page The Localby Joey Hartstone Dirt Creekby Hayley Scrivenor Winter Countsby David Heska Wanbli Weiden Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Black Buckby Mateo Askaripour Valentineby Elizabeth Wetmore Songs in Ursa Majorby Emma Brodie 2024 preview:The Husbands by Holly Gramazio and The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Mackenzie Funk about The Hank Show, how he first learned about Hank Asher and then decided to write about him, how our personal data is accumulated and used today and how it all began, his research, the initial way that this data collection was put to use, and much more. Mackenzie's recommended reads are Subduction by Kristen Millares Young The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes The Big Short by Michael Lewis Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Hank Show can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Send your top read of 2023 recording to me at [email protected] with Favorite Read of 2023 as the subject line. The episode will run in early December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Amanda Peters about The Berry Pickers, how she decided to write this story, writing in first person, choosing who would narrate the story, writing a character study, the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize and other accolades, and much more. Amanda's recommended reads are Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer by Jamie Figueroa If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga When We Were Sisters by Fatima Asghar Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Berry Pickers can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Send your top read of 2023 recording to me at [email protected] with Favorite Read of 2023 as the subject line. The episode will run in early December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Celeste Connally about Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, her new pseudonym and how she selected it, writing historical books instead of contemporary, what it was like for women to live in the Regency Era, setting the stage for a new series, and much more. Celeste's recommended reads are A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore To Swoon and to Spar by Martha Waters Death and Croissants by Ian Moore The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Send your top read of 2023 recording to me at [email protected] with Favorite Read of 2023 as the subject line. The episode will run in early December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Jen Golbeck and Stacey Colino about The Purest Bond, how they came to write this book together, the physical, cognitive, emotional and social benefits of owning a dog, the gorilla basketball video on YouTube, creating the Golden Ratio, the science behind the human/dog relationship, and much more. Jen's recommended read is Nobody's Fool by Daniel Simons. Stacey's recommended read is The Soul of All Living Creatures by Vine Varga. Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Purest Bond can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Send your top read of 2023 recording to me at [email protected] with Favorite Read of 2023 as the subject line. The episode will run in early December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Elizabeth Crook about The Madstone, Texas during Reconstruction, how she wanted to write another book with Benjamin Shreve as a central character, the definition of a madstone and how she chose that as her title, her personal connection to the cover, and much more. Elizabeth's recommended reads are: Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas by Stephen Harrigan Remember Ben Clayton by Stephen Harrigan Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Madstone can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Send your top read of 2023 recording to me at [email protected] with Favorite Read of 2023 as the subject line. The episode will run in early December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices