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 Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig A History of Burning by Janika Oza The Majority by Elizabeth Silver B.F.F. by Christie Tate 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 Turtle House can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 the Narwal by Andrea Barrett On the Way to the End of the World by Adrianne Harun The Poldark series by Winston Graham 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.     A Wild and Heavenly Place can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 and Donna Leon Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian The Kingdom of Bones by Stephen Gallagher Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 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 Framed Women of Ardemore House can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 reads are: Time's Undoing by Cheryl A Head The Leavers by Lisa Ko 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.     Dixon, Descending can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 Krivak All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (editor) and Katharine K. Wilkinson (editor) 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.     This Impossible Brightness can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Jessamine Chan Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder Real Life by Brandon Taylor In West Mills by De'Shawn Charles Winslow 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.     You can find Adam 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 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 period versus a 21st-century lens, and much more. ReShonda's recommended reads are: The Other Princess by Denny S. Bryce The Inmate by Freida McFadden Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter The First Ladies by Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict 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 Queen of Sugar Hill can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton The Hunter by Tana French 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.     Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein Percival Everett's books 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.     Family Family can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 Claire Keegan Foster by Claire Keegan The Women by Kristin Hannah 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.     Cold Victory can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza Shark Heart by Emily Habeck The House of Plain Truth by Donna Hemans 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.     Everyone But Myself can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      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 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 recommended reads are: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor The Wager by David Grann The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne 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.     Northwoods can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 book. We will also share our Books in Hand. So settle in and enjoy a few surprises we are sending your way! Featured Books: North Woods by Daniel Mason (LP) The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (LP) The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (LH) Books In Hand: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (LH) Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (LP) Other Books Mentioned In This Episode: When We Were Young and Brave by Hazel Gaynor The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas Ways to contact us: Follow us on Instagram @thebookbumble, Facebook @BookBumble, website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.com, and email:  @[email protected]" 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 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 by Laura Ingalls Wilder Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene Trixie Belden The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Enid Blyton Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Turn of the Screw by Henry James A Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure Shark Heart by Emily Habeck The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos Homecoming by Kate Morton I Could Live Here Forever by Hannah Halperin The Last Word by Taylor Adams The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez Real Americans by Rachel Khong Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange There There by Tommy Orange The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Northwoods by Amy Pease The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill Amy can be found at Momadvice.com, the Book Gang Podcast, and on Instagram. Victoria can be found at Bibliolifestyle, The Reader’s Couch, and on Instagram. 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 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 Lisa Jewell 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.     First Lie Wins can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 about The House Is on Fire Shelley Read about Go as a River Sadeqa Johnson about The House of Eve 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, 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 Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella Most Tense: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Best Time Travel Story: The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young Best Book Club Discussion: One Summer In Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris The Best Love Story of the Year and My Life: The Last Love Note by Emma Grey Most Unique Story Structure: A Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter Most Likely to Keep You Up Past Bedtime: Drowning by T.J. Newman Most Mysterious Storyline: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent Most Darkly Lyrical: On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel Best Coming of Age Story: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Most Likely to Make You Laugh: Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan Most Unforgettable Character: How to Be Remembered by Michael Thompson   Cindy’s Selections: Most Unsettling  - Better the Blood by Michael Bennett Historical Fiction Standout - Go As a River by Shelley Read  Best Book to Get Lost In - Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head  Most Likely to Make You Laugh - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto  Best Book Club Discussion - Hello Beautiful by Ann Naplitano Most Likely to Re-read - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley  Best Strong Sense of Place - Homecoming by Kate Morton  Most Likely To Recommend to a Friend - Drowning by T.J. Newman  Most Perfectly Plotted - The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos  Best Family Saga - The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange Best Glimpse into a Particular Time Period - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger  Most Unique Format - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter  Best Recommendation from a Friend - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters  Most Unforgettable Character - The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook  Best Based On a True Story/Best Book I Didn’t Know I Needed - The General and Julia by Jon Clinch    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. Kelly and I chat regularly together for my Patreon group, and we just released an episode about more great reads of 2023 (and a few we didn't like). 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

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 Say Hello To My Little Friend by Jennine Capo Crucet A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke Pamela’s Selections: The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan  True North by Andrew Graff The Still Point by Tammy Greenwood Where Rivers Part by Kao Kalia Yang The Husbands by Holly Gramazio The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth  Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt Clear by Carys Davies Pamela's Shoutouts: The Young of Other Animals by Chris Cander, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Support the podcast by joining my Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     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. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter.  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

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 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 General and Julia can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 code THOUGHTSFROMAPAGE and depending on the model, you’ll receive UP TO 39% off or UP 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 Girl by Irene Muchemi Ndirtu How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson  Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley Last Summer On State Street by Toya Wolfe  Shadows Of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost  Landslide by Susan Conley  Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff  Shiner by Amy Jo Burns  A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes  2024 preview: Northwoods by Amy Pease  Cindy’s selections: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai  The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell  The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page  The Local by Joey Hartstone Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden  Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman  Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour   Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore Songs in Ursa Major by 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

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  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 Behind the Scenes interview, Victoria Wood and I chat about BiblioLifestyle, how and why she launched her website and her newsletter, creating her podcast and reading guides, how her Epigraph Festival works, why she DNFs, and much more. Victoria's recommended reads are: Julia by Sandra Newman Wifedom by Anna Funder A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Cana Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark 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.     You can find Victoria 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 Tess Gerritsen about The Spy Coast, how she came up with the idea for this one, making it into a series, writing as a pantser, her title and cover, including the foreign locales that she loves best, and much more. Tess's recommended reads are: Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin Trailed by Kathryn Miles The Deadly Rise of Anti-science by Peter J. Hotez 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 Spy Coast can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Matt Singer about Opposable Thumbs, writing about Siskel & Ebert, how the two were trailblazers and the legacy they left, where the show can be watched today, whether it is best to read a book before or after watching the screen adaptation, and much more. Matt's recommended read is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. 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.     Opposable Thumbs can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Laurence Leamer about Hitchcock's Blondes, why he decided to write this book, his research, interviewing Eva Marie Saint and Kim Novak, the upcoming screen adaptation of Capote's Women, what surprised him the most when writing this one, and much more. Larry's recommended reads are: Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes Bomber by Len Deighton 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.     Hitchcock's Blondes can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Meg Kissinger about While You Were Out, why she decided to write this book, how the health care system often fails those with mental illness, what surprised her the most when writing this memoir, living with parents who have mental illnesses, her title and its significance, and much more. Meg's recommended reads are: Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz Never Simple by Liz Scheier The Scar by Mary Cregan 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.     While You Were Out can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, I chat with Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer about Disneyland on the Mountain, how they learned about Mineral King and decided to write about it, Walt Disney's vision for a ski resort, putting the Mineral King project in context within the larger Disney arena and the environmental movement, their research, and much more. Greg's recommended reads are: A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith by John Szwed Kathryn's recommended reads are: Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber by Susan Fowler Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 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.     Disneyland on the Mountain can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Ritu Mukerji and I discuss Murder by Degrees, how this is a start to a new mystery series, the title and cover, incorporating the medical practices of the late 1800s, creating a strong sense of place and time as well as an unconventional investigator, why she set the story in Philadelphia, and much more. Ritu's recommended reads are: The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey The Dry by Jane Harper All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Murder by Degrees can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Julia Kelly and I discuss A Traitor in Whitehall, writing an historical mystery, choosing the books her character loves to read, setting a story in the Churchill War Rooms, the inspiration for Evelyne's early years, and much more. Julia's recommended read is In Memoriam by Alice Winn. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     A Traitor in Whitehall can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Hugh Howey and I discuss Wool, the series' origin story, his unique publishing journey including self-publishing and then publishing deals with Simon and Schuster and subsequently Mariner, his involvement with Silo - the Apple+ TV adaptation of the Wool trilogy, the incredible success of Silo on Apple+, and much more. Hugh's recommended reads are: Circe by Madeline Miller Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Wool can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Laura Rossi and I chat about her roles in the literary world, how she got started in the book world, launching her own PR firm, her work as a podcast producer, her favorite and least favorite thing about her job, including the audiobook in a book's publishing day promotional events, celebrity book clubs, and much more. Laura's recommended reads are: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Small World by Laura Zigman Books by Caroline Leavitt and Jenna Blum. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Listen to the interview with Robin Whitten at AudioFile Magazine. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Daniel Sweren-Becker and I discuss Kill Show, examining the true crime industry and what goes into making that type of show, how real life tragedies are turned into entertainment, using a transcript format to tell this story, examining the unintended consequences of people's actions, and much more. Daniel's recommended reads are: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin The Wager by David Grann Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Kill Show can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Denene Millner and I discuss One Blood, her own adoption story and why she wanted to write about adoption, her children's book imprint and why she created it, the character she identifies with the most, her stunning cover, and much more. Denene's recommended reads are: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Fruit Punch by Kendra Allen Seven Days in June by Tia Williams On Girlhood curated by Glory Edim Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     One Blood can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, S.J. Bennett and I discuss Murder Most Royal, setting a book in Norfolk, her fabulous website, writing about the queen even though Sophia is not a royalist, how varied her book covers are in different countries, what surprised her the most when writing this one, rewilding, the royal family's holiday traditions, and much more. Sophia's recommended reads are: Art in the Blood by Bonnie MacBird Slow Horses by Mick Herron Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Murder Most Royal can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, John Scalzi and I discuss Starter Villain, infusing humor into his stories, including talking animals in this book, building on the tropes already existing in certain genres, the importance of book titles, his research, how his role as a film critic influenced Starter Villain, and much more. John's recommended reads are: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree The Daughter of Dr. Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Starter Villain can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Cara and I discuss Murder in the Family, writing in a multi-media format, the various issues true crime raises and how her book explores those issues, her writing process, how her book went viral on BookTok, and much more. Cara's recommended reads are: A Thread of Violence by Mark O'Connell Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Murder in the Family can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Megan Miranda. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Tracey and I discuss The Connellys of County Down, her interest in reading and writing about family dynamics, the hardest character to write in this book, reader reactions, the title and cover, the fairy tale woven into the story, Geraldine's character, and much more. Tracey's reading recommendations are: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro Unlikely Animals by Anne Hartnett Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Join my Patreon group to support the podcast (and have access to Tracey's spoiler-filled episode later this month).  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Connellys of County Down can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Elena and I discuss The Long Game, the joy of book events, the parallels of this book to Ted Lasso, publishing myths, how she started out self publishing, how she wrote what she wanted to read, and much more. Elena's recommended reads are: The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson The Nanny by Lana Ferguson Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Long Game can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Megan Tady, Brenda Janowitz, Lauren Thoman, and Laura Hankin. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Gill and I discuss A Beautiful Rival, her research for this book, what surprised her the most when writing this book, the connections between her books, the impact these two women had on the cosmetics industry, and much more. Gill's reading recommendations are: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen Disobedient by Elizabeth Freemantle Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Join my Patreon group to support the podcast (and have access to Gill's spoiler-filled episode later this month).  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Kate Manning, Lynn Cullen, Patti Callahan Henry, Shelley Read, and Jennifer Rosner. A Beautiful Rival can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Kent and I discuss The River We Remember, creating a strong sense of place in his stories, how his father was changed by fighting in World War 2, the time period following this war in the U.S., the genre of domestica exotica, his title and cover, and much more. Kent's recommended reads are books by Fredrik Backman. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The River We Remember can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices