My 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide is live! The guide contains 45 recent and upcoming releases plus new titles in book series, fiction/nonfiction pairings, stellar mystery series and some anticipated spring and summer releases. All of these will make great reads for this winter and many are books you won’t see many other places; I strive to find those under-the-radar gems. If you are interested, fill out the Google form and submit a tip of your choosing.
Thoughts from a Page Podcast

Thoughts from a Page Podcast

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

Recent Episodes

Feb. 18, 2025

Penny Haw - FOLLOW ME TO AFRICA

In this interview, I chat with Penny Haw about Follow Me to Africa , how and why she decided to write about Mary Leakey, writing about a real person, drafting a dual timeline story, creating a fictional character to help tel…
Feb. 12, 2025

Marianne Cronin - EDDIE WINSTON IS LOOKING FOR LOVE

In this interview, I chat with Marianne Cronin about Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love , her interesting inspiration for the book, intergenerational friendships, writing her sophomore novel, what surprised her the most about…
Feb. 12, 2025

Callan Wink - BEARTOOTH

In this interview, I chat with Callan Wink about Beartooth , his inspiration for this story, Hazen's name and how he chose it, Hazen's character, his process for writing this book, creating a strong sense of place, his thoug…
Jan. 28, 2025

Jakob Kerr - DEAD MONEY

In this interview, I chat with Jakob Kerr about Dead Money , his inspiration for this story, how his work in the tech industry informed this book, how thriller stories follow the money, his writing process, focusing on chara…
Jan. 21, 2025

Renee Rosen - LET'S CALL HER BARBIE

In this interview, I chat with Renee Rosen about Let's Call Her Barbie , the story of how Barbie came to be, why Barbie looks like she does, what Renee couldn't include, the editing process, her title and cover, and much mor…
Jan. 18, 2025

Kelly Hooker - January's Real Time Reading

Kelly Hooker joins me for the January's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine Penitence by Kristen Kova l Now: The H…
Jan. 17, 2025

Tracey Lange - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MCCRAY'S?

In this interview, I chat with Tracey Lange about What Happened to the McCray's? , her personal inspiration for this story, reader response to her books, the book's release date, how guilt can overtake us, forgiveness, her t…
Jan. 17, 2025

Karissa Chen - HOMESEEKING

In this interview, I chat with Karissa Chen about Homeseeking , the interesting way she landed on the format for this book, her research, how the trauma of war impacts citizens, the way she handles language in this book, nam…

Recent Blog Posts

May 22, 2024

2024 Summer Reading Guide Preview

Creating a Summer Reading Guide is one of my favorite bookish things to do every year, and for 2024 I decided to step it up a bit and create a guide with 45 books that people can print and pore …

Read the Blog Post
May 23, 2023

Summer Reading Guide 2023

Creating my Summer Reading Guide is a highlight for me every year, and 2023 is no exception. I have combed through an untold number of titles to find the ones that I really enjoyed and personally recommend, and as always, …

Read the Blog Post
April 24, 2023

Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Summer 2023

So many great historical fiction titles are coming out this summer! To help book lovers know which ones to pick up and when, I sorted through them to compile this list of the best ones. Once I read a book, …

Read the Blog Post