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.

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 …

Listen to the Episode
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 ...

Listen to the Episode
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 though...

Listen to the Episode
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 charac...

Listen to the Episode
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 …

Listen to the Episode
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 Ho...

Listen to the Episode
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 ti...

Listen to the Episode
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, name...

Listen to the Episode
Jan. 7, 2025

Fiona Davis - THE STOLEN QUEEN

In this interview, I chat with Fiona Davis about The Stolen Queen , how she came up with the ideas for this one, her research in Egypt and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art including the behind-the-scenes storage areas, focus...

Listen to the Episode
Dec. 19, 2024

Kelly Hooker - December's Real Time Reading

Kelly Hooker joins me for the December's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney...

Listen to the Episode
Dec. 11, 2024

Joint Episode with Book Bumble - A Strong Sense of Place

Today, the Book Bumble podcast and Thoughts from a Page come together for a joint episode about books contain a strong sense of place. Featured Books: The Lost Man by Jane Harper (CB) Homecoming by Kate Morton (CB) The Lost …

Listen to the Episode
Dec. 10, 2024

Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger Horn - First Quarter 2025 Rec…

Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the first quarter of 2025. Pamela's selections: January: The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall M...

Listen to the Episode
Dec. 10, 2024

Kelly Hooker - Our Top Reads of 2024

In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our top reads of 2024. Our Top Shared Reads: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston We Used to Life Here by Marcus Kliewer Kelly’s Remaining Selections: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Everyone …

Listen to the Episode
Dec. 3, 2024

Jayda Justus - Book Recommendations for Holiday Gift Giving

Jayda Justus recommends books for gift giving this holiday. Her recommendations: Favorite Fiction: Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway Maisie Dobbs series by Jacquel...

Listen to the Episode
Nov. 26, 2024

Marybeth Mayhew Whalen - EVERY MOMENT SINCE

In this interview, I chat with Marybeth about Every Moment Since , the inspiration for this book, her book dedication, society's current obsession with true crime, changing agents due to writing this book, how she chose who w...

Listen to the Episode
Nov. 22, 2024

Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of July - October 2024

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through early October 2024. Our shared top reads: The Wedding People by Alison Espach We Solve Murders by Richard Osman The Love Elixir of Augu...

Listen to the Episode
Nov. 19, 2024

Elly Griffiths - THE MAN IN BLACK

In this interview, I chat with Elly Griffiths about The Man in Black , how this group of short stories came into being, her favorite story in the collection, what surprised her the most when writing them, how the stories …

Listen to the Episode
Nov. 18, 2024

Kelly Hooker - November's Real Time Reading

Kelly Hooker joins me for the November's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: The Favorites by Layne Fargo A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison Now: The Doll...

Listen to the Episode
Nov. 12, 2024

Sy Montgomery - WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS

In this interview, I chat with Sy Montgomery about What the Chicken Knows , her title and cover, why she loves chickens so much, what she wants her readers to take away from this book, how each flock has its …

Listen to the Episode
Nov. 11, 2024

Marissa Stapley - THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES

In this interview, I chat with Marissa Stapley about The Lightning Bottles , her musical muses for Jane and Elijah, including a road trip component in her story, how she approached writing about the drug use of the era, deter...

Listen to the Episode
Oct. 30, 2024

Podcast Takeover - Chapters and Chats with Chris Whitaker

For today’s episode, I am running a Chapters and Chats conversation with Chris Whitaker about All the Colors of the Dark . Chapters and Chats is run by Kelly of @kellyhook.readsbooks and Ivana of @beachesbooksnbubbles. You ca...

Listen to the Episode
Oct. 22, 2024

Kirsty Greenwood - THE LOVE OF MY AFTERLIFE

In this interview, I chat with Kirsty Greenwood about The Love of My Afterlife , how popular the romance genre currently is, romance tropes and including them in her book, her favorite trope, her U.S. and U.K. covers, being s...

Listen to the Episode
Oct. 15, 2024

Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN

In this interview, I chat with Lynda Cohen Loigman about The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern , the familial inspirations for this book, her title and stunning cover, including humor into the narrative, how hard she worked to get...

Listen to the Episode
Oct. 14, 2024

Kelly Hooker - October's Real Time Reading

Kelly Hooker joins me for the October's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister ...

Listen to the Episode