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 In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being grab on for the ride thrillers! We are going on a roller coaster ride with some creepy and propulsive tales. We will also share a Book in Hand. Hold onto your hats! 

Featured Books:

• Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (LH) 
• His and Hers by Alice Feeney (LH) 
• Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (LP) 
• The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (LP) 

Books in Hand

• The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku (LH and LP)  

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Fury by Alex Michaelides
• Murder Road by Simone St. James
• Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Push by Ashley Audrain

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 On Valentine’s Day you should do something you love, and we love going down a good rabbit hole!  So, in this episode, that’s how our stack of books is tied together.  We will also share a Book in Hand.  Hop to it!

Featured Books:

• Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (LH) 
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH) 
• The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (LP) 
• Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP) 

Books in Hand

• The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong (LH) 

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
• The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
• All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan
• The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble
• Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki

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Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need!  Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This…Then Read That... 

Featured Books

• The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons  (LH and LP)
• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (LP) 

Books That Go Along With Our Theme

• The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with two bows.  We are featuring spectacular authors and celebrating the beautiful craft that is their writing. We will also share a Book in Hand. What goes well with a great book?  Why, another book by the same author of course! 

Featured Books:

• Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young (LH)
• The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (LP)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH AND LP)
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella (LH AND LP)
• A Little Hope by Ethan Joella  (LH AND LP)

Book in Hand

• Saturday Night At The Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (LP)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
• The Fable Series by Adrienne Young
• The Sea and Sky Duology by Adrienne Young

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Today our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of being marvelous reads...some we have wanted to share for a while...and a few whose pages we just closed.  Our cups runneth over with these books! 

Featured Books:

• The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page (LH)
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (LH)
• Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (LP)
• Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (LP)
• End of the Hour: A Therapist’s Memoir by Meghan Riordan Jarvis (LP)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Hamster Princess Series by Ursula Vernon
• Dragon Breath Series by Ursula Vernon
• The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page

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Today our stack of books is tied together with the common connection of author Signe Pike.  We take a deep dive into The Lost Queen and The Forgotten Kingdom, the first two novels in her terrific series (with a third anticipated in Fall 2024). Get ready to take an epic journey to 6th century Scotland…and to put everything else on hold from the first page to the last! 

Featured Books:

• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (LH and LP)
• The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike (LH and LP)

Other Books By the Author

•  Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World by Signe Pike

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

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In today’s episode, we are doing a Podcast Remix! We're bringing you an episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Thoughts from a Page with Cindy Burnett. This episode, from October 2020, is an insightful conversation with author Hazel Gaynor.  You are in for a treat!

 Here are Cindy’s Original Show Notes:

Hazel discusses When We Were Young & Brave, her inspiration for the story, writing about World War 2 in the Pacific, her extensive research for the book, exploring the human condition, her reading recommendations, and much more. When We Were Young & Brave can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Hazel’s 2 recommended reads are: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell and The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline.

Great Ways to Connect with Thoughts from a Page:
 
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. https://www.patreon.com/thoughtsfromapage/shop/literary-lookbook-36254?source=storefront

Join Cindy's Patreon group to support the podcast.  https://www.patreon.com/thoughtsfromapage?fan_landing=true

Other ways to support Cindy's podcast can be found here.   https://www.thoughtsfromapage.com/p/your-support

Connect with Cindy on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. 

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of our favorite reads of 2023.   Join us as we say goodbye to a standout reading year!

Featured Books:

• A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler  (LH)
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (LH)
• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike  (LH)
• Weyward by Emilia Hart. (LH)
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. (LH)
• The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni. (LH)

• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese  (LP)
• The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan  (LP)
•  Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash  (LP)
• Chenneville by Paulette Jiles  (LP)  
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters  (LP) 
• Shark Heart by Emily Habeck  (LP)
• My Friend Anne Frank by Hannah Pick-Gosslar  (LP)

Runner-Up Books  (We Warned You...)

• Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys
• The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons
• The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
• They All Die In The End by Adam Silvera
• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• North Woods by Daniel Mason 
• Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
• The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
• The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 
• Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear

A Few Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2024

• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
• The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
• Maria by Michelle Moran
• The Women by Kristen Hannah
• The Happiest Man Alive by Eddie Jaku
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
• The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
• Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
• Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons
• The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
• A Little Hope, A Quiet Life, The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
• The Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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Today we are bringing you a shorty…an episode with just 2 books and we hope it might be just what you need!  Our short stack is tied together with the common theme of Memoir and Self Help.  

Featured Books

• Bravey by Alexi Pappas LH 
• 10% Happier by Dan Harris  LP 

Books That Go Along With Our Theme

• Finding Me by Viola Davis
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
• I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't) by Brene Brown

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 Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being inspired in some way by Jane Austen. We will also share a Book in Hand.  It's Leslie's dream episode...We’re going Austen-esque! 

Featured Books:

• The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman (LH)
• The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley (LH) 
• Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (LP) 
• Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (LP) 

Book in Hand

• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (LP)

Other Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
• The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
• Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
• Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• Eon and Eona Series by Alison Goodman
• Dark Days Club Series by Alison Goodman

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