General Episodes

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 S...

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...

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 bu...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Kristyn Kusek Lewis recommends books for gift giving this holiday.

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about standout debut novels.

In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2023.

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Fall 2023.

In this Patreon Preview Episode, listeners can sample what my Patreon content is like including this episode with Kelly Hooker where we chat about our Auto-Buy Authors.

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for July and August 2023.

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2023.

Cathy Berner of Blue Willow Bookshop joins me to chat about her favorite romance novels.

In this special Ask Me Anything episode, Kelly Hooker asks me your questions about the podcast and my various roles in the book world.

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Spring 2023.

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2023.

In this special Behind the Books episode, Kelly Hooker interviews me about the podcast and how it has evolved, my reading life, my literary salon, how I got started in the book world, and much more.

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Winter 2023.

In this episode, I reminisce about some of my favorite podcast episodes.

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2022.