Episodes

In this interview, we discuss The First Ladies, writing about the relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, their cover and title, how readers are so curious about Marie's and Victoria's friendship, their writing process and research, and much more. Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023 and my Houston Life segment. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more...

In this interview, Madeline and I discuss The Keeper of Hidden Books, how she decided to write this story, her research trip to Poland, writing books about books, and much more.

In this Behind the Scenes episode, Sarah and I discuss Bookshop.org and its impact on the book world, her role there and what it entails, how Bookshop.org partners with independent bookstores and supports them, what surprises her the most about her job, what is coming next for Bookshop.org, and much more.

In this interview, Sara and I discuss Broadway Butterfly, how it took her nine years to research this book, deciding what to include and what not to include, building the tension as the story progresses, her stunning cover, Mystery & Thriller Mavens, and much more.

In this interview, Pip and I discuss The Bookbinder, creating the book trailer for this book, actually learning to bind books herself, creating a strong sense of place, her stunning book cover, how she first learned about the subject matter of this book, and much more.

In this interview, Elizabeth and I discuss It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway, narrating her audiobook, getting the Prologue right and why she had to rewrite it many times, her favorite essay in the collection, New York City during the pandemic, and much more.

In this interview, Nicole and I discuss The Long Way Back, social media and how it is impacting our lives today, using a multimedia format to write the story, how the title and cover came about, crafting a mother-daughter relationship, and much more.

In this interview, Bruce and I discuss The Bitter Past, his research, what surprised him the most when writing this book, creating a strong sense of place, the title and cover, how this is the start to a series, and much more.

In this interview, Kim and I discuss Lexington, his impact on the sport of horse racing today, what happened to Lexington after he retired from racing, elk antlers and their significance in racing, horse racing in the 1800s, and much more.

In this interview, Kristy and I discuss The Summer of Songbirds, how she came up with the idea for this book, Friends and Fiction, deciding which characters would tell the story, including an independent bookseller, and much more.

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

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Jenny and I chat about her role as Senior Editor at Shelf Awareness and what that entails, supporting independent bookstores, how Shelf Awareness began, submitting content to Shelf Awareness, and much more.

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

In this interview, Ashley and I discuss The Seven Year Slip, her love of time travel stories, creating a strong sense of place, switching from YA to adult romance, inserting Easter Eggs into this book, being selected by the GMA Book Club, and much more.

In this interview, Riley and I discuss The Only One Left, writing a gothic novel, his writing process, what surprised him the most while writing this one, creating all of the twists and turns, the emotional depth in this story, and much more.

In this interview, Ruth and I discuss A Right Worthy Woman, writing about Maggie Lena Walker and including her in all of her books, the cover process, her research, how the title came about, and much more.

In this interview, Wendy and I discuss What Remains, cold cases, her Patreon episode with Megan Miranda, how she writes and edits her books, selecting character names and running Google searches on those names, and much more.

In this interview, Matthew and I discuss Inside Threat, Raven Rock Mountain Complex, what surprised him the most while writing this one, The Night Agent's limited series on Netflix, the challenges of writing a locked room mystery, how he started writing political thrillers, and much more.

In this interview, Danielle and I discuss The Puzzle Master, how she came up with the ideas for this one, working with a puzzle constructor for this book, her research, Sudden Acquired Savant Syndrome, how she writes her first drafts by hand on legal pads, the complicated cover process, and much more.

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

In this interview, Fiona and I discuss The Spectacular, how she decided to write about Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes, the Book Club kit created for this book, taking the cover in a different direction than her previous covers, pre-orders and why they are important, her next book, and much more.

In this interview, Simon and I discuss The Dark That Doesn't Sleep, when the setting is a character, Project Iceworm, setting a story in the late 1960s, crafting twists and turns, and much more. Check out my Summer Reading Guide for 2023. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Dark That Doesn't Sleep can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng ...

In this interview, Kathleen and I discuss Crow Mary, how she learned about Crow Mary, researching the Crow culture, the use of the name Mary for Native American women, how Kevin Red Star designed the book cover, what surprised her the most when writing this book, and much more.

In this interview, Michelle and I discuss The Second Ending, the event that spurred her to write this novel, how she has played the piano since age 5 and still plays every day, including the dueling pianos, the highlight of writing the book, and much more.