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Page Turners

Page Turners is a weekly blog where Cindy Burnett shares thoughts on all things book-related, including author interviews. For more, see Cindy’s Buzz Reads column featuring top book picks for each month.

Q&A with Houston Author Judithe Little

By Cindy Burnett | August 21, 2025
People in this article:
Judithe Little, Cindy Burnett, Coco Chanel, Misia Sert, Antoinette Chanel, Alison Espach, Loretta Rothschild

Books for Back-to-School Season

By Cindy Burnett | August 14, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Laurie Gelman, Jennifer Mathieu, Sara Novic, Donna Tartt, Leigh Bardugo, Kiley Reid, Ruth Ware, Curtis Sittenfeld, Rebecca Makkai

Technology in Stories: Fiction Featuring Tech

By Cindy Burnett | August 7, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Bruce Holsinger, Jakob Kerr, Janelle Brown

Don’t-Miss Summer Reads

By Cindy Burnett | July 31, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Ashley Poston, Julia Heaberlin, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Jennifer Weiner

Some of My Favorite Books for the Second Quarter of 2025

By Cindy Burnett | July 24, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker, Virginia Evans, Amity Gaige, Janelle Brown, Travis Kennedy

Book Club Picks

By Cindy Burnett | July 17, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Charmaine Wilkerson, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Julie Satow, Janelle Brown

Author Spotlight: Tracey Lange

By Cindy Burnett | July 10, 2025
People in this article:
Tracey Lange, Cindy Burnett

Pairing Fiction and Nonfiction Reads

By Cindy Burnett | June 19, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Karen Outen, Will Cockrell, Judith Viorst, Hendrik Groen, Emily Nussbaum, John Marrs
Matriarch

Memoirs on Audio

By Cindy Burnett | June 12, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Ina Garten, Josh Gad, Besha Rodell, Tina Knowles, Geraldine Brooks, Tony Horwitz, Kelly Bishop
Battle of the Bookstores

Books with Literary Themes or Settings

By Cindy Burnett | June 5, 2025
People in this article:
Ali Brady, Marie Bostwick, Julie Clark, Gill Paul, Patti Callahan Henry, jENNIFER rYAN, James Patterson, J. D. Barker, Cindy Burnett

Summer Reading Lists for 2025

By Cindy Burnett | May 29, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hook, Katie Couric, Anne Bogel
The Thursday Murder Club series

Some of My Favorite Mystery Series

By Cindy Burnett | May 22, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Michael Connelly, Robert Pobi, Attica Locke, Martin Walker, Richard Osman, Dervla McTiernan, Jane Harper, Keigo Higashino, Adrian McKinty
Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin

Five Outstanding Recent Releases

By Cindy Burnett | May 15, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Sarah Damoff, Virginia Evans, Uzma Jalaluddin, Jennifer Weiner, Amity Gaige
Christina Lauren

Fun Romance Reads

By Cindy Burnett | May 8, 2025
People in this article:
Laura Hankin, Ashley Poston, Laura Wood, Christina Lauren, Christina Hobbs, Lauren Billings, Cindy Burnett
Not Accounting for Murder

Q&A with Houston Author Rebecca Saltzer

By Cindy Burnett | May 1, 2025
People in this article:
Rebecca Saltzer, Tom Coffey, Cindy Burnett, Markus Zusak, Christina Baker Kline
The Bright Years

Author Q&A: Texan Sarah Damoff

By Cindy Burnett | April 24, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Sarah Damoff, Claire Lombardo, Young Park, Ann Patchett, Claire Keegan
Alicia Welshimer, Sean Welshimer

Houston Bookstore Crawl 2025

By Cindy Burnett | April 17, 2025
People in this article:
Alicia Welshimer, Sean Welshimer, Cindy Burnett
Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell

Some of My Favorite Books for the First Quarter of 2025

By Cindy Burnett | April 3, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker, Jakob Kerr, Charmaine Wilkerson, John McMahon, Roisín O’Donnell, Chloe Dalton

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Elaine Schroller

By Cindy Burnett | March 27, 2025
People in this article:
Elaine Schroller, Cindy Burnett, Kay Smith-Blum, Robert Dugoni, Julia Child, The Brother Cadfael, Leisa Holland-Nelson, Shavonnah R. Schreiber
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

Looking for a Mystery Series with Just a Few Titles?

By Cindy Burnett | March 20, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Bruce Borgos, Deanna Raybourn, Clare Mackintosh, Jesse Q. Sutanto

Books that are Off the Beaten Path

By Cindy Burnett | March 13, 2025
People in this article:
Angie Cruz, Jason Pargin, Daniel Sweren-Becker, John Scalzi, Cindy Burnett
Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen

Historical Fiction in Honor of Women’s History Month

By Cindy Burnett | March 6, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Jenni L. Walsh, Alice Marble, Shara Moon, Lizzie McDuffie, Renée Rosen, Ruth Handler, Tiffany L. Warren, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L. Warren

Hottest New Historical Fiction

By Cindy Burnett | February 20, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Penny Haw, Victoria Christopher Murray, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Michelle Moran, Tiffany L. Warren
Hunting Justice by Houston author William A. “Tex” Harrison

Author Q&A: Houston Author William A. “Tex” Harrison

By Cindy Burnett | February 13, 2025
People in this article:
William A. Harrison, Cindy Burnett, Paulette Jiles, Percival Everett

Reads in Honor of Black History Month

By Cindy Burnett | February 6, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Charles Person, Richard Rooker, Morgan Jerkins, Charmaine Wilkerson, Wanda M. Morris, Piper Huguley, Alice Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Portia Washington, Booker T. Washington, Tiffany L. Warren, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield

Four Stellar New Releases

By Cindy Burnett | January 30, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Jakob Kerr, Charmaine Wilkerson, Fiona Davis, Tracey Lange

Chilly Reads to Enjoy While Curling Up in Front of the Fire

By Cindy Burnett | January 23, 2025
People in this article:
Tracey Lange, Patti Callahan, C.S. Lewis, Kristin Beck, Marcus Kliewer

Most Anticipated 2025 Reads

By Cindy Burnett | January 9, 2025
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Jonathan Evison, Tracey Lange, Charmaine Wilkerson, Kristin Koval, Charlene Carr, Christina Clancey, Callan Wick, Nancy Johnson, Anne Tyler, Amanda Peters, Jojo Moyes, Roisín O’Donnell, Linda Holmes, Clare Leslie Hall, Charlotte McDonaghy, Nicholas Binge, Karissa Chen, Fiona Davis, Tiffany L. Warren, Jenni L. Walsh, Renée Rosen, Victoria Christopher Murray, Shara Moon, Julia Kelly, Penny Haw, Lauren Willig, Patti Callahan Henry, Alice Feeney, Megan Collins, John McMahon, Jakob Kerr, Ande Pliego, Deanna Raybourn, Gillian McAllister, Rosanne Limoncelli, James Patterson, J.D. Barker, Andrew Ludington

Author Q&A: Houstonian Sara Rosett

By Cindy Burnett | December 19, 2024
People in this article:
Sara Rosett, Cindy Burnett, Q. Patrick, Ovidia Yu

Best Books by Genre 2024

By Cindy Burnett | December 12, 2024
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Benjamin Stevenson, John Marrs, Ellery Lloyd, Ashley Elston, Clare Mackintosh, Charlie Donlea, Emiko Jean, Marcus Kliewer, Dervla McTiernan, Wanda M. Morris, Stephanie Dray, Lynda Cohen Loigman, Michelle Moran, ReShonda Tate, Amanda Churchill, jENNIFER rYAN, Kristin Hannah, Eileen Garvin, Karen Outen, Marianne Cronin, MaryBeth Whalen, Jennifer Mathieu, Laurie Frankel, Clare Pooley, Monica Wood, Holly Gramazio, Sanaka Hiiragi, Marissa Stapley, Weike Wang, Simon Van Booy, Laura Wood, Alison Espach