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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.

Readers

Texas Book Festival: Q & A

By Cindy Burnett | October 21, 2021
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Matthew Patin, Laura Bush, Mary Margaret Farabee
Private School Directory

8 New Historical Fiction Books

By Cindy Burnett | January 28, 2021
Buzz Reads selections

Buzz Reads versus Page Turners

By Cindy Burnett | January 14, 2021
Judithe Little

Author Q & A with Judithe Little

By Cindy Burnett | January 7, 2021
People in this article:
Judithe Little
great year for books

A New Year (thank goodness!) and So Many Good Books to Look Forward to

By Cindy Burnett | December 31, 2020
Conversations from a Page

Looking Back on a Very Different Year in Books

By Cindy Burnett | December 24, 2020
Top reads of 2020

My Favorite Books of 2020

By Cindy Burnett | December 17, 2020

Best Books of 2020 by Genre

By Cindy Burnett | December 10, 2020
cookbook with a Texas connection

Finding the Perfect Gift for your Book Loving Friends 2020

By Cindy Burnett | December 3, 2020
William Dylan Powell

Local Author Highlights Houston's Characteristics and Quirks

By Cindy Burnett | November 19, 2020
People in this article:
William Dylan Powell, John Wirth, Tony Krantz
Top nonfiction

Best Nonfiction of 2020

By Cindy Burnett | November 12, 2020
People in this article:
Deirdre Mask, Joe Berkowitz, Jenna Bush Hager, George Bush, Barbara Bush, Jenna Welch, Kermit Pattison, Tim White, Bess Kalb, Lindy West, David Kamp, Jim Gray, Lucille Ball, Kobe Bryant, George W. Bush, Morgan Jerkins
Ellen Birkett Morris

Author Q & A with Ellen Birkett Morris

By Cindy Burnett | November 5, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Ellen Birkett Morris
Spooky reads

Spooky Reads for Halloween

By Cindy Burnett | October 29, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Riley Sager, Ruth Ware, Tana French, Edgar Allen Poe, Rachel Harrison, Alex North, Stephen King, Frances Hardinge, Adrian McKinty, Marisha Pessl, Rumaan Alam, Stephen Graham Jones, Rebecca James, Elly Griffiths, Diane Setterfield, Daphne Du Maurier, Danielle Trussoni, W.C. Ryan, M. Dressler, Simone St. James, Shirley Jackson, Laura Purcell, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Leigh Bardugo, Paul Tremblay, Alma Katsu
Mystery series

Discovering a Good Mystery Series, Part 2: Updated, One Year Later

By Cindy Burnett | October 22, 2020
People in this article:
Vaseem Khan, Martin Walker, Dervla McTiernan, Michael Stanley, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Jane Harper, Kwei Quartey, Alyssa Maxwell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Winterhouse, Deanna Raybourn, Sara Rosett, Jacqueline Winspear, James Benn, Rhys Bowen, Bella Ellis
Historical fiction

Historical Fiction Set during WWII

By Cindy Burnett | October 15, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Stephen Kiernan, Markus Zusak, jENNIFER rYAN, Kristin Harmel, A.J. Pearce, Leila Meacham, Jillian Cantor, Charlie Fisk, Hazel Gaynor, Judithe Little, Jennifer Rosner
Debut Novels

Debut Novels Wow in 2020

By Cindy Burnett | October 1, 2020
Food related books

A Seat at the Dinner Party

By Cindy Burnett | September 24, 2020
People in this article:
Andre Hueston Mack, Rachel Wharton, Brian Bartels, Bobby Huegel, Petra Paradez
Greg Funderburk

Q & A with Author Greg Funderburk

By Cindy Burnett | September 17, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Greg Funderburk
Mystery Series

Looking for a Good Mystery Series?: Updated, One Year Later

By Cindy Burnett | September 10, 2020
People in this article:
Christi Daugherty, Matt Goldman, Michael Connelly, Joe Ide, Alex Segura, Nick Petrie, Robert Pobi, Ellison Cooper, S.C. Perkins, C.J. Box, Paul Doiron, Keith McCafferty, Attica Locke, Christine Carbo, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Paige Shelton
Alone Together

A Balm for Both Readers and Booksellers

By Cindy Burnett | September 3, 2020
People in this article:
Jennifer Haupt, Cindy Burnett, Kwame Alexander, Ann Garvin, Meg Waite Clayton, Sally Koslow, Jean Kwok, Ron Block, Susan Henderson, Pam Houston, Caroline Leavitt, Ruben Quesadas, Anna Quinn, Kristen Millares Young
American Royals series

Author Q & A with Houston Author Katharine McGee

By Cindy Burnett | August 27, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Katharine McGee
Cookbook

A Delightful New Cookbook with Texas Connections

By Cindy Burnett | August 20, 2020
People in this article:
Andria Frankfort, Cindy Burnett, Francine Spiering, Matthew Wendel, Laura Bush, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, Angela Merkel
Amanda McGee

Celebrating a Year of Page Turners: The Most-Read Articles

By Cindy Burnett | August 6, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Andria Frankfort
S.C. Perkins

Q & A with Houston Author S.C. Perkins

By Cindy Burnett | July 30, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Stephanie Perkins, Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, Allison Montclair, Rhys Bowen, Emily Henry, Lauren Ho, Celia Rees, James Benn
Catherine Gentry

Buzzy Books of Summer 2020

By Cindy Burnett | July 23, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Brit Bennett, Elin Hildebrand, Michelle Juden, Amanda McGee, Andrea Link, Ibram Kendi, Catherine Gentry, Katherine Center, Emily Henry, Claire Lombardo, Amy Poeppel, Kevin Kwan, Hank Green, Jeanine Cummins, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Brooke Fossey, Ann Napolitano, Elizabeth Wetmore, Lisa Duffy, Erik Larsen
Books

My 10 Favorite Books of 2020 (through June)

By Cindy Burnett | July 16, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Ann Napolitano, Megan Angelo, Natalie Jenner, Julie Clark, Conor Knighton, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Bess Kalb, Simone St. James, David Kamp, Susie Orman Schnall
Fast Girls

Q&A with Author Elise Hooper

By Cindy Burnett | July 9, 2020
People in this article:
Elise Hooper, Gertrude Ederle, Joshilyn Jackson, Dorothea Lange

Spotlighting Historical Fiction, Summer 2020

By Cindy Burnett | June 25, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Kristin Harmel, Edgar Degas, Elise Hooper, Natalie Jenner, Jane Austen, Chanel Cleeton, Fiona Davis, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Celia Rees, Stephen Kiernan, Charlie Fisk, Susie Orman Schnall
Sarah, Novel Pairings

Book Podcasts: Behind the Scenes

By Cindy Burnett | June 18, 2020
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Jane Austen, Kiley Reid, Jenny Holiday, Abby, Jimenez
Notes from a Young Black Chef

Books by Black Authors: A List of Reads for all Ages

By Cindy Burnett | June 11, 2020
People in this article:
Brian Stevenson, Kwame Onwuachi, Ibram X. Kendi, Elizabeth Zunion, Christopher Myers, Eric Velasquez, Carole Boston Weatherford, Vashti Harrison, Hazel Mitchell, Keturah A. Bobo, Karyn Parsons, Wade Hudson, Jerry Craft, Christopher Paul Curtis, Alicia D. Williams, Tomi Adeyemi, Jacqueline Woodson, Dhonielle Clayton, Jason Reynolds, Tayari Jones, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas , Jasmine Guillory, Marlon James, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Kwana Jackson, Jesmyn Ward, Colson Whitehead, Brit Bennett, Mikki Kendall, Michael Eric Dyson, Gabrielle Union, James Baldwin, Robin DiAngelo