Turn the Page Podcast

A witch hired to ethically haunt a small-town B&B instead finds herself spellbound by her non-magical client in this cozy and enchanting sapphic romance. Isabel Sterling shares WITH ALL MY HAUNTED HEART!

Jennifer Sears shares WHAT MENNONITE GIRLS ARE GOOD FOR, a gorgeous debut collection of eleven connected short stories following a Mennonite minister’s daughter named Ruthie as she transitions from childhood faith to religious doubt.

Oscar Rios, founder of Golden Goblin Press joined us to chat about how he turned his love of cosmic horror into a creative body of work writing mods and scenerios for the Call of Cthulhu RPG series.

Gary Goldstein returns to the show to discuss CANINE CUSTODY, which follows Layla and Franklin as they negotiate their divorce and a bitter custody battle for their dog, Betty (who you better believe is a POV character).

E. Madison Shimoda discusses her translation of WELCOME TO THE KOKORO CAT CLINIC, the third book in the cozy hit I'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT series! We discuss our love of cats and translating the textures of everyday life in Japan onto the page.

Professors Lee Kuhnle & Nathan Radke present UNCOVER UP: HOW TO THINK CLEARLY IN AN AGE OF CONSPIRACIES, an urgent exploration of how conspiratorial thinking, misinformation, and anti-intellectualism take hold and spread, with suggestions for how to see the truth through the noise.

Beauty doesn't fade. It feeds. Alma Katsu returns to the show to discuss INCARNATE, a brilliant and disturbing remix of Oscar Wilde's THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY for the age of internet start-ups and generative AI.

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers… even at the threat of war. Premee Mohamed returns to the show to discuss her epic spy fantasy.

A grumpy rock star and a joyful children's show creator revive television magic in this cozy small-town romance. Julie Olivia shares her standalone romance, LOVE FELT LIKE THIS!

A group of childhood friends are pulled back together as adults to relive a game they'd played before their lives changed forever. Sarah Maria Griffin joins us to chat about the trap that is nostalgia in her newest novel, STRANGE IS THE LIGHT.

Kelly McWilliams shares AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, a deeply affecting work of historical thriller and horror that follows a light-skinned Black man working undercover for the NAACP to investigate violent lynchings in the Jim Crow South.  

Salon Rose had the entire world ahead of her. Then she was murdered. Told from an afterlife perspective, Salon finds a new sense of freedom with a cohort of “classmates” who have yet to move on. Here she will learn the truth of her death, and find a new sense of life in the past tense.

Carson explores the way community and connections build and buckle under the eye of a charismatic leader in DARK MESSIAH, a novel told from the POV of 15 year old Nell, a teenager living in 1975 San Francisco on a collision course with a Jonestown inspired cult.

Isabelle Correa discusses her gorgeous poetry, collected in PORTRAIT OF A PERSON WHO PUSHES LOVE AWAY IN FEAR OF LOSING IT. Through intimate and darkly funny poems, Isabelle Correa explores heartbreak, desire, healing, and the lifelong search for a love that doesn't require losing yourself.

Carly Hillman makes a flawless leap from working on Late Night TV to novel writing with THE REFUGE, a literary thriller set on a Montana Wildlife reserve. This book will grab the attention of readers right from the get go, when a mysterious seven year old girl is discovered alone and hiding by Johnny, a Park Ranger. What happens from here? You'll have to read to find out.

Their love is forbidden, but when irresistible force sweeps up an immovable object, the resulting reaction might be magical…Ann Aguirre presents THE HOCUS POCUS HANDBOOK!

Patricia Park joins us to chat about AMBROSIA LEE DROPS THE MIC, a YA novel about an Asian American teenager and “failed” child star, who finds herself pursuing stand-up comedy in the midst of her every day life drama!

She was taught to endure. Her daughter teaches her to dream. Local author and friend-of-the-show Carol Hoenig returns to discuss her newest work of moving and insightful fiction, THE LIBERATION OF JANE CARTER, set in the rugged mountains and farms of Upstate New York in the early 1900s.

Kasey Lansdale shares FIRST CHANCE, a witty, impossible-to-put-down thriller in which small-town detective Chance Kirby must stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades…or risk becoming the next target.

Nafiza Azad and Intisar Khanani share their gorgeous edited collection A THOUSAND NIGHTS, a groundbreaking YA anthology featuring sixteen Muslim women writers that links together fantastical stories that a group of refugees tell one another within a riveting frame story.

Michelle Brandon AKA Eliza Knight presents TRADWIFE, a juicy mystery thriller set in an exclusive enclave embracing traditional values and gender roles, a step back in time to an era of female submission and patriarchal leadership.

Sophie Mutiara Nova presents PHONING FAUST, a devilishly Sapphic Gen Z take on Goethe’s tragic play highlighting mental health, queer identity, & unrestricted internet access. Learn more here!

Ashley Bennett returns to discuss the latest LEVIATHAN FITNESS romance, MANTRAS & MINOTAURS! A single mom decides to take life—and love—by the horns as she falls for a hunky minotaur in this steamy monster romance.

Author Stephan and illustrator Cagno talk about A HAPPY IN YOUR HEART DAY, a children's book collaboration leveraged by Stephan's background in education and Cagno's background in art to bring their decade old vision to fruition.

Brie Benson has condemned herself to the hell that is office life, that is until she catches Luke, her uptight (but very attractive) boss exorcizing a demon from her coworker. Mackenzie Reed delivers a fun quippy romantic romp to hell and back in I HOPE THIS EMAIL FINDS YOU IN HELL.

Every family has its story, and this one's deadly. Two sisters. One secret. And a race against time to find the explosive truth. Hank Philippi Ryan returns to share MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER.

Across centuries, Lilith and Sybil are bound by blood and by danger. To save themselves, and each other, they must confront the silence that has stolen women's power for generations—and dare to claim their voices before it's too late. Madeline Martin returns to the show to discuss A TIME OF WITCHES!

Eisner and GLAAD award nominated creators Brandt & Stein's debut graphic novel WORST MAN is White Lotus meets Glass Onion. Welcome to Paradise, prepare for trouble.

Two high school rivals reunite when their favorite drama teacher goes missing. Author Bridget Morrisey joins us to chat about IN WHAT WORLD, a fun and heartfelt sapphic romance which brings Pricilla and Marlow together through exploring alternate universes where their paths went quite differently.

Divorced, Beheaded and Died. Divorced Beheaded, Survived! Everyone knows the tragic fates of Henry Tudor's wives – but what if they all came together in a secret sisterhood to bring him down? Jillian Laine's book HENRY TUDOR MUST DIE, does just that!  

Sarah Adler shares WILD GOOD CHASE!

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Everyone's favorite vampire odd couple is back for another bloody good time in this new supernatural mystery from the authors of Dead & Breakfast– Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor return to the show to discuss SUMMER COVEN!

Talya Jankovits stopped by to talk about THE VERY UNREMARKABLE LIFE OF MRS. ETTY BLOOM, in which a profoundly flawed Hasidic woman learns that there is beauty in even the most mundane of lives.

A tantalizing pact between an ordinary woman and the silver-tongued son of the Devil is all that stands between Britain—and all hell breaking loose. Megan Frampton presents DEMONS AND DIPLOMACY!

Jeremy Szal stops by to discuss THE COMMON SAGA, a dark military space opera series featuring Vakov Fukasawa, a former bio-soldier caught in an intergalactic war.

We welcome back Christopher Golden to chat about CARRY ME TO YOUR GRAVE, a thrilling horror novel about a man trying to lay his mother to rest while the demons of the past hunt them down. Literally.

Shelly Jay Shore shares the delightful and moving LOVE ME LIKE A ROCK SONG, an LGBTQ+ paranormal romance which follows a jilted singer-songwriter on a road trip who picks up a golem.

MOTHERHEAD is an achingly human book of poetry that dissects the public glorification of motherhood and shines a light on the struggles not often discussed.

Jennifer Michelle Herrera returns to the show to chat about SIREN SAYS, her intricately woven tale about Raven Wynn, a young woman living in NYC who is living with the trauma of her mother's death via her own plant magic. Raven's world is upended when her estranged Aunt Delilah returns to the scene to pull back the curtain on the mysterious past of the Wynn women.

A.P. Thayer shares TAPEWORM, a riveting body horror debut that follows a group of friends confronting aging, identity, and desire during a terrifying infestation in an isolated California desert town named Superstition.

In honor of Comic Con, we have a duo of special interviews with folks in the animation industry! From animation to the writer's room of Supernatural, Meghan Fitzmartin has worked in professional fandom spaces for years! Now she brings us to the heart of fandom in a personal sense with MARY SUE, a graphic novel about Cassie, a young fan fiction writer who finds solace in fandom, and with her OC, who comes to interfere in Cassie's personal life at her High School.

In honor of Comic Con, we have a duo of special interviews with folks in the animation industry! Rob Renzetti (Jessikah and Jenn) Rob Renzetti returns to the show to talk about THE ART OF GRAVITY FALLS, a gorgeous collection of art and interviews that brings fans deeper into the creation of one of the most beloved animated series of all time. Rob shared some behind the scenes anecdotes about his collaboration with Alex Hirsch, and his own hopes for future animators whose lives have been touched by the love that went into the show.

Heather Marshall shares LIBERTY STREET, which tells the story of one journalist's harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women's prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.

Delilah is dead– and yet the dead speak! Isabelle Spotts joins us to chat about SAINT DELILAH a supernatural suspense thriller about a young woman who must solve her own murder from beyond the grave, lest she become a vengeful spirit herself.

Clay McCleod Chapman returns to Turn the Page to chat about DEVIL INSIDE – his new novel, which is a love story told in a terrifying vein, as only Clay could write it!

A burned-out detective trapped in a cold case finds a curious lead—the severed head of an android who cries for help in the voice of his dead wife. Michael Bettendorf shares MIDWESTERN CHROME, a set of cyber-noir stories set in Nebraska.

Olivie Blake shares DREAMLAND, a tantalizing story of power, seduction, and the omens you’ll ignore when everything you’ve dreamed of feels just within reach.

When Song loses her son River in the Beijing Train Station, she never gives up hope that they will be reuinited. River, a musical prodigy, never doubts that his mother is still out there looking for him. Chen Keller honors us to discuss this very special book that will grab you by your heart from the very first page. Readers will not have to wonder why LITTLE WONDER was picked by Jenna Bush and Oprah as one to read.

Karen E. Bender shares THE WORDS OF DR. L, which collects her gorgeous and thoughtful speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible—and realities that can be even stranger.

Cynthia Gomez discusses MUÑECA, a vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.