Turn the Page Podcast

Jenn talked to award-winning investigative journalist Cheryl Thompson about her fascinating and moving work of history and journalism, FORGOTTEN SOULS: THE SEARCH FOR THE LOST TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. Learn more about her work here!

A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption. Katherine speaks to Cameron Sullivan about THE RED WINTER!  

Saara El-Arifi, author of many wonderful fantasy novels pivots to historical fiction in CLEOPATRA. Saara joined us to discuss writing a thoughtful book about Cleopatra, and how her own love of Cleopatra's story brought her back to university to learn more about the historical Egyptian Queen.

THE GHOST WOMEN is a little bit mystery, a little bit history, and a lot of intrigue. Jennifer Murphy talks to Jessikah about how her interest in Tarot and art inspired a story set in the 1970's about a group of teen girls at the center of a series of mysterious murders.

Jenn was lucky enough to chat about her favorite show with entertainment and culture writer Scott Meslow, who shares his book A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: THE EXTRAORDINARY UNTOLD HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS.  

Alexandra Kennington reunites Revna and Soren in GODS BENEATH THE ICE, the second and final book in the Blood & Souls Duology. Prepare for some magic, some intrigue and more than a bit of romance to warm up the frosty winter air.

Katrina Denza discusses her short fiction collected in the gorgeous BURNER, a slim volume that packs an emotional punch investigating women's lives, technology, and the highs and lows of connection.

Wen-yi Lee stopped by to chat about WHEN THEY BURNED THE BUTTERFLY, the first book in THE BUTTERFLY DUET and a fierce, glamorous sapphic fantasy reimagining the secret societies of postcolonial Singapore.

A highly regarded surgeon has gone missing. Can Detective Frank Wagner uncover her whereabouts without a community being torn apart? Mark Murphy discusses the thrilling ROSE DHU!

Kate Golden returns to the show to discuss HALF CITY, the first book in the Harker Academy series, an urban fantasy novel about demon hunter Viv Abbot, who enrolls in a secret academy to hone her skills and investigate her father’s murder, all while navigating a dangerous attraction to a reformed demon.

One couple. One past. A million tomorrows. Evelyn discusses YOU & ME AND YOU & ME AND YOU & ME with authors Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees.

Every #tradwife needs a baby. She'll get one at any cost. Saratoga Schaefer discusses their unnerving horror novel in which an influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her.

Ashley Bennett shares MUSCLES & MONSTERS, a cozy paranormal romance about a curvy baker, Tegan, and a gentle werewolf gym owner, Atlas, who fall in love in a small town, as well as her plans for further entries in the LEVIATHAN FITNESS series!

Two sisters, a failing family business, a messy legacy, and a whole lot of hairspray. Grace Helena Walz stops by to talk about GOOD HAIR DAYS, a life-affirming story at once hilarious and heartbreaking.

Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light, even as the mansion's own secret threatens the present. Jenn chats with Janie Chang about THE FOURTH PRINCESS, a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China.

Jenn chats with fellow librarian and comics creator Jarrett Dapier about WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE. With illustrations by AJ Dungo, this graphic novel charts the history of student resistance to an attempted book ban in the Chicago public school system in 2013.

Annalise Ryan, author of the MONSTER HUNTER series, brings us another dose of mystery, murder, and cryptozoology with MONSTER IN THE MOONLIGHT. Annelise was a delight to chat with, and very eager to share her knowledge of all things cryptids.

Between the living and the lost, one woman delivers the truth. Laura Buchwald stops by to chat about THE BOOK OF RESERVATIONS, the second installment of The Ghost Table trilogy.

What happens when a group of former sorority sisters get together to celebrate the engagement of two of their children? Buried secrets rise from the depths of their not so “sisterly” pasts in WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS.

  Hilarious and addictive, LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO introduces us to Lynda Boyle, a former teacher and legend in her own mind who so desperately wants to set the record straight on what really happened back in 1977 before she was so rudely forced into hiding by the very musicians who she helped elevate.

This rich gothic horror novel set during the Great Irish Famine will chill your bones – and give you a quick lesson in history and Irish mythology with a side dish of revenge. Maria Turead discusses THIS HOUSE WILL FEED.

A gorgeous set up to what will be a memorable fantasy series with all the right touches of magic, political intrigue and romance too! Braidee Otto chats with us about SONGBIRD OF THE SORROWS – a book of which you will be singing its praises for years to come.

Jenn chats with Renee Gilmore about her road trip-themed memoir WAYFINDING, in which she confronts the impetus behind her wanderlust: a lifetime shaped by loss and betrayal, and maps a route toward healing, acceptance, and hope.  

Jody and Kaye discuss OUR EX'S WEDDING with Taleen Voskuni, a dazzling romantic comedy in which two people who can't stand each other must come together to plan their mutual ex's wedding.

Jenn chats to Ryan North about his illustrious comics career, writing Star Trek comics, and LOWER DECKS: SHAXS’ BEST (AND WORST) DAY.

Meredith Hansell has made a career for herself in the high pressure world of Wall Street, when her trusted second in command seemingly betrays her trust in an inconceivable act. The question is, why? Kristine Delano blends her own background in Wall Street with her love of Thrillers in THE LIES WE TRADE.

Stacey & Ralph chat with Jim Butcher, the powerhouse author of series like THE DRESDEN FILES, THE CODEX ALERA, and THE CINDER SPIRES. Jim talks about TWELVE MONTHS, the latest Harry Dresden adventure!

Lynn Cullen discusses WHEN WE WERE BRILLIANT, which explores the exceptional and complicated friendship between Marilyn Monroe and photographer Eve Arnold, which produced an intimate series of photos of the movie star unlike any other.

A tense, feverish thriller about two women's lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both. Evelyn chats with Ashley Elston about ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI!

Edward di Gangi stops by to chat about his two books dealing with his own adoption story– the memoir THE GIFT BEST GIVEN which details his search for his birth mother, and GLIDING THROUGH GOODBYE, a novel reconstructing her life from notes she left behind.

Jessikah chats with Rosie Storey about DANDELION IS DEAD, a modern love story about the courage it takes to live again after loss and finding hope in the most unexpected places.

Dr. Jeffrey Angles discusses his translation of THE LUMINOUS FAIRIES AND MOTHRA, a sequel to GODZILLA that launched one of the most beloved monsters in the “kaijuverse.”

Evelyn spoke to Anne Abel about HIGH HOPES, a memoir that recounts her solo travels to Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.

Jessikah got a chance to chat about teenage coming of age stories and unconventional time loops with author Lance Rubin as it relates to 16 FOREVER, his recent YA novel.

Jayne Ann Krentz, the best-selling powerhouse author of contemporary romantic suspense, discusses her latest book, THE SHOP ON HIDDEN LANE, in which rivals from feuding families protecting a magical secret must come together to solve a murder.

Kamilah Cole makes the leap from YA to adult fiction with AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, a delicious Dark Academia book that will absorb you as soon as you turn the first page.

Amanda Chapman discusses MRS. CHRISTIE AT THE MYSTERY GUILD LIBRARY, an homage to classic detective fiction, featuring an eccentric cast of characters, a glamorous NYC setting, and a mystery that unfolds with the help of the ghost of Agatha Christie– or is she?

Stephanie Cowell shares THE MAN IN THE STONE COTTAGE, a historical fiction novel about the Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne) in 1840s Yorkshire, focusing on their struggles to get published and their complex inner lives.

Alyson Richman discusses her beautifully haunting THE MISSING PAGES– a love story, a ghost story, and an ode to books, inspired by the real-life Harry Widener, a book collector who died on the Titanic.

Grab your favorite fall candle, cuddle into a comfy blanket, and travel back in time to 1997 in this cozy, slow-burn romance set in the autumn glow of small-town Vermont. Julia Olivia shares IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY!

Jessikah chats with Rachel Van Dyken about FALLEN GODS, a new adult fantasy romance about sleeping Norse gods awakening in modern bodies filled with forbidden romance, witty banter, and high stakes.

Susan Dormady Eisenberg discusses THE VOICE I JUST HEARD, which depicts poignant the journey of a young singer who yearns to perform on Broadway, never imagining she has the vocal brilliance for opera– despite paralyzing self-doubt and parental disapproval.

Jenn chats with Debbie Fong about THE FARAWAY FOREST: WALLY'S ROUTE, a charming new young readers’ graphic novel series that follows Wally, the raccoon mail carrier and his best friend Bo as they deliver mail and kindness to all of their forest neighbors.

Dickson brings the magic and the action in SHIP OF SPELLS, a high seas romantasy set in a richly built world.

Drawing on historical, botanical, and occult research, and steeped in the gothic tradition, ATLAS OF UNKNOWABLE THINGS considers what it means to search for meaning in the scientific, only to come face to face with the sublime. McCormick Templeman discusses this dazzling debut!

Heather Ogden discusses THE BETRAYAL, the first entry in the THE LIES WE FEAR duology, a dystopian fantasy novel about Angelette Arabella, the daughter of a powerful leader in the city of Libertis, who uncovers a web of lies and betrayal that makes her question everything she knows.

Ken Miller discusses HIGH FINANCE, a debut novel that takes us inside one of the most volatile periods in Wall Street’s history through the lens of Jed Czincosca, who came to Wall Street from Chicago in 1977 to get rich and rise to the pinnacle of American success.

Authors Wibberley and Siegmung-Broka talk contemporary romance with a unique twist in SEEING OTHER PEOPLE, a love story about Morgan and Sawyer, two people who find a romantic connection while being haunted by their exes. Literally.

Maxie Dara unburies the world of SCYTHE with the focus on a new Grim Reaper named Nora who is determined to stop her twin brother Charlie from dying – with the help of some lost family secrets and her corporate privilege of being able to determine cause of death.

Meghan sat down with Annie Fox to discuss THE LITTLE THINGS THAT KILL: THE TEEN AFTERLIFE APOLOGY TOUR. Told through multiple teen perspectives, the reader must uncover the mystery of Nicole's demise.

Connie Berry chats A GRAVE DECEPTION, the sixth Kate Hamilton mystery in which the plucky antiques expert must unravel a 700-year-old murder to stop a killer operating in the present.