Turn the Page Podcast

With just the right amount of magic and high stakes, Auralee Wallace's LATE NIGHT WITCHES is a fun story about a mother of three, trying to manage her family and her much younger sister – while being chosen witch in a prophecy about a big bad vampire that needs to be killed.

Afghan rap artist and activist Sonita Alizada shares SONITA: MY FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNT AND MY ESCAPE TO FREEDOM, a riveting and hopeful memoir and love letter to those who dream of better worlds.

Edward Hamlin's SONATA IN WAX is a beautiful and touching work of historical fiction wrapped up in a musical mystery. Hamlin chats with Jenn about his music career and his debut novel.

Meghan sat down with award-winning author/illustrator duo Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant to discuss their brand-new picture book, SO-HEE AND LOWY, a wonderful celebration of nature, community, and friendship.

Friend-of-the-show Balazs Lorinczi returns to discuss A BITE OF PEPPER, a paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance with a gorgeous color palette and dreamy vibes.

Khadija VanBrakle stops by to chat about MY PERFECT FAMILY, her sophomore young adult novel, a poignant intergenerational narrative that gives voice to Black Muslim women, and a thoughtful exploration of the intersection between gender and religion.

A murder at a posh Texas sweet sixteen? Yes, please. Kelsey Cox chats PARTY OF LIARS.

Alex Krokus chats about TALKING TO MY FATHER'S GHOST: AN ALMOST TRUE STORY, a heartfelt and humorous story of losing a parent and getting to know him better after his passing.

Abandoned hotels, local legends, ghosts and more – ASYLUM HOTEL is a good twisty story about Aubrey Spencer, a young woman haunted by her grief who finds solace in photographing abandoned places. She finds a twin flame in Demetri, a Youtuber with a common interest, when they both show up at the same place – only for their chance meeting to launch into a mystery of its own.

Jenn interviewed Anna Barrington about THE SPECTACLE, a riveting social thriller about a powerful art dealer who presents a convincing portrait of international success and pulls an idealistic young gallery assistant into his web of lies.

Federal judge and debut novelist Thomas Cullen stops by to discuss CHARLIE-MAN, an homage to classic coming-of-age literature steeped in early 90s nostalgia.

Carl Antonowicz-- comics creator, musician, and good bud to Jenn-- stops by to chat about his graphic novel THE ARDENT, a bleak but deeply funny medieval fantasy about a young monk tasked by the head of his order to move the jewel-encrusted skeleton of one of their martyrs to safety.

Author JM Shaw talks about her inspiration and journey while writing the CALLUM WALKER series, and how the fourth book FORSAKEN SOULS will take Callum and Jax to greet the Southern Elves across the veil who are prepared for a reckoning.

Last year Mallory Marlowe stopped by to share LOVE & OTHER CONSPIRACIES. This year she's back to discuss LOVE AT FIRST SIGHTING, another paranormally-tinged rom-com with killer banter and sizzling romantic tension.

Travel back to the world of Grabbaugh one more time with Zenith Maelstrom as he finds a way to rescue his sister Apogee and their friend Kevin from monsters, wraiths, and theoretical physics! Renzetti, known for his work in animation, knocks it out of the park with the finale to his first ever middle grade novel series.

Jimmy Juliano treats us to an atmospheric horror novel set during the time period of Y2K and free AOL hours, wherein a young woman meets a teenage girl with a haunting past that connects technology to terror.

Jessikah chatted with author Daphne Fama about HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN – part gothic horror, part historical horror, and part folk horror set against the Marcos regime in the 1980's Philippines. Make sure this one is on your TBR list.

Katie Collom discusses PETER MILES HAS TO DIE, a blood-soaked tale of revenge set in early 1990s Texas about a group of women who take justice into their own hands when a friend is murdered.

Chuck Tingle is back with another banger! LUCKY DAY follows Vera, a professor of statistics who no longer finds meaning in anything after surviving a global catastrophe known as the Low Probability Event, who must team up with a problematic government agent to figure out what happened.

Writer and illustrator Adam Allsuch Boardman drops by to talk about his work, including THE UNEXPLAINED UFOS and THE UNEXPLAINED GHOSTS, influences including the X-Files, and making complicated subjects accessible for all kinds of audiences.

Debut author Morgan Ryan went searching for a book about a coven of witches fighting the Nazis during WW2. When she came up with nothing, she decided to write it herself! Morgan shares her processes and inspirations for A RESISTANCE OF WITCHES and what we can expect for her future projects.

Jacy Morris discusses WE LIKE IT CHERRY, a potent blend of supernatural slasher vibes and relentless survival horror set in the harrowing, inhospitable Arctic.

Author Ry Herman chats about their fascination with queer themes in fairytales and folktales, and how an obscure Grimm's work known as The Twelve Huntsman became their catalyst for writing THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS.

Rebecca Bratspies discusses NAMING GOTHAM: THE VILLAINS, ROGUES, & HEROES BEHIND NEW YORK'S PLACE NAMES, a fascinating look at the diverse cast of characters for whom New York's many roads, bridges, tunnels, neighborhoods and institutions were named. Check out the blog post mentioned here: Jane Matilda Bolin: Another Guest Post by Rebecca Bratspies!

Emma Pei Yin discusses WHEN SLEEPING WOMEN WAKE, a harrowing debut in which three extraordinary women—a mother, her daughter, and their maid—are each forced on a journey of survival during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II.

Cultural historian and writer Dr. Tiffany Jenkins discusses STRANGERS AND INTIMATES: THE RISE AND FALL OF PRIVATE LIFE, which traces the evolution of the private realm from the ancient world to its current shifting and precarious status.    

Horror Author Mark Leslie chats short form horror and ONE HAND SCREAMING: 20 HAUNTING YEARS – a reissue of his collection first published in 2004. Leslie talks revisiting older stories, adding new ones and how he built a 10K word story into his CANADIAN WEREWOLF series.

A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there's only one option left—what's another murder? Samantha Downing discusses TOO OLD FOR THIS.

Meghan sat down with author E. L. Starling to discuss her new young adult book, BOUND BY STARS, an epic romance set aboard a spacecraft on an epic adventure to Mars.

Hazell Ward chats about THE GAME IS MURDER, an immersive murder mystery that riffs on crime classics and places the reader in the role of the Great Detective.  

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE brings us back to the world of Durst's cozy fantasy THE SPELLSHOP, complete with talking plants, a winged cat, and a journey of the heart that will leave you enchanted.

Laura Resau takes us on a lovely journey with Eloise, a woman who flees the States after multiple IVF failures and a failed marriage to work in a locked garden where she finds a family of broken souls, and a lot of magic.

The Evans women are back, fighting monsters with ANOTHER FINE MESS! Author Lindy Ryan chats with us about how writing this family has been cathartic to her, and why she had decided to set this series in the 1990s.

Rick Skwiot discusses THE BOOTLEGGER'S BRIDE, a murder mystery that's filled with gritty family drama, historical fiction, and a coming-of-age tale – all combined into one that spans Prohibition, The Great Depression, World War ll, and the Vietnam War.

Koji A. Dae discusses HOLD MY HEART, an uncompromisingly dark horror novella about desire—and the things we'll do to get what we really want.

Actor, author, and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan returns to the show to discuss the state of the audio industry, the AI/human voice debate, and her revolutionary publishing business Audiobrary.

Seth Haddon discusses his science fiction debut VOLATILE MEMORY, a heart-filled, vengeful sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella.

When Lexie's fiancé runs off with her so-called best friend on her birthday, her carefully crafted fairy-tale life shatters. Having survived horrors in her past, she was determined to finally get her happily-ever-after—and she's not giving up yet. Tasha Coryell chats MATCHMAKING FOR PSYCHOPATHS.

Katie Fricas chats about CHECKED OUT, a graphic novel valentine to libraries and New York, and the story of an artist working to make her dreams come true (if she can figure out what those dreams are, exactly).

Meghan sat down with author Kalla Harris to discuss her YA vampire apocalypse dark fantasy book, THE GROUND THAT DEVOURS US, which follows Ruby and her twin sister Ripley as they navigate a vampire apocalypse.

Virginia Trench chats about her debut thriller OUR SECRETS WERE SAFE, a razor-sharp, twist-loaded thriller that proves the past is never truly buried—and some secrets refuse to stay silent

Susan Wiggs discusses WAYWARD GIRLS, in which six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school during the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York.

Kaye and Jenn chat writing, gaming, and love with Lenora Woods, author of the delightful ROLL FOR ROMANCE, in which two fledgling tabletop gamers find themselves falling for each other—both in and out of their weekly D&D sessions.

COSMIC LOVE AT THE MULTIVERSE HAIR SALON: it's as much fun to read the book as it is to say the title! Author Annie Mare sat down with us to chat about this lovely romance about two women who fall in love while texting one another from five months apart.

Patricia Grayhall talks about writing A PLACE FOR US, her debut novel and a thrilling tale of two women who find each other irresistible but struggle for a second chance for love, redemption, and sanctuary when the world is against them.

M.K. England discusses ROLL FOR ROMANCE, a second-chance queer romance about two teens whose in-world D&D characters fall in love, but in IRL things are more complicated.

A young woman searching for her missing sister in 1930s California is drawn into a dark and dangerous cult. Kelsey James returns to talk about her third book, THE COLONY OF LOST SOULS-- another historical thriller that will consume you!  

Rita Lussier drops by to chat about her memoir AND NOW, BACK TO ME, which explores adjusting to change and reclaiming independence when the last child leaves the house.

Josh Rountree returns to the show to discuss THE UNKILLABLE FRANK LIGHTNING, which vividly reimagines Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN in the Wild West.

Author LJ Andrews talks BROKEN BONES AND SOULS, a highly addicting character driven book set against a Norse Mythology fantasy world where Lyra Bein and Roark Ashwood find themselves at odds with each other and their own fates as they draw reluctantly closer.

Ben Mattlin discusses UNBOUND: NOTES FROM A RELUCTANT DISABILITY ADVOCATE, in which he chronicles his life with spinal muscular atrophy and charts his growth as a reluctant disability activist and public intellectual.