Turn the Page Podcast

Keshe Chow, bestselling author and specialist feline medicine veterinarian, stopped by to talk about STRANGE FAMILIARS, in which two scholars of magical veterinary science must put aside their lust and loathing to save the world.

Game of Thrones meets The Truman Show in this epic tale of a Hollywood-owned fantasy world where nothing is quite as it seems to the people who live and die at the studio's whim. Thomas Elrod shares THE FRANCHISE!

Evelyn spoke to Emma Grey about START AT THE END, a powerful, soul-stirring, sliding-doors novel about a couple falling fdeeply in love and dreaming of the life they'll build together—until one tragic moment upends everything.

Bonnie Friedman shares DON'T STOP, a luminous, erotically charged novel about ambition, desire, the dangerous pursuit of self-knowledge, and Ina, a 41 year old lit scholar Ina who finds herself plunged into an erotic and emotional freefall.

In STARTUP HELL, Caitlin Rozakis presents a hilarious contemporary fantasy about a junior sales witch stuck in corporate hell, who has to evade devilish pacts and her kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying mum to save a (surprisingly hot) demon, and work out how to hit her quarterly target.

Friend-of-the-pod Tim McGregor stops by to celebrate the re-release of HEARTS STRANGE AND DREADFUL, in which an orphan with unusual abilities in 1821 New England must confront the dark forces which have invaded Wickstead, or all who live there may be lost…their souls included.

She's a single mom, a devoted daughter, and an Indy 500 hopeful daring to dream in an exhilarating and emotional novel about family, ambition, and second chances. Kate Clark Stone shares THE LAST SUNDAY IN MAY!

In THISTLEMARSH, a young woman finds herself in the care of the “fairy blessed” estate where she grew up – as long as she can repair it within a month. So naturally, she will do so by entering into a questionable contract with the fairy who has his own agenda regarding this land.

Pennington's book GUT PUNCH: A CAREGIVER'S LIFE AFTER NORMAL discusses his experiences diving into the world of cancer care for his wife Wendi's well being, and though her story continues with news of remission, Paul found himself unable to function as he once had. Pennington's book focuses on such an important topic that is rarely discussed.

Maria Giesbrecht shares her gorgeous poetry in A LITTLE FERAL. Written in the aftermath of leaving a conservative Mennonite upbringing, these poems chart a parallel journey of breaking away— from father, from God, from the confines of obedience.

Natalie Keller Reinert writes what she knows, and has grown a devoted fanbase through her EVENTING series about the world of horsemanship. Now she brings us THE JUMP, an all new standalone novel about Brooke, a young woman with a horse and a dream. Natalie tells us about how her own background shaped Brooke's story and how she challenged herself to delve into some difficult discussions surrounding the world of equestrian sports.

When her scheming, Bluebeard-esque husband dies, Lady B must navigate a grumpy (yet appealing) solicitor, ghosts, and multiple wills to choose a new suitor. Reigning queen of romance Eloisa James shares THE LAST LADY B!

Ada Hoffman shares IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, a sweeping, poignant novel about forbidden love, growing up, and fighting against censorship in which a script supervisor for an AI media conglomerate is caught between her intense need for an orderly life and her deeper queer desires.

Jonathan & Josh Baker, the Aussie-born, LA-based twin brother directing duo, stopped by to share their work in film as well as their debut novel with Thomas Ray, THE BLACKBIRD, in which a young Deaf boy in rural Eastern Europe is unexpectedly paired with a lethal killer, propelling him into a secret world of espionage, fear and deception.

Skye MacKinnon is desperate for an escape. When she wins a lottery to buy a run-down cottage on a Greek island for only one euro, Skye jumps at the chance to get out of England and start over. Izzy Broom shares THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN LETTERS!

In a post-apocalyptic United States, torn apart by climate change and widening inequality, billionaire John Brandt and his family retreat to a vast luxury underground bunker, while starving raiders above ground will do anything to get in and survive. James Cleary shares the gripping and relevant thriller SANCTUARY.

Spanning decades of seismic change in post-Cultural Revolution China, AND THE ANCESTORS SING is a sweeping, multigenerational novel of resilience, sacrifice, and the unbreakable pull of home. Radha Lin Chaddah discusses her stunning fiction debut.

Andy Chou Musser & Amy Seto Forrester dropped by to talk about SEARCH FOR A MYSTERIOUS MUSHROOM, the second book in the Science Explorers series of fun and interactive pick-your-path STEM books for kids.

In AN ACCIDENT OF DRAGONS, Radke invites us to fly along with a dragoness named Summer, a young girl name Zinny, and Teddy, her 40 year old father who shares a deep bond with dragon and daughter, forged by the secrets he's kept for so long.

Kaye and Jenn chat with TikTok crafter and author Annika Hinds about the colorful and purrfectly brilliant CRAFTING FOR YOUR CAT: 25 PLAYFUL PROJECTS FOR YOU AND YOUR FELINE FRIEND.

Ellery Adams departs from her mystery genre roots to bring us a creepy nautical horror novel set right here on the North Shore of Long Island.

Olivia Sullivan shares the debut graphic novel ORACLES, a meditative and affecting journey through the wilderness to face the complications and complexities of grief and loss.

Sally Kirkpatrick serves up a refreshingly fun story about Stella Stark, a soon to be 40 something whose own run in with her cheating boyfriend leads her begin a “Karmic Justice for Hire” business.

In TINY LITTLE EARTHQUAKES, Hays Blinckmann presents a funny and touching semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel about a young girl navigating a chaotic 1980s North Carolina horse farm with an alcoholic mother, a distant father, and a troubled older sister.

Former Manhattan public defender and author Yosha Gunasekera draws upon her career in the criminal legal system in THE MIDNIGHT TAXI, in which a Sri Lankan American taxi driver must work to clear her name when the last fare of the nigth turns up dead in her backseat.

Priya Parmar shares her stunning novel THE ORIGINAL, which explores the life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood's rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film.

Chris Pavone shares THE DOORMAN, a pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder– and the 2026 Long Island Reads selection! See him discuss this book in-person or online on April 26– find out more here. Out in paperback TODAY!

Lukasz Majcher, Soizick Jaffre, & Marco Kl. Nijenhuis dropped by to discuss SILENCE: DREAM/NIGHTMARE, the latest entry in a gorgeous queer comics anthology series that demonstrates the power and range of “silent” comics without text. Support their latest Kickstarter here! 

Allison Pataki stopped by to share IT GIRL, a sweeping, sensational novel of America's first “It Girl,” Evelyn Talbot, whose dramatic journey to center stage echoes through the decades.

Samantha Mills presents RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES, a gorgeous and subversive collection of speculative stories that probe the borders of genre, society, and time.

Maria Dong shares AVIARY, a genre-bending speculative suspense novel about an undocumented woman in Seoul, Hee-Jin, who assumes her dead sister’s identity to escape to America, only to find herself trapped in a sinister art mentorship program with dark secrets rooted in Korean folklore.

After a decades-long stint in prison, former serial killer Carol is looking to kick back and relax in her new retirement home…until a fellow resident drops dead and Carol has to prove she actually didn't do it this time….Fergus Craig shares I'M NOT THE ONLY MURDERER IN MY RETIREMENT HOME.

Michelle Maryk stopped by to chat about THE FOUND OBJECT SOCIETY, which explores a mysterious society offering its members the chance to relive the death of another person—and the self-destructive woman determined to uncover its secrets.

Sonora Taylor & Matthew Pritt share volume 7 of SPLIT SCREAM, the acclaimed New Weird Horror series of paired novelettes from Tenebrous Press, and their contributions, “Passing Glance,” and “Lash Egg.”

Nick Horrell shares his fascinating and moving documentary, FRANK WHITTLE: GENIUS IN THE FAMILY, which explores the life and career of the English engineer, inventor and RAF officer whose work on the turbojet engine changed the course of WW2.

Erica Wright brings her beautiful prose and masterful storytelling skills to THE MUSEUM OF UNUSUAL OCCURANCE, the first in a cozy-ish occult series centered around two sisters and a quirky town in Florida with spooky vibes.

Tamika Thompson brings us a story of a haunting that exists as much in the structure of the society where the characters live, as much as it is a literal haunting in a public housing community. THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS introduces us to Nona who so desperately wants to get her sons out of the public housing neighborhood that has kept them locked into a cycle of trauma and gun violence.

Della Leavitt chats about VIVIAN'S DECISION, an evocative work of historical fiction and all too relevant story of repeated history, female friendship, and the strength that it takes to make choices of one's own.

Maria J. Morillo shares THE EX-PERIMENTO, a scintillating rom-com in which a woman enlists the help of her favorite musician to win her ex-boyfriend back.

Kelly Yang, best known for her middle grade fiction, explores the intersection of race, power, classism and female relationships in THE TAKE.

Emmanuel Laroche stopped by to talk about A TASTE OF MADAGASCAR: CULINARY RICHES OF THE RED ISLAND, which takes you on a rare sensory journey of the island's flavors from the world-renowned vanilla beans to the endemic voatsiperifery wild pepper, and more.

Ruth McKell talks about the healing power of bees, nature, and kittens, as told in HONEY IN HER VEINS, a beautiful fantasy with dark edges that introduces us to Arthur and Eva, two former lovers who grapple with the ghosts of their pasts in more ways than one.

Justin Feinstein shares YOUR BEHAVIOR WILL BE MONITORED: a compulsively readable science fiction novel wrestling with vital questions of our time: sentience, purpose, life, death…and how to make a really good commercial. It's an all too plausible near future in which emotionally intelligent AI go up against emotionally stunted humans.

Two rival authors are forced to confront a decade of love and heartbreak on the campus where it all started. Kara McDowell shares her scintillating romance debut, THE WRITE OFF!

A woman tests the limits of her so-called amicable divorce when she flies to Paris for the destination wedding of her former sister-in-law, only to butt heads with the deliciously gruff best man. Kate Clayborn chats about THE PARIS MATCH!

John Chu shares THE SUBTLE ART OF FOLDING SPACE, the exhilarating debut science fiction novel about keeping the universe– and your family– together when it's falling apart, channeling unhinged physics, generational trauma, and the comfort of really good dim sum.

Nicole Goux & Dave Baker drop by to discuss their delightful comic collaboration PUNK’N HEADS, a raucous and revealing new graphic novel about making music, making mistakes, facing your past, and choosing your future.

James Gregory returns to the show to discuss GHOST TOWN, his latest novel set in the late 19th-century, exploring ambition, isolation, and connection in the fictional coal mining town of Sulphur Creek, Pennsylvania.

Donna Jones Alward shares SHIP OF DREAMS, a thoughtful look at the Titanic focusing on the friendship between two women, Hannah and Louisa, as they navigate personal secrets and societal expectations during the ship’s maiden voyage and its tragic aftermath.

Iris is wrapped up in the grief of her fiance's death until she meets. Jack, a gorgeous young widower who has joined her grief counseling group. In SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, Georgia McVeigh presents us with two very unreliable narrators who use the vulnerability of grief in very unexpected ways.

Amber Husain shares TELL ME HOW YOU EAT: FOOD, POWER, AND THE WILL TO LIVE, an insightful and affecting collection about the political, cultural, and personal dimensions of eating, moving beyond the individual to see food as a tool for power and resistance. Content note for discussion of disordered eating.