Turn The Page – Episode 347D – Geoff Johns
Ralph chats with Geoff Johns about his amazing work with DC (JSA: THE NEW GOLDEN AGE, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH), as well as GHOST MACHINE, his new imprint with Image Comics.
Apr 24, 2025•42 min
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Turn The Page – Episode 347C – Ellen Meister
Friend-of-the-library and accomplished author Ellen Meister stopped by to chat about JOYRIDE, a touching book about an optimistic Uber driver who dispenses life advice to her customers.
Apr 24, 2025•27 min
Turn The Page – Episode 347B – Jinwoo Chong
After being in a medically induced coma from 2019-2021, Jack Jr. wakes up at the hospital to find the world has changed. Author Chong stopped by to chat post-pandemic dissonance, family, and food – and how he plotted humor into the family drama.
Apr 24, 2025•19 min
Turn The Page – Episode 347A – Marie Bostwick
Marie Bostwick’s THE BOOK CLUB FOR TROUBLESOME WOMEN explores the impact of the 1963 publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique on four suburban women, and the special friendships and support networks found in book clubs.
Apr 24, 2025•26 min
Turn The Page – Episode 346D – Brian Posehn, Joe Trohman, and Chris Johnson
Jenn chatted with the extremely accomplished, multi-talented trio (Brian Posehn, Joe Trohman, & Chris Johnson) behind RIFTERS, a raucous good-time graphic novel about time-cops who suck at rule-following, but excel at busting time-travel crimes.
Apr 17, 2025•39 min
Turn The Page – Episode 346C – Nicole Conn
Jenn talked to filmmaker and author Nicole Conn about her novel DESCENDING THIRDS, a dramatic epic about the sacrifices we make for art, the lies we tell to protect ourselves, and the truths we must face to find our humanity.
Apr 17, 2025•20 min
Turn The Page – Episode 346B – Maxym M. Martineau
In HOUSE OF BLIGHT, Maxym M. Martineau draws us into a house of intriguing immortals called “Evers” when a young woman named Edira makes a deal to save her brother’s lives.
Apr 17, 2025•20 min
Turn The Page – Episode 346A – Rachel Ekstrom Courage
Thank you for being a friend, Rachel Ekstrom Courage! Rachel stopped by to talk about the absolutely delicious MURDER BY CHEESECAKE: A GOLDEN GIRLS COZY MYSTERY, which starts when Dorothy’s terrible date is found dead in a hotel freezer.
Apr 17, 2025•25 min
Turn The Page – Episode 345D – Maria Dong
Maria Dong was here in 2023 to speak about LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF-- now she’s back to talk about her breathtaking sci-fi thriller, PSYCHOPOMP!
Apr 10, 2025•31 min
Turn The Page – Episode 345C – Yiğit Turhan
Yiğit Turhan took a virtual trip from Milan, Italy to discuss THEIR MONSTROUS HEARTS, a gothic tale of horror that bathes you in beautiful language and tense imagery from start to finish.
Apr 10, 2025•23 min
Turn The Page – Episode 345B – Julie Johnson
Julie Johnson talks about the term “romantasy” in relation to her gorgeous debut on the traditional publishing scene, with THE WIND WEAVER, and how the song "Rhiannon" inspired what will be your new favorite series.
Apr 10, 2025•21 min
Turn The Page – Episode 345A – Mike Virgintino
Local historian Mike Virgintino returns to the show to talk about his book FREEDOMLAND U.S.A.: MORE DEFINITIVE HISTORY, which updates his first book on the beloved Bronx theme park with new fascinating new sources and interviews.
Apr 10, 2025•38 min
Turn The Page – Episode 344F – Ashley Winstead
Jessikah got a chance to chat (again!) with Ashley Winstead about THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME, a thriller about the amateur true crime community – and a book that handles grief in a realistic and cathartic way.
Apr 03, 2025•21 min
Turn The Page – Episode 344E – Katy Rose
Meghan sat down with author, Katy Rose to discuss her new book MISS PRIM GOES WILD. This wonderfully humorous children's book explores the value of nature and how it ties us all together as a community.
Apr 03, 2025•24 min
Turn The Page – Episode 344D – Jacqueline Friedland
Jacqueline Friedland discusses COUNTING BACKWARDS, an emotionally riveting dual narrative story exploring issues of incarceration, eugenics, infertility and legacy.
Apr 03, 2025•20 min
Turn The Page – Episode 344C – Julia Bartz
Nostalgia, religious trauma and therapy cults come to a crossroads in THE LAST SESSION, Bartz’s second psychological thriller about a therapist and the former child actor who is her doppelganger.
Apr 03, 2025•31 min
Turn The Page – Episode 344B – Brian Gurley
Pulitzer Prize winning author Bryan Gruley chats BITTERFROST the first in what will (hopefuly) be a new series centered around the titular town in Michigan State. Bryan talked about writing suspense, unreliable narrators who don’t fully believe themselves and how multiple POV books differ from writing in first person.
Apr 03, 2025•25 min
Turn The Page – Episode 344A – Jeanne Thornton
Jenn talked to Jeanne Thornton about her gorgeous novel A/S/L, a transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive.
Apr 03, 2025•27 min
Turn The Page – Episode 343E – Owen King & Jesse Kellerman
Owen King and Jesse Kellerman stop by to discuss their graphic novel collaboration SELF HELP, a sun-soaked California noir with gorgeous visuals courtesy of Marianna Ignazzi.
Mar 27, 2025•27 min
Turn The Page – Episode 343D – Sarah Harman
Sarah Harman introduces us to an unlikable main character who tells us that ALL THE OTHER MOTHER’S HATE ME. This is a fun mystery/thriller with a lot of heart.
Mar 27, 2025•15 min
Turn The Page – Episode 343C – Cynthia Pelayo
Briar is caught in a world of grief and fairytales after she loses her mother. Meanwhile a serial killer stalks the city of Chicago, just waiting for the moment to claim Briar as his next victim.
Mar 27, 2025•22 min
Turn The Page – Episode 343B – Emily Carpenter
A restauranteur moves her family to an idyllic Georgia town to start over after COVID sinks her life’s dream. Of course, it proves too good to be true in Emily Carpenter’s GOTHICTOWN.
Mar 27, 2025•24 min
Turn The Page – Episode 343A – Katy Hays
Katy Hays' The Cloisters was one of Jenn’s fave books of 2022. This year, Katy is back to discuss what will surely be one of her faves of 2025-- SALTWATER, a thriller about an opulent family retreat to Italy threatened by old secrets.
Mar 27, 2025•28 min
Turn The Page – Episode 342E – Karissa Chen
Evelyn chats with Karissa Chen about HOMESEEKING, an epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.
Mar 20, 2025•33 min
Turn The Page – Episode 342D – Xenet Aliu
A refreshing blend of late 90’s nostalgia and complicated family dynamics makes a beautiful read. In EVERYBODY SAYS IT’S EVERYTHING, Xenet Aliu introduces us to Drita and Pete, Albanian twins adopted by Italian American parents who find themselves in a quest for identity and each other in the shadow of the war in Kosovo.
Mar 20, 2025•20 min
Turn The Page – Episode 342C – Deanna Raybourn
Billie, Natalie, Helen and Mary Alice are out of retirement and back to killing in KILLS WELL WITH OTHERS, Raybourn's follow up to KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE.
Mar 20, 2025•27 min
Turn The Page – Episode 342B – Edo van Belkom
Author Edo van Belkom stopped by to discuss his incredible body of work, including WOLF PACK, a YA series from the earlier aughts that got a TV adaptation 20 years later! See more here.
Mar 20, 2025•31 min
Turn The Page – Episode 342A – Olivia Waite
Jenn chats with Olivia Waite about MURDER BY MEMORY, a delicious little cozy sci-fi mystery featuring an interstellar generation ship, a detective who wakes up in the wrong body, and a whole lot of knitting. Check it out!
Mar 20, 2025•20 min
Turn The Page – Episode 341D – Ian Rogers
Award-winning author Ian Rogers stopped by to chat with Jenn about his work, including EVERY HOUSE IS HAUNTED, a collection of horror stories that has been optioned by Sam Raimi, and SYCAMORE, a gripping work of supernatural noir.
Mar 13, 2025•35 min
Turn The Page – Episode 341C – Alexandra Kennington
Get ready for a fast paced wintery mix of fantasy, romance and betrayal! Alexandra Kennington chatted with us about BLOOD BENEATH THE SNOW, a hot new Romantasy set in a cold climate that will leave you thirsty for the next installment.
Mar 13, 2025•26 min
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