Turn the Page Podcast

Rebecca Lehmann shares THE BEHEADING GAME, a sharp-as-knives work of speculative historical fiction that imagines Anne Boleyn mysterious resurrection after her execution, and her efforts to protect her daughter Elizabeth and exact bloody revenge.

Jenn chats with Amal El-Mohtar about the breathtaking short story collection SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON, encompassing almost twenty years of storytelling across multiple genres, modes, and worlds.

Elizabeth Everett invites us for a stay at a hotel for magic residents in MAGIC AND MISCHIEF AT THE WAYSIDE HOTEL, a cozy fantasy about a former Paladin and a human single mother who find love across realms.

Spann joins us to chat about A STAGE SET FOR VILLAINS, a deliciously dark fantasy where the gods have abandoned humanity and left behind a mysterious phantom playhouse inhabited by The Players – supernatural beings with a dark script to follow.

Lived truth challenges conception of the artificially intelligent in a serial allegory of one AI’s search for the Singularity. Ian Domowitz shares INITIAL CONDITION, the third book in THE MECHANIC’S DIARY series.

#1 international bestselling author Karma Brown shares her horror debut MOTHER IS WATCHING, in which an art conservator’s obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a nightmarish descent, where the line between reality and the supernatural shatters.

Luke Kennard chats about BLACK BAG, a novel about an out-of-work actor who takes a bizarre job for a university professor: sitting silently inside a large leather bag during lectures as part of a psychological experiment.

Carissa Broadbent stopped by to share MOTHER OF DEATH AND DAWN, the third and final book in the WAR OF LOST HEARTS trilogy, a tale of romance, magic, vengeance, and redemption.

Syosset alumni Gabe Rotter returns to his hometown roots, both in THE BEAST IN ME, Netflix’s hit limited series set in Oyster Bay Cove, and right here on Turn the Page Podcast, where Gabe shares his journey to a career in the entertainment industry.

Dr. Craig Yorke stops by to share his inspiring memoir, STEEP: A BLACK NEUROSURGEON’S JOURNEY. a story of resilience and self-discovery that will resonate with anyone who has wrestled with their past while chasing the American dream.

Pip Knight brings us the most relatable vampire in AUBREY WANTS TO DIE and discusses how she aimed to lovingly flip the tropes of both thrillers and vampire fiction in this spectacular series opener.

Jenn chats with Alex Woodroe: writer of dark speculative fiction and the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated editor-in-chief of Tenebrous Press. We discuss how Romanian history, government repression and surveillance, and horror in confined spaces come to bear on her novel THE NIGHT SHIP.

Olivia Waite returns to the show to chat about NOBODY’S BABY, second book in the Dorothy Gentleman series, following the ship’s detective as she investigates the impossible appearance of a baby on an interstellar liner where fertility is supposed to be paused.

In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu Ying’s life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation. Ralph chats with Tao Wong about THE FIRST STEP!

Ellen Meeropol talks SOMETIMES AN ISLAND, a nesting doll of a novel that connects various stories of generational trauma building to a climate crisis from which a population must learn to come to understand one another, and the earth they inhabit if they want to move forward.

Juliet Izon discusses her debut novel THE ENCORE, a story spanning decades about two classical music students, Anna and Will, whose relationship is shattered by a single event, who reunite years later to tour with their teenage daughter.

Shelley Noble chats about THE SISTERS OF BOOK ROW, a thrilling and timely historical novel of books, banning, and the women who helped save New York’s famed Book Row in 1915 Manhattan.

You’ve heard of the men who kill, but what about the women who loved them? Jenn chats with award-winning writer and journalist Elizabeth Arnott about her riveting mystery, THE SECRET LIVES OF MURDERERS’ WIVES.

Deanna Raybourn stops by to celebrate the publication of the tenth Veronica Speedwell mystery, A GHASTLE CATASTROPHE! The Victorian adventurer’s latest adventure involves a blood-drained corpse, a secretive club, and the aid of an old acquaintance.

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.