Turn the Page Podcast

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.

Duration:00:27:27

Turn The Page – Episode 343D – Sarah Hartman

Sarah Hartman 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.

Duration:00:14:49

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.

Duration:00:21:58

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.

Duration:00:23:43

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.

Duration:00:28:22

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.

Duration:00:32:34

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.

Duration:00:20:05

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.

Duration:00:27:03

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.

Duration:00:30:34

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!

Duration:00:20:02

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.

Duration:00:35:29

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.

Duration:00:26:00

Turn The Page – Episode 341B – Nikki Jarden and Laurette Klier

Anyone who has seen a loved one succumb to dementia knows how difficult it is. Jarden and Klier stopped by to talk about Mirador magazine, Nana’s books and the need for accessible dementia friendly literature.

Duration:00:28:24

Turn The Page – Episode 341A – Matt Kracht

Birds! They’re the WORST! At least if you ask the cranky narrator of Matt Kracht’s DUMB BIRD GUIDES. Matt flew in to chat about how the marriage of art and an in-joke on Tumblr brought us these hilarious guides, including the newest one, WORST BIRDS EVER!

Duration:00:23:05

Turn The Page – Episode 340D – Gillian McAllister

From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother’s world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie?

Duration:00:19:09

Turn The Page – Episode 340C – Koji A. Dae

Jenn chats with Koji A. Dae about CASUAL, a stark and cutting glance at a near future that looks uncannily like our present, exploring themes of bodily autonomy and the struggle for mental health in a world increasingly divided.

Duration:00:19:32

Turn The Page – Episode 340B – Christine Murphy

Murphy explores the intersection between humor and female rage in NOTES ON SURVIVING THE FIRE, a page turner that doesn’t blink at themes of sexual violence and how society (academia in this case) dismisses survivors.

Duration:00:24:13

Turn The Page – Episode 340A – Ruby Peru