Turn The Page – Episode 267d

Episode two hundred sixty seven – part four

Mojgan Ghazirad stops by to talk about THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET, her novel based on her experiences growing up in the lush garden of her grandparents’ house in Tehran, from which she witnessed the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Turn The Page – Episode 267b

Episode two hundred sixty seven – part two

Neil Sharpson stopped by to chat about his new novel, KNOCK, KNOCK, OPEN WIDE. Jenn asks about weaving together horror and myth, and how both can be lenses for examining personal and collective trauma.

Turn The Page – Episode 267a

Episode two hundred sixty seven – part one

Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink are the multi-instrumentalist musical masters behind ALL WIGGED OUT! They stopped by to chat with Jenn about this sweet and funny show that offers valuable insights for caregivers, families and friends of cancer patients.

Turn The Page – Episode 267c

Episode two hundred sixty seven – part three

Jessikah and Jenn got to sit down with a children’s media icon– Rob Renzetti! His new middle-grade book, THE HORRIBLE BAG OF TERRIBLE THINGS is his first original novel– and the first in a trilogy! Learn more by listening in.

Turn The Page – Episode 266a

Episode two hundred sixty six – part one

Raul Palma stopped by to chat about his new book, A HAUNTING IN HIALEAH GARDENS. We chat about botanicas, writing Miami, and exploring trauma through horror.

Turn The Page – Episode 266b

Episode two hundred sixty six – part two

CIA Agent Bill Heflin returns to Bucharest – a cauldron of spies and crooked politicians. This sequel to The Bucharest Dossier finds Agent Heflin back in Bucharest – to clear his name and that of his most valued source who might turn out to be a triple agent. The books mix intrigue, spy craft and a love story with the factual background of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and changes in the country in its aftermath. Barney talks with author William Maz about both books and learns about tzuika, the ubiquitous plum brandy of Romania.

Turn The Page – Episode 266c

Episode two hundred sixty six – part three

Jessikah and Jenn sat down with Jeffrey Angles, a scholar and translator of Japanese literature who is now publishing the first English translations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids by Shigeru Kayama.

Turn The Page – Episode 266d

Episode two hundred sixty six – part four

Jesse Q. Sutanto stopped by to chat about her time in Oxford, toxic friendships, and how a silly tiff with her husband inspired I’M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET, a delicious psychological thriller centering around three young women and a toxic friendship from years past.