Turn The Page – Episode 329B – Beth Hetland

Tender

TENDER is a brilliant and raw graphic novel about a woman obsessed with her vision for a picture-perfect, curated life. Beth Hetland, a cartoonist and an instructor of comics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, stopped by to talk about this riveting work.

Turn The Page – Episode 328D – Sylvia Mercedes

Bride of the Shadow King See more

Author Sylvia Mercedes comes to chat about the reissue of BRIDE OF THE SHADOW KING, the first in a Romantic Fantasy series that introduces us to Faraine, an outcast princess who meets Vor, the titular shadow king – and though they are star crossed, Vor is pledged to marry her sister. Check out these artists mentioned in the interview for some extra visual materials. IG @‌dianadworak and Storywrappers.

Turn The Page – Episode 328C – Caitlin Cass

Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the  US

Caitlin Cass stops by to talk about SUFFRAGE SONG: THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF GENDER, RACE AND VOTING RIGHTS IN THE U.S., a gorgeous work of history and reflection in graphic novel form.

Turn The Page – Episode 328B – Larisa Grollemond

RISING SIGNS at the @gettymuseum astrologythreads

Larisa Grollemond, Associate Curator in the Manuscripts Department at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, is back to talk about medieval astrology! We chat about her new museum exhibit, Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology.

Turn The Page – Episode 327B – Jenn Goldman and Caryn Meg Hirshleifer

In the Face of Catastrophe: How a Traumatic Brain Injury Became a Blessing

When a stroke leaves 31-year-old Jenn comatose and clinging to life just days before her thirty-first birthday, she and her family face an overwhelming and painful journey. Structured as diary entries, this poignant memoir shares memories from each family member as they walk together through this profoundly life-changing event, grapple with grief, and learn to look for silver linings.