Turn The Page – Episode 319E – Gary Goldstein

Please Come to Boston

Gary Goldstein stops by the show to talk about PLEASE COME TO BOSTON, a bittersweet coming-of-age tale about exploring one’s sexuality and authentic self, and the beautifully messy relationships that can entail. We talk about evoking 1970s Boston and imagining our own alternate histories.

Turn The Page – Episode 319D – Crystal King

Book Review | Crystal King combines food, myths and surrealism with 'In the  Garden of Monsters' | Texarkana Gazette

Author Crystal King takes the reader on a wild journey in this retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth set in 1948 Italy in Sacro Bosco, where a young woman with no past joins Dali as his newest model – and that’s not the strangest thing that happens to her!

Turn The Page – Episode 319C – Ricky Lima

Undergrowth [Book]

Ricky Lima’s UNDERGROWTH is truly epic graphic novel about global crisis, mental health, and giant robots. We chat about writing for teens and Daniele Aquilani’s gorgeous art! Content note for mental health and trauma.

Turn The Page – Episode 319B – Del Sandeen

Amazon.com: This Cursed House: 9780593639528: Sandeen, Del: Books

Author Del Sandeen weaves a web of social horror and historical fiction in this deeply compelling horror novel about Jemma, a young black woman with a supernatural gift, who travels from Chicago to New Orleans for a job with the mysterious Duchon family.

Turn The Page – Episode 319A – Paul Jessup

Daughter of the Wormwood Star - Underland Press

Paul Jessup’s DAUGHTER OF THE WORMWOOD STAR is a totally unique antichrist story that combines folk horror, cosmic horror, occult horror, with elements of splatter punk and twisted surrealism. Paul stopped by to talk about crafting this gorgeous fever dream of a novel.

Turn The Page – Episode 318E – Carol Hoenig

Before She Was a Finley: A Novel See more

Carol Hoenig is a brilliant and accomplished novelist– and Jenn’s former boss from her bookselling days! Carol and Jenn catch up (with a surprise visit from her other former boss and Carol’s partner in crime, Peggy Zieran, who once managed the Syosset Borders Books & Music) and discuss her beautiful new novel, BEFORE SHE WAS A FINLEY.

Turn The Page – Episode 318C – Maxie Dara

A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara | Goodreads

A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer is a fun supernatural mystery with a colorful cast of characters. Jessikah and Maxie got to chat about how her own search for answers in death opened the road for this delightful book.

Turn The Page – Episode 318B – Kate Stayman-London

Fang Fiction: A Novel - Kindle edition by Stayman-London, Kate. Paranormal Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Author Kate Stayman-London chats about how fantasy heals trauma in her very fun book, FANG FICTION, featuring a protagonist who finds her power when she discovers her favorite vampire book series is based on a very real world.

Turn The Page – Episode 318A – C.H. Hooks

Can't Shake the Dust See more

CAN’T SHAKE THE DUST is a gorgeous and moving novel about family, intergenerational conflict, and the things we will do for “legacy.” C.H. Hooks stopped by to talk about bringing dirt racing to the page and writing multiple points of view.