Turn The Page – Episode 232A – Johnny Compton


Johnny Compton joins us to chat about his debut horror novel SPITE HOUSE, a nice twist on the haunted house trope. Along the way we define “Spite House” and discuss some of our favorite things about horror fiction.

Turn The Page – Episode 232C – Daniel Lukes, Stanimir Panayotov, and Jaci Raia


Jenn sat down with Daniel Lukes, Stanimir Panayotov, and Jaci Raia to discuss BLACK METAL RAINBOWS, a collection of essays and theory-fictions, artworks and comics that explore the fascinating genre of Black Metal.

Turn The Page – Episode 232B – Barbara Brandon-Croft


Barbara Brandon-Croft is the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist. WHERE I’M COMING FROM collects her long-running, ground-breaking comic strip.

Turn The Page – Episode 231A – Annalee Newitz


We welcome back Annalee Newitz to chat about Terraformers — their newest sci-fi epic that follows a variety of lifeforms as they terraform a distant planet over thousands and thousands of years.

Turn The Page – Episode 229B – Lesley Livingston

Lesley Livingston has given us a beautiful and powerful YA tale about Celtic myth and history in QUEEN AMONG THE DEAD. Lesley stopped by to chat about the book and its headstrong protagonist Neve.

Turn The Page – Episode 229A – Grady Hendrix


Horror raconteur and friend-of-the-show Grady Hendrix is back to chat with Jess and Jenn about HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE, a propulsive yarn about a classic Gothic haunting with some interesting twists and turns! Also, expect a LOT of talk about puppets.

Turn The Page – Episode 228A – Deborah Goodrich Royce

REEF ROAD is a stunning and propulsive mystery about secrets, intergenerational trauma, and the complicated legacies mothers bestow upon daughters. Jenn talked to author Deborah Goodrich Royce about unreliable narrators and finding truth in fiction.

Turn The Page – Episode 228B – Mark Stevens


Not quite baseball season yet, but Mark Stevens has delivered a home run with The Fireballer, an emotional story about Frank Ryder, a phenom in the pitching world who is haunted by an incident in his past connected to the talent which makes him a name in the sport that he loves so much.