Turn The Page – Episode 286B – Leah Konen

Leah Konen plays clever homage to Hitchcock and Highsmith with the story of Mary – a young mother with everything to lose who finds a friend in Willa when they meet on a playground in Brooklyn where Mary’s son likes to play. But then Willa mysteriously drops out of Mary’s life and reappears as someone completely different.

Turn The Page – Episode 285D – Olivia Dade

Join Kaye, Readers’ Services Librarian, in a chat with Olivia Dade about her new book AT FIRST SPITE, out February 13, just in time for Valentine’s Day! If you enjoy sweet, heartfelt romance (as well as meme education), this book is for you!!

Turn The Page – Episode 285A – Ali Hazelwood

Ali Hazelwood switches gears from STEMinist Rom Com to Paranormal Romance. Set in a fresh world full of Vampyres and Werewolves, BRIDE is a fun ride full of amazing characters, surprising twists and a few spicy moments, of course.

Turn The Page – Episode 285B – Richard Roper

Richard Roper’s THIS DISASTER LOVES YOU is a bittersweet romance that comes just in time for Valentine’s Day. We chatted about writing dual timelines, English pub culture, and how relationships change over time.

Turn The Page – Episode 284C – Iris Yamashita

Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter, Iris Yamashita is back with THE VILLAGE IN THE DARK, her second novel centering around Detective Cara Kennedy. This time, Kennedy has to exhume the graves of her son and husband to find out if their deaths were truly the accident they were reported as. Along with Ellie from THE CITY UNDER ONE ROOF, Cara must solve a mystery that leads to a mysterious woman from nowhere.

Turn The Page – Episode 284A – Julia Ridley Smith

Julia Ridley Smith’s SEX ROMP GONE WRONG is a stunning collection of stories exploring relationships, desire, love, and sex. She stopped by to chat with Jenn about writing women’s inner lives at different stages of life.

Turn The Page – Episode 284B – Deborah G. Plant

Jenn talked to Dr. Deborah G. Plant about her new book OF GREED AND GLORY: IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM FOR ALL, a ground-breaking, personal exploration of America’s obsession with continuing human bondage. They talk about the 13th Amendment, the American prison system, and the intergenerational struggle for abolition.

Turn The Page – Episode 283B – Amina Akhtar

Jessikah caught up with one of her all time favorite authors, Amina Akhtar to chat about ALMOST SURELY DEAD, a super fun supernatural thriller about true crime, attempted murder and jinn! There’s also a little romance in there.

Turn The Page – Episode 283A – Nzinga Harrison, MD

Episode two hundred eighty three – part one

In UN-ADDICTION: SIX MIND-CHANGING CONVERSATIONS THAT COULD SAVE A LIFE, Dr. Nzinga Harrison proposes a new framework for understanding, talking about, and treating substance use disorders. Jenn sat down with Dr. Harrison to discuss this revolutionary and deeply compassionate book.