Special Episode 22 – David Kelsey

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2021 Mover and Shaker and president of ABOS, David Kelsey shares his passion of Library Outreach with Turn the Page! Be it a bookmobile, a book bike, or simply facilitating make and take crafts for the community, outreach has grown to become a monumental resource for libraries. Kelsey discusses the history of ABOS and the many ways Library Outreach has changed lives throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Turn The Page – Episode 146B – Kathy Wang

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Kathy Wang–author of Family Trust zoomed in to talk about Impostor Syndrome, a story of two women, in the tech industry–one a Russian plant the other a first generation Chinese American–and the cat and mouse game which pits them against one another.

Turn The Page – Episode 146C – May Cobb

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Stacey got to talk to May Cobb, author of the delightfully devious book The Hunting Wives, a book that’s been blurbed by basically every one of our favorite authors of twisted fiction. May and Stacey talk about some of their own favorite cutthroat female characters and of course The Heathers are high on that list.

Turn The Page – Episode 146A – David Yoon

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Version Zero is a fast thrilling ride from author David Yoon which dares us to look at our digital lives and consider what we are losing. Yoon, who worked in tech in the past tells Sharon and Jessikah about the wild ride that is his first adult novel, and Joy Revolution the imprint created by David and his wife Nicola which focuses on love stories of people of color.

Turn The Page – Episode 145C – Alex George

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Stacey caught up with Alex George to discuss The Paris Hours, his new historical fiction novel which unites the maid of Marcel Proust, an Armenian refugee turned puppeteer, Gertrude Stein. Stacey and Alex also chatted about the bookstore community and the publishing industry.

Turn The Page – Episode 145B – Margalit Fox

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Former NYT Reporter turned full time writer Margalit Fox zoomed in from the ether to tell us all about her latest narrative non-fiction book Confidence Men, a true story involving two prisoners of war (WWI) who elaborately conned their captors into facilitating their escape by way of a make-shift ouija board and a few well staged seances. Gertrude Stein makes a significant appearance in this story as well — though not in a way you could imagine. We promise, this is one non-fiction book that will have your jaw dropping at every turn.

Turn The Page – Episode 145A – Matt Grant

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There’s something in the water here in Syosset that makes great bagels and cultivates notable alumni. Matt Grant, class of 2001 joins us to talk about his career as an investigative reporter. From Jack DeMasi’s TV production class, to reporting stories which changed federal law — and won Matt some Emmy’s along the way.

Turn The Page – Episode 144B – Devour Power

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A cookbook that let’s you bring the most outrageous foods of NYC to your own kitchen? Greg and Rebecca of Devour Power talk about Devour NYC, their book that aims to do just that. Don’t listen to this on an empty stomach. You will want to eat everything.

Turn The Page – Episode 144A – Héctor González

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You’ve all heard of The Neverending Story, but have you heard of Momo?

We are joined by writer Hector Gonzalez (@mexicanity on Twitter) to discuss.

Héctor González (he/they) is a queer non-binary México-born speculative writer living in Austin, TX. They pair their love for food with their passion for stories and finding more about the secret origins of your favorite dishes.

You can find their latest thoughts, cooking and writing as @mexicanity on Instagram, Twitter and Medium.

Their motivational ASMR 4 Writers recordings can be found under Abuelita Héctor on SoundCloud (Abuelita Héctor).

The article below is about his Nerdy Worldcon Tacos
My Road to Worldcon 76. Part 6: My Love Language is Tacos
https://medium.com/@mexicanity/my-road-to-worldcon-76-part-6-my-love-language-is-tacos-63d7b97d7942

His Short Stories:
Prometheus with a Happy Face read in English and Spanish
https://strangehorizons.podbean.com/e/prometheus-with-a-happy-face-%e3%83%84-by-daniela-l-guzman-read-by-hector-gonzalez/
https://strangehorizons.podbean.com/e/prometeo-con-carita-feliz-%e3%83%84-by-daniela-l-guzman-read-by-hector-gonzalez/

Uroboros, read in English and Spanish
https://strangehorizons.podbean.com/e/uroboros-by-emiliano-gonzalez-read-by-hector-gonzalez/

Vampirito
https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/vampirito/

Turn The Page – Episode 144C – Nekesa Afia

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A book about a “Tiny Tired Lesbian Solving Crimes in the Prohibition Era”! Nekesa Afia, debut author and NaNoWriMo alumni tells us about “Dead Dead Girls” the very first in the Harlem Renaissance Mysteries which introduces us to Louise Lloyd, Harlem’s reluctant hero who is extorted by the police to help solve the murders of young black women who are being murdered in Lou’s own community. A fun interview and a dazzling novel.