Turn The Page – Episode 320A – Colby Wilkens

If I Stopped Haunting You

Colby Wilkens stopped by to chat about IF I STOPPED HAUNTING YOU, a tremendously fun enemies to lovers romance about feuding horror writers with a spooky twist. We chat about crafting romantic tension and the connections between fear, love, and vulnerability.

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 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 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 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.

Turn the Page- SPECIAL EPISODE 33- Barry Sonnenfeld on BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME

Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in  Hollywood: Sonnenfeld, Barry: 9780306832277: Amazon.com: Books

Jenn and Jessikah chat with acclaimed director Barry Sonnenfeld (Addams Family, Men in Black, Schmigadoon) about his new memoir BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME. Barry will be visiting Syosset Library this Friday for a talk and book signing, find out more here! https://syosset.librarycalendar.com/event/evening-director-barry-sonnenfeld-27904

Turn The Page – Episode 317D – Hildur Knútsdóttir

The Night Guest

Iðunn wakes up every night, increasingly exhausted and covered in injuries, and yet doctors tell her nothing is wrong….until she discovers she is walking miles and miles every night after falling asleep with her step counter on. Hildur Knútsdóttir dropped by to talk about THE NIGHT GUEST, an eerie novella sure to keep you up at night.

Turn The Page – Episode 317C – Jelena Dunato

Books – Jelena Dunato

Jelena Dunato is an art historian, curator, speculative fiction writer and lover of all things ancient. She stopped by to talk about GHOST APPARENT, a standalone prequel to her novel DARK WOODS, DEEP WATER, and how her unique professional background shapes her writing.

Turn The Page – Episode 317A – Kate Heartfield

The Tapestry of Time - Kate Heartfield - Hardcover

Kate Heartfield stops by to talk about THE TAPESTRY OF TIME– now out in the UK and Canada, and coming to American shelves in 2025! We chat about writing the supernatural into WW2 and the four extraordinary Sharp sisters at the center of this book.