Turn The Page – Episode 211D – Sam McAlister

Jenn sat down with Sam McAlister to talk about her fascinating new book, SCOOPS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BBC’S MOST SHOCKING INTERVIEWS. They talked about her journey from barrister to journalist, interviewing royals, and being an outsider in elite circles.

Turn The Page – Episode 208C – Gill Paul

Gill Paul’s THE MANHATTAN GIRLS: A NOVEL OF DOROTHY PARKER AND HER FRIENDS is a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the members of the Algonquin Round Table in Prohibition-era New York. Gill was kind enough to stop by the show and talk about the women and their friends depicted in the book.

Turn The Page – Episode 208A – William Ledbetter


Jenn sat down with William Ledbetter to talk about LEVEL FIVE. First published as an audiobook exclusive, LEVEL FIVE is in print for the first time. They talked about sci fi, artificial intelligence, and the upcoming LEVEL SIX.

Turn The Page – Episode 208B – B.R. Myers


A DREADFUL SPLENDOR is a real page turner of a Gothic murder mystery, and Jenn was so excited to talk to its author, B.R. Myers. They talked about 19th century spiritualism, con artistry, and Gothic heroines.

Turn The Page – Episode 207B – Mark Pryor

Mark Pryor’s new mystery, DIE AROUND SUNDOWN, is a thrilling page turner set in Nazi-occupied Paris. Mark chatted with Jenn about using historical figures in fiction, the allure of Paris, and how hard killing your own characters can be.

Turn The Page – Episode 207D – Jude Doyle

Jenn talked to Jude Doyle about MAW, his gripping and terrifying new graphic novel that combines folk horror, body horror, and revenge to explosive effect.

Content notes for discussion of rape.

Turn The Page – Episode 206A – Louise Hare

Jenn was lucky enough to talk to Louise Hare about her thrilling mystery MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS, an evocative period piece set on the RMS Queen Mary in 1936, and its main character, Lena Aldridge, a mixed race lounge singer passing for white in a racially divided time.

Turn The Page – Episode 206C – Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo’s SIREN QUEEN is a beautiful, dreamy, magical realist novel about the life of a Chinese-American actress in pre-Code Hollywood. We discussed her new book, Old Hollywood, and blending fact and fiction on the page.