Turn The Page – Episode 202E – Meridel Newton

Jenn spoke with Meridel Newton about her new post-apocalyptic trilogy, which launched this May with its first installment. THE FUTURE SECOND BY SECOND is about the city of Osto, a safe haven in a lawless world, and its encounter with some would-be invaders.

Turn The Page – Episode 199B – Austin Trunick


Jenn sat down with Austin Trunick, author of the CANNON FILM GUIDE, part two of which is recently available. They chat about film history, the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone, and the Death Wish franchise.

Turn The Page – Episode 196A – Nicola Griffith


Jenn sat down with Nicola Griffith to discuss her new book, SPEAR, a queer retelling of the Perceval story from Arthurian legend. They discussed the attraction of the Middle Ages as a setting for fiction, different versions of the Arthurian stories, and writing queer joy.

Turn The Page – Episode 194A – Mike Chen

We welcomed back Mike Chen to chat about Sci-Fi Space Operas and family trauma in LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME Mike’s book which tackles both. We also got to chat about Anakin and Obi-Wan in BROTHERHOOD, Mike’s newest novel set within the Star Wars Universe.

Turn The Page – Episode 193B – Danica Roem

Danica Roem made national headlines when–as a transgender former frontwoman for a metal band and a political newcomer–she unseated Virginia’s most notoriously anti-LGBTQ 26-year incumbent Bob Marshall as state delegate. Danica stopped by Turn the Page to talk about her trail blazing career, and a top 10 list of Metal bands from the 2002 era!

Turn The Page – Episode 193A – Maya Rodale

Jenn sat down with Maya Rodale, author of THE MAD GIRLS OF NEW YORK, a lively and entertaining fictionalized account of the career of Nelly Bly. Bly, as an undercover reporter, spent ten days committed to Blackwell’s, a notoriously cruel and oppressive asylum, to expose the truth to the public.

Turn The Page – Episode 191D – Dahlma Llanos

A WOMAN OF ENDURANCE is a powerful, moving novel, full of hope and despair and everything in between. Jenn sat down with its author, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, to talk about this vivid and affecting portrait of the life of an enslaved woman, Pola, on a 19th-century Puerto Rican plantation.

Turn The Page – Episode 191C – Hilde Lysiak

Hilde Lysiak made the news when, at age 9, she broke a murder story in her hometown of Selinsgrove, PA. Since then, she has written books, had a TV show based on her life, and met luminaries like Malala Yousafzai and Michelle Obama. Check out her book, HILDE ON THE RECORD, at a library or bookstore near you!

Turn The Page – Episode 191B – Jackon Lanzig and Collin Kelly

Jenn sat down with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly to talk about their screen- and comics-writing careers, and to get the scoop on their new books, BATMAN BEYOND: NEO-YEAR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY. They also recently wrote a mini-series about Kang, who has just been introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Turn The Page – Episode 189C – Josh Weiss

Imagine a world in which McCarthyism was so successful, Joseph McCarthy became president. This is the world that Josh Weiss explores in his alternate history, BEAT THE DEVILS. Jenn and Josh discussed Humphrey Bogart, the films of John Huston, and the Jewish experience in midcentury America.