Turn The Page – Episode 240A – Jes Battis


The Knights of the Round Table are alive and in Vancouver! Jes Battis’ THE WINTER KNIGHT is a beautiful and evocative urban fantasy featuring a mystery plot, rich academic setting, and queer and trans protagonists. Jenn loved this book and had a lovely time chatting with Jes about their brilliant take on Arthurian legend.

Turn The Page – Episode 240E – Josh Weiss


Josh Weiss joined us last year to discuss the first Morris Baker mystery, BEAT THE DEVILS, an alternate history in which the Red Scare never ended and Joseph McCarthy won the presidency. Now he’s back to discuss the series’ second installment SUNSET EMPIRE with Jenn.

Turn The Page – Episode 239B – Michael Low


Jessikah and Jenn talked to Michael Low about “teaching with games and games that teach.” They chatted about how RPGs can foster writing skills, creativity, collaboration, and self-esteem.

Turn The Page – Episode 238E – Jude Doyle

Last year Jude stopped by to chat about MAW, a thrilling folk horror comic. This week he’s back to talk about the first issue of THE NEIGHBORS, a five-issue mini-series on the terrors of queer parenting and community paranoia.

Turn The Page – Episode 238B – Annette Lyon

Annette Lyon’s JUST ONE MORE is about a librarian named Jenn who dies while investigating her husband’s dark past. Syosset’s own librarian Jenn, who is alive, sat down with Annette to discuss this suspenseful thriller.

Turn The Page – Episode 238A – Lee Murray and Geneve Flynn

Jenn chatted with the editors of BLACK CRANES: TALES OF UNQUIET WOMEN, a powerhouse collection of horror tales from Southeast Asian writers, back in print thanks to Raw Dog Screaming Press.

Turn The Page – Episode 237E – Oliver Darkshire

ONCE UPON A TOME is an insightful, vivid, and very funny memoir about the rare bookselling. Oliver Darkshire stopped by the show to talk about his time at Henry Sotherans in London, book culture and book people, with a detour about RPGs!

Turn The Page – Episode 237B – Maria Dong

Maria Dong stopped by the show to discuss LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF, a gripping page-turner and sensitive exploration of mental health. Maria and Jenn discuss genre, constructing fantasy worlds, and what makes a narrator “unreliable.”