Turn The Page – Episode 379B – Michelle Meadows

Author Michelle Meadows joins us to talk a bit about her processes in writing children’s biographies and how her knack for poetry and rhyme contributed built itself into each one finding a balance to make them interesting and accessible for young audiences.

Turn The Page – Episode 376D – Kelly Foster Lundquist

In her debut, Lundquist revisits her first marriage (20 years post divorce) to a man with whom she’d shared a unique connection – only their union was a nest of secrets. This memoir deals with the “beard” trope with sensitivity and wisdom.

Turn The Page – Episode 376A – Jesse Q. Sutanto

Sutanto moves us with her versatile writing in this story about second chance love, familial love, and how our relationships evolve through time – all told in two perspectives and timelines from the POV of a young Indo Chinese woman who doesn’t feel as if she fits and her 73 year old grandmother who has arrived at a family party who has rekindled a relationship with the one who got away.

Turn the Page – SPECIAL EPISODE 35 – Luke Pearson

This year marks fifteen years since the publication of HILDAFOLK, aka HILDA AND THE TROLL. To celebrate, the great Luke Pearson stops by to chat about developing the iconic series and its newest installation for young readers, HILDA AND TWIG WAKE THE ICE MAN– out today!

Turn The Page – Episode 374E – ABSOLUTE PLEASURE: QUEER PERSPECTIVES ON ROCKY HORROR

This year marks the 50th anniversary of ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! Jessikah and Jenn spoke with Margot Atwell, editor of ABSOLUTE PLEASURE: QUEER PERSPECTIVES ON ROCKY HORROR, and essay contributors A. Ng Pavel. Aliya Bree Hall, and Benjamin Larned.

Turn The Page – Episode 374A – Vanessa Lillie

THE BONE THIEF brings us archeologist Syd Walker, a Cherokee woman working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs as she is called to investigate the bones of a young indigenous woman from centuries past – as well as investigating a missing teenager from the Narragansett tribe. Along the way, Syd attracts the attention of The Founders Society, a group of people with murky intentions who trace their lineage back to colonial times.