Turn The Page – Episode 263B – Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

WITCH OF WILD THINGS is a beautiful and melancholy story about magic, family, friendship, and romantic love. Author Raquel Vasquez Gilliland stopped by to talk about plant magic, anthropology, and second chances.

Turn The Page – Episode 263A – James Frankie Thomas

Jessikah and Jenn talked to James Frankie Thomas about IDLEWILD: a queer, trans, and early-Internet/post-9/11 twist on the Manhattan prep school novel about the complicated nature of intense teen friendships.

Turn The Page – Episode 263D – Shari Lapena

Bestselling author Shari Lapena chats about her sharp, exciting writing style as we discuss EVERYONE HERE IS LYING, an edge of your seat thriller about a missing little girl and the secrets of several families including her own.

Turn The Page – Episode 262B – Scott Leeds

Scott Leeds stopped by to talk about SCHRADER’S CHORD, a terrifying work of horror about cursed vinyl records that open a gateway to the land of the dead. Topics include record store culture, Pacific Northwest horror, and creating an American mythological history.

Turn The Page – Episode 262E – Carissa Orlando

Jessikah and Carissa Orlando chat about haunted houses and haunted people in SEPTEMBER HOUSE, Orlando’s book about a Margaret, who finds her dream house for the right price – as long as she can deal with the hauntings that escalate around the month of September.

Turn The Page – Episode 261C – Tracy Wolff

Jessikah chats with Tracy Wolff and Nina Croft about STAR BRINGER, the first in a series of book featuring and ensemble cast of characters brought together through dyer circumstances in this thrilling space opera.

Turn The Page – Episode 261D – Jilly Gagnon

Author Jilly Gagnon talks about her craft and career in suspense as we discuss SCENES OF THE CRIME, an atmospheric thriller set in two timelines with a full cast of unreliable narrators.

 

Turn The Page – Episode 259A – Juno Dawson

We met up with Juno Dawson to chat about THE SHADOW CABINET —  her second in the Her Majesty’s Royal Coven series. A much darker book, THE SHADOW CABINET does NOT disappoint in bringing the witchy-fun intrigue and fast paced reveals with unforgettable characters.

Turn The Page – Episode 258E – Laura Sims

Laura Sims stopped by to chat about How Can I Help You? A delicious thriller with notes of psychological horror set in a library! Laura tells us about the real True Crime Case that inspired one of the main characters – as well as why the library is a perfect setting for a book about quirky people.