Turn The Page – Episode 216D – Liz Climo

Liz Climo — a cartoonist whose credits range from The Simpsons to Picture Books joins us to chat about I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE, a sweet affirming book for ages 5 to 95 that feels like a hug from your favorite stuffed animals.

Turn The Page – Episode 215A – Russell James


Jessikah chats with Russell James about THE DEMON DAGGER, a sci-fi horror novel set in Florida about a Demon Hunter who discovers that the stakes are high when someone very close to him has been possessed.

Turn The Page – Episode 214A – Laurie Lico Albanese


Jessikah and Jenn were lucky enough to talk to Laurie Lico Albanese about her beautiful new book, HESTER, which asks and answers the question about who may have inspired the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s THE SCARLET LETTER. They discuss many things, including: would Hawthorne have a Twitter account today?

Turn The Page – Episode 213D – Deanna Raybourn

Deanna Raybourne returns to TURN THE PAGE with KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE, her highly anticipated contemporary novel about a team of female assassins who are getting ready to retire after decades of service–unfortunately the organization they worked for has marked them as targets.

Turn The Page – Episode 213B – Faye Snowden

Faye Snowden zoomed in with Jessikah to chat about A KILLING RAIN, the second in a series about Raven Burns, a woman with familial trauma, who cannot shake her past. Snowden chatted about getting into Raven’s mind as well as what could be next for this former homicide detective.

Turn The Page – Episode 213A – Lily Anderson


Lily Anderson’s BIG BAD is an absolute thrill ride- a Buffy the Vampire Slayer story set in an alternative Sunnydale where demons reign. Lily, Jessikah, & Jenn gushed about their love of the Buffyverse and making the slayer herself the antagonist of a Buffy story. Contains spoilers for the Buffy show!

Turn The Page – Episode 212B – Stephanie Garber


Stephanie Garber chats lore and mythology while continuing the story in the universe of CARAVAL! THE BALLAD OF EVER AFTER if a waltz with heartbreak and danger. Stephanie tells Jessikah all about Jacks and Eva’s journey and how they got there.

Turn The Page – Episode 212C – Desideria Mesa

Hot Jazz, Cold Drinks, and some witchy Magic! Desideria Mesa sits down with Jessikah to chat BINDLE PUNK BRUJA, an enchanting story of Jazz Age Kansas City where Luna a white passing Mexican woman lives as :Rose”, the owner of a speakeasy which employs a diverse staff. Luna/Rose’s story is complicated as she comes in contact with sexism and racism — but her growing magical abilities and Bruja heritage begin grow in unexpected ways.

Turn The Page – Episode 210B – Barbara Bourland


Barbara Bourland zooms in to chat about THE FORCE OF SUCH BEAUTY, a surreal story of a young woman who marries a prince — and finds it is not a fairytale after all. Bourland tells us about the inspirations behind Princess Caroline.