Turn The Page – Episode 198D – Tae Keller

Meghan welcomes Newbery Award winning author Tae Keller to chat about her most recent middle grade novel JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE. Keller’s newest novel finds its protagonist dealing with alienation from her friends, while she wonders if we are alone in the universe.

Turn The Page – Episode 185C – Erika Lewis


Author Erika Lewis took the time to chat with Meghan and Nathalie about the very first in the Kelcie Murphy series, a middle grade fantasy novel which sets Celtic Mythology within a magical academy — but the main characters are the misfits.

Turn The Page – Episode 178B – Lisa Greenwald

Children’s Librarian Meghan catches up with author and Long Island Native Lisa Greenwald to discuss her love of middle grade literature — as well as one of the places dearest to Lisa’s heart which inspired some of her stories — her summer camp!

Turn The Page – Episode 174A – Anna Lynn Martino

Nickelodeon’s cartoons have defined a generation of fans — and we got to get up close and personal (over zoom) with Anna Lynn Martino, senior manager of the Nickelodeon Animation Archives and Library Resources. Anna Lynn treats our hosts to a small taste of the magic that takes place at her place of work. Who is your favorite Nicktoon? Spongebob, Invader Zim, Eliza Thornberry?

Turn The Page – Episode 173A – V.E. Schwab

Author Victoria (V.E. ) Schwab joined us from Edinburgh where she lives, to discuss The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and some of her own favorite reads (looking at you Neal Schusterman). We were also visited by a strange phantom that haunted the podcast with unexplained echoes on Victoria’s end.

Turn The Page – Episode 163A – Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner — yes, THAT Brent Spiner — beams in from the Zoom Quadrant to chat about FAN FICTION, his hilarious “MemNoir” that matches true to life experiences with a wild fictional mystery which takes place on the set of STar Trek TNG in the 1990’s!

Turn The Page – Episode 139 – Madlyn Burker

We got a chance to chat with Madlyn Burkert, the Collections and Exhibitions Archivist at Lucasfilm Ltd. Madlyn took us on a “tour de force” of how she found herself on the path of a pop-culture archivist (shout out to L.I.U.), the challenges of providing reference for future projects, and so much more.

Turn The Page – Episode 130a — Amber Benson

Amber Benson zoomed in to talk about her several series written in the fantasy genre, and ended up hanging out to discuss the foresight of Octavia Butler, the congeniality of Merricat Blackwood — Shirley Jackson’s antihero, and how often Giles cleaned his glasses during her time on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spoiler Alert! Merricat wasn’t so nice, but Amber is a delight.

Turn The Page – Episode 84 — Susie Tofte, Associate Archivist and Collections Manager for the Jim Henson Company

Susie Tofte, Associate Archivist and Collections Manager for the Jim Henson Company  graciously talked to us about preserving the legacy of Henson’s work — in the past and going forward.

Turn The Page – Episode 48 — Disney’s Animation Research Library

Episode Forty Eight: Preserving Magic With Disney Animation Research Library

We got a rare chance to interview Fox Carney and Tori Cranner, archivists for Disney’s Animation Research Library — a secretly located facility tasked with preserving the legacy of the Walt Disney Company.