Turn the Page Podcast

Episode two hundred twelve - part three Barbara Dee brings her thoughtful touch to address anxiety, the climate crisis and adolescence in HAVEN JACOBS SAVES THE PLANET -- her newest middle grade offering.

Episode two hundred twelve - part five Evelyn chats with Mazey Eddings about her sophomore book LIZZIE BLAKE'S BEST MISTAKE. Mazey talks about how she found the time to write this unconventional and funny love story while she was in dental school.

Episode two hundred twelve - part one 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!

Episode two hundred twelve - part four Mimi Zhu's BE NOT AFRAID OF LOVE is a radical and moving consideration of trauma, healing, boundaries, mindfulness, community, queer identity, and, of course, love. They were generous enough to sit down with Jenn to discuss these ideas and more.

Episode two hundred twelve - part two 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.

Episode two hundred twelve - part one Jenn sat down with fellow Top Shelf comics creator Balazs Lorinczi to talk about DOUGHNUTS AND DOOM, a lovely sapphic romance about baking doughnuts, making music, and falling in love. And it's got magic, too! Don't miss this one.

Episode two hundred twelve - part five WERECAGE answers the burning question: what would you do if you were bitten by a Nicolas Cage, thereafter cursed to turn into a Nicolas Cage every night? Resident Nicolas Cage expert Jenn sat down with Ian Fortey to discuss the book and, well, Nicolas Cage.

Episode two hundred twelve - part three 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.

Episode two hundred eleven - part five Tanvi Berwah's debut YA book, MONSTERS BORN AND MADE, is a gripping fantasy adventure. She chatted with Jenn about NaNoWriMo, worldbuilding, and sea monsters, among many other things!

Episode two hundred eleven - part one Victoria Christopher Murphy joins Evelyn to chat about THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, the fictionalized story of a very real woman --Belle Da Costa Greene, a black woman who served as J.P. Morgan's personal librarian -- but Greene kept her race carefully concealed as she came into her own power through her intelligence and wit. Murphy tells Evelyn about her experience co-writing with Marie Benedict and seeing her books adapted to the screen.