Jennifer Savran Kelly's new book is Endpapers, set in 2003 in post 9/11 New York. It’s a story about a bookbinder who is struggling to understand her own queer identity when she comes across a love letter hidden in the endpapers of a book she’s restoring. What follows is an exploration of what it means to love both yourself and others, complex relationships, and about what it’s like to find connections and acceptance within your own community.

Ruthanna Emrys is the author of several short story collections and novels, including the award-nominated book Winter Tide. Her latest book, A HALF-BUILT GARDEN, is a delightful and hopeful story of first contact with aliens, living in a post-climate change world, motherhood and family, and the role that individuals play in repairing the world around them.

FOR LAMB is the story of one Black family living in the Jim Crow south, and the injustices and horrors they face every day. Author Lesa Cline-Ransome talks about what that story means to her, how the truth can be dangerous, but also sets us free.

Episode 32 - Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden by Crystal Sarakas

Author Jasmine Brown talks about the challenges that Black women physicians have faced over the past 100 years. Produced by WSKG Public Media.

On the next Off the Page, we talk with science writer Leila Philip about her new book, BEAVERLAND: HOW ONE WEIRD RODENT MADE AMERICA. It’s a fascinating look at the role the beaver has played in American history, and how it may play an even bigger role in climate change mitigation.

Author Kate Heartfield talks about her book, THE EMBROIDERED BOOK, a historical fantasy that tells the story of Marie Antoinette and her sister, Maria Caroline, Queen of Naples.

Ithaca, NY poet Mary Gilliland's new collection, THE DEVIL’S FOOLS, is an exploration of myths and nature, and of the ways that mundane life becomes holy. On this episode, she talks about her process and shares some of her work with us.

Rossie Anastopoulo's new book, SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN IN 11 PIES, is a delicious and sometimes bittersweet look at eleven different pies and how they connect to different parts of our history. Plus, there are recipes!

Cuban-American author Jose Pablo Iriarte talks about writing about complicated relationships, finding the emotion in storytelling, and about his recent nomination for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.