Off The Page

On the next Off the Page, Ithaca poet Jillian Barnett. Her new collection of work explores loss, identity, family and the way experiences can reverberate for generations.

On this episode of Crystal Sarakas talks with Mark Follman about his book TRIGGER POINTS: INSIDE THE MISSION TO STOP MASS SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA. It’s a look at the new field of behavioral threat assessment, which aims to intervene long before someone picks up a gun.

Host Crystal Sarakas talks with CSE Cooney about her latest collection, DARK BREAKERS.

Host Crystal Sarakas talks with Ithaca author Bree Barton about her newest book ZIA ERASES THE WORLD. It's a powerful and funny coming-of-age story about a magical dictionary, family, and dealing with depression. Listen now!

Host Crystal Sarakas talks with Elsa Sjunneson about her book Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism. They talk about the different ways ableism harms the disabled community and more.

Author Julie Zickefoose is the author of several books, including Saving Jemima: The Life and Love of a Hard Luck Jay. She chats with host Crystal Sarakas about the intelligence of birds, of connecting with people through her blog, and about how Jemima was not only saved, but did some saving herself.

Host Crystal Sarakas chats with Tom Morgan, author of A TRIAL IN COOPERSTOWN. It's his account of a small-town murder trial, from beginning to end. and gives us a glimpse into the ins and outs of the American trial process.

The largest slave auction in American history took place in 1859 but it's been largely forgotten by history. Professor Anne Bailey is working to change that. She's the author of The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History. She joins host Crystal Sarakas for a conversation about race, the erasure of slave auctions, and the healing that families are doing as they trace their history back to the auction block.

Merrill Douglas is a freelance editor and a poet. Her poems are 'beautifully gritty,' and explore the realities of life in ways that are both just a little bit icky, but also capture the life in the smallest detail. Her poems have appeared in the Baltimore Review, Tar River Poetry, Stone Canoe and more. Her chapbook, published by Finishing Line Press, is called Parking Meters Into Mermaids.

If you're a fan of true-crime - but without all the murder - then check out the latest episode of Off the Page. Host Crystal Sarakas talks with Ithaca author Railey Jane Savage about her book "A Century of Swindles: Ponzi Schemes, Con Men, and Fraudsters." The book takes us deep into seven infamous schemes, complete with intrigue, deception, and thievery.