Turn the Page Podcast

J.E. Thomas' CONTROL FREAKS is a charming and hilarious look at middle school life during a super-competitive STEAMS competition. We chat about friendship, collaboration, and representing all kinds of families.

D&D brings together two nerdy teens in this sweet YA book about Darcy, who moves to a small conservative town with her two moms where she meets Art, a shy young man whose father is a powerful clergyman. Sparks fly both in and out of game – and the two must figure out a way to work together to start their High School’s first QSA (Queer Student Alliance).

Erica Wright brings a modern twist on Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE in HOLLOW BONES, which recasts villain Angelo as a serpent handling preacher.

When wealthy, impulsive summer girl Margot meets hardworking and steady local girl Thea in the summer of 1967, the unlikely pair become fast friends, working alongside one another in a record store and spending every spare moment together. But after an unspeakable incident on one devastating August night, they don’t see one another for ten years…until Margot suddenly reappears in Thea’s life, begging for help and harboring more than one dangerous secret. Thea can’t bring herself to refuse her beloved friend—but she also knows she can’t fully trust her either.

Evan Friss stops by to chat about THE BOOKSHOP: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSTORE. We chat about the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from Ben Franklin to Borders, from Amazon to author-owned shops.

IT HAD TO BE YOU brings all the twists and wittiness readers have grown to LOVE from Brazier in this spicy story about two spies on a collision course that will either leave them kissing or killing each other.

A daughter races to uncover her mother's secret life in the wake of her disappearance in this thriller about two generations of women who seem so very different, but are alike in more ways than they’d care to admit. Kimberly McCreight’s LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER is a perfect domestic thriller!

Josh Winning brings all the chills and thrills of a summer camp slasher flick to HEADS WILL ROLL, the story of an actress who gets canceled on twitter – and comes head to head with someone who wants to cancel her permanently.

Fans of Carola Lovering’s TELL ME LIES will devour this emotional rollercoaster which introduces us to Annabelle, an ambitious TV journalist who meets a seemingly perfect man who excels in hiding the truth.

Lisa Wingate, the New York Times Bestselling author of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS stopped by to talk with Evelyn about her new book, SHELTERWOOD. SHELTERWOOD tells the captivating and untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect the children in Oklahoma from hungry land barons. Lisa tells Evelyn how she found out about this unknown piece of Oklahoma history.