Turn the Page Podcast

Episode two hundred eighteen - part one

In anticipation of WEIRD: THE WEIRD AL STORY we sat down with musicologist Lily Hirsch to discuss WEIRD AL: SERIOUSLY -- a serious study at music's most beloved funny song man. We also answer the question on everyone's mind, "Did Weird Al date Madonna?". Spoiler alert! He did not.

Episode two hundred eighteen - part two

Katy Hays' THE CLOISTERS is Read with Jenna's November pick! Jenn was lucky enough to chat with Katy about this astonishing debut set at the Cloisters Museum in uptown Manhattan-- one of Jenn's favorite places in the world!

Episode two hundred eighteen - part three

SIGN HERE is an incredible genre-defying debut from Claudia Lux. Half workplace comedy, half heartrending family thriller, it is in turns hilariously funny and deeply affecting. Jessikah & Jenn had so much fun chatting with Claudia.

Episode two hundred seventeen - part three

Evelyn talks true crime and love with Alicia Thompson, author of LOVE IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS, which is more Rom-Com than serial killer story, but the title is a hook for sure.

Episode two hundred seventeen - part one

Jenn sat down with Tammy Greenwood to discuss her new novel, SUCH A PRETTY GIRL, a riveting and touching story about a former child actress and her difficult relationship with her mother. Set during the Blackout Summer of 1977, the book brings New York and the entertainment industry of the '70s to life.

Episode two hundred seventeen - part four

Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop grew up the daughter of war hero and journalist Stewart Alsop III, but her mother Tish Alsop had been a hero in her own right. Elizabeth chats with us about discovering her quiet mother's secret history as a decoding agent for MI5 -- and how this granted her a deep relationship with her mother later in life, only to care for Tish as she succumbed to dementia in her later years.

Episode two hundred seventeen - part two

Jessikah sinks her teeth into Rachel Harrison's new book SUCH SHARP TEETH. We get a few words in about lady werewolves, and how these stories of transformation parallel how we feel about bodily autonomy.

Special Episode 28

In this episode, Barney chats with Andrew Child, co author of this latest installment in the Jack Reacher series. Andrew talks about how he came to be co-author of this beloved series, and gives lots of insight into their writing process.

Episode two hundred sixteen - part two

Panic, urban legends, and Sue Bird! We spend a lot of time bouncing around topics with Josh Malerman -- but it all relates to DAPHNE, a fabulous book that you should definitely read with the lights on.

Episode two hundred sixteen - part three

Erin E. Adams digs into generational trauma, race relations, and digs up some long buried history in JACKAL.