From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother’s world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie?…

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Jenn chats with Koji A. Dae about CASUAL, a stark and cutting glance at a near future that looks uncannily like our present, exploring themes of bodily autonomy and the struggle for mental health in a world increasingly divided.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Murphy explores the intersection between humor and female rage in NOTES ON SURVIVING THE FIRE, a page turner that doesn’t blink at themes of sexual violence and how society (academia in this case) dismisses survivors.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Ruby Peru stopped by to chat about turning her portal fantasy BITS OF STRING TOO SMALL TO SAVE into an immersive full-cast audiobook production.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jennifer Anne Gordon talks about THE JAPANESE BOX, her collection of short horror stories – and how the old adage of “Write What You Know” doesn’t need to mean what you think it means.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

William Ramsey stopped by to talk about launching his MyEmoDiaries brand and writing SAY THE QUIET PART OUY LOUD, VOL. 1: A BOOK ON 2000s EMO.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

“There are no monsters, and all of them are real.” Jenn talks to Dr. Surekha Davies about her brilliant HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, which charts the very human phenomenon of monster-making from antiquity to the present.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Evelyn chats with Victoria Christopher Murray, bestselling coauthor of THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, about HARLEM RHAPSODY, the extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Kimberly Lemming stopped by to chat about I GOT ABDUCTED BY ALIENS AND NOW I’M TRAPPED IN A ROM COM – and how she threw every wild idea at the wall and ended up with a traditional publishing contract.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

A meet cute at a morgue sets off this wild romance between Honor Stone, a young woman with an ax to grind and Strike Madden, a wealthy entrepreneur whose hobbies meet Honor at the cross section of revenge. We got a chance to chat with Adele Griffin and Julie Buxbaum (the authors who created “Taylor”) to discuss this wild ride.…

Filmmaker Josh Mendoza stops by to discuss his debut novel, SHADOW OF THE ETERNAL WATCHER, the differences between writing for the screen and for the page, and writing dynamic action scenes.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Mollie Hawkins discusses her brilliant addition to the Object Lessons series: SAXOPHONE. a gorgeous blend of history, cultural analysis, and deeply moving personal reflection.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jessikah sat down with Erin Crosby-Eckstine, author of JUNIE, part ghost story, part historical fiction and weaving tension which will leave you thinking about this book way after you’ve turned the last page.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Hache Pueyo stops by to chat about BUT NOT TOO BOLD, a beautiful and eerie sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappings.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jessikah reunites with J.W. Ocker to discuss CULT FOLLOWING a fascinating look into not only cults, but some of the most murky lore around cults, what defines them and what people are searching for that leads them to join.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jenn chats with Melissa Ferguson about THE PERFECT ROM COM, writing romantic tension, and maintaining a writing practice while managing a busy family.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

A study in interpersonal relationships with a messy 20 something woman on one side – and a sentient blob on the other! Maggie Su joins us to discuss BLOB: A LOVE STORY, a weird and funny book about identity and perceived relationships.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Alafair Burke tells us all about how a real life situation involving a stolen parking spot launched the idea for THE NOTE, a thriller about three friends who get together for a girls weekend away, and the secrets they each keep.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Neena Viel discusses LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER, a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel. We chat writing lived-in family dynamics and balancing humor and horror.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Carter Wilson matches true crime podcasts with a story of a true crime victim in Tell me What You Did. This is one you will devour in one sitting for sure.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jacqueline Faber stops by to talk about her gorgeous debut novel, THE DEPARTMENT, a dark academic thriller about a college girl who disappears, a professor who goes looking for her, and the secrets that won't stay buried.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

‘It’s going to be a spicy one’. So said Russ Cook, otherwise known as the Hardest Geezer, as he announced his latest challenge – to run the length of New Zealand. He earned his nickname after running the length of Africa in just 352 days – a gruelling journey through sixteen countries over mountains and deserts (not to mention being robbed at gunpo…

When 18-year-old Donovan Shears sent a text message to a number he had just made up he wasn’t expecting a reply. It was 1998 and he had his first mobile phone that could send text messages. So, he made up some numbers and fired off the simple greeting ‘hullo’. One recipient was another 18-year-old called Kirsty who thought the message was from a fr…

Anita Kopacz discusses her gorgeous book THE WIND ON HER TONGUE, a standalone companion volume to SHALLOW WATERS. We chat about blending history and mythology, coming of age, and creating empowering historical narratives.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Drs. Megan Goodwin & Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst chat with Jenn about their fascinating book, RELIGION IS NOT DONE WITH YOU: OR, THE HIDDEN POWER OF RELIGION ON RACE, MAPS, BODIES, AND LAW.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Drs. David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele return to the show to discuss their new book, OATHBREAKERS: THE WAR OF BROTHERS THAT SHATTERED AN EMPIRE AND MADE MEDIEVAL EUROPE, the follow-up to their brilliant THE BRIGHT AGES.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Jessica James debuts with FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, a second chance friends to lovers to enemies to lovers romance about Valerie, a former pop punk star who gets the band back together and finds herself falling all over again for Caleb, her bandmate and first love.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Send Brad a text! After nearly two weeks, I'm BACK Checking in on weather above zero if you can believe it Another local family needs our support, we discuss it here!Av Brad Williams

LET'S CALL HER BARBIE is a fab fiction novel about the people who made Barbie a star: Ruth Handler, Jack Ryan, and Charlotte Johnson (Barbie’s Fashion designer!). Renée Rosen pulls back the curtain on all the obstacles that stood in the way of one of the boldest toy lines in history, and how how Handler made the Mattel company what it is.…

Leah Konen returns to Turn the Page to chat about LAST ROOM ON THE LEFT, a thriller involving a writer, a snowstorm, a revitalized motel – and a dead body.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Shannon Ives stops by to talk about her lush debut, THOSE FATAL FLOWERS, which seamlessly blends Greco-Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke colony when a siren washes ashore on the North Carolina island in the 16th century.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jenn chats with Cynthia Weiner about her arresting debut A GORGEOUS EXCITEMENT, her experiences growing up on the Upper East Side in the 1980s, the “preppy” murder that haunted the summer of 1986, and crafting fiction out of lived experience and “current” events.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Both outgoing and incoming American Presidents have been generous with their displays of forgiveness. Four years ago, the clear up was in full swing after the storming of the Capitol on 6th January 2020. Some 1,600 people were convicted, some for violent assault. Now Trump has set them all free. Perhaps even more surprising, however, is Biden’s off…

Evelyn got a chance to chat with Zeeva Bukai about THE ANATOMY OF EXILE. The Abadi Family saga begins when a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story between a Palestinian and a Jew ends in tragedy. The family flees to America to mend, but encounters only more turmoil that threatens to tear the family apart.…

ESPN Sports Journalist Kate Fagan joins us to chat about THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY, the story of an author who has lived under pseudonyms to run from a past that she is only now coming to terms with.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jenn chats with Elaine Neil Orr about DANCING WOMAN, a beautiful novel about a young expat artist in Nigeria, torn between two men and two cultures, struggling to find her passion and her purpose.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Friend of the show Alex Segura is back to talk about two incredible books released in late 2024: ALTER EGO, the standalone sequel to his award-winning SECRET IDENTITY, and ENCANTO: NIGHTMARES & SUEÑOS (we DO talk about Bruno!!).Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jenn chats with Dani Diaz about their beautiful YA graphic novel debut, DREAMOVER. We talk about first romances-- the excitement, the fear, and everything in between.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Send Brad a text! Paying tribute to my friend and yours From Radio perfectionist, to Father-Friend-HERO Set List: Sue Pauly Nikki Higgins Andrew Huber LuAnn Holt Dan Lawson Dale Salge Dan Skogen Brad WilliamsAv Brad Williams

Debut novelist Sandra Chwialkowska discusses her experiences writing for TV and how it helped her launch THE ENDS OF THINGS, a twisty suspense novel about Diana, a mysterious woman who vanished from a resort, and Laura – the woman who Diana befriended, and who was in closest proximity to her before she went missing.…

Lauren J.A. Bear is back with a book that transcends both historical fiction and mythological retellings. Bear brings us the story of Rhea Silvia, the titular MOTHER OF ROME.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

The dying wish of Lee, Sandra Schnakenburg’s housekeeper, was for Sandra to write her story after she passed-- but it was a story Sandra did not know. Sandra stopped by the show to talk about uncovering Lee’s fascinating and moving life and bringing it to the page.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Kate Winkler Dawson discusses THE SINNERS ALL BOW: TWO AUTHORS, ONE MURDER, AND THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE, a riveting true crime history that explores a murder that divided 19th-century America, using modern investigative techniques to answer some lingering questions.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

As we know the universe is governed by certain laws. One concerns putting away Christmas tree decorations: only when you have packed them all away will you find one you missed. I have done this so many times that I have grown wise. I pack the boxes and then wait several days. I just know I’ve missed something. This year it was a green sparkly star …

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Author Jane Corry hops the pond from the UK to chat about I DIED ON A TUESDAY, a suspense novel told from three perspectives. Corry discusses where the story came from and shares her own experiences working in a men’s prison as a writer in residence.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

The hosts of the fantabulous Nightmare on Film Street podcast stop by to talk about their gorgeous book, COCKTAILS FROM THE CRYPT: TERRIFYING YET DELICIOUS CONCOCTIONS INSPIRED BY YOUR FAVORITE HORROR FILMS.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

From the creator of the long-running, smash-hit podcast Aaron Mahnke’s Cabinet of Curiosities comes the book—a riveting look inside some of history’s strangest stories.Av Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Send Brad a text! My friend Nathan at Mid Central Equipment joins me this week, we talk Vikings foot ballad more! Feeling the spirit of Christmas as we approach the new year!Av Brad Williams