In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2023. Our shared top reads: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson Exiles by Jane Harper Go As a River by Shelley Read Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley Kelly’s remaining top reads: What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden It's One of Us by J. T. Ellison Stash by Laura Cathcart Robbins Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond  Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea Cindy’s remaining top reads: All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham Better the Blood by Michael Bennett The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton I Love It When You Lie by Kristen Bird Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Megan and I discuss The Only Survivors, the event that inspired this story, setting books by the water or by the woods and how both can feel comforting but also dangerous, why she chose the Outer Banks, how the number 7 factors into this book, and much more. Megan's recommended reads are: Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Counterfeit by Kristen Chen My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The White Girl by Tony Birch: Better the Blood by Michael Bennett Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Searching for Savanna by Mona Gable Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Only Survivors can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Elly Griffiths. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Jane and I discuss The Society of Shame, how she decided to write this story, weaving in the themes of scandal, cancel culture, media influence, online shaming and politics, crafting a mother/daughter tale, why the story takes place over 28 days, and much more. Jane's recommended reads are: Terra Nova by Henriette Lazaridis The River at Night by Erika Ferencik The Other Family Doctor by Karen Fine Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Amy Mason Doan, Lyn Liao Butler, Saumya Dave, Kathleen West, and Steven Rowley. The Society of Shame can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Jane and I chat about her role as Founder and Creative Director of Emerald Audio, creating a company to produce female-produced scripted fiction for the podcast platform, launching a screenwriter competition for young voices, the creation of the term soap opera, her obsession with the 1960s, and much more. Jane's recommended reads are: She Wants More (podcast) A Certain Age (podcast) Pop Fiction Women (podcast) Extremely Close & Incredibly Loud by Jonathan Safran Foer Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.         Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Rachel and I discuss The House Is On Fire, the Richmond Fire of 1811, her stunning cover, how she chose who would tell the story, her research, and much more. Rachel's recommended reads are: The Glass House by Emily St. John Mandel Less by Andrew Sean Greer Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess The Complicities by Stacey D'Erasmo My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck: The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen The Cottingley Secret and When We Were Young & Brave by Hazel Gaynor Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The House Is On Fire can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Kate Manning, Lynn Cullen, Sadeqa Johnson, Shelley Read, and Jennifer Rosner. Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Amulya and I discuss A Death in Denmark, setting a book in Copenhagen, writing a mystery series, creating a character who fits the city of Copenhagen, her highlight of writing the book, and much more. Amulya's recommended reads are: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd: The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan City of Windows by Robert Pobi Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     A Death in Denmark can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Elly Griffiths. Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Colleen and I discuss The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise, how her grandmother and "Thelma and Louise" inspired this story, the value of connecting with older generations, what it means to be a woman in today's world, Parkinson's, and much more. Colleen's recommended reads are: The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Amy Mason Doan, Lyn Liao Butler, Saumya Dave, Kathleen West, and Steven Rowley. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Jacqueline and I discuss The White Lady, the woman who inspired Elinor, the emotional impact writing this book had on her, what surprised her the most when drafting The White Lady, writing a standalone, and much more. Jacqueline's recommended reads are: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny The Song of the Cell by Siddharta Mukherjee Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The White Lady can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Kate Manning, Lynn Cullen, Sadeqa Johnson, Shelley Read, and Jennifer Rosner. Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Laura and I discuss Beyond That, the Sea, exploring how someone moves forward when they can't quite figure out who they are and where they belong, telling the story through multiple points of view and why she selected the people she did to tell the story, the source of her title, the timeline in the footer, and much more. Laura's recommended reads are: Violets by Alex Hyde The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken In the Orchard by Eliza Minot My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson The Lido (Mornings with Rosemary) by Libby Page Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Beyond That, the Sea can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Kate Manning, Lynn Cullen, Sadeqa Johnson, Shelley Read, and Jennifer Rosner. Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Jennifer and I discuss Once We Were Home, exploring the nature of bonds and how they locate a person in a home, how her experience as a parent of deaf children helped her tell this story, her research, examining the theme of identity, and much more. Jennifer's recommended reads are: Maame by Jessica George Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Natalie Jenner, Judithe Little, Renee Rosen, Adriana Trigiani, and Geraldine Brooks. Once We Were Home can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Kristen and I discuss I Love It When You Lie, writing a Southern story, mirroring her own family life, creating a mystery where the reader doesn't know who died, and much more. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. I Love It When You Lie can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Balli and I discuss Now You See Us, how she decided to write this story, having her book selected as Marie Claire's March Book Club pick, tempering some of the stories she learned to keep the book from being too dark, how living a variety of places informs her writing, including a mystery element in the story, and much more. Balli's recommended reads are: The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Amy Mason Doan, Lyn Liao Butler, Saumya Dave, Kathleen West, and Steven Rowley. Now You See Us can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Deanna and I discuss A Sinister Revenge, her Veronica Speedwell title generator, Killers of a Certain Age and its success, weaving prominent people from history into her stories, her book covers, Stoker's brothers, and much more. Deanna's recommended reads are: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     A Sinister Revenge can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Elly Griffiths. Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Laura and I discuss Stash, why she decided to write this book, how tricky memory is, overcoming her addiction to Ambien, providing input on her book's cover, her podcast The Only One in the Room, and much more. Laura’s recommended reads are: B.F.F. by Christie Tate Push Off from Here by Laura McKowen We Are the Light by Matthew Quick Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Mary Laura Philpott.  Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Stash can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Julie and I discuss The Last Beekeeper, all of the world building she did for this book, why she chose bees, her own beekeeping experiences, the book's stunning cover, the font created just for this book, maintaining hope, and much more. Julie’s recommended reads are: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Atomic Anna by Rachel Berenbaum The Last Dreamwalker by Rita Woods Terra Nova by Henriette Lazaridis Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. The Last Beekeeper can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Jessa and I discuss The Golden Spoon, setting the book during a baking competition, the hardest part of writing the book, her stunning cover, crafting a story where the reader does not know who dies until the end, and much more. Jessa's recommended reads are: The Reunion by Kayla Olson The Good Ones by Polly Stewart The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Local by Joey Hartstone: The Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben The Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly The Elvis Cole series by Robert Crais The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Golden Spoon can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Clare Mackintosh, and Elly Griffiths. Olga Grlic and James Iacobelli can be found at @bookcoverbyoj Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, C.J. and I discuss Storm Watch, weaving together two central mysteries into each book, how there is now more fiction focused on the outdoors than there used to be, the Joe Pickett TV series, incorporating a political element into his books because of the large amount of public land in Wyoming, crypto-mining, and much more. C.J.'s recommended reads are: Desert Star by Michael Connelly Napoleon by Andrew Roberts Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Robert Crais, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Joey Hartstone, and Julie Clark. Storm Watch can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Davina and I chat about her role as Founder and Publisher of BookBrowse, how she came up with the idea to create the website, curating books for readers and book clubs, BookBrowse's membership options, how reviewers are selected, deciding which books to review for the site, and much more. Davina's recommended reads are: The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah Stealing by Margaret Verble Africa Is Not a Country by Dipo Faloyin Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.         Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Shelley and I discuss Go as a River, the kernel of inspiration that sparked the story, her love of nature and wilderness, grief and how she explores it in her writing, connecting with others through grief, her title and cover, and much more. Shelley's recommended reads are: Marilynne Robinson's books Mary Oliver's poetry Lucille Clifton's poetry Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall: The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Homecoming by Kate Morton The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Go as a River can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Kent and I discuss The Levee, using Faulkner's novella The Old Man as a jumping off point, the booming audiobook market, writing an audio original versus a book, why he focuses on the themes of the power of nature and the complexity of humans, and much more. Kent’s recommended reads are: To Catch a Storm by Mindy Mejia Saving Myles by Carl Vonerau Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Cheryl and I discuss Time's Undoing, basing the story on her family history, setting Time's Undoing in Birmingham and Detroit and the similarities in the cities, how the earth below a city holds its secrets and history, reviewing old newspapers from the 1920s, the American flag, and much more. Cheryl’s recommended reads are: No Home for Killers by E. A. Aymar Shutter by Ramona Emerson Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Time's Undoing can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Lynn and I discuss The Woman With the Cure, writing a book about the polio pandemic during another pandemic, how our culture is dictated by advertisements, her research, her goal to present the science necessary in the book in a basic and readable format, the creation of Candyland, and much more. Lynn's recommended reads are: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock: Time's Undoing by Cheryl Head The Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Woman With the Cure can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Amy and I discuss The Foulest Things, writing a series and mysteries as a pantser, why she created the fictional Dominion Archives, incorporating art theft into her story, and much more. Amy's recommended reads are: Prague Spring by Simon Mawer Untangled by Lisa Damour My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Age of Dreaming by Nina Revoyr: Miss Del Rio by Barbara Mujica City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay The Roaring Twenties Mystery series by Mary Miley Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Foulest Things can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Sadeqa and I discuss The House of Eve, how she was inspired by her family's history to write this story, colorism in the Black community, what she learned while writing this novel, her stunning cover, finding the right title for the book, and much more. Sadeqa’s recommended reads are: River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. The House of Eve can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Christie and I discuss B.F.F., all of the book's great pre-publication press, why friendships were so hard for her, social media's impact on relationships, how the title and cover came about, how her family responded to this book, and much more. Christie's recommended reads are: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Dear Santhuran by Akwaeke Emezi My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange: The Last Romantics by Tara Conlkin This Is Home by Lisa Duffy Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     B.F.F. can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Sally and I discuss The Keeper of Stories, how she collected the stories for the book, why she started writing fiction, the importance of intergenerational relationships, how truth is stranger than fiction, and much more. Sally’s recommended read is Still Life by Sarah Winman. My Houston Life episode recommending The Keeper of Stories. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. The Keeper of Stories can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Alison and I discuss The Burning Season, her inspiration for this book, her fascination with cults as well as the wider world's fascination with them, infertility, writing from a first person point of view, and much more. Alison's recommended reads are: Small Game by Blair Braveman The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau: Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawn Walton The Daydreams by Laura Hankin Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Burning Season can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Audrey and I discuss The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone, how she came up with the idea for the story, the fascination with miniatures, how her fabulous cover came about, choosing the book's locales, the Thorne Miniature Rooms at The Art Institute of Chicago, her inspiration for connecting the miniature house with the full size house in the story, and much more. Audrey's recommended reads are: The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez New to Liberty by DeMisty D. Bellinger My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton: The High House by Jesse Greengrass Waiting for the Night Song and The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton The Alex Carter series by Alice Henderson Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Grady and I discuss How to Sell a Haunted House, his decision to write about dolls and puppets, how he started writing horror, world building, and much more. Grady’s recommended reads are: Revenge of the Dolls by Carol Beach York Among the Dolls by William Sleator Moth Manor by Martha Sherman Bacon Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. How to Sell a Haunted House can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Erika and I discuss Windfall, how she decided to write this book and the ways it changed over time, how everyone yearns to know where they come from, her internal conflicts about her family's inheritance, her book cover, climate change, her visits to North Dakota, and much more. Erika's recommended reads are: Boys in Oil by Taylor Brorby O Beautiful by Jung Yun My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali: The Last Days of Cafe Leila by Donia Bijan The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys Father of Lions by Louise Callaghan Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Windfall can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Jenna and I discuss her new serial audio drama The Key of Love, creating this story, how she approached writing it and how it differed from writing a traditional book, the process for creating the audio drama from beginning to end, and much more. Jenna's recommended reads are: Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt The Society of Shame by Jane Roper Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Sara and I discuss her High Society Lady Detective series, how she decided to write the series, how it has changed over time, why she chose the indie author route, her recent Kickstarter campaign, her podcasts, and much more. Sara's recommended reads are: Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang The Mimosa Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu Augusta Hawke by G.M. Malliet Her Dying Day by Mindy Carlson My Read-Alike Request Recommendations: The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson The Lido (Mornings with Rosemary) by Libby Page The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Murder at the Mansions can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Christopher and I chat about his role as Art Director at Dutton and what it entails, how his department has changed since he started at Dutton, the step-by-step process for designing a book cover, his favorite part of the design process, how visiting local indie bookstores is a large part of his job, and much more. Christopher's recommended read is Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.         Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special Behind the Books episode, Kelly Hooker interviews me about the podcast and how it has evolved, my reading life, my literary salon, how I got started in the book world, and much more. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pam and I chat about her blog Who I Met Today, how and why she started it, what she has learned from the blog, our shared love of reading and books, the cookbooks she uses regularly and recommends, and much more. Want to submit a Read-Alike Request? Submit it here. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.       Check out my Best Fiction of 2022 and my Best Historical Fiction of 2022. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode, authors Elise Hooper and Lynda Cohen Loigman recommend books about women with unusual careers. Elise's selections: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Finley Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Lynda's selections: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Scorpica by G.R. Maccallister She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan If you like this type of content, become a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.       Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Winter 2023. Mary's Selections: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa The Sisters We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin Go As A River by Shelley Read I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai Angeline by Anna Quinn A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl by Renee Rosen Underneath the Sycamore Tree by B. Celeste B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate Drinking Games by Sarah Levy If We're Being Honest by Cat Shook In The Time of Our History by Susanne Pari Pamela's Selections: The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham The Woman With the Cure by Lynn Cullen Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff Maame by Jessica George Community Board by Tara Conklin The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton Weyward by Emilia Hart Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Once We Were Home by Jennifer Rosner Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.       Check out my Best Fiction of 2022 and my Best Historical Fiction of 2022. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I reminisce about some of my favorite episodes: Gillian McAllister about Wrong Place Wrong Time Elena Armas about The Spanish Love Deception Annabel Monaghan about Nora Goes Off Script Fiona Davis about The Magnolia Palace Charlotte McConaghy about Once There Were Wolves Peng Shepherd about The Cartographers Dolen Perkins-Valdez about Take My Hand Bonnie Garmus about Lessons in Chemistry Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.       Check out my Best Fiction of 2022 and my Best Historical Fiction of 2022. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2022. Kelly’s selections: Best of the Year - No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib Best Own Voices Story - Honor by Thrity Umrigar Best Character Study - Notes On an Execution by Danya Kukafka Best Thriller With Heart - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister  Best Genre Mash-up - Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr Best New Release from a Beloved Author - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Smallest Book With the Biggest Punch - Last Summer On State Street by Toya Wolfe Best Book to Cozy Up With - A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella Most Elusive 5 Star Read - Little Prisons by Ilona Bannister Most Memorable Protagonist - How Not To Drown In A Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Best Book Written By a Minor - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley Most Likely to Make You Contemplate Life - Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro Cindy’s selections: Best of the Year/Most Perfectly Plotted  - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Most Underrated Gem - The White Girl by Tony Birch Most Unsettling - Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Noteworthy Nonfiction – Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels by Paul Pringle Best Based On a True Story  - Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Best Recommendation from a Friend – Love and Saffron by Kim Fay Most Likely to Re-read - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Historical Fiction Standout – Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner Most Likely To Recommend to a Friend – The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith Book I Wish Everyone Would Read – I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys Most Compulsively Readable – Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr Best for Feeling all the Feels – Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon (including more book awards with Kelly).  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.       Check out my Best Fiction of 2022 and my Best Historical Fiction of 2022. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, we discuss The Thread Collectors, how Alyson and Shaunna met and decided to write this book together, what their writing process looked like, the research behind the book, the book's original title and how they decided on The Thread Collectors, and much more. Shaunna's recommended reads are: Neruda on the Park by Cleyvis Natera Take My Hand by Walter Mosley Alyson's recommended reads are: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Natalie Jenner, Judithe Little, Renee Rosen, Adriana Trigiani, and Geraldine Brooks. The Thread Collectors can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special holiday episode, Amy and I discuss her family's holiday traditions and her recommended holiday reads, what makes a good holiday rom-com, tropes in the romance genre, fairy food, the allure of holiday music, and much more. Amy’s recommended holiday reads are: All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss A Very Merry Bromance by Lissa Kay Adams Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Listen to Astra Snow's Holiday Playlist on Apple Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Kevan and I chat about her role as a literary agent, forming her own agency, what she is looking for when is pitched by writers, how the manuscript submission process works, the importance of blurbs, the Lyonesses, and much more. Kevan's recommended reads are: The Girls in Navy Blue by Alix Rickloff Her Lost Words by Stephanie Marie Thornton The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre by Natasha Lester Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.         Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Marcia and I discuss Dinner Is Done, how she got started in the culinary world, the process for creating the cookbook, her focus on easy weeknight meals, how she decided to structure the cookbook and why, and much more. Marcia's recommended reads are: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Satin Nosrat The Vineyard Kitchen by Maria Helm Sinskey Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Bookclubs is the premier organizational tool for new and existing book clubs and also provides great resources for individual readers to discover new reads or find a book club to join. Check them out! Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth and I discuss our favorite narrative nonfiction books, our auto-buy nonfiction authors, categorizing the genre, the categories we gravitate toward, and more. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Elly and I discuss Bleeding Heart Yard, the inspiration for the story and title, how her writing process has changed over her career, dark academia and its appeal, how working in the publishing industry affected her writing process, her recent Miss Marple short story, and much more. Elly’s recommended reads are: The It Girl by Ruth Ware The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Joey Hartstone, and Robert Crais. Bleeding Heart Yard can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Tori and I discuss A Matter of Happiness, her personal interest in bourbon and craft cocktails, what the car in her book symbolizes, her gorgeous cover, the revisions she made while writing the book, how she chose her characters' names, and much more. Tori's recommended reads are: Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Natalie Jenner, Judithe Little, Renee Rosen, Adriana Trigiani, and Geraldine Brooks. A Matter of Happiness can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Alice and I discuss A Ghost of Caribou, the importance of old-growth trees for mountain caribous' existence, how the loss of one species impacts an entire ecosystem, her favorite scenes to write, what surprised her the most when writing this book, her personal barren-ground caribou research, and much more. Alice's recommended reads are: Dark Passage by David Goodis Murder at the Abbey by Irina Shapiro Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry Brooks Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Clare Mackintosh, Joey Hartstone, and Robert Crais. A Ghost of Caribou can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Joe and I discuss Blood and Ink, timing the publication of his book with the 100th year anniversary of the crime, the birth of tabloid journalism, his long-term interest in historical true crime, his research and the documents that he helped uncover about the case, how the title and cover came about, our fascination with true crime, and much more. Joe's recommended reads are: American Demon by Daniel Stashower The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Mary Laura Philpott.  Bookclubs is the premier organizational tool for new and existing book clubs and also provides great resources for individual readers to discover new reads or find a book club to join. Check them out! Blood and Ink can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.       Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Clare and I discuss The Last Party, setting the book on the border between Wales and England, the increased importance and focus on borders as a result of COVID, living in Wales and writing about it, choosing character names, writing a series versus a standalone novel, and much more. Clare’s recommended read is Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Peng Shepherd, Lucy Clarke, Katherine St. John, Joey Hartstone, and Robert Crais. The Last Party can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.        Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices