Turn the Page Podcast
A Podcast from Syosset Public Library on Long Island, New York.
Recent Episodes
Oct. 28, 2026
Turn The Page – Episode 426F – The Wicked Makers
Just in time for Spooky Season! We got a chance to catch up with Jaimie and Jay from THE WICKED MAKERS, a cool DIY YouTube channel which brings amazing video game and animation animatronics to life using trial and error. J&J told us all about their origins and gave some encouragement to aspiring makers as to where to get started on making their own things.
Oct. 28, 2026
Turn The Page – Episode 426E – Jack Jewers
Jack Jewers joined us from across the pond to chat about his historical fiction mystery, SEETHING LANE – all the while educating Jessikah about Samuel Pepys, a well known figure in English Stuart history who serves as the protagonist of Jewers’ books.
Oct. 28, 2026
Turn The Page – Episode 426D – Lawrence Schimel
Author, translator, and Long Island native Lawrence Schimel stopped by the show to talk about his fascinating career, and translating the Spanish graphic novel THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS: A GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE ODYSSEY.
Oct. 28, 2026
Turn The Page – Episode 426C – Peace Mbengei
An elite, isolated Kenyan boarding school is terrorized by supernatural entities, grotesque maladies, and strange transformations in a chilling YA horror debut. Peace Mbengei presents WE RUN THE NIGHT!
Oct. 28, 2026
Turn The Page – Episode 426B – Seth Fleisher
Seth Fleisher discusses THE FARTHER SHORE, a sweeping novel about fathers and sons, memory and race, and the dangerous fictions that shape us—inspired by the true story of Eugene Marais, one of history’s most extraordinary and forgotten minds.
Oct. 28, 2026
Turn The Page – Episode 426A – Rachel León
Meredith, a social worker and single mom, is stretched beyond thin but determined to protect her kids: not only her son, but those on her caseload too. When the stress of the job has her breaking her sobriety, the foundations of her life begin to tremble. Rachel León shares the riveting and beautiful HOW WE SEE THE GRAY.