Author Alice Kaltman chats mistakes big and small that have defined her life in this graphic memoir that will delight fans of Roz Chast.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jesus told a story about a man who had two sons. One day the younger son demanded his inheritance, in effect telling his father ‘I wish you were dead!’. Surprisingly his father agreed, and the son was soon far from home and splashing the cash on parties for his newfound friends. Before long, however, the cash ran out and so did the friends, leaving…

B. Mure’s ISMYRE graphic novel series is a tender, moving, and occasionally bitingly satirical slice of magical life that combines small-scale story-telling with evocative worldbuilding. We chat about environmentalism and the message that knowing and doing must be linked.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Susan Hensley swings by to chat about ART FOR YOUR SANITY: HOW ART JOURNALING CAN HELP YOU MANAGE CHAOS AND UNLEASH JOY. We talk about silencing the inner critic and cultivating a sense of play as an adult.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jenn and Kaye sat down with Nadia El-Fassi to talk about the delicious rom-com, BEST HEX EVER. We chat about crafting cozy fall reads, bi representation, and spice– in the kitchen AND in the bedroom!توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Colby Wilkens stopped by to chat about IF I STOPPED HAUNTING YOU, a tremendously fun enemies to lovers romance about feuding horror writers with a spooky twist. We chat about crafting romantic tension and the connections between fear, love, and vulnerability.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Many years ago, I volunteered at a night shelter for the homeless in Bristol. One man in particular stayed in my mind. He stood out because he was smartly dressed wearing a jacket and tie and carried a small bag of possessions. Thoughtful and articulate he explained that this was a way of life he had chosen. Unlike most in his position who would lo…

Gary Goldstein stops by the show to talk about PLEASE COME TO BOSTON, a bittersweet coming-of-age tale about exploring one’s sexuality and authentic self, and the beautifully messy relationships that can entail. We talk about evoking 1970s Boston and imagining our own alternate histories.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Crystal King takes the reader on a wild journey in this retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth set in 1948 Italy in Sacro Bosco, where a young woman with no past joins Dali as his newest model – and that’s not the strangest thing that happens to her!توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Ricky Lima’s UNDERGROWTH is truly epic graphic novel about global crisis, mental health, and giant robots. We chat about writing for teens and Daniele Aquilani’s gorgeous art! Content note for mental health and trauma.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Del Sandeen weaves a web of social horror and historical fiction in this deeply compelling horror novel about Jemma, a young black woman with a supernatural gift, who travels from Chicago to New Orleans for a job with the mysterious Duchon family.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Paul Jessup’s DAUGHTER OF THE WORMWOOD STAR is a totally unique antichrist story that combines folk horror, cosmic horror, occult horror, with elements of splatter punk and twisted surrealism. Paul stopped by to talk about crafting this gorgeous fever dream of a novel.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Carol Hoenig is a brilliant and accomplished novelist-- and Jenn’s former boss from her bookselling days! Carol and Jenn catch up (with a surprise visit from her other former boss and Carol’s partner in crime, Peggy Zieran, who once managed the Syosset Borders Books & Music) and discuss her beautiful new novel, BEFORE SHE WAS A FINLEY.…

Kimberly Brock connects historical fiction with southern fable that connects three women across a decades old mystery set in Georgia’s Cumberland Island.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer is a fun supernatural mystery with a colorful cast of characters. Jessikah and Maxie got to chat about how her own search for answers in death opened the road for this delightful book.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Kate Stayman-London chats about how fantasy heals trauma in her very fun book, FANG FICTION, featuring a protagonist who finds her power when she discovers her favorite vampire book series is based on a very real world.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

CAN’T SHAKE THE DUST is a gorgeous and moving novel about family, intergenerational conflict, and the things we will do for “legacy.” C.H. Hooks stopped by to talk about bringing dirt racing to the page and writing multiple points of view.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

When the USS Enterprise launched in September 1966 ‘to boldy go’ where no one had gone before, it didn’t actually go very far. The idea of exploring the Milky Way was one of pure imagination far beyond the bounds of possibility. Fast forward nearly 60 years and how much has changed. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now planning for a future where human…

Jenn and Jessikah chat with acclaimed director Barry Sonnenfeld (Addams Family, Men in Black, Schmigadoon) about his new memoir BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME. Barry will be visiting Syosset Library this Friday for a talk and book signing, find out more here! https://syosset.librarycalendar.com/event/evening-director-barry-sonnenfeld-2790…

Stephanie Wrobel’s HITCHCOCK HOTEL brings 7 friends college friends back together after years of estrangement when one of them opens a Hitchcock themed hotel. Of course, everyone has an axe to grind, and no one wants to end up on the bloody end.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Iðunn wakes up every night, increasingly exhausted and covered in injuries, and yet doctors tell her nothing is wrong….until she discovers she is walking miles and miles every night after falling asleep with her step counter on. Hildur Knútsdóttir dropped by to talk about THE NIGHT GUEST, an eerie novella sure to keep you up at night.…

Jelena Dunato is an art historian, curator, speculative fiction writer and lover of all things ancient. She stopped by to talk about GHOST APPARENT, a standalone prequel to her novel DARK WOODS, DEEP WATER, and how her unique professional background shapes her writing.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jason Pargin sat down with us to have a VERY serious chat about the not so serious I’M STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT THIS BLACK BOX OF DOOM, the story of a ride share driver, a mysterious young woman, and an even more mysterious black box that the two must transport (covertly) from L.A. to D.C.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Kate Heartfield stops by to talk about THE TAPESTRY OF TIME-- now out in the UK and Canada, and coming to American shelves in 2025! We chat about writing the supernatural into WW2 and the four extraordinary Sharp sisters at the center of this book.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

The premature death of someone we love is one of the hardest griefs to bear. We are left with the haunting and unanswerable question ‘Why?’ It seems so unfair and makes no sense. How could a good God allow such a thing? A while ago a friend of mine had to grapple with this question following the diagnosis of his terminal illness. His response to th…

Kaye & Jenn were lucky enough to chat with T.J. Klune about SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA, the highly anticipated follow-up to THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA, picking up shortly after that book’s conclusion and placing the spotlight on Arthur Parnassus.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Dr. Daniel Mamah’s AS THE RIVERS MERGE is a stunning and beautiful true story of his parents' unlikely union, which catapulted them into lives that would show them the best and worst of humanity.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Nikhil Prabala stopped by to talk about THE DUCHESS OF KOKORA, a rollicking YA fantasy featuring high stakes courtship games and a sweet sapphic romance.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. Madeline Ashby chats about GLASS HOUSES, women in tech, and probing the AI future.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

When “lesbian disaster” Marlowe Wexler’s date goes “up in flames”, she’s sent to work at Morning House, a mysterious house in the Thousand Island area with a dark pass.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Growing up in Kentucky Abraham Lincoln witnessed slaves being herded along the highway like cattle. It made a lasting impression on him, and he became convinced that no person should ever be the property of another. But slavery was a fact of life and some 4 million were enslaved at the time of his election as president in 1861. He was determined to…

A woman’s search for her missing sister on the sandy white beaches of the Hamptons uncovers a wealth of secrets worth killing for—a sultry and sumptuous psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling author Stephanie DeCarolis. Meet the author and learn all about her latest novel with Reader's Services Librarian, Evelyn Hershkowitz.…

Director Ron Small stopped by to talk about his powerful and moving documentary, MARK: A CALL TO ACTION, which documents the life and activism of Dr. Mark Bookman, whose efforts to improve the lives of people with disabilities takes him from his native Bryn Mawr to Tokyo.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

E.V. Knight drops by to discuss THE HOUSE ON THE COVER OF A NOVEL HORROR, a riveting tale about an artist commissioned by a famous horror author to act as his muse. We chat about art, birth, trauma, and the house on the cover of THE HOUSE ON THE COVER….توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Last year Josh Rountree was here to speak about THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE FISH, a novel that won Jenn’s heart easily. This year he’s back to talk about DEATH AESTHETIC, a breathtaking collection of speculative short stories probing loss, grief, and guilt.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jenn sat down with Aurélie Thiele, author of THE PARIS UNDERSTUDY, to discuss her powerful debut novel which brings to life the hard choices Parisians made–or failed to make–under Nazi occupation.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Marcie Rendon takes a detour from her historic Cash Blackbear series with this contemporary thriller set on the fictional Red Pine reservation in Minnesota, introducing us to Quill, a Native American woman who goes head to head with the very real epidemic of disappearances and murders of women in her community.…

Two sisters. One haunted house. The Russian Revolution. Olesya Salnikova Gilmore delivers a classic gothic horror mixed with the true horrors of a violent history.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Join MJ Wassmer, debut novelist, and Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers' Services Librarian, as they talk about his novel, Zero Stars Do Not Recommend. Please note that this book is the exact opposite of the title, we highly recommend that you read and enjoy this wonderful debut novel.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Lindz McLeod stops by to talk about SUNBATHERS, a dark and sexy horror novel about reverse vampires. We chat about worldbuilding, writing all the senses, and expanding short stories into novels.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Vincent Tirado serves up a slice of suburban social horror that sets Sol Reyes and her wife Alice Song up against an HOA with dark designs. WE CAME TO WELCOME YOU is a tasty read indeed.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Friend-of-the-show Daniel Kraus is back to discuss his second collaboration with the estate of George A. Romero, PAY THE PIPER. Daniel talks about finding Romero’s unfinished manuscript and shaping it into completion.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Syosset High School Student Lawrence Hon joins Jessikah to chat about how he began his journey as a young animator with a his love of reading!توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Author Angela DeGroot tackles the sensitive topic of unhoused folks in a library setting, through the eyes of a young boy who goes to his local library with his mom and encounters a gentleman who look very much like his Pop Pop – but there are some differences in how he conducts his day and how others treat him.…

Matt Dinniman welcomes readers to journey into the Dungeon with Carl and his trusty companion, Princess Donut (she’s a cat)! Originally self published in 2020, Carl’s exploits have gained him hundreds of thousands of fans. Dinniman joins us to chat about his journey as an author, and Carl and Donut's journeys as heroes of a post apocalyptic Earth.…

Evelyn talks with Becky Chalsen about her second book SERENDIPITY which takes place on Fire Island. It's a great book to end your summer reading season.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Sarah Easter Collins' THINGS DON’T BREAK ON THEIR OWN is a heart-wrenching mystery about sisters, lovers, and a dinner party gone wrong. Jenn chats with Sarah about memory, subjectivity, and trauma.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Jessikah & Jenn chatted with Oliver Ono & Rosie Knight about GODZILLA: MONSTER ISLAND SUMMER CAMP. This fresh Godzilla OGN proves that kaiju are for kids- especially the ones who’d rather befriend them than fight them.توسط Syosset Public Library - Librarians

Meghan sat down with author, L.L.H. Harms and discussed her debut novel, The Aftertime. Set in the 1700s and present-day Virginia, this historical fiction spans several timelines and connects characters across generations. The book honors the cultures and traditions of the Monacan people, (a lesser-known Native American Tribe in the United States),…

We LOVE the Night Life! And so do Nicola and Amber, two vampires who met on the disco floor in 1979. But times have changed and so has their dynamic. Rachel Koller Croft joins Turn the Page once more to chat about this juicy new thriller than explores toxic female friendships with a supernatural twist!…