Turn the Page!

At the cusp of graduation, your hosts Aruna and Sam reflect on their undergraduate experience. They chat about what they didn't know when they first start college, how they've changed, and how excited they are about the future. Don't worry—this is not the last episode! There is still more to come over the next few months. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnth...

Your hosts sit down to interview Heather Colley and chat about her debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect . About Heather Colley: “Heather Colley’s debut novel THE GILDED BUTTERFLY EFFECT is forthcoming from Three Rooms Press in October 2025. Her short fiction has won awards including the Oxford Review of Books short fiction prize, the Hopwood Award, the BNU-Oxford short fiction prize (runner-up...

Your hosts Aruna and Sam return for yet another season of the podcast! This season begins with a little chat of their reading habits during and summaries of their summers, which, notably, happened in Europe (Scotland and Italy). Despite being extraordinarily busy women abroad, they still found snippets of time here and there to read, so in this episode, they chat about what and how they read over...

On today's episode, we talk about our opinions on Booktok favorites: Six of Crows, popular romances, ACOTAR, and more! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk...

Join your hosts as they yap about how they've been hitting their reading goals for this year (spoiler: not very well), the best books to read during spring, and, as always, an amalgamation of other, not-quite-related topics. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pineread...

Join your hosts and a special guest, Alysa Jacobs, for a conversation about their must-haves for a good fantasy. They talk about the importance of side characters, how their favorite reads from their childhood influences their reading habits today, their favorite fantasy books, and so much more! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @say...

Aruna and Sam are joined by another Pine Reads Intern, Anasofia, for this belated Valentine's Day-themed episode! They chat about their favorite fictional couples, what makes a good romance, fun romance tropes, and more! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsrev...

Join your hosts for an in-depth conversation about The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber! Check out our episode on Once Upon a Broken Heart if you want to hear our thoughts on the first book of the series. Stay tuned for the final episode on A Curse for True Love, hopefully coming out before the summer!

After winter break (and a few weeks more), your hosts are back for Season 10 of Turn the Page! The pilot episode of this season isn't really about books; instead, we digress pretty quickly and end up talking about our childhood interests, namely games and comics. A superhero obsession never dies!

Your hosts are not in their usual high-tech recording studio today. Instead, they’re in a university library, packed into a tiny study room. With none of their usual recording equipment—no, not even a microphone—your brave hosts have no choice but to prevail against all odds to somehow record an episode. Their solution? The iPhone Voice Memo app. Hopefully, these circumstances explain the quality,...

It’s (finally) getting cold here in Tucson, so here are some books that—in our opinions—seem to match the chilly weather vibe. There’s some belated spooky book recs, lots of historical fiction, and even a cutesy picture book! You can also grab any of these books to help unwind before bed, especially as we head into the end of the semester (we’re feeling the stress too). Find us on the following pl...

Finally, a romance that we both love! Just as the title suggests, today’s episode is a deep dive into The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston, a wonderful contemporary romance with a dash of magic. We talk about working through grief, chasing your dreams, and, of course, falling in love. Join us as we unpack everything we loved about this book! WARNING: major spoilers for The Seven Year Slip ahead, s...

It may be autumn for most of the Northern Hemisphere right now, but, unfortunately, the weather continues to cruise along in the blistering triple-digits here in Tucson. However, we are mentally done with summer (it’s literally October) even though it’s not done with us, so here is a short recap of some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) summer reads! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast...

Of course we couldn't spend just one episode talking about the fantastical wonder that is Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber, so here is part 2 for all of you to enjoy! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam's bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! In...

Welcome back! After a summer separated by a few hundred miles, Sam and Aruna are finally back in the same city for another amazing year at the University of Arizona, and that means the long-awaited (right?) return of Turn the Page! An episode aimed at recapping summer reads is quickly derailed (as per usual) once Aruna brings up her latest read: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. If you...

For our final episode of the season, we had planned to have a discussion on women in literature (a favorite topic of ours, if you haven't surmised that already). However, in typical us fashion, the conversation derails into a discussion about our favorite King Arthur -inspired media pieces. A particular favorite is the TV series Trollhunters ... it's very likely that we'll put out a de...

The second part of our conversation about anything and everything is up! Tune in for even more Grishaverse—if you're itching to hear about a comparison of Shadow & Bone and Six of Crows , we're your girls—a little bit on Bridgerton , a discussion about the ending of A Court of Thorns and Roses , and our differing opinions on YA contemporary romance. Warning: this episode contains spoil...

Welcome to part one of two of The Grishaverse & Other Things, a delightfully chaotic conversation of the Grishaverse that slowly, but steadily, morphs into a multitude of other topics. We jump from our favorite Grishaverse characters to our hot takes on YA contemporary romance to the obsessive, tension-filled relationships between everyone in The Atlas Six (how did we get here, again?). Get co...

Say hello to Xena, the newest addition to our podcast team! We do some brief introductions, and then the conversation continues from there—we talk about our icks in fantasy, our hot takes on enemies-to-lovers, Throne of Glass , and so much more. Tune in for a casual and fun episode that's basically a snapshot of us getting to know each other more through our taste in books! Find us on the foll...

We were lucky to experience the Golden Age of Wattpad during our middle and high school years, and we're here today to talk all about it! Whether you're a Wattpad veteran or only just hearing of it, you'll enjoy this chaotic episode of us wandering down memory lane. We frantically try to piece together the plots of barely-remembered Wattpad plots, attempt to explain the Wattpad culture...

Need something that'll get you in the mood for Valentine's Day? We got you covered! Tune into our latest episode for some great romance recommendations (mostly rom coms!). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under...

Today, we are joined by fellow Pine Reads Review intern, Melia Gemrose, to discuss The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang in-depth! We have a fantastic discussion about our love for angry women, how friendships are arguably more important than romance, and the horrors of colonialism. Please note the trigger warnings for The Poppy War : war themes, drug abuse, substance addiction, self-harm, racism, mi...

In our last episode of the season, we discuss some of our favorite books of 2023. Rom coms, fantasy, historical fiction―we read them all! Join us as we turn the page on 2023. Happy new year, everyone! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRR Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRR Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRR Website: click  ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ !...

This week, we wrap up our thoughts on books and astrology! This episode is a bit of a long one, but bear with us as we cover the other 8 zodiac signs. We take a detour to discuss the connection between arts & crafts and engineering, talk about actual enemies-to-lovers, and chat about quite a few books centering on breaking generational trauma. Allure article referenced: ⁠https://www.allure.com...

Join your hosts Aruna and Sam as we talk about what makes or breaks YA fantasy. We rave about our favorite fantasy novels, go on a tangent (as we usually do) about ghost stories, and decide that neither of us could survive a day in Ketterdam. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram:  ⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠ PRR Instagram:  ⁠@pinereadsreview⁠ PRR Twitter:  ⁠@pinereadsreview⁠ PRR Websit...