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This Is the Author S6 E82 Image of Max Greenfield, Rachel Montez Minor, Robert Samuel White II and Robert Samuel White III

On the Podcast: Max Greenfield, Rachel Montez Minor, Robert Samuel White II & Robert Samuel White III December 7, 2021

In this episode, meet actor Max Greenfield, author of I Don’t Want to Read This Book, actress and dancer Rachel Montez Minor, author of The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, and Robert Samuel White II and Robert Samuel White III, father-son co-authors of You Can Be ABCs. READ MORE

Tags: Christmas, Family Listening, holiday, Holiday 2021, I Don't Want to Read This Book, Max Greenfield, Picture Books, Rachel Montez Minor, read by the author, Robert Samuel White II, Robert Samuel White III, The Sun the Moon and the Stars, This is the Author, You Can Be ABCs

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7 Audiobook Gift Recommendations from Audiobook Producers December 7, 2021

If you’re gifting an audiobook for the first time, it can be tricky to know what to look for. READ MORE

Tags: 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, Aurora's End, book club, Call Us What We Carry, Give the Gift of Audiobooks, Holiday 2021, Machete, Producer Picks, Skin of the Sea, staff pick, staff picks, Tacky, The 1619 Project

Rumination & Hibernation: Audiobooks for Sad Girl Season December 3, 2021

Introducing Sad Girl Season, Hot Girl Summer’s older, more wistful cousin. READ MORE

Tags: Aysegül Savas, book club, E. Lockhart, Holiday 2021, Malinda Lo, Ottessa Moshfegh, Sad Girl Fall, Sad Girl Season, Sally Rooney, Sarah Elaine Smith, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Taylor Swift, tiktok, winter listens

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A Full Audiobook Cast Brings The New York Times Bestselling THE 1619 PROJECT to Life December 3, 2021

The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue reframed the understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. READ MORE

Tags: Amplify Black Voices, Antiracism, Black History Month, book club, Born on the Water, Family Listening, Full Cast, Full Cast Recording, New York Times bestseller, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Picture Books, The 1619 Project

12 Days of Listening Giveaways Starts December 6! December 1, 2021

2021 has been a fantastic year for audiobooks: we spent time with our favorite celebrity narrators, listened while we cooked the latest food trends, and snuggled up on the couch with thrillers and picture books-on-audio alike. And none of that would have been possible without you pressing play. READ MORE

Tags: 12 Days of Listening Giveaways, book club, Christmas, cooking, crafters, crafting, Family Listening, hanukkah, holiday, Holiday 2021, Mystery Thriller, self-care

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Hanukkah Lights and Latke Delights December 1, 2021

Happy Hanukkah! There are eight nights to celebrate the Festival of Lights, a time when families gather together to tell stories, hone their dreidel spins, and enjoy the gently flickering candles of the menorah. And then, there are the latkes: fried potato pancakes that are perhaps one of the most delicious homages to the miracle of oil ever to grace a plate. READ MORE

Tags: chef, cook, crafter, David Stromberg, dreidels on the brain, Family Listening, gardener-cook, Gavriel Savit, Give the Gift of Audiobooks, hanukkah, holiday, Holiday Listens, In the Land of Happy Tears: Yiddish Tales for Modern Times, Jewish Holidays, joel ben izzy, latkes, Listen and Cook, Nadine Epstein, RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women, recipe, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Way Back

This Is the Author S6 E83 Image of Aubrey Plaza, Poppy Harlow, Carrie McCrossen and Ian McWethy

On the Podcast: Aubrey Plaza, Poppy Harlow, Carrie McCrossen, and Ian McWethy November 30, 2021

In this episode, meet actress Aubrey Plaza, author of The Legend of the Christmas Witch, CNN news anchor Poppy Harlow, author of The Biggest Little Boy, and Carrie McCrossen and Ian McWethy, co-authors of Margot Mertz Takes It Down. READ MORE

Tags: Aubrey Plaza, Carrie McCrossen, Christmas, Family Listening, holiday, Holiday 2021, Ian McWethy, Margot Mertz Takes it Down, Picture Books, Poppy Harlow, read by the author, The Biggest Little Boy, The Legend of the Christmas Witch, This is the Author, YA

Staff Picks: What PRHA is Gifting for the Holidays November 29, 2021

We don’t know if all elves are audiobook aficionados, but the ones who work at Penguin Random House Audio certainly are! READ MORE

Tags: book club, cooking, Family Listening, Holiday 2021, staff picks

President Barack Obama’s A PROMISED LAND Nominated for the 2022 Best Spoken Word Album GRAMMY Award

President Barack Obama’s A PROMISED LAND Is Nominated for the 2022 Best Spoken Word Album GRAMMY® Award November 23, 2021

President Barack Obama’s #1 New York Times bestselling audiobook A Promised Land, read by the author, is now a 2022 Best Spoken Word Album GRAMMY® Award nominee. READ MORE

Tags: 2022 Grammy Nominations, 2022 Grammy Nominees, A Promised Land, awards, Barack Obama, Best Spoken Word Album, book club, Grammy, Grammy Award, Grammy Award Nominee, memoir, President's Day, presidential memoir

This Is the Author Episode S6 E80 Image of Sahil Lavingia, Danny Casale, Jorge Cham

On the Podcast: Sahil Lavingia, Danny Casale, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson November 23, 2021

In this episode, meet the CEO of Gumroad Sahil Lavingia, author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur, artist Danny Casale (aka Coolman Coffeedan), author of Ur Special, and creator of PhD Comics Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson, co-authors of Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe. READ MORE

Tags: business, comics, Daniel Whiteson, Danny Casale, entrepreneur, Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe, humor, Jorge Cham, physics, read by the author, Sahil Lavingia, Science, The Minimalist Entrepreneur, This is the Author, Ur Special