Staff Round-Up: Your Audiobook Fortune
May 21, 2019
A summer prediction: If you listen, the stories will come. READ MORE
S4 E30: Ann Bausum, Matt McCarthy, and Sister Helen Prejean
May 21, 2019
In this episode of This Is the Author, meet Ann Bausum, author of VIRAL: The Fight Against AIDS in America; Matt McCarthy, author of Superbugs; and Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking. From potentially life-threatening illnesses to the death penalty as a part of our criminal justice system, the often-overlooked and complicated topics explored by each of these authors will educate and inspire listeners. Plus, discover which author’s family would schedule road trips around each release of the Harry Potter audiobooks.
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Author Minnie Darke on Listening While She Knits
May 20, 2019
By Minnie Darke, author of Star-Crossed
When you knit and listen to audiobooks at the same time—which I do whenever I possibly can—a rather lovely and curious thing starts to happen. Through some magic of auditory processing, you find yourself knitting a story into your sweater, your scarf, or your socks. READ MORE
What We’re Listening To: May 2019 Picks
May 16, 2019
May is such a great month. There’s a lot of sunshine and weather that begs you to be outside as much as possible after months of being cooped up. I love getting off the subway a few stops early to leisurely walk home after work, or spending my weekends walking around new neighborhoods and parks. READ MORE
Family Ties: May Debuts
May 15, 2019
This month’s audiobooks from debut authors may all seem completely different from each other, but they share a common thread: family (no matter how peculiar, or downright dangerous some of these particular families may be). READ MORE
Q&A with Ilyana Kadushin, Narrator of Disappearing Earth
May 15, 2019
It’s not an easy feat to create one complex and beautifully written novel by weaving together multiple characters and their stories. Debut novel Disappearing Earth accomplishes it. It’s also not easy to bring a novel like that to life in the audiobook, but award-winning narrator (and singer, lyricist, and multimedia performance artist!) Ilyana Kadushin brilliantly does. READ MORE
Q & A With Kaleo Griffith, Narrator of The Never Game
May 14, 2019
Bestselling author Jeffery Deaver’s new suspense series kicks off with The Never Game, a nail-biter of an audiobook with a hero as complex as the mysteries he investigates. READ MORE
S4 E29: Jayson Greene, John Von Sothen, and Raegan Moya-Jones
May 14, 2019
In this episode, Jayson Greene, author of Once More We Saw Stars; John Von Sothen, author of Monsieur Mediocre; and Raegan Moya-Jones, author of What It Takes. From processing a devastating personal tragedy, to drawing back the curtain on daily life in Paris, to building a big career out of an idea that originated at a kitchen table, these authors are able to reveal the powerful universalities we all share as a result of them each getting deeply personal about their own experiences. Plus, hear why the subway is one author’s favorite place to listen to everything.
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5 Things You Need to Know about the Audiobook of ANGELS IN AMERICA
May 14, 2019
Greetings, theatre-lovers! The great work begins! The audiobook has arrived!
Tony Kushner’s acclaimed and award-winning play in two parts, Angels in America, is now available as an audiobook production that captures the theatrical experience in a new way, for a new type of audience. READ MORE
Lifelong Learning: Audiobooks For Recent Graduates
May 13, 2019
Just because the diploma is in hand doesn’t mean the learning needs to stop. READ MORE