We’re sounding the nerd-alert system: there are a staggering number of excellent books out this summer, and listening to the audiobook editions of these New York Times bestsellers and notable book club picks will not only add zip to your reading time, but will also introduce you to narrators that will knock your socks off (handy in sandal weather). Read more
Debut author Megha Majumdar’s novel A Burning is tearing it up: an instant New York Times bestseller and a Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick, the novel takes place in contemporary India and follows the lives of three central characters in the wake of a horrific event. Read more
In this special episode of This Is the Author, meet bestselling authors Erik Larson and Lisa Wingate. Read more
As we continue to face a unique set of challenges together as a society, it is glaringly clear how human connection is intrinsic to who we are as people. Read more
In May, Brit Bennett’s The Mothers was our #VolumesBookClub pick, and now we’re celebrating the publication of Brit’s second novel, The Vanishing Half—now a #1 New York Times Bestseller—on audio. Read more
You don’t need to go anywhere to go everywhere. Read more
Lovers of fiction and biography, rejoice! Our Penguin Random House 2020 Pulitzer Prize award winner and nominees are available as exceptional audio productions. Read more
Happy Mother’s Day (on May 10th) to people mamas, animal mamas, and plant mamas (we see you)! Celebrating in this time of uncertainty is neither easy or simple, but whether we find ourselves living closer than ever before or navigating a difficult distance, the desire to share stories with our moms and mom-like people is stronger than ever. Read more
At a moment when so many of us are living out our relationships in new ways—navigating connections that have become startlingly close or heart-breakingly distant, Maya Shanbhag Lang’s nuanced, tightly-woven memoir What We Carry could not be more timely. Read more
Confession: until a few weeks ago, I didn’t understand the appeal of video chat. But oh my friends, what a difference a month makes. Read more