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This Is the Author National Library Week Compilation Part II

On the Podcast: Library Love Special Episode featuring Erik Larson, Anne Applebaum, and more! September 1, 2020

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Celebrate the magic of libraries this September from wherever you are, even if you’re enjoying your local library from the comfort of your own home via digital check-outs! Need a library card? Click here to find your local library. Be sure to visit your library online to see what’s new and take part in the celebration.

In this special Library Love edition of This is the Author, we hear from beloved authors who share their fondest library memories, and why their library means so very much to them. READ MORE

Tags: #LibraryCardSignUpMonth, Andy Boyle, Anne Applebaum, Erik Larson, Gail Caldwell, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, library, Library Card Sign-up Month, Maria Konnikova, Podcast, Rick Hanson, This is the Author

Staff Recommendations to Celebrate Audiobook Month June 24, 2020

This ain’t your average party. Though the Penguin Random House Audio staff is still spread far and wide while working remotely, we’re celebrating Audiobook Month together by sharing the stories we love, read by exceptional narrators, because books will always connect us. READ MORE

Tags: Audiobooks Month, book club, bookclub, staff picks

National Library Week Podcast Special, Part II: Featuring Glennon Doyle, Ali Wong, and More April 21, 2020

In this second installment of our National Library Week (#NationalLibraryWeek) special on This is the Author, we asked even more of our authors to share their fondest library memories. READ MORE

Tags: Ali Wong, Emilie Pine, Glennon Doyle, John Von Sothen, Lee Hartley Carter, library, library week, Pablo Cartaya, richard russo, Terry McMillan, This is the Author

Laugh So Hard You Faint Like a Victorian November 15, 2019

There’s funny, and then there’s cathartic-weeping-meltdown funny. READ MORE

Tags: Ali Wong, business, cook, crafter, Emily Flake, fitness, Hannah Hart, humor, Jim Gaffigan, john hodgman, Phoebe Robinson, self-care audiobooks

S4 E62: Rachel Maddow, Deepak Chopra, and Ali Wong October 29, 2019

In this episode, meet Rachel Maddow, author of Blowout, Deepak Chopra, author of Metahuman, and Ali Wong, author of Dear Girls. READ MORE

Tags: Ali Wong, Blowout, bookclub, business, Dear Girls, Deepak Chopra, Metahuman, Rachel Maddow, This is the Author