The best friends are the ones who can deliver the perfect deadpan one liner, make you laugh until you’re doubled over, and still have a lot of heart. Meet your new favorite pals in these audiobooks of essays by Black authors that are simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny, sharp, and poignant. READ MORE
Related Stories: God-Level Knowledge Darts 5 Stories
Today is International Podcast Day (September 30th)! If you’re obsessed with charismatic hosts, revealing interviews, and the addictive episodic structures of podcasts, then you’ll want to bend your discerning ear to these audiobooks—many of which are written and read by your favorite podcasters. READ MORE
Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month is here! Which makes it the perfect time to shake the dust off your playlist and add audiobooks by Latin and Hispanic authors to your literary celebrations. READ MORE
Oktoberfest may be cancelled this year, but if you’re looking for other full-bellied ways to appreciate beer at home, try pairing your sud-of-choice with this recipe from Cathy Erway’s Sheet Pan Chicken: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner:
Cumin Five-Spice Chicken Wings (recipe also printed below) READ MORE
Award-winning narrative nonfiction, urgent social commentary, personal memoir, and effervescent essay collections: it’s all here, and there’s so much more. READ MORE