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
In this episode, meet writer and translator Randa Jarrar, author of Love is an Ex-Country, acclaimed actor and director Ethan Hawke, author of A Bright Ray of Darkness, and comedian and actress Catherine Cohen, author of God I Feel Modern Tonight. READ MORE
For New Yorkers, walking is a way a life: a way to weave in and out of the fabric of an endlessly unfolding urban narrative. And as biographer and chronicler of Hollywood’s Golden Age Sydney Ladensohn Stern discovered, it’s also a marvelous time to listen. READ MORE
New year, new books. You’ve already mapped out your 2021 TBR, but may we humbly suggest you add these much chattered about audiobooks to that list? READ MORE
If you’re watching the steamy and scandal-laced layer cake that is Bridgerton (now streaming on Netflix), then we simply must inform you of delightful news that would titillate even the likes of Lady Whistledown: Lady Danbury has a secret life. Another life. A life as…an audiobook narrator. READ MORE
Like mulled cider simmering on a hot stove, a warm-hearted romance on audio can really set a holiday mood. READ MORE
There is no better time to listen to audiobook memoirs written by President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. READ MORE
November is Native American Heritage Month! READ MORE
Epistolary appreciators everywhere know the power of a good letter, and if you’re looking for a few tips on how to get in the pen-and-ink game (or toner-and-cartridge game, no judgement), it’s wise to read some scribblings from the pros. Or in the case of the Letters of Note series on audio, listen to Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and more golden-voiced narrators read famous letters about love, war, music, and…cats. READ MORE
It’s frankly delightful to hear a familiar voice tell a great story, all the more so when that voice belongs to a favorite actor, artist, or musician. This fall, bring one of these household names into your home and listen as they read illuminating memoirs, captivating novels, and frankly awesome picture books. READ MORE