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S4 E36: Ocean Vuong, Jamil Zaki, Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi Submitted by This Is the Author Podcast on June 14, 2019

In this episode meet Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous; Jamil Zaki, author of The War for Kindness; and Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi, authors of Tell Me Who You Are. By sharing their stories, these authors are breaking down barriers from language to race in order to help people find commonalities and connection. Discover which author would have a famed Dead Poets Society actor narrate their audiobook.

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Tagged: bookclub, Jameel Zaki, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Podcast, Priya Vulchi, Tell Me Who You Are, The War for Kindness, This is the Author, Winona Guo

Our Volumes Book Club’s First Pick: The Wedding Date Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on June 14, 2019

We’re so excited to be kicking off our new Volumes Book Club with a bubbly, delightful listen: The Wedding Date! Read more

Tagged: bookclub, crafter, free download, gardener-cook, Janina Edwards, Jasmine Guillory, The Proposal, The Wedding Date, The Wedding Party, Volumes Book Club

Q&A with Jennifer Ryan, author of The Spies of Shilling Lane Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on June 13, 2019

Jennifer Ryan knows how to write vivid and engaging stories that take place during World War II. Her debut novel, The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, was set in a small British village during that time period; now, her latest work, The Spies of Shilling Lane, travels out of the countryside and into WWII-era London. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, crafter, Jennifer Ryan, Q&A, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, The Spies of Shilling Lane

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S4 E33: Jane Green, Leah Hager Cohen, and Belinda Luscombe Submitted by This Is the Author Podcast on June 4, 2019

In this episode meet Jane Green, author of The Friends We Keep; Leah Hager Cohen, author of Strangers and Cousins; and Belinda Luscombe, author of Marriageology. At the heart of each of these audiobooks is the idea that relationships shape us, from friends and families to lovers and spouses. Indeed, these women are excited about the relationship between themselves and you, the listener. Plus discover which author found accent inspiration from the Game of Thrones audiobook.

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Tagged: Belinda Luscombe, bookclub, crafter, Jane Green, Leah Hager Cohen, Marriageology, Podcast, Strangers and Cousins, The Friend We Keep, This is the Author

Dorothy Dunnett’s Legendary The Lymond Chronicles Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 29, 2019

Scottish author Dorothy Dunnett’s The Lymond Chronicles is a classic series within historical fiction. The first book, The Game of Kings, was first published in 1961 and has continuously found fans every year since. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, Checkmate, crafter, David Monteath, Dorothy Dunnett, Lymond Chronicles, Pawn in Frankincense, Queen’s Play, The Disorderly Knights, The Game of Kings, The Lymond Chronicles, The Ringed Castle

If You Like The Handmaid’s Tale, Try These Audiobooks Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 23, 2019

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is one of those special must-read classics that leaves you hungry for more. Luckily, Atwood’s sequel, The Testaments, will be arriving later this year so fans can travel back to Gilead.

While you wait, though, there are plenty of enthralling audiobooks that you can listen to if you love The Handmaid’s Tale. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, Charlotte Ritchie, Christina Dalcher, crafter, Erin Spencer, Eve of Man, Fran de Leon, Gemma Whelan, Giovanna Fletcher, Hannah Murray, Joanne Ramos, Josh Dylan, Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne, margaret atwood, Morfydd Clark, scifi, Shannon Schuren, Sophie Mackintosh, The Children of Men, The Farm, The Testaments, The Virtue of Sin, The Water Cure, Tom Fletcher, Vox

7 Adult Audiobooks That Teens Will Enjoy Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 23, 2019

Teens looking to explore the realms of adult fiction and nonfiction have an overwhelming plethora of titles to sift through. But, not to worry! We’ve curated a selection of fantasy, contemporary fiction, and enthralling nonfiction of fantastic adult audiobooks that teens will love listening to. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, clemantine wamariya, Delilah S. Dawson, Educated, Elizabeth Weil, Erin Spencer, Family Listening, green, Jim Dale, Julia Whelan, Kevin Hearne, Kill the Farm Boy, Leife Shallcross, Lisa Flanagan, Luke Daniels, Meghan MacLean Weir, Naomi Novik, Prentice Onayemi, Robbie Daymond, Robin Miles, Sam Graham-Felsen, Spinning Silver, tara sands, Tara Westover, The Beast's Heart, The Book of Essie, the girl who smiled beads

Ilyana Kadushin Disappearing Earth Q and A

Q&A with Ilyana Kadushin, Narrator of Disappearing Earth Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on 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

Tagged: bookclub, crafter, Disappearing Earth, Ilyana Kadushin, Julia Phillips

5 Things You Need to Know about the Audiobook of ANGELS IN AMERICA Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on 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

Tagged: bookclub, Broadway, crafter, theatre, Tony Award

Q&A with Julia Phillips, Author of Disappearing Earth Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 13, 2019

Julia Phillips is garnering rave reviews for her debut novel, Disappearing Earth, and there’s a reason why: the writing and story are simultaneously suspenseful, complex, and beautiful. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, Disappearing Earth, Ilyana Kadushin, Julia Phillips