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Explore the Complexities of Love for People and Places in These February Debuts Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 15, 2019

When we think of February, we think of hearts (instead of wintery, blustery weather!). Hearts can mean a lot of different things: love of a place, love of an activity, romantic love, familial love, friendship love, and, best of all, the love you have for yourself.

So, whatever type of love you’d like to immerse yourself in with your next audiobook, we have a fantastic selection for you from bright, new voices in literature. Read more

Tagged: Adenrele Ojo, American Spy, Amy Shiels, Anissa Gray, Astrid Scholte, Bahni Turpin, Bangkok Wakes to Rain, bookclub, crafter, Dominic Hoffman, Elizabeth Knowelden, Euan Morton, Four Dead Queens, January LaVoy, Jim Dale, Julia Whelan, Lauren Wilkinson, Leife Shallcross, Lindsay Stern, Macleod Andrews, Pitchaya Sudbanthad, The Beast's Heart, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, The Study of Animal Languages

Listen to These Essential Toni Morrison Audiobooks Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 1, 2019

Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated African American writers today. Read more

Tagged: A Mercy, Bahni Turpin, Beloved, bookclub, God Help the Child, The Bluest Eye, The Source of Self-Regard, Toni Morrison

Soniah Kamal author of Unmarriageable Q&A

Q&A with Soniah Kamal, Author of Unmarriageable Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on January 24, 2019

Soniah Kamal’s newest novel, Unmarriageable, is a delightful retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Not only did she write this sparkling and witty novel, but she also narrates the audiobook (hear more about her recording experience by listening to her segment on This is The Author)! Read more

Tagged: bookclub, crafter, Soniah Kamal, Unmarriageable

Celebrate the 10th Flavia de Luce mystery with a special message from the spunky sleuth herself (as read by narrator Jayne Entwistle!) Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on January 23, 2019

It’s no mystery why Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce books and audiobooks are beloved by readers and listeners all over the world. Bradley’s irresistibly spunky young sleuth, Flavia, has been described as “part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.” (The New York Times Book Review)

With the arrival of The Golden Tresses of the Dead, the 10th book in the bestselling series, Flavia de Luce decided it’s a good time to share 10 reasons why it would be a crime to miss out on her adventures. (Special thanks to author Alan Bradley for passing Flavia’s list along to us!) Read more

Tagged: Alan Bradley, bookclub, crafter, Flavia de Luce, Jayne Entwistle

Book Club Audiobooks for the New Year Submitted by Erin Murphy on January 9, 2019

It’s the time when people start vowing to do all kinds of new things to improve themselves and their lives. If your resolution is to finally make it to a book club meeting, let audiobooks help. Read more

Tagged: Ann Marie Lee, book club, bookclub, Cassandra Campbell, Claire Adam, Danny Campbell, David Grann, Elizabeth Sastre, Emma Rous, Fiona Barton, Fiona Hardingham, Golden Child, Jill Santopolo, Karen M. McManus, Karen Thompson Walker, Katharine McEwan, Killers of the Flower Moon, Kirby Heyborne, More than Words, Nicholas Guy Smith, Nicola Barber, Obi Abili, self-care audiobooks, Sophie Amoss, Susan Duerden, The Au Pair, The Dreamers, The Suspect, Two Can Keep a Secret, Will Patton

Staff Picks: Hidden Gems of 2018 Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on December 18, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, we here on the Penguin Random House Audio team are all reflecting on what we’ve read and listened to. Among the many (many) stories that the Audio team has collectively gone through this year, there are several hidden gems that we think everyone should know about! Read more

Tagged: A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out, A Place for Us, Adenrele Ojo, Adib Khorram, Alexia Arthurs, bookclub, Cassandra Campbell, Chelsea Morgan, Christina Henry, darius the great is not okay, Deepti Gupta, Diane Magras, Dominic Hoffman, Dorothy Parker, Elaine Stritch, Everything Leads to You, Fatima Farheen Mirza, How to Love a Jamaican, James Fouhey, Janina Edwards, Jay Duplass, jen silverman, Jim Broadbent, jorjeana marie, Joshua Manning, Judy Blundell, Julia Whelan, Like Brothers, Mark Duplass, Michael Levi Harris, Nina LaCour, Parker: Selected Stories, Rachel Joyce, Sally Franson, Sally Green, Scott Harrison, Sunil Malhotra, The High Season, the island dwellers, The Mad Wolf's Daughter, The Mermaid, The Smoke Thieves, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Thirst

This Is the Author | What Makes A Great Story? Part 3 Submitted by This Is the Author Podcast on December 4, 2018

In this special episode of This is the Author we asked, “What’s your recipe for a good story?” Hear Mitch Abblett, Nick McDonell, Bryan Stevenson, Maeve Higgins, Chip Conley, James Clear, Rachel Marie Martin, Scott Harrison, and Mya Spalter share their vital ingredients for a good story.

Authors and audiobooks featured in this compilation episode: Read more

Tagged: Atomic Habits, bookclub, Bryan Stevenson, Chip Conley, Enchantments, James Clear, Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults), Maeve Higgins, Maeve in America, Mitch Abblett, Mya Spalter, Nick McDonell, Rachel Marie Martin, Scott Harrison, The Bodies in Person, The Brave Art of Motherhood, The Five Hurdles to Happiness, Thirst, This is the Author, Wisdom at Work

Listen Up! AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2018 Submitted by Erin Murphy on November 28, 2018

‘Tis the season for celebrating another great year of audiobook listening! Read more

Tagged: Anne Tyler, Arthur Morey, Becoming, bookclub, Clock Dance, Dion Graham, Educated, Elena Favilli, Esi Edugyan, Francesca Cavallo, Fred Sanders, gayle forman, good night stories for rebel girls, Harbor Me, hope nation, i have lost my way, jacqueline woodson, Jon Meacham, Julia Whelan, Kimberly Farr, Lisa Flanagan, Machiko Kakutani, Michael Crouch, Michael Ondaatje, Michelle Obama, Naomi Novik, Nicole Lewis, Reporter, rose brock, Seymour Hersh, Spinning Silver, Steve West, Sunil Malhotra, Tara Westover, Tavia Gilbert, the death of truth, The Soul of America, Warlight, Washington Black

October Debuts: Stories of Connection Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on October 15, 2018

Some of this month’s collection of debut audiobooks are true stories; some are fictional. Some are stories for kids. Some are for adults. But they all share one thing: They’re all stories of connection, to yourself, to others, or to the world around you. Read more

Tagged: Allan Corduner, Art Cullen, bookclub, Casey Gerald, Charlie Anson, Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows, Chris Henry Coffey, Damien Love, Eleanor Tomlinson, Giordan Diaz, Jedidiah Jenkins, Josie Silver, Monstrous Devices, One Day in December, Ryan Calejo, Storm Lake, There Will Be No Miracles Here, To Shake the Sleeping Self

Adaptations of Frankenstein are Must-Listens Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on October 8, 2018

October really is the month when everyone goes nuts for spooky stories. One of those is a classic spine-tingling tale that has inspired countless adaptations: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Read more

Tagged: Ahmed Saadawi, bookclub, crafter, Edoardo Ballerini, frankenstein, Frankenstein in Baghdad, Jim Weiss, Jon Skovron, Kaleo Griffith, Katharine McEwan, Kiersten White, Man Made Boy, mary shelley, The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein, The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein