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Ardently Admired: Jane Austen Retellings on Audio June 7, 2022

Independent heroines, sharp social commentary, and the complicated business of love are all staples of Jane Austen novels that have proven timeless. Oh, alright, and she writes romantic leads who make downright dreamy declarations of love. Perhaps that’s why we often find ourselves with the remote in hand, queueing up one of the many brilliant Austen film adaptations (and debating our friends about which one is the best). READ MORE

Tags: book club, cook, cooking, crafter, crafting, Jane Austen, summer listening, valentine's day

Hear Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Faves on Audio April 5, 2022

There are so many reasons to love Reese Witherspoon: not only is she a smart businesswoman and the actress who elevated Elle Woods to icon status, but she has stellar taste in books to boot. READ MORE

Tags: bookclub, braving the wilderness, Brené Brown, Catherine Steadman, celeste ng, cook, crafter, curtis sittenfeld, Daisy Jones and the Six, Delia Owens, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, Flynn Berry, Gail Honeyman, gardener-cook, holiday, Jasmine Guillory, Jill Santopolo, jojo moyes, Josie Silver, Julia Whelan, Kiley Reid, Lara Prescott, little fires everywhere, Nicole Lewis, Northern Spy, One Day in December, Something in the Water, Such a Fun Age, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Giver of Stars, The Light We Lost, The Proposal, The Secrets We Kept, Where the Crawdads Sing, you think it I'll say it

Happy Lunar New Year! Four Seas Crispy Chicken & A Family Listen January 31, 2022

Ring in the Year of the Tiger with a delicious meal, and a great audiobook for company.

The Four Seas Crispy Chicken from Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown by Brandon Jew and Tienlon Ho requires a little bit of planning ahead (dry-brining, anyone?). Press play on Alex’s Good Fortune while you prep to learn about Lunar New Year traditions as a family! READ MORE

Tags: cook, Family Listening, Listen and Cook, lunar new year

Make Any Day a Snow Day with Holiday Romance Audiobooks December 16, 2021

Like mulled cider simmering on a hot stove, a warm-hearted romance on audio can really set the holiday mood. READ MORE

Tags: book club, Christmas, cook, crafter, Dear Santa, Debbie Macomber, Give the Gift of Audiobooks, holiday, Holiday 2021, Holiday Listens, Jasmine Guillory, Josie Silver, One Day in December, Rom-com, romance, romantic comedy, Royal Holiday

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Hanukkah Lights and Latke Delights December 1, 2021

Happy Hanukkah! There are eight nights to celebrate the Festival of Lights, a time when families gather together to tell stories, hone their dreidel spins, and enjoy the gently flickering candles of the menorah. And then, there are the latkes: fried potato pancakes that are perhaps one of the most delicious homages to the miracle of oil ever to grace a plate. READ MORE

Tags: chef, cook, crafter, David Stromberg, dreidels on the brain, Family Listening, gardener-cook, Gavriel Savit, Give the Gift of Audiobooks, hanukkah, holiday, Holiday Listens, In the Land of Happy Tears: Yiddish Tales for Modern Times, Jewish Holidays, joel ben izzy, latkes, Listen and Cook, Nadine Epstein, RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women, recipe, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Way Back

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Warm Up Your Kitchen with Sparkling Gingerbread and Cozy Kids’ Audiobooks November 12, 2021

Here at PRH Audio we’ve got holiday baking on the brain! And so in this week’s Listen and Cook, we’re sharing this easy recipe for Sparkling Gingerbread from Yossy Arefi’s cookbook Snacking Cakes. And since cake and heartwarming stories go perfectly together, especially if you’re sharing your kitchen with little bakers, see below to get our recommendations for cozy kids’ audiobooks (that adults will also love). READ MORE

Tags: All You Knead Is Love, baking, Bunnicula, chef, cook, crafter, Deborah Howe, Family Listening, gardener-cook, gingerbread recipe, holiday baking, J. Dillard, J.D. and the Family Business, James Howe, kate dicamillo, Katherine Applegate, Listen and Cook, Pony, R. J. Palacio, recipe, Tanya Guerrero, The Beatryce Prophecy, Willodeen

Cheers to Your Ears: Match Your Fave Brew to Your Next Listen August 5, 2021

Updated from the original June 2019 post

Friends, readers, listeners: lend me your beers. Bottled, canned, or pulled ice-cold from a tap. Craft brewed, microbrewed, macrobrewed, abbey brewed, homebrewed, brewed by elves. Lagers, Pilsners, Stouts, Wheats, IPAs. Whatever your sud, summer is the time to match it with a palate-perfect audiobook bud. READ MORE

Tags: Author-Read, beer, book club, business, cook, crafter, fitness, humor, mystery, scifi, self-care audiobooks, summer listening, Summer Listens, thriller

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Love With Pride: Audiobook Rom-Coms for June and Beyond June 22, 2021

Make your heart happy this Pride Month with funny, sweet, breezy romantic comedies (including lots of new releases for YA romance fans) featuring LGBTQIA characters as they tumble head over heels into meet-cutes, star-crossings, and maybe just maybe happily ever after. READ MORE

Tags: Adiba Jaigirdar, Auriane Desombre, book club, camille perri, cook, crafter, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, I Think I Love You, Jennifer Dugan, LGBTQIA, Listen With Pride, Meryl Wilsner, Paul Rudnick, Playing the Palace, Pride, Rom-com, romance, Some Girls Do, Something to Talk About, summer listening, when katie met cassidy, YA Romance, YA Romances

Pure Escapes: Audiobook Recommendations from Production Editor Lisa Baney June 11, 2021

By Lisa Baney

As the contract audio production editor for the This Is the Author podcast, it’s pretty clear to me that I have the best day gig in the world.

This is because I love audiobooks. I love audiobooks like they’re a dog. I love them like they’re Ben & Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk. READ MORE

Tags: book club, cook, crafter, escape, Lisa Baney, Podcast, podcasts, sound editing, summer listening, This is the Author

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That’s the Spirit: A Pappy Van Winkle Audiobook, Delish Foodie Memoirs, and Your Next Grilled Cheese May 14, 2021

Today at Listen and Cook headquarters it’s blue skies in every direction, but it’s always real gouda weather for grilled cheese (ba dum dum). Cheesy puns aside, there’s stiltons home chefs can learn from each of the food, bev, and community-minded audiobooks below. READ MORE

Tags: baking, chef, cook, crafter, Family Listening, gardener-cook, holiday baking, Listen and Cook, recipe, whiskey, Wine