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This Is the Author Library Week Compilation I

National Library Week 2021 Podcast Special: Featuring Ethan Hawke, Misty Copeland, and More March 30, 2021

In this special episode of This Is the Author, we’re celebrating National Library Week (April 4-10) by asking authors to share some of their favorite library memories. Listen to Jen Sincero, Ethan Kross, Safia Elhillo, Misty Copeland, Ethan Hawke, Jasmine Mans, Mari Andrew, and Seth Godin express the remarkable opportunities that both libraries and librarians provide to individual development and the community as a whole. READ MORE

Tags: book club, Family Listening, library, National Library Week, This is the Author

Liza Wiemer and Rachel Kamin_In Conversation

Family Bonding with Audiobooks: An Author and Librarian in Conversation February 17, 2021

When the full cast audiobook edition of Liza Wiemer’s YA novel The Assignment was released, educators reached out to ask about using it in their classrooms. This led her to notice a wider trend: not only was she hearing about teachers incorporating audiobooks into lessons, but also parents who were listening to audiobooks along with their children. READ MORE

Tags: Family Listening, library, Liza Wiemer, middle grade, Parenting, teaching, The Assignment, young adult

This Is the Author National Library Week Compilation Part II

On the Podcast: Library Love Special Episode featuring Eddie Glaude, Conor Knighton, and more! September 15, 2020

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month—and This is the Author is back with a second special episode that’s an ode to libraries! Celebrate the magic of libraries this September from wherever you are, even if you’re enjoying your local library from the comfort of your own home via digital check-outs! READ MORE

Tags: #LibraryCardSignUpMonth, Conor Knighton, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., John O'Leary, Kent Russell, library, Library Card Sign-up Month, Matt Alt, Podcast, This is the Author

On the Podcast: Library Love Special Episode featuring Erik Larson, Anne Applebaum, and more! September 1, 2020

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Celebrate the magic of libraries this September from wherever you are, even if you’re enjoying your local library from the comfort of your own home via digital check-outs! Need a library card? Click here to find your local library. Be sure to visit your library online to see what’s new and take part in the celebration.

In this special Library Love edition of This is the Author, we hear from beloved authors who share their fondest library memories, and why their library means so very much to them. READ MORE

Tags: #LibraryCardSignUpMonth, Andy Boyle, Anne Applebaum, Erik Larson, Gail Caldwell, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, library, Library Card Sign-up Month, Maria Konnikova, Podcast, Rick Hanson, This is the Author

Unlock A Summer of Free Listening With Your Library Card July 13, 2020

The smell of books. The hushed anticipation of finding a new story to take home. READ MORE

Tags: ALA Awards, book club, Family Listening, library, Library Reads, Odyssey Award, Ways to Listen

National Library Week Podcast Special, Part II: Featuring Glennon Doyle, Ali Wong, and More April 21, 2020

In this second installment of our National Library Week (#NationalLibraryWeek) special on This is the Author, we asked even more of our authors to share their fondest library memories. READ MORE

Tags: Ali Wong, Emilie Pine, Glennon Doyle, John Von Sothen, Lee Hartley Carter, library, library week, Pablo Cartaya, richard russo, Terry McMillan, This is the Author

This is the Author | Library Edition, Part 1 September 18, 2018

We love libraries, and so do our authors! Not only are libraries a place where you have stories and information at your fingertips (for free!), but they are also places of comfort, refuge, and joy.

In this special edition of This is the Author, to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month, listen to authors Mayim Bialik, Heather Turgeon, Allison Pataki, Grant Wahl, Nathalie Nino, Camas Davis, and Mark & Angel Chernoff share why libraries are so special to them.

Tags: Allison Pataki, angel chernoff, beauty in the broken places, camas davis, getting back to happy, grant wahl, heather turgeon, killing it, Leapfrog, library, Library Card Sign-up Month, Mark Chernoff, masters of modern soccer, Mayim Bialik, Nathalie Nino, the happy sleeper, This is the Author

7 Great Audiobooks About Books April 13, 2018

What do audiobook listeners love more than a good story? A good story about books. We’ve rounded up seven of the best audiobooks in which books play a central role. READ MORE

Tags: bookclub, bookshop, first impressions, how to find love in a bookshop, library, library week, Paris by the book, Shadow of the Wind, the guernsey literary and potato peel society, the little paris bookshop, the readers of broken wheel recommend

Why We Love Libraries April 10, 2018

It’s no surprise that all of us here at Penguin Random House Audio have a passion for stories. That passion extends to all the places you can find—and share—stories, including our local libraries. READ MORE

Tags: library, National Library Week