In this episode, meet author and critic Douglas Wolk, author of All of the Marvels, journalist and music critic Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels, and sports journalist Dana O’Neil, author of The Big East. READ MORE
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The wild calls. Whether you are an urban explorer, a coastal creature, a mountain maven, a woods wanderer, a pro surfer (or um, a couch surfer), listening to true stories of the outdoors on audio is an adventure. READ MORE
In this episode, meet diplomat Matthew Barzun, author of The Power of Giving Away Power, Pod Save the World co-host Ben Rhodes, author of After the Fall, and reporter and MLB analyst Andy Martino, author of Cheated. READ MORE
In this episode, meet Cindy McCain, wife of the late Senator John McCain and author of Stronger, activist and recording artist Sho Baraka, author of He Saw That It Was Good, and NBA Champion, All-Star, and Olympian Chris Bosh, author of Letters to a Young Athlete. READ MORE
In this episode, meet Billboard’s VP of Latin Music Leila Cobo, author of Decoding “Despacito”, poet, journalist, and writer Roya Hakakian, author of A Beginner’s Guide to America, and sports journalist Julie DiCaro, author of Sidelined. READ MORE
In this episode, meet art curator Jennifer Dasal, author of Artcurious, science writer Emily Willingham, author of Phallacy, and writer John Jeremiah Sullivan, author of Blood Horses. READ MORE
The new audiobook in Chelsea Clinton’s #1 New York Times bestselling She Persisted picture book series is here! READ MORE
Baseball stories aren’t just about the rush of a good game: they also promote the importance of family, the power of optimism, and the necessity of equality. READ MORE
“After I graduated from college, I set about becoming a writer and playing ultimate frisbee. And I kept doing those things for about 15 years. I wrote about a lot of things—I wrote about my dad’s death, I wrote about the natural world—but it never really occurred to me to write about ultimate. And then after my first book was published I got picked up by a big agent at ICM, and she looked over all my stuff and said, “This is what we should do.” And it was a quick proposal I’d written about going back and playing with the Boston National Champion Ultimate Team. And I would go back in a kind of George Plimpton fashion and play with them and write about the season.”
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Today is opening day, which means America’s favorite pastime has kicked off another year, and the spring season is finally here. What better way is there to enjoy it (besides actually watching a baseball game), than listening to one of these great audiobooks? READ MORE