This Is the Author

In this episode, meet marketing executive and entrepreneur Bozoma Saint John, poet and writer Camonghne Felix, and writer and editor Will Schwalbe. Listen in to hear these authors reflect on their recent memoirs, and on what it was like to recount the intricacies of love, loss, and friendship while recording their audiobooks. Enjoy! The Urgent Life by Bozoma Saint John https://www.penguinrandomhou...

In this episode, meet business and public speaking coach Samara Bay, investigative genetic genealogist and biochemist Barbara Rae-Venter, and UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz. Press play to hear how these authors’ specific areas of expertise informed and inspired their audiobooks. Permission to Speak by Samara Bay https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/667566/permission-to-speak/ I Know Wh...

In this episode, meet attorney and financial expert Scarlett Cochran, podcast co-hosts Khadeen Ellis and Devale Ellis, and astrologer Carolyne Faulkner. Tune in to hear what each of these authors hope listeners will learn about money, relationships, and astrology from their audiobooks. Enjoy! It's Not About the Money by Scarlett Cochran https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/692667/its-not-a...

In this episode, meet former state and federal prosecutor Trey Gowdy, author of Start, Stay, or Leave, entrepreneur and angel investor Dan Martell, author of Buy Back Your Time, and sibling author team Ross and Kathryn Petras, co-authors of You’re Saying it Wrong. Tune in to hear what each of these authors hopes listeners will learn from their books. Start, Stay, or Leave by Trey Gowdy https://www...

In this episode, meet psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler, author of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control, psychologist Rick Hanson, author of Making Great Relationships, and singer, songwriter, and author Mike Donehey, author of Grace in the Gray. Hear what inspired these authors to write their books, and what it was like to record their audiobooks. The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losi...

In this episode, meet teacher and author Torrey Maldonado, writer Pico Iyer, and activist, social worker, and writer Faitth Brooks. Press play to hear the personal reasons these authors were inspired to write their books. Hands by Torrey Maldonado https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/653875/hands/ The Half Known Life by Pico Iyer https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/678582/the-half...

In this episode, meet health psychologist Dr. Elissa Epel, professor of psychology Dacher Keltner, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder. Listen in to learn about the science behind awe, how we can embrace stress, and the real-life story about a small group of people changing lives. The Stress Prescription by Elissa Epel, PhD https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/671990/the-stress-...

In this episode, meet writer and teacher at New York University Jenni Quilter, licensed midwife Liam Kali, and naturopathic physician Dr. Kellyann Petrucci. Press play to hear how these authors were inspired to write books that fill gaps in the parenting, fertility, and nutrition spaces. Hatching by Jenni Quilter: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/546432/hatching/ Queer Conception by Li...

In this episode, meet novelist Meg Howrey and Christian living entrepreneur Jordan Raynor. Listen in as they describe their new books, and what it was like for them to record in the audiobook studio. Enjoy! They're Going to Love You by Meg Howrey: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/708077/theyre-going-to-love-you/ The Word Before Work by Jordan Raynor: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio...

In this episode, meet musician and technology executive Shavone Charles, author of Black Internet Effect, and Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore, co-authors of Liturgies for Hope, who both serve at Church of the City of New York. Listen in to hear who they hope to reach with their books, and the impact that they’d like their work to have. Black Internet Effect https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.c...

In this episode, meet writer and journalist Ted Conover, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Aric Prather, and writer and podcaster Kristen Helmstetter. Listen in as these authors describe what inspired them to write their books, and what it was like for them to record in the audiobook studio. Cheap Land Colorado by Ted Conover https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/573452/cheap-...

In this episode, meet slow birder and teacher of animal behavior Joan Strassmann, beloved drag superstars Trixie Mattel and Katya, and restaurateur Will Guidara. Press play to learn about the ways each of these author-narrators were uniquely qualified to write their audiobooks. Slow Birding by Joan Strassmann https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/667563/slow-birding/ Working Girls by Trixie...

In this episode, meet Harlem Run and Run 4 All Women founder Alison Mariella Désir, writer and Family Secrets podcast host Dani Shapiro, and stand-up comedian John Crist. Listen in as each of these authors describe what it was like to record their audiobooks, and what they learned from their time in the studio. Running While Black by Alison Mariella Désir: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/b...

S7 E44: In this episode, meet poet and philosopher yung pueblo, renowned psychological astrologer Dr. Jennifer Freed, and astrologer Nadine Jane. Tune in to hear how these authors hope listeners will connect with their audiobooks, and who they’d love to hear read their work. Lighter by yung pueblo https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/667686/lighter/ A Map to Your Soul by Dr. Jennifer Freed...

S7 E43: In this episode, meet physicist Sean Carroll and journalist Maggie Haberman. Listen in to hear about their impactful new books, and what it was like for them to narrate their work in the audiobook studio. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll: www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/6955…universe/ Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/6682...

S7 E42: In this episode, meet staff writer at The New Yorker and a professor of Literature Hua Hsu, and writer and artist Tea Hacic-Vlahovic. Learn about reasons each author was inspired to write their book, and the people and places their works pay homage to. Enjoy! Stay True by Hua Hsu: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/688054/stay-true/ A Cigarette Lit Backwards by Tea Hacic-Vlahovic...

S7 E41: In this episode, meet award-winning author and critic Carole Boston Weatherford and Slate’s senior legal correspondent and host of the Amicus podcast Dahlia Lithwick. Press play to hear what inspired these authors to write and narrate their audiobooks. Enjoy! Standing in the Need of Prayer by Carole Boston Weatherford: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/653322/standing-in-the-nee...

In this episode, meet award-winning poet, novelist, and artist Sandra Cisneros, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant Hayley Arceneaux, and poet Javier Zamora. Listen to learn what inspired each of these authors to finally share the stories that had been within them. Enjoy! Woman Without Shame by Sandra Cisneros: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/707448/woman-without...

In this episode, meet University of Maryland professor Dr. Marisa G. Franco, award-winning children’s author Marilyn Singer, and Vice Chairman and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley Carla A. Harris. Tune in to hear the vastly different reasons they were inspired to write their books, and the role that human connection plays within each of them. Enjoy! Platonic by Marisa G. Franco, PhD: https:...

In this episode, meet host of Homestead Rescue and Raney Ranch Marty Raney and therapist Hilary Kinavey. Press play to hear why these authors decided to take the leap and write their books, and what they hope people learn about sustainable living and body liberation. Enjoy! Homestead Survival by Marty Raney: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/689875/homestead-survival/?ref=PRHD9DF6A1939...

In this episode, meet social-impact consultant Jesse Leon and writer and artist Mimi Zhu. Listen to hear the deeply personal reasons they wrote their books, how recording their audiobooks allowed them to express themselves fully, and the numerous ways they hope their work will inspire and help others. Enjoy! I'm Not Broken written and read by Jesse Leon: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/boo...

In this episode, meet activist and writer Alexis Jones and sports dietitian and athlete Pamela Nisevich Bede. Tune in to hear what inspired these authors to write their books, and what part of their audiobook narration makes them the proudest. Enjoy! I Am That Girl by Alexis Jones: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/720306/i-am-that-girl/ Fuel the Fire by Pamela Nisevich Bede: https://ww...

In this episode, meet novelist Mohsin Hamid, fiction and non-fiction writer Beverly Lowry, and poet, actor, and student Alora Young. Hear all about the ways the spoken word elevated the language and experience of their works. Enjoy! The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/703278/the-last-white-man/ Deer Creek Drive by Beverly Lowry: https://www.penguinrando...

S7E33: In this episode, meet executive director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program Simran Jeet Singh, parent educator and literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart, and writer and psychotherapist Satya Doyle Byock. Press play to hear the authors describe the journeys they each took that led them to writing their audiobooks. Enjoy! The Light We Give by Simran Jeet Singh: https://www.peng...

S7E32: In this episode meet Los Angeles based writer Nada Alic and poet, novelist, and essayist Erika L. Sanchez. Tune in to hear why Alic began writing her book of short stories, what Sanchez wants to accomplish with her book of essays, and to meet the funny, complex women (both fictional and real) that make up the heart of both works. Bad Thoughts by Nada Alic: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudi...