This Is The Author

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/book/675749/running-while-black/ Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/706864/signal-fires/ Delete That by John Crist: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/609288/delete-that/

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 https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/702484/a-map-to-your-soul/ Magic Days by Nadine Jane https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/675596/magic-days/

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/668293/confidence-man/

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: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/722324/a-cigarette-lit-backwards/

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-need-of-prayer/ Lady Justice Dahlia Lithwick: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/598207/lady-justice/

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-shame/ Mujer sin vergüenza by Sandra Cisneros: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/705722/mujer-sin-vergenza/ Wild Ride by Hayley Arceneaux: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/712670/wild-ride/ Solito by Javier Zamora: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/705626/solito/

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://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/676695/platonic/ Awe-some Days by Marilyn Singer: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/666355/awe-some-days/ Lead to Win by Carla A. Harris: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/696803/lead-to-win/

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 Reclaiming Body Trust by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/675785/reclaiming-body-trust/

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/book/690943/im-not-broken/ Be Not Afraid of Love written and read by Mimi Zhu: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/696912/be-not-afraid-of-love/

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://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/675784/fuel-the-fire/

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.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/611480/deer-creek-drive/ Walking Gentry Home by Alora Young: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/705449/walking-gentry-home/

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.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/623324/the-light-we-give/ Reading for Our Lives by Maya Payne Smart: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/670701/reading-for-our-lives/ Quarterlife by Satya Doyle Byock: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/579928/quarterlife/

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.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/691492/bad-thoughts/ Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/665633/crying-in-the-bathroom/

S7E31: In this episode, meet kindergarten teacher Vera Ahiyya, Professor at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Jay Wellons, and journalist David McRaney. Listen in to hear the inspiring stories that led to the creation of their audiobooks. Enjoy! KINDergarten by Vera Ahiyya: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/700463/kindergarten/ All That Moves Us by Jay Wellons: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/673884/all-that-moves-us/ How Minds Change by David McRaney: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/639563/how-minds-change/

S7E30: In this episode, meet Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer Ed Yong, and award-winning writer Ellyn Gaydos. Tune in to hear about each author’s work that led to the creation of their audiobooks: from Warnock’s incredible journey to becoming an elected official whose race flipped the senate, to Gaydos’s memoir that began as diary entries while working as a farmhand, to Yong’s exploration of the wide world of animal senses. Enjoy! A Way Out of No Way by Raphael G. Warnock: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/707227/a-way-out-of-no-way/ An Immense World by Ed Yong: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/616914/an-immense-world/ Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/669713/pig-years/

S7E29: In this episode meet writer and President of Beggars Group U.S. Nabil Ayers, CEO of The House at 1229 Kathleen Buhle, and former city dweller turned nonprofit farm owner Jake Keiser. Press play to hear what the authors are most proud to share in their audiobooks about their extraordinary lives. Enjoy! My Life in the Sunshine by Nabil Ayers: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/651853/my-life-in-the-sunshine/ If We Break by Kathleen Buhle: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/703131/if-we-break/ Daffodil Hill by Jake Keiser: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/604755/daffodil-hill/

S7E28: In this episode, meet professor of microbiology Joseph Osmundson, family therapist Terrence Real, and social entrepreneur and inventor of ReThink™ Trisha Prabhu. Listen in to hear what inspired these authors to write their audiobooks, and their takes on the different ways we, as people, connect with each other. Enjoy! Virology by Joseph Osmundson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/712270/virology/ Us by Terrence Real: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/670272/us/ ReThink the Internet by Trisha Prabhu: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/672294/rethink-the-internet/

S7E27: In this episode, meet Founder and Chief Change Agent of Flying Elephant Deanna Singh, Founder and CEO of Genius Guild Kathryn Finney, and co-creators of Rich & Regular Julien and Kiersten Saunders. Tune in to hear the ways that these authors hope their audiobooks inspire listeners: from the creation of inclusive workplaces to achieving business dreams amidst personal and societal challenges. Enjoy! Actions Speak Louder by Deanna Singh: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/672975/actions-speak-louder/ Build the Damn Thing by Kathryn Finney: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/659567/build-the-damn-thing/ Cashing Out by Julien Saunders and Kiersten Saunders: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/665525/cashing-out/

S7 E26: In this episode, meet children’s fiction and non-fiction author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot Elif Batuman, and The New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend. Press play to hear the personal reasons they were inspired to write their audiobooks, and what they hope listeners will take away. Enjoy! Mae Makes a Way by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/580458/mae-makes-a-way/ Either/Or by Elif Batuman: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/564577/either-or/ In the Early Times by Tad Friend: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/623588/in-the-early-times/

S7E25: In this episode, meet professor of law and philosophy Scott Hershovitz, co-founder and former CEO of Bonobos Andy Dunn, and former Navy SEAL and founder of Escape the Wolf Clint Emerson. Tune in to hear what each of these authors is most excited for listeners to hear in their audiobooks. Enjoy! Nasty, Brutish, and Short by Scott Hershovitz: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/639701/nasty-brutish-and-short/ Burn Rate by Andy Dunn: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/653309/burn-rate/ The Rugged Life by Clint Emerson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/688382/the-rugged-life/