500 episodes
This Is the Author Penguin Random House Audio
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4.9 • 20 Ratings
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A podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio.
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S8 E22: Najwa Zebian, George Anderson, and Mike Glover
In this episode, meet activist, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian, spiritual medium George Anderson, and CEO of FieldCraft Survival Mike Glover. Tune in to hear these authors discuss the healing, spiritual, and profound experiences that led to the creation of their audiobooks, and how they hope to personally connect with their listeners.
Conversations on Letting Go by Najwa Zebian
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/727163/conversations-on-letting-go/
Ask George Anderson by George Anderson
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/309774/ask-george-anderson/
Prepared by Mike Glover
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S8 E21: Samantha Irby, Guinevere Turner, and Marcie Alvis Walker
In this episode, meet writer and comedian Samantha Irby, actor, director, and screenwriter Guinevere Turner, and blogger Marcie Alvis Walker. Tune in to hear what it was like for these authors to narrate books about their own lives, and who would cast Christine Baranski as a narrator.
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/690138/quietly-hostile/
When the World Didn't End by Guinevere Turner
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/651933/when-the-world-didnt-end/
Everybody Come Alive by Marcie Alvis Walker
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S8 E20: Jesse Cole, Elise Hu, and Ruta Sepetys
In this episode meet owner of the Savannah Bananas baseball team Jesse Cole, correspondent and NPR host at-large Elise Hu, and bestselling author Ruta Sepetys. Press play to learn which two of these authors describe their recording experience as “thrilling”, and whose studio must-haves are out of the ordinary.
Banana Ball by Jesse Cole
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/723072/banana-ball/
Flawless by Elise Hu
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/667034/flawless/
You: The Story by Ruta Sepetys
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S8E19: Connie Wang, Luma Mufleh, and Aurora James
In this episode, meet journalist and editor Connie Wang, founder and director of Fugees Family Luma Mufleh, and creative director and fashion designer Aurora James. Hear Connie Wang on how a comment from her mom inspired her memoir, Luma Mufleh on coming-of-age, and Aurora James on the assumptions we make about what it takes to affect change (and how to move beyond them!). Plus, learn what it was like for these authors to revisit their work in the recording studio.
Oh My Mother! by Connie Wang
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/705320/oh-my-mother/
From Here by Luma Mufleh
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/672109/from-here/
Wildflower by Aurora James
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S8 E18: Warren Zanes, Jonathan B. Losos, and Jancee Dunn
In this episode, meet author, musician, and professor Warren Zanes, evolutionary biologist Jonathan B. Losos, and bestselling author and journalist Jancee Dunn. What do Bruce Springsteen, cats, and peri-menopause have in common? Tune in to find out.
Deliver Me from Nowhere by Warren Zanes
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/647205/deliver-me-from-nowhere/
The Cat's Meow by Jonathan B. Losos
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/610619/the-cats-meow/
Hot and Bothered by Jancee Dunn
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S8 E17: Alexandra Auder, John Blake, and Emma Lovewell
In this episode, meet writer and actress Alexandra Auder, CNN journalist John Blake, and Live Learn Lovewell founder Emma Lovewell. Hear these authors talk about the process of narrating their memoirs: from the fascinating life experiences that inspired their work, to conveying those experiences in the recording studio.
Don't Call Me Home by Alexandra Auder: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/679125/dont-call-me-home/
More Than I Imagined by John Blake: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/706045/more-than-i-imagined/
Live Learn Love Well by Emma Lovewell: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/704082/live-learn-love-well/
Customer Reviews
OBSESSED
As an author that is about to record her audio book...this has made me feel way more confident aka it's ok to misprounce words and not be perfect. Binging on this today...so cool!
Insightful View Into The Creative Process
I’ve always wondered what exactly goes into the recording of an audiobook (especially when the author is given the opportunity to read their own work, how they intended it). This podcast provides an interesting glimpse into the types of creative decisions authors make when reading their work, as well as what goes through their minds when they set out to record. Lots of cool behind-the-scenes info!
Fun idea for a book podcast!
So interesting to think about author's telling their stories out loud and all that goes into recording an audiobook! Also a clever way of getting authors to talk about their personal stories and not just what the book is about. Lots of great "behind the scenes" moments!