Did you know that Penguin Random House Audio has a podcast called This is the Author? We love to chat with authors about what it’s like to record their own audiobooks. Were there any surprises? How would they describe the experience? And if they didn’t record it themselves, who would their dream narrator(s) be? Read more
In this special edition of our podcast This is the Author, we’re celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month by asking authors to share with us some of their favorite library memories. From childhood libraries to trips to libraries with their children, each of these authors illustrate what we know: not only are libraries a place where you have stories and information at your fingertips, but they are also places of comfort, refuge, and joy. Read more
In this special edition of our podcast This is the Author, we’re celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month by asking authors to share with us some of their favorite library memories. From childhood libraries to trips to libraries with their children, each of these authors illustrate what we know: not only are libraries a place where you have stories and information at your fingertips, but they are also places of comfort, refuge, and joy.
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.
Ask any writer or avid reader for their thoughts on libraries, and they’ll tell you that libraries are treasure troves of free information that enrich communities and encourage all visitors. Read more
Sarah Jessica Parker’s newest Book Club Central pick is the extraordinary EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid, which is also shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize and is a Kirkus Prize finalist. The talented New York Times bestselling author also narrated his own audiobook and gave us insight into that unique experience in a great episode of Penguin Random House Audio’s This is the Author podcast. Read more