Harper Audio Presents

Debut author Jasmine Warga discusses MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES, a stunning novel about the transformative power of love.

Join Peter Lerangis, author of children's and young-adult fiction, best known for his Seven Wonders series and three titles in the New York Times-bestselling children's-book series The 39 Clues, as he tells us how he decided to pursue the life he wanted versus the life he was expected to lead, and how this courageous act, combined with failing at his job as a waiter, propelled him to a hugely successful writing career.

The audio recording of Zora Neal Hurston’s EVERY TONGUE GOT TO CONFESS features the voices of legendary actors, civil rights activists and humanitarians Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. The recording was monumental, capturing the heart and soul of the vital, independent, and creative community that so inspired Zora Neale Hurston. Here is Ruby Dee reading from the book’s introduction followed by Ossie Davis reading parts of God Tales: Why God Made Adam Last.

A side of Mike Greenberg, co-host of Mike & Mike, the most popular sports radio program in America, you may not be familiar with – the man who sees authors as idols and plans to continue writing books for the rest of his life.

Hear how his favorite book on golf has influenced his writing, what his yoga instructor has to say about his female characters and how he plots his New York Times bestselling novels.

Allen Kurzweil discusses how he came to write WHIPPING BOY, a childhood memoir and literary thriller that chronicles Kurzweil's forty-year-search for his twelve-year-old nemesis, a bully named Cesar Augustus, who went on to lead a mad-cap life of international crime and financial fraud.

Carrie Thornton, Editorial Director of Dey Street Books, talks to us about how she got started in the industry, the books she loves, the books she can’t live without, and the provocative books she’s published.

Join Dr. Jensen as she translates recent medical discoveries and clinical trials into easily understood information about the brains of teenagers. Dr. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the adolescent brain, and provides remarkable insights that translate into practical advice for both parents and teenagers.

THIS WEEK: Jennifer Robson is the USA Today and #1 Toronto Globe & Mail bestselling author of SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Her second book, AFTER THE WAR IS OVER, is a tale of class, love, and freedom-in which a young woman must find her place in a world forever changed. Hear her discuss how her family influenced her work, the role research plays in her writing and which books she regularly re-reads.

This holiday season celebrate the joy of poetry with former poet laureate Billy Collins as he introduces the historic Caedmon recording of poet Dylan Thomas reading A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES (in its entirety) recorded in February of 1952.

THIS WEEK: NY Times Bestselling author Richard Kadrey sits down with HarperAudio producer, Caitlin Garing, to talk about his new book GETAWAY GOD. Dark urban fantasy character, Sandman Slim, is back to save the world from the vengeful gods in this sixth installment of the bestselling series. In this episode, Kadrey speaks on anthropological forensics, what his writing teacher taught him, and the two sentences that started the popular series.