We take a look at books with “four letter words” and lots of asterisks in their titles, in the form of Listening Party and Word Nerd segments!

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The Listening Party adds a new member and plays clips from five audiobooks including Everything Is F*cked and The Hidden Power of F*cking Up.

Then, Fametta Sawyer returns with a brand new Word Nerd with guest Iris McElroy, looking at old-timey curse words.

We explore new sci-fi titles and interview the authors of THE BRINK, James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth!

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James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth chat about the type of sci-fi they like, performing accents for the THE BRINK audiobook, how fame has changed the way Murr films Impractical Jokers, and more! Plus, they try to guess ridiculous sci-fi b-movie plots in a new game titled ‘WHY SCI-FI, WHY?”

Then, it’s audiobook clip theatre, as we listen to the opening minutes of THE BRINK, and Ricahrd Kadrey’s latest THE GRAND DARK, narrated by Vikas Adam.

We interview two authors who know how to treat their fans, Dorothea Benton Frank and Susan Mallery!

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Dorothea Benton Frank chats with us from the “Dorothea Benton Frank Fanfest 2019,” about Low Country living and her latest novel Queen Bee.

Then we chat with Susan Mallery about which pet is her favorite and her latest novel The Summer of Sunshine and Margot.

Finally, we give you the first few minutes of the audiobook for both of our guest’s latest works.

We interview Sasha Alsberg, co-author of Nexus.

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Lindsay Cummings and Sasha Alsberg follow their bestselling sci-fi space adventure Zenith with the final entry to their Androma Saga, Nexus.

Sasha chats with us about the journey of writing with a partner, what’s on her author bucket list, and much more! Stick around for an extended excerpt from the audiobook version of Nexus.

Authors Juliet Grames (The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna) and Catherine Chung (The Tenth Muse) discuss infusing family history into their work, how pregnancy changed their writing, and more. Then they play a new game called Spoiler Alerts.

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We also introduce a new segment from producer Fametta Sawyer, called Word Nerd.

Finally, we present you with clips from the audiobooks of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna and The Tenth Muse!

The HarperAudio team has a LISTENING PARTY featuring audiobooks on vinyl, and you can play at home for a chance to win them all!

See the official rules for how to enter, here: http://harperaudio.hc.com/apr19listeningparty/

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Then, we present an interview between American poet and author of the vinyl collection Love Poems, Nikki Giovanni and journalist Touré.

It's a pod-crossover, as we chat with the authors of Riverdish, Ryan Bloomquist and Sam Gold!

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It's a book based on a podcast based on a tv show based on a comic strip. It sounds confusing, but it's actually just fun. Tyler chats with the infectious hosts and authors of Riverdish, Ryan Bloomquist and Sam Gold. Then, we play an early snippet of the upcoming audiobook edition of Riverdish.

We chat with author Greg Iles, and give our audience a chance to win free audiobooks in the Listening Party!

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Then HarperAudio team members Beth and Nathan join to walk the listeners through our first at-home listening contest . We call it THE LISTENING PARTY, and you can see all the official rules of how to enter here: http://harperaudio.hc.com/mar19listeningparty/

Can you identify the secret word that appears in all three of our audiobooks? Then maybe you have what it takes to win the Listening Party!

Love is in the air as we chat with romance author Lisa Kleypas and romance narrator Mary Jane Wells!

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First, Andrew chats with Lisa Kleypas, the author of DEVIL's DAUGHTER. Lisa talks about being published at 21 years old, what she's learned over the course of her career, and more. She also plays a hunger-inducing version of the Self-Awareness Game.

Then, narrator Mary Jane Wells talks about breaking into the business, and how to play the accordion poorly but with gusto! Finally, Mary takes a quiz about obscure Regency Romance Vocabulary.

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On the season 2 premier we celebrate Own Voices with Jerry Craft and Bahni Turpin!

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First, Andrew chats with Jerry Craft, the author and illustrator of NEW KID. They talk about how the graphic novel was adapted for audio, public school vs. private school, and more. Then, Jerry plays a game about giving good directions, and his son even joins us in the booth.

Then, world-class narrator Bahni Turpin subjects herself to her past work, as she plays the Self-Awarness Game.

Finally, we hear the first few minutes from the latest audiobook Bahni's narrated - ON THE COME UP, the latest novel from bestselling author of THE HATE U GIVE, Angie Thomas.