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/