This Is the Author

In this special edition of our podcast This Is the Author, we’re celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month by asking authors to share their favorite thing about their local library. Listen to Ruta Sepetys, Aurora James, Russell Moore, Hakeen Oluseyi, Esmerelda Santiago, Najwa Zebian, Warren Zanes, Susan Casey, Timothy Egan, Christian Cooper, and Torrey Maldonado share why libraries are so special to them.

Ruta Sepetys: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/702455/you-the-story/

Aurora James: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/672115/wildflower/

Russell Moore: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/709965/losing-our-religion/

Hakeem Oluseyi: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/690545/a-quantum-life-adapted-for-young-adults/

Esmerelda Santiago: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/222921/las-madres/

Najwa Zebian: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/721788/the-only-constant/

Warren Zanes: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/647205/deliver-me-from-nowhere/

Susan Casey: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/612438/the-underworld/

Timothy Egan: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/558306/a-fever-in-the-heartland/

Christian Cooper: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/671722/better-living-through-birding/

Torrey Maldonado: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/653875/hands/

In this episode, meet poet Gabriel Dozal, author of The Border Simulator, professor and theologian Esau McCaulley, author of How Far to the Promised Land, and writer J. Michael Martinez, author of Tarta Americana. Listen in to hear how they each channeled their struggles and difficulties into works of full-pictured honesty and hope.

The Border Simulator by Gabriel Dozal:

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/711710/the-border-simulator/audio

How Far to the Promised Land by Esau McCaulley: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/703275/how-far-to-the-promised-land/audio

Tarta Americana by J. Michael Martinez:

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/695913/tarta-americana/audio

In this special In Conversation episode of This Is the Author, Joe Posnanski, author of Why We Love Baseball, chats with his co-narrator (and friend) Ellen Adair. Listen in as they talk about how baseball brought the two of them together, their experiences recording Joe’s book, and the communal aspect of America’s favorite pastime.

WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL by Joe Posnanski

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/715577/why-we-love-baseball/

In this episode meet journalist, producer, and researcher Nick McDonell, social worker and founder of Minaa B. Consulting, Minaa B., and Deeper Than Money CEO Chloe Elise. Learn how the tense summer of 2020 inspired Nick McDonell and Minaa B. to write their books and how Chloe Elise prepared to record her audiobook by attending the Eras Tour.

QUIET STREET by Nick McDonell

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/704830/quiet-street/

OWNING OUR STRUGGLES by Minaa B.

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/707127/owning-our-struggles/

DEEPER THAN MONEY by Chloe Elise

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/708811/deeper-than-money/

In this episode, meet speaker and teacher Sarah L. Sanderson and editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, Russell Moore. Press play to hear Sarah Sanderson compare recording to being in a confessional booth, and discover why Russell Moore purposely did not prepare to record his audiobook.

The Place We Make by Sarah L. Sanderson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/709751/the-place-we-make/

Losing Our Religion by Russell Moore: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/709965/losing-our-religion/

In this episode meet award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago Professor of Shakespeare Studies at King’s College London Farah Karim-Cooper, and the first woman to win the Thurber Prize, Julie Schumacher. Tune in to hear how Farah Karim-Cooper became empowered through recording her audiobook, how Julie Schumacher intentionally included the point of views of undergraduates in her novel, and how the fear of losing history inspired Esmeralda Santiago.

Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/222921/las-madres/

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/691287/the-great-white-bard/

The English Experience by Julie Schumacher

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/730658/the-english-experience/

In this episode, meet NASA astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi, journalist Susan Casey, and speaker and educator Michelle Icard. Discover why Susan Casey considers her library her personal nirvana, which events Michelle Icard loves most at her local library, and how Hakeem Oluseyi wrote his book to be a guide for others going through hard times.

A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) by Hakeem Oluseyi: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/690545/a-quantum-life-adapted-for-young-adults/

The Underworld by Susan Casey: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/612438/the-underworld/

Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success by Michelle Icard: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/710070/eight-setbacks-that-can-make-a-child-a-success/

In this episode, meet meditation teacher, Reiki Master, and Reset founder Liz Tran; writer, editor, podcast host Andrew Leland; and founder and CEO of the be.come project, Bethany C. Meyers. Hear Liz Tran on the intersection of business and spirituality; Andrew Leland on researching what blindness—and sightedness—means to people around the world; and Bethany Meyers on how helping people was the driving force behind their book. Plus, hear each author’s reflections on unexpected and “exhilarating” moments in the audiobook studio.

THE KARMA OF SUCCESS by Liz Tran

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/713615/the-karma-of-success/

THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND by Andrew Leland

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/635964/the-country-of-the-blind/

I AM MORE THAN MY BODY by Bethany C. Meyers

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/722218/i-am-more-than-my-body/

In this episode, meet bestselling author and host of the Visionary Souls podcast Sydney Campos, astronomer and astrobiologist Aomawa Shields, PhD, and physician Anupam B. Jena, MD. Tune in to hear about the power of writing for your younger self, the magic of vocal cord lubricating tea, and what it feels like to become deeply immersed in the audiobook recording process.

I'm Ascending, Now What? by Sydney Campos: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/734052/im-ascending-now-what/

Life on Other Planets by Aomawa Shields, PhD: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/673665/life-on-other-planets/

Random Acts of Medicine by Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/708150/random-acts-of-medicine/

In this episode, meet science writer and editor Christian Cooper, hospice registered nurse Hadley Vlahos, and psychologist and Therapy for Black Girls founder Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. Hear Christian Cooper talk about “nerdiness to go with birdiness,” Hadley Vlahos on revisiting emotional scenes from her book in the studio, and Dr. Joy Harden Bradford on “holding space” for listeners while recording.

Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/671722/better-living-through-birding/

The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos, R.N.

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/709707/the-in-between/

Sisterhood Heals by Joy Harden Bradford, PhD

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/702822/sisterhood-heals/