This Is the Author

S7E23: In this episode, meet CEO, co-owner, and chief creative officer of Elite World Group Julia Haart, Head of Communications and Content at Humu Liz Fosslien, and author and advisor Daniel Coyle. Tune in to hear how each of these author’s personal experiences shaped and inspired their audiobooks. Enjoy!

Brazen by Julia Haart: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/670348/brazen/

Big Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/672976/big-feelings/

The Culture Playbook by Daniel Coyle: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/577065/the-culture-playbook/

S7 E22: In this episode, meet actress and creator Lilly Singh, actor Terry Crews, and former Kentucky State Representative Charles Booker. Listen in to hear about each of these authors incredible life stories, the hard personal work that served as inspiration for their audiobooks, and what they took away from their experiences reading their own words in the recording booth.

Be a Triangle by Lilly Singh: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/675422/be-a-triangle/

Tough by Terry Crews: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/667344/tough/

From the Hood to the Holler by Charles Booker: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/678409/from-the-hood-to-the-holler/

S7 E21: In this episode, meet SMUDGED founder Neelou Malekpour, Patagonia ambassador and conservation advocate Dylan Tomine, and writer and theologian Erin S. Lane. Listen in to hear what inspired these authors to write their audiobooks, and what they’re most excited for audiobook listeners to hear.

The Art of Sacred Smoke by Neelou Malekpour: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/664510/the-art-of-sacred-smoke/

Headwaters by Dylan Tomine: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/705585/headwaters/

Someone Other Than a Mother by Erin S. Lane: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/659757/someone-other-than-a-mother/

S7 E20: In this episode, meet award-winning musician, writer, and activist Andre Henry, Washington Post columnist Christine Emba, and designer and teacher Susie Wise. Listen in to learn about how these authors are working within their specific disciplines—racial justice, sexual ethics, and community-centered design--to create a better, more equitable world.

All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep by Andre Henry: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/673889/all-the-white-friends-i-couldnt-keep/

Rethinking Sex by Christine Emba: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/622579/rethinking-sex/

Design for Belonging by Susie Wise and Stanford d.school: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/623451/design-for-belonging/

S7 E19: In this episode, meet former deputy editor of Vanity Fair Dana Brown, mathematician and data scientist Cathy O’Neil, and emergency medicine physician Dr. Thomas Fisher. Press play to hear about the personal moments that made narrating their own audiobooks so special.

Dilettante by Dana Brown: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/625042/dilettante/

The Shame Machine by Cathy O'Neil: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/606203/the-shame-machine/

The Emergency by Dr. Thomas Fisher: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/659219/the-emergency/

S7 E18: In this episode, meet former clinical psychologist-turned-writer Alice Boyes, nurse practitioner and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project Cynthia Thurlow, and founder of the Own It Academy and SoulScripts and host of the podcast She, Jordan Lee Dooley. Listen in to hear about each author’s desire to help others in a number of ways, and how that inspired their audiobooks.

Stress-Free Productivity by Alice Boyes, Ph.D: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/645534/stress-free-productivity/

Intermittent Fasting Transformation by Cynthia Thurlow: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/678861/intermittent-fasting-transformation/

Embrace Your Almost by Jordan Lee Dooley: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/647588/embrace-your-almost/

S7 E17: In this special episode of This Is the Author, meet actor Matt Damon and water expert and engineer Gary White, who are the founders of nonprofits Water.org and WaterEquity. Listen in as these two unlikely allies discuss writing The Worth of Water, telling the stories of those effected by the global water crisis, and offering solutions to solve the crisis within our lifetime.

The Worth of Water by Matt Damon and Gary White: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/635415/the-worth-of-water/

S7 E16: In this episode, meet journalist Joshua David Stein, Washington Post columnist Tamar Haspel, and data analyst Neil Hoyne. Hear Joshua David Stein celebrate solitude in the animal kingdom, Tamar Haspel on the adventures in growing your own food, and Neil Hoyne on using data to win your costumers’ hearts.

Solitary Animals by Joshua David Stein: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/673054/solitary-animals/

To Boldly Grow by Tamar Haspel:

https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/688423/to-boldly-grow/

Converted by Neil Hoyne: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/688629/converted/

S7 E15: In this episode, meet writer Amy Bloom, journalist Daniel Genis, and Black Liturgies creator Cole Arthur Riley. Step into the recording booth and hear Amy Bloom discuss what inspired her to share her husband’s story, Daniel Genis on using literature to find meaning in 10 years spent incarcerated, and Cole Arthur Riley on the power of storytelling as a family tradition.

In Love by Amy Bloom: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/677454/in-love/

Sentence by Daniel Genis: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/318647/sentence/

This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/673836/this-here-flesh/

S7 E14: In this episode, meet New York Times journalist Jeremy W. Peters, writer and editor Meghan O'Rourke, and education consultant Kate Robinson. Listen in to hear Jeremy Peters on unearthing the early seeds of Trumpism, Meghan O'Rourke on living with an invisible chronic illness, and Kate Robinson on completing the book started with her late father, Sir Ken Robinson.

Insurgency by Jeremy W. Peters: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/586398/insurgency/

The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/317923/the-invisible-kingdom/

Imagine If...by Sir Ken Robinson, PhD & Kate Robinson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/602762/imagine-if/