This Is the Author

S5 E5: In this episode, meet authors David Levithan, R. Eric Thomas, and John Kenney, and get ready to laugh as you hear each of these witty writers describe what it was like to narrate their own audiobooks.

Plus, find out who listens to audiobooks right before bed, who mispronounced the word “mistake” and had to do re-takes, and who can’t seem to find his clothes right now.

19 Love Songs by David Levithan: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/600199/19-love-songs/

Here for It by R. Eric Thomas: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/588517/here-for-it/

Love Poems for Married People by John Kenney: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/603885/love-poems-for-married-people/

S5 E5: In this episode meet authors Jennie Allen, Robin Meyers, and Dr. Lee Warren. These authors have written poignant books about faith and life; now hear what it was like for them to share their journeys from the recording studio. Plus, find out one author’s secret recipe for a great story.

Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/540868/get-out-of-your-head/

Saving God from Religion by Robin R. Meyers: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/595102/saving-god-from-religion/

I've Seen the End of You by W. Lee Warren, M.D.: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/600494/ive-seen-the-end-of-you/

S5 E4: In this episode meet Holly Whitaker, Romi Neustadt, and Laura Huang. Go behind the mic with these authors and hear what it was like to record their audiobooks—and what they discovered in the process!

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/605025/quit-like-a-woman/

You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time by Romi Neustadt: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/611452/you-can-have-it-all-just-not-at-the-same-damn-time/

Edge by Laura Huang: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/600457/edge/

S5 E3: In this episode, meet Wayne Baker, Robin Dreeke, and Rick Wilson. Go behind the mic with these experts in human behavior and hear what it was like to record their audiobooks. Plus, find out who listens to audiobooks while riding a tractor!

All You Have to Do Is Ask by Wayne Baker: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/607570/all-you-have-to-do-is-ask/

Sizing People Up by Robin Dreeke: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/600291/sizing-people-up/

Running Against the Devil by Rick Wilson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/623822/running-against-the-devil/

S5 E2: Welcome to our first episode of This is the Author in Conversation, a more intimate behind the mic chat with our authors in the audiobook studio. This is Jennifer Rubins from Penguin Random House Audio and I’m thrilled to invite you into my conversation with Rachel Friedman, the author of AND THEN WE GREW UP: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood. Publishers Weekly named it a Best Book of 2019 and in a starred review said “Anyone who’s ever looked back longingly at an old passion and wondered what might have been will find an empathetic friend in Friedman.”

I actually had the honor of narrating the audiobook, so listen in as Rachel and I discuss her book, our own creative paths, parenthood, and of course, why we love audiobooks.

And Then We Grew Up by Rachel Friedman: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/558563/and-then-we-grew-up/

S5 E1: In this episode, meet Adam Davidson, co-authors David Meerman Scott and Reiko Scott, and Jordan Raynor. Step into the audio booth with these authors and hear their unique perspectives on the economy, innovation, and work. Plus, find out who has attended 75 Grateful Dead concerts!

The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/239718/the-passion-economy/

Fanocracy by David Meerman Scott and Reiko Scott: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/608545/fanocracy/

Master of One by Jordan Raynor: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/603787/master-of-one/

S4 E70: In this episode meet Kelly McGonigal, John Mark Comer, and model and dietitian Maye Musk.

Join each of these authors behind the mic as they talk about writing and narrating their audiobook, and hear what they are most excited to share with listeners.

Plus, find out which of these authors “decorated” the studio while recording—and with what!

The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/564895/the-joy-of-movement/

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/600096/the-ruthless-elimination-of-hurry/

A Woman Makes a Plan by Maye Musk by https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/607734/a-woman-makes-a-plan/

S4 E69: In this episode meet Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Buster Benson, and Jeff Lindsay.

Step into the studio with these careful observers of human nature, and learn what inspired them to write and narrate their audiobooks.

Plus, find out whose background in performance helped him polish his narrator chops!

Bedlam by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/602602/bedlam/

Why Are We Yelling? by Buster Benson: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/598274/why-are-we-yelling/

Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/589677/just-watch-me/

S4 E68: In this episode, meet journalist Timothy Egan, author of A Pilgrimage to Eternity, and Clark Strand and Perdita Finn, co-authors of The Way of the Rose.

Go behind the mic with these authors and hear more about the spiritual paths that inspired their audiobooks.

Plus, discover the pronunciations that tripped up even these careful wordsmiths!

A Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/558305/a-pilgrimage-to-eternity/

The Way of the Rose by Clark Strand and Perdita Finn: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/532917/the-way-of-the-rose/

S4 E66: In this episode meet Andrew Marantz, Scott Adams, and Bari Weiss.

Each of these authors is a keen observer of the ways in which ideas are spread online and in the public sphere. Hear them talk about their work, and what it was like to record their audiobooks.

Plus, find out who thought the audio booth was "so relaxing."

Antisocial by Andrew Marantz: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/562022/antisocial/

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/315487/how-to-fail-at-almost-everything-and-still-win-big/

How to Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/616727/how-to-fight-anti-semitism/