This Is the Author

In this episode, meet Brown University professor and chair of African Studies Noliwe Rooks, NYU Grossman School of Medicine professor of pediatrics and microbiology Dr. Adam Ratner, and former White House correspondent and Johns Hopkins University professor of environmental science and policy Daniel Stone. Hear Noliwe Rooks on the school experiences that inspired her book, Adam Ratner on the impact of vaccines on pediatrics and infectious illnesses, and Daniel Stone on the all-consuming process of recording an audiobook.

Integrated by Noliwe Rooks

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721962/integrated-by-noliwe-rooks/9798217018710/

Booster Shots by Dr. Adam Ratner

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670274/booster-shots-by-adam-ratner-md-mph/9798217011797/

American Poison by Daniel Stone

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724815/american-poison-by-daniel-stone/9780593951965/

In this episode, meet C-suite leader Laysha Ward, entrepreneur and podcast host Grant Sabatier, and career coach and Hunter College professor of human behavior Melody Wilding. Hear Laysha Ward on breaking the wall between work and life, Grant Sabatier on the accessibility of entrepreneurship, and Melody Wilding on the invisible dynamics at play in a workplace. Enjoy!

Lead Like You Mean It by Laysha Ward: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722216/lead-like-you-mean-it-by-laysha-ward/audio

Inner Entrepreneur by Grant Sabatier: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723308/inner-entrepreneur-by-grant-sabatier/audio

Managing Up by Melody Wilding: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721785/managing-up-by-melody-wilding/audio/

In this episode, meet writer and minister Lydia Sohn, vicar and co-host of the And Also with You podcast, Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail, and comedian and actress Pretty Vee. Hear Lydia Sohn on the power of taking a “vow of stability,” Lizzie McManus-Dail on the gap between the God she knew, and the God being advertised on billboards and TV, and Pretty Vee on the inspirational process of recording her audiobook.

Here by Lydia Sohn

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736307/here-by-lydia-sohn/9780593912997/

God Didn't Make Us to Hate Us by Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762683/god-didnt-make-us-to-hate-us-by-rev-lizzie-mcmanus-dail/9798217021451/

The Pretty Victory by Pretty Vee

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753293/the-pretty-victory-by-pretty-vee/9798217073993/

In this episode, meet television writer and co-host of the Keep It podcast Ira Madison III, writer Allison Sweet Grant, and writer and editor Haley Mlotek. Hear Ira Madison on how he used the Wicked soundtrack to prepare for recording his audiobook, Allison Sweet Grant on the joys of reading poetry during the recording process, and Haley Mlotek on how the experience of divorce in her family inspired her new book, and what surprised her most about recording the audiobook.

Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison, III: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706915/pure-innocent-fun-by-ira-madison-iii/audio/

I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717016/i-am-the-cage-by-allison-sweet-grant/audio/

No Fault by Haley Mlotek: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612168/no-fault-by-haley-mlotek/audio

In this episode of This Is the Author, meet marriage and family therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel, health and fitness coach Lisa Dee, and entrepreneur and content creator Sahil Bloom. Hear Bryana Kappadakunnel on the power of parenting yourself as an adult, Lisa Dee on physical and mental transformation post-ADHD diagnosis, and Sahil Bloom on the “grind” of recording an audiobook.

Parent Yourself First by Bryana Kappadakunnel

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741006/parent-yourself-first-by-bryana-kappadakunnel/9780593912249/

Healthy Happy ADHD by Lisa Dee

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744057/healthy-happy-adhd-by-lisa-dee/9780593950258/

The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/731381/the-5-types-of-wealth-by-sahil-bloom/9780593949825/

In this episode of This Is the Author, meet poet Mia S. Willis, bestselling author Lidia Yuknavitch, and award-winning journalist Bonny Reichert. Hear Mia S. Willis on the spaces that language can – and cannot - traverse, Lidia Yuknavitch on the wetsuit that inspired a memoir, and Bonny Reichert on the one powerful word she would use to describe what it was like to record her audiobook.

the space between men by Mia S. Willis: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738584/the-space-between-men-by-mia-s-willis/audio

Reading the Waves by Lidia Yuknavitch: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726930/reading-the-waves-by-lidia-yuknavitch/audio

How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717585/how-to-share-an-egg-by-bonny-reichert/audio

In this episode of This Is the Author, meet Academy Award-nominated actor and producer Naomi Watts, former Capitol Hill press secretary and White House speechwriter Tom Rosshirt, and psychotherapist and podcaster Nicole J. Sachs. Hear Naomi Watts on confronting her “worst nightmare” in the recording booth, Tom Rosshirt on the deeply personal experience of narration, and Nicole Sachs on the key difference between recording a podcast and recording an audiobook.

DARE I SAY It by Naomi Watts

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746824/dare-i-say-it-by-naomi-watts/9780593508459/

Chasing Peace by Tom Rosshirt

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720002/chasing-peace-by-tom-rosshirt/9780593789742/

Mind Your Body by Nicole J. Sachs

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744988/mind-your-body-by-nicole-j-sachs-lcsw-foreword-by-john-stracks-md/9798217011872/

In this episode, meet Mother Untitled founder Neha Ruch, Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks, and therapist and founder of Black and Embodied Counseling and Consulting Alishia McCullough. Listen to Neha Ruch on opening more choices for women in their careers, Alison Wood Brooks on obsessing about the art of conversation, and Alishia McCullough on the power of representation in building a sense of legacy and in embodying the self.

The Power Pause by Neha Ruch: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739585/the-power-pause-by-neha-ruch/audio/

Talk by Alison Wood Brooks: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708473/talk-by-alison-wood-brooks/audio

Reclaiming the Black Body by Alishia McCullough:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713617/reclaiming-the-black-body-by-alishia-mccullough-lcmhc/audio

In this episode, meet writer and professor Irvin Weathersby Jr., professor and theorist Tao Leigh Goffe, and journalist Adam Chandler. Hear Irvin Weathersby Jr. discuss emotionally charged moments in the recording studio, Tao Leigh Goffe on the catharsis of recording a book about race and the climate crisis, and Adam Chandler on the role work plays in a sense of American citizenship.

In Open Contempt by Irvin Weathersby Jr.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673664/in-open-contempt-by-irvin-weathersby-jr/9780593944158/

Dark Laboratory by Tao Leigh Goffe

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725301/dark-laboratory-by-tao-leigh-goffe/9780593914625/

99% Perspiration by Adam Chandler

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723824/99-perspiration-by-adam-chandler/9780593913192/

In this episode, meet children’s and young adult author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, young adult author and playwright Joy McCullough, and former child actor Adam Ross. Listen in as these authors talk about 1960s Beatlemania, how a theater career can inspire a novel, and the Neverland-like sense of freedom that came with being a kid in New York City in the 1970s and ‘80s. Plus, learn what each of these authors is most excited for listeners to hear.

Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746520/radiant-by-vaunda-micheaux-nelson/audio

Everything Is Poison by Joy McCullough: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746825/everything-is-poison-by-joy-mccullough/audio

Playworld by Adam Ross: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/231601/playworld-by-adam-ross/audio