This Is the Author
646 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio.
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S1 E46: Eric Metaxas, Author of If You Can Keep It
June 15, 2016 14:10 - 5 minutes - 3.2 MB"I realized my entire generation and everyone younger than me has missed the basics of what is America, what makes America great, why should we even think that America is great . . . what is the point of America."
S1 E45: George Watsky, Author of How To Ruin Everything
June 15, 2016 14:08 - 10 minutes - 5.94 MB"I love this art form. Spoken word sits at the intersection of poetry, rap, stand up comedy, traditional storytelling. It's really a blank canvas."
S1 E44: Clara Parkes, Author of Knitlandia And The Yarn Whisperer
June 15, 2016 14:04 - 4 minutes - 2.63 MB"My book Knitlandia is about travels in the knitting world. And my previous book The Yarn Whisperer is about my life in the knitting world, and how life can be summed up in stitches."
S1 E43: Terry McMillan, Author of I Almost Forgot About You
June 08, 2016 13:28 - 2 minutes - 1.56 MB"My book is about a successful African American woman at midlife."
S1 E42: Jensen Karp, Author of Kanye West Owes Me $300
June 08, 2016 13:27 - 8 minutes - 5.01 MB"I wrote my book because I learned over time that I have a story that no one else can tell."
S1 E41: Paul Griffin, Author of When Friendship Followed Me Home
June 08, 2016 13:25 - 7 minutes - 4.09 MB"My book is a middle-grade novel about a boy who saves a dog, and a girl who saves the boy, and then the dog ends up saving both of them."
S1 E40: Eddie Huang, Author of Double Cup Love
June 02, 2016 16:38 - 4 minutes - 2.36 MBFrom the author of Fresh Off the Boat, now a hit ABC sitcom, comes a hilarious and fiercely original story of culture, family, love, and red-cooked pork.
S1 E39: Shefaly Tsabary, Ph.D, Author of The Awakened Family
June 02, 2016 16:37 - 5 minutes - 2.87 MB"Parents . . . you will be wowed and awed by [Dr. Shefali]." —Oprah Winfrey New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent comes a radically transformative plan that shows parents how to raise children to be their best, truest selves.
S1 E38: How May I Help You/ Free Food Discussion
May 24, 2016 15:07 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBBonus content from Anna Drezen And Todd Dakotah Briscoe, Authors of How May We Hate You.
S1 E37: James Renner, Author of True Crime Addict
May 24, 2016 14:12 - 6 minutes - 3.92 MBJames Renner's True Crime Addict is the story of his spellbinding investigation of the missing person's case of Maura Murray, which has taken on a life of its own for armchair sleuths across the web. In the spirit of David Fincher's Zodiac, it is a fascinating look at a case that has eluded authorities and one man's obsessive quest for the answers.
S1 E36: Matteson Perry, Author of Available
May 24, 2016 14:09 - 6 minutes - 3.51 MBAfter the first day of recording, "I got home and collapsed on the couch and could not move."
S1 E35: Peter B. Doran. Author of Breaking Rockefeller
May 24, 2016 14:07 - 8 minutes - 5.12 MB"I'm what you might call an audiobook addict."
S1 E34: J. Kael Weston, Author of The Mirror Test
May 24, 2016 14:06 - 5 minutes - 3.22 MB"I think by the end of this week-long process that I've definitely become a better writer."
S1 E33: Anna Drezen And Todd Dakotah Briscoe, Authors of How May We Hate You
May 16, 2016 16:34 - 11 minutes - 6.82 MBTake a listen to the authors describe their experience of taking their work from the stage to the audiobook studio. ___ Most people think hotel employees are effortlessly cheerful, naturally helpful, and genuinely like their work. Most people are wrong. - See more at: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/251435/how-may-we-hate-you/#sthash.pNuIxu1j.dpuf
S1 E32: Moby, Author of Porcelain
May 16, 2016 16:29 - 5 minutes - 3.13 MB"I prepared to record by turning on the equipment in my studio." From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time, a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor, and unlikely success out of the NYC club scene of the late '80s and '90s. - See more at: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/317780/porcelain/#sthash.ILrh4NYW.dpuf
S1 E31: Sean Carroll, Author of The Big Picture
May 10, 2016 13:50 - 4 minutes - 2.71 MB“Weaving the threads of astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, and philosophy into a seamless narrative tapestry, Sean Carroll enthralls us with what we’ve figured out in the universe and humbles us with what we don’t yet understand. Yet in the end, it’s the meaning of it all that feeds your soul of curiosity.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey
S1 E30: Rich Cohen, Author of The Sun, the Moon, and the Rolling Stones
May 10, 2016 13:48 - 5 minutes - 3.22 MBAdvice to the next author to read their audiobook: "Just be cool, man. Don't freak out."
S1 E29: Andi Dorfman, Author of It's Not Okay
May 10, 2016 13:45 - 4 minutes - 2.66 MB"If I could have Jennifer Lawrence read my audiobook, I'd lose it."
S1 E28: Dave Hill, Author of Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore
May 10, 2016 13:43 - 7 minutes - 4.35 MB"Don't even get me started on footnotes. What the hell was I thinking?"
S1 E27: Dan Charnas, Author of Work Clean
May 05, 2016 12:44 - 5 minutes - 3.05 MB"I was listening to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential . . I first heard the term 'mis-en-place,' and it's that audiobook that really changed my life."
S1 E26: Mark Wolynn, Author of It Didn't Start With You
April 27, 2016 13:26 - 6 minutes - 3.94 MB"It's a word I use all the time--environment--and all of a sudden seeing it written on the page I had no clue how to say it."
S1 E25: Katherine Wilson, Author of Only In Naples
April 19, 2016 15:12 - 4 minutes - 2.57 MB"My family was thrilled when I was recording because I went on vocal rest at home to save my voice."
S1 E24: Daniel Shapiro, Author of Negotiating the Nonnegotiable
April 19, 2016 15:10 - 5 minutes - 3.43 MBWho would Daniel Shapiro want to read his audiobook if he hadn't? Pavarotti, his kids, or Samuel L. Jackson.
S1 E23: Faith Salie, Author of Approval Junkie
April 19, 2016 15:09 - 8 minutes - 4.6 MB"Yes, I would record another audiobook, and I would hydrate and bring my cough drops and wear sweats . . . and I would put in a catheter."
S1 E22: Ed Morrissey, Author of Going Red
April 12, 2016 17:18 - 7 minutes - 4.15 MB"If you've got a book that you want me to narrate, feel free to give me a call."
S1 E21: Jennifer Finney Boylan, Author of She's Not There
April 12, 2016 17:17 - 6 minutes - 3.69 MB"When you read a book into a microphone, you kind of want to get it right the first time."
S1 E20: Lesley Stahl, Author of Becoming Grandma
April 04, 2016 19:50 - 4 minutes - 2.78 MB"I love to listen to audiobooks. Whenever we're in a car, we have a book on."
S1 E19: Kate Siegel, Author of Mother, Can You Not?
April 04, 2016 19:48 - 6 minutes - 4 MBAdvice to the next author to narrate their audiobook: "Do NOT record your audiobook with your mother."
S1 E18: James Rickards, Author of The New Case for Gold
April 04, 2016 19:47 - 7 minutes - 4.09 MB"It's not a question of sitting down and reading the words. It's a question of trying to get it exactly right and give the listener the best experience you can."
S1 E17: Hope Jahren, Author of Lab Girl
April 04, 2016 19:46 - 6 minutes - 3.85 MB"While recording I learned that I write a lot of words that I don't know how to pronounce, and I learned how to pronounce them during the course of the audiobook."
S1 E16: Tiffany Cruikshank, Author of Meditate Your Weight
April 04, 2016 19:46 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MB"My preparation for this recording? Not a lot. . . Most of it comes from my heart, though, so really just showing up and enjoying it."
S1 E15: Keri Smith, Author of The Wander Society
March 30, 2016 16:41 - 7 minutes - 4.31 MB"One of the reasons I wanted to do an audiobook was the fact that it is very intimate and that I could make a connection as an author using just my voice and the words that I have written . . . That was very enticing to me."
S1 E14: Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Author of Life Reimagined
March 14, 2016 16:09 - 9 minutes - 5.7 MB"If I wasn't reading my book, I could see Diane Keaton reading it because I really relate to her Annie Hall character."
S1 E13: Dave Kerpen, Author of The Art of People
March 14, 2016 16:08 - 3 minutes - 2.06 MBWhile recording "I learned the importance of saying the words out loud when you write them."
S1 E12: Alex Abramovich, Author of Bullies
March 07, 2016 20:26 - 5 minutes - 3.13 MBAdvice to next author to narrate their audiobook: "Get massages as often as possible."
S1 E11: Tom Bissell, Author of Apostle
March 07, 2016 20:22 - 4 minutes - 2.67 MB"I prepared for the recording of this book by staying away from everyone in my family who had a cold."
S1 E10: Douglas Rushkoff, Author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
March 07, 2016 20:19 - 10 minutes - 6.05 MBAdvice to the next author to narrate their audiobook: "Really try to be yourself. Just say it. It flows so much better and comes off so much more real."
S1 E09: Peter Straub, Author of Mallon the Guru & The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero
February 29, 2016 16:33 - 8 minutes - 4.59 MBBestselling author Peter Straub talks about what it was like to record stories from the entire range of his career.
S1 E08: Sonia Shah, Author of Pandemic
February 29, 2016 16:23 - 5 minutes - 2.87 MBScientist Sonia Shah talks about researching other audiobooks narrated by authors to prepare for her own narration of PANDEMIC.
S1 E07: Haylie Pomroy, Author of Fast Metabolism Food Rx
February 29, 2016 16:19 - 4 minutes - 2.84 MBCelebrity nutritionist and wellness consultant Haylie Pomroy talks about the extra-special preparation she did for recording her audiobook THE FAST METABOLISM FOOD Rx.
S1 E06: Lisa Damour, Author of Untangled
February 22, 2016 20:32 - 4 minutes - 2.78 MBPsychologist Lisa Damour talks about how important it was for her to record her audiobook in her own voice since it deals with how we talk to teenagers.
S1 E05: Dave Stewart, Author of Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
February 22, 2016 20:32 - 4 minutes - 2.32 MBMusic icon Dave Stewart talks about cracking up in the studio while reading anecdotes about clam chowder . . . And a flying plum.
S1 E04: Jhumpa Lahiri, Author of In Other Words
February 22, 2016 20:31 - 6 minutes - 3.76 MBPulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri talks about the joys and challenges of recording IN OTHER WORDS in English AND Italian.
S1 E03: Dan Bongino, Author of The Fight
February 12, 2016 21:22 - 7 minutes - 4.27 MBThe former Secret Service Agent talks about how he prepared to record his audiobook THE FIGHT by not preparing at all--and just being himself.
S1 E02: Maria Konnikova, Author of The Confidence Game
February 12, 2016 21:21 - 5 minutes - 3.32 MBThe New Yorker writer talks about the highs, lows, and surprises of narrating her audiobook, The Confidence Game.
S1 E01: Diane Rehm, Author of On My Own
February 12, 2016 21:21 - 5 minutes - 3.06 MBNPR host Diane Rehm talks about preparing to record her audiobook ON MY OWN by feeling the passion of her words.