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This Is the Author

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  • A podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio.
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  • S9 E12: Chanel Miller, Amy Tan, and Nell Irvin Painter

    S9 E12: Chanel Miller, Amy Tan, and Nell Irvin Painter
    Apr 23 2024
    In this episode, meet bestselling author Chanel Miller, bestselling author Amy Tan, and historian Nell Irvin Painter. Tune in to hear how each of these writers turned their everyday experiences into extraordinary audiobooks, and what they’re most excited for listeners to hear. Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All by Chanel Miller https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735878/magnolia-wu-unfolds-it-all-by-chanel-miller/9780593867372/ The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717452/the-backyard-bird-chronicles-by-amy-tan/9780593824726/ I Just Keep Talking by Nell Irvin Painter https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708347/i-just-keep-talking-by-nell-irvin-painter/9780593821343/
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    16 mins
  • S9 E11: George Takei, Leila Mottley, and Clayton Page Aldern

    S9 E11: George Takei, Leila Mottley, and Clayton Page Aldern
    Apr 16 2024
    In this episode, meet actor George Takei, bestselling writer Leila Mottley, and neuroscientist-turned-environmental journalist Clayton Page Aldern. Listen in as these authors share powerful histories and coming-of-age stories, from George Takei's childhood experience in a US internment camp during World War II, to Leila Mottley's poems of becoming, to Clayton Page Aldern's exploration of the surprising intersection between physical health and climate change. My Lost Freedom by George Takei https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708382/my-lost-freedom-by-george-takei-illustrated-by-michelle-lee/9780593865286/ woke up no light by Leila Mottley https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672149/woke-up-no-light-by-leila-mottley/9780593869444/ The Weight of Nature by Clayton Page Aldern https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717097/the-weight-of-nature-by-clayton-page-aldern/9780593827420/
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    15 mins
  • S9 E10: Anne Lamott, Ashley Hetherington, and Elizabeth Orr

    S9 E10: Anne Lamott, Ashley Hetherington, and Elizabeth Orr
    Apr 9 2024
    In this episode, meet novelist and non-fiction writer Anne Lamott, podcaster and founder of The Honey Scoop Ashley Hetherington, and chaplain and creator of the popular “Rude Ass Enneagram” Instagram account Elizabeth Orr. You’ll hear thoughts on love, thoughts on faith, and thoughts on adding humor to self-compassion. Plus, what it really takes to get through hard times. Somehow by Anne Lamott https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734582/somehow-by-anne-lamott/9780593828892/ The Joy of the In-Between by Ashely Hetherington https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735372/the-joy-of-the-in-between-by-ashley-hetherington/9780593861196/ The Unfiltered Enneagram by Elizabeth Orr https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722658/the-unfiltered-enneagram-by-elizabeth-orr/9780593869147/
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    14 mins
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