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Generations of children have fallen in love with the pioneer saga of the Ingalls family, of Pa and Ma, Laura and her sisters, and their loyal dog. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books have taught millions of Americans about frontier life, giving inspiration to many and in the process becoming icons of our national identity. Yet few realize that this best-selling series wandered far from the actual history of the Ingalls family and from what Laura herself understood to be central truths about pioneer life.

The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder springs from a life lived in partnership with the land, on farms she and her family settled across the Northeast and Midwest. In this revealing exploration of Wilder's deep connection with the natural world, Marta McDowell follows the wagon trail of the beloved Little House series. You'll learn details about Wilder's life and inspirations, pinpoint the Ingalls and Wilder homestead claims on authentic archival maps, and learn to grow the plants and vegetables featured in the series. Excerpts from Wilder's books, letters, and diaries bring to light her profound appreciation for the landscapes at the heart of her world. 

Laura Jane Williams visits the Audible Studios to discuss why she wrote Ice-cream for Breakfast, what you can do to take a step back from your adult life, her experience as a nanny, the writing and narrating process, and so much more.

The mother-daughter partnership that produced the Little House books has fascinated scholars and readers alike. Now, John E. Miller, one of America’s leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane, combines analyses of both women to explore this collaborative process and shows how their books reflect the authors’ distinctive views of place, time, and culture. He also addresses two controversial issues: How much did Lane actually contribute to the writing of the Little House books, and what was Wilder’s real attitude toward American Indians?

Gertrude Stein and Laura Riding enjoyed a fascinating if brief three-year friendship via correspondence between 1927 and 1930, and in A Description of Acquaintance, Logan Esdale and Jane Malcolm make the letters available to a larger audience for the first time. Riding and Stein are important figures in twentieth-century poetry and poetics and are considered progenitors of later movements such as L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. 

In 2015, Laura Marshall decided to have a crack at her lifelong dream of becoming a novelist and enrolled on the Curtis Brown novel-writing course. Two years later, here she is with her debut novel Friend Request. Laura visits the Audible Studios discuss more about that journey and, of course, the novel itself.

Laura's personal and powerful story starts with her own diagnosis of autism at the age of 45. Her insightful book successfully exposes the myths and stereotypes of how society perceives autism and how autism does not stop you from having a career, being a mother or being a good wife. Laura's empowering book tracks the year of her life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it.

Joining us from home to chat about her debut book, No One Can Change Your Life Except for You, is television and radio presenter Laura Whitmore. We spoke about how to channel our optimistic side, techniques to build self-belief, how to better give and receive compliments and lots more.

Author Laura Barnett and musician Kathryn Williams visit the Audible Studios; together they've produced a remarkable work - a novel accompanied by its own soundtrack. Laura's audiobook, Greatest Hits is available on Audible and features extracts from the album that Kathryn Williams wrote and recorded to complement it.

Joining us at Audible Studios are journalists and creators of the Not Plant Based blog, Laura Dennison and Eve Simmons. In this interview, Laura and Eve discuss their blog and new book. They share their thoughts on Instagram, the positives of meeting like-minded people and what is most rewarding about what they do. We also hear how their collaboration came about.

Laura Jones and Heather McDaid are co-directors of the independent publishers 404 INK and joined us in the Audible studios to chat about Nasty Women, a collection of essays on what it is to be a woman in the 21st century. They tell us about their support from Margaret Atwood, how they decided to found a publishing company on the way back from seeing Robot Wars and what being Nasty Women means to them.

The first in-depth look at the spiritual path of legendary storyteller Laura Ingalls Wilder. With her extraordinary God-given pluck, the creator of the epic Little House series survived the harshness of frontier life—from the heartbreak of sudden crop losses to murderous storms to...