Melissa Bendixen
Melissa’s love of stories and conversations about stories has led her to her role as producer and manager of audio interviews for the Audible Editors. When it comes to spoken-word content, she loves listening to any combination of romance, young adult, and fantasy fiction, especially when they have strong escapist elements like a beautiful world to live in or a loveable cast of characters to be friends with. She lives in Colorado and spends her non-listening hours skiing, climbing, hiking, and horseback riding. You can subscribe to her young adult newsletter here.
Most anticipated listens of 2026
Articles and interviews
August 14, 2023
The best horse listens for your inner horse girl
This collection of classic, contemporary, and hidden gem horse stories will feed equine lovers of all breeds.
June 28, 2023
Angeline Boulley believes in the power of young adults to incite change
In "Warrior Girl Unearthed," the follow-up to "Firekeeper’s Daughter," a Native teen fights to return sacred items and ancestral remains to her tribe.
January 19, 2023
Journeying to a Scandinavian faerie land with Heather Fawcett
"Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries" is academic fantasy at its finest, complete with a curmudgeonly professor, elusive fae, and a tiny village in the far north.
October 27, 2022
Molly Harper’s “Witches Get Stuff Done” Is a Delicious Ghost Pot Pie
The veritable queen of paranormal romantic comedy charms with the first in a new series about haunted houses, witches, and hot librarians.
October 18, 2022
KJ Charles’s Trick to Make Historical Settings and Romantic Chemistry Come Alive
The historical romance author shares what makes her characters sing, why you shouldn’t overdo researching a setting, and how laughter makes for the best indicator that a pair will stay together.
October 6, 2022
Naomi Novik creates fantasy worlds in conversation with our own
With “The Golden Enclaves,” the Nebula Award-winning author concludes her trilogy about an “evil” teen witch who desperately wants to stay good—and stay alive—in the deadly Scholomance.
August 31, 2022
Do you have what it takes to tell a great story?
Catherine Burns, artistic director of The Moth and coauthor of “How to Tell a Story,” distills her years of experience into the best methods for finding the stories you need to tell to make more meaningful connections.
July 21, 2022
Michael DiMartino’s New Podcast Series Holds Up a Mirror Towards Prejudice
The acclaimed writer and co-creator of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" dives into political commentary in his new fictional Audible Original Podcast, "Sundown: A Time Capsule Mystery."
July 6, 2022
A.F. Steadman on Why Our Differences Make Us Stronger
“Skandar and the Unicorn Thief,” the first installment in Steadman’s debut middle-grade series, offers a ferocious alternate vision for the myth of the unicorn—and asks what being a hero really means.
June 22, 2022
Legendary cowboy Grant Golliher on how to “Think Like a Horse”
Grant and Jane Golliher turn their decades of horse whispering experience into an accessible philosophy on life, leadership, and parenthood with "Think Like a Horse."
June 6, 2022
Nghi Vo Adds a Touch of Fantasy to Hollywood's Magic
From the award-winning author of "The Chosen and the Beautiful" and "The Empress of Salt and Fortune," "Siren Queen" follows a queer actress during a Pre-Code Hollywood teeming with literal soul-stealing producers, sprites, and changelings.
May 4, 2022
Holly Black Appreciates a Good Con
The best-selling author of The Folk of the Air series and the Spiderwick Chronicles debuts her first adult fantasy, “Book of Night,” which follows an accomplished con artist as she navigates the criminal underworld of shadow magic and those hunting for its secrets.
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