Yvonne Durant
Yvonne loves great storytelling, and often brags that her job is one big perk. "I get to do what I know how to do: write, and enjoy great writing, just about every day." What a deal! As the Mysteries & Thrillers newsletter editor, she gets a kick out of twisty and sometimes gruesome storytelling. Because she's naturally nosy, she loves a good memoir. She's also an Audible creator—her memoir, Quite the Contrary, was publshed in 2022. You can subscribe to her Mysteries & Thrillers newsletter here.
Articles and interviews
Voices of Audible: Our own hidden conversations on race and identity
Inspired by a groundbreaking new audiobook and race project by Michele Norris, we asked some of our colleagues to weigh in.
The Harlem Renaissance: More than just all that jazz
Born out of the Great Migration, it created a community like none other and remains a touchstone of authentic American culture.
How journalist Michele Norris got 500,000 people to open up about race
“Our Hidden Conversations” is the culmination of an unprecedented project 14 years in the making. The result: an audiobook that feels like eavesdropping on America.
Shalini Boland on the perils of "The School Reunion"
The author's latest thriller might make you think thrice about going to yours.
Nita Prose brings back our favorite maid in "The Mystery Guest"
The bestselling author of "The Maid" talks about pen names, avoiding labels, and whether we’ll hear more from Molly in 2024.
Exclamation points! Are we abusing them? Yes, I say!
It's the punctuation of the moment. They are everywhere and sometimes appear in multiples! When is enough enough?
Leslie Jones says being funny takes hard work
The comedian ditched the script for the performance of her memoir and tells each story in "Leslie F*cking Jones" exactly how it went.
"Mandela: The Lost Tapes" is an intimate conversation between Mandela and his ghostwriter
After serving 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela sat down with his ghostwriter, Richard Stengel, to begin The Long Walk to Freedom. As the audio record of their interview sessions—and now a podcast—reveal, it was the beginning of a very significant friendship.
"Becoming" will be one for the history books
Michelle Obama, America’s first Black First Lady, will continue to inspire many generations to come as an example of a purposeful, extraordinary life.
The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action. What will happen without it?
Fifty years ago, President Kennedy instituted affirmative action policies, which opened doors in employment and education for people of color; Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, further opening doors. Now for education, the doors are closing.
S.A. Cosby fits a huge plot into a small Southern town in “All the Sinners Bleed”
The award-winning mystery writer takes us into his world—why everybody in his hometown wants to be in his books, how he processed early rejection, and why Adam Lazzarre-White is the perfect narrator for him.
Thrills and chills for rising temps
The forecast is looking pretty good. Make it better with these unseasonably cool, twisty listens.
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