Mohsin Hamid Uses Fiction as a Means for Introspection
With "The Last White Man," award-winning author Mohsin Hamid invites listeners to be his co-creators and reflect on the people, images, and thoughts the novel inspires.
Gabrielle Zevin on art, love, and video games
The author's exhilirating new novel riffs on Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and THAT Japanese wave print to explore how "every day we are alive is a chance to try again."
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.
Sabaa Tahir writes stories of hope
Sabaa Tahir, best-selling author of the YA fantasy series An Ember in the Ashes, shines in her contemporary debut, "All My Rage."
Aisha Saeed on the Power of Diversity and Stubborn Optimism in Kidlit
The author of 'Omar Rising' writes from the heart and soul, taking a lead from the real storytellers: her characters.
On the Other Side of Grief with Ocean Vuong
In his latest poetry collection, Ocean Vuong gives language to the most universally human experience: grief.
10 Audiobooks to Listen to on the Day of Remembrance
The internment of Japanese Americans is a grim and deplorable chapter in the history of the United States—one we must never forget. As we reflect and remember as a nation this February 19, these listens offer a way to honor the survivors and learn from the past.
Huma Abedin thinks we should be defiantly optimistic
Huma Abedin, aide to Secretary Hillary Clinton, gets candid about life, work, and her hopes for her legacy in her new memoir, "Both/And."
All’s fae in love, war, and "The Iron Sword"
In the second installment of Julie Kagawa's Evenfall series, listeners are drawn further into the swirling emotions, mythology, and secrets of the faerie realm.
Hanya Yanagihara on Why Our Longing for Paradise Will Forever Disappoint
Spanning three centuries and several genres, “To Paradise” ponders what happens when we flee one broken utopia for another.
Lily Chu Wrote a Rom-Com to Make the World a Better Place
With Phillipa Soo as the performer, 'The Stand-In' became the debut rom-com of Chu's dreams, with the main character, author, and narrator all being biracial.
'Gold Diggers' Excavates the Universal Search for Belonging
Debut author Sanjena Sathian begins with a story about two Indian American aspirational gold thieves and ends with the acknowledgment of the inner search for home in all of us.