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Getting To The Heart Of The Matter With 'Heart of Darkness'
College student and Audible scholar Ama Hagan confronts a controversial work about Africa and its deep impact on her.
Madhuri Shekar's Audio Play 'Evil Eye' Is No Curse, Just A Blessing
When award-winning playwright Madhuri Shekar decided to create something in a new medium, she ended up writing an audio play that pulls you into one wholly engrossing drama.
Pride in Diversity Should Include All Kinds Of LGBTQIA+ Stories
Queer stories go far beyond the often expected coming-out or trauma tales. Audible editor Michael Collina shares a few that have resonated with him on his journey.
'My Favorite Murder' Co-Hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Kill It With Their New Memoir
The creators of the hit podcast and murderino movement share how their new memoir, 'Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide,' perfectly reflects their special blend of true-crime obsession and self-care.
Voices That: An Audible Range Interactive Experience
Grab your headphones and listen to a gallery of voices that have changed the world.
Hearing about adoption and a specific kind of otherness helps round out some life stories
For editor Aaron Schwartz, wanting to listen to more adoption narratives or make literary connections to his birth family was a search for community that never negated his joy with the life and family he gained.
Kristen Roupenian's new short story collection delivers on the promise of her "Cat Person" success
The author of the most talked-about short story of 2018 discusses the furor that surrounded it and all she’s learned leading into the narration of her new collection, ‘You Know You Want This.’
'Bird Box' Author Josh Malerman Still Loves The World He Created 13 Years Ago. Now Millions More Are Also On Board.
The prolific author of the book that eventually lead to one of the season's most viral memes, spoke with editor Abby West about having his debut work take off and land in the zeitgeist so many years after he wrote it.
Journalist Jon Ronson's Look Into The Last Days of Porn Star August Ames Is Not What You Think
The creator of Audible Original 'The Butterfly Effect' and 'So You've Been Publicly Shamed' explains how a tragedy that seemed like a clear intersection of the porn industry and social media pile-ons became something else entirely.
Spend Father's Day With the Dead Dads Club
Audible editor Katie O'Connor ponders the impact of Father's Day for those whose dads are gone, and pays tribute to her late father, whose love of reading left a lasting impact.
Comedy Sweet Spots: The Sklar Brothers' Guide to the Golden Cities on the Comedy Trail
Randy and Jason Sklar, the twin-brother hosts of Audible's new docu-comedy 'Sklars and Stripes,' share what they've learned about some surprisingly funny cities.