Storytelling
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.
Lost In Transcription
The Iliad and Odyssey were not exactly “written" — they changed shape throughout their long years of being performed for audiences. So is it even possible to really know them today?
7 Ways You Can Enjoy The Baby-Sitters Club
Editor Katie O'Connor shares some of the easiest ways to get into the iconic series that's now in audio.
Ocean Vuong takes his gorgeous writing from poems to his debut novel
Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong expounds on the complex themes of his deeply moving novel, ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’, touching on masculine identity, concepts of family, drug use, and more.
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.
How Stan Lee's 'Alliances: A Trick of Light' Continues The Legendary Creator's Legacy
Journalist and comic book writer Evan Narcisse ('Rise of the Black Panther') explores how one of Stan Lee’s last projects carries the themes and humanity of the works that made the late icon so beloved.
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.’
Author Angie Thomas's Rap-Infused Latest Novel 'On The Come Up' Is Tailor-Made for Audio
Back with her follow-up to "The Hate U Give," Angie Thomas talks with editor Katie O’Connor about how perfectly narrator Bahni Turpin embodies her work and how important the power of the voice is, especially in her latest novel.
'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.
Brad Meltzer Makes History Just As Thrilling As His Other Bestsellers
The acclaimed Mystery and Thriller author talks about the natural intrigue of the secret plot to kill George Washington and how it reinforces his work on heroes and the nature of heroism.