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This Is the Author

This Is the Author

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A podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio.All rights reserved Art
Episodes
  • S11 E25: Isaac Fitzgerald and Amena Brown

    S11 E25: Isaac Fitzgerald and Amena Brown
    Jun 16 2026
    In this episode, meet writer Isaac Fitzgerald and spoken-word poet and performing artist Amena Brown. Hear Isaac Fitzgerald on his personal connection to both walking and storytelling, and how those elements come together in his book and audiobook. And go behind the mic with Amena Brown as she describes the elements of her audiobook that reflect her stage performances and how she brought those moments to the recording process. American Rambler by Isaac Fitzgerald: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736787/american-rambler-by-isaac-fitzgerald/audio Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl by Amena Brown: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777159/never-tell-a-black-girl-how-to-black-girl-by-amena-brown/audio
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    12 mins
  • S11 E24: Elizabeth Preston, Simon Rogers, and Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve

    S11 E24: Elizabeth Preston, Simon Rogers, and Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve
    Jun 9 2026
    In this episode, meet science journalist Elizabeth Preston, data journalist Simon Rogers, and Associate Professor of Sociology at Brown University Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve. Tune in to hear Elizabeth Preston on looking at parenthood through a scientific lens, Simon Rogers on the things that our Google searches reveal about us, and Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve on finding moments of hope within a heavy topic. The Creatures’ Guide to Caring by Elizabeth Preston https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741329/the-creatures-guide-to-caring-by-elizabeth-preston/9798217281817/ What We Ask Google by Simon Rogers https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798252/what-we-ask-google-by-simon-rogers/9798217285563/ Crime Fictions by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711146/crime-fictions-by-nicole-gonzalez-van-cleve/9798217176465/
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    17 mins
  • S11 E23: David Epstein, Emily Durham, and Nicholas Epley

    S11 E23: David Epstein, Emily Durham, and Nicholas Epley
    Jun 2 2026
    In this episode, meet journalist David Epstein, career coach and host of the Clock In podcast Emily Durham, and professor of behavioral science Nicholas Epley. Hear David Epstein on how he would describe recording his audiobook, Emily Durham on bringing her experience as a recruiter to a wide audience, and Nicholas Epley on the life-changing research of becoming just a little more social…and what he’s most excited for listeners to hear. Inside the Box by David Epstein: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737494/inside-the-box-by-david-epstein/audio Clock In by Emily Durham: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/797902/clock-in-by-emily-durham/audio A Little More Social by Nicholas Epley: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671591/a-little-more-social-by-nicholas-epley/audio
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    15 mins
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