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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 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
  • S11 E22: Stephanie Fairyington, Anna Konkle, and Alexandra Elle

    S11 E22: Stephanie Fairyington, Anna Konkle, and Alexandra Elle
    May 26 2026
    In this episode, meet journalist Stephanie Fairyington, actor and co-creator of Pen15 Anna Konkle, and author and wellness educator Alexandra Elle. Tune in to learn why Stephanie Fairyington’s favorite chapter to record was “Weird Girls Rule,” hear how Anna Konkle used to pretend to be an audiobook narrator as a kid, and learn what inspired Alexandra Elle to write The Company We Keep. Ugly by Stephanie Fairyington https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763595/ugly-by-stephanie-fairyington/9798217174126/ The Sane One by Anna Konkle https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677456/the-sane-one-by-anna-konkle/9798217176380/ The Company We Keep by Alexandra Elle https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779601/the-company-we-keep-by-alexandra-elle/9798217285723/
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    20 mins
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