If you could live your life over again, would you? Kate Atkinson explores life, death, and chance in her acclaimed novel Life After Life. Her brilliantly told story captures the power in the choices we make and the moments that can change our lives forever. Beautifully written and gripping, this novel is a must read for anyone who isn’t afraid to ask big questions.
Go Set a Watchman is the most hotly anticipated book of the year, but it’s not without controversy. Here is why you need to listen to this book.
Authors Sherman Alexie and Jess Walter are incredible storytellers. That alone is enough to want to hear their podcast, A Tiny Sense of Accomplishment. But Alexie and Walter also have amazing conversational chops and will keep you entertained for hours with witty banter, special performing guests, and intriguing stories from their own lives.
There’s nothing better than to close your eyes, nestled under the cool shade of a tree, listening to a good book. These authors would hardly disagree.
We turn to indie booksellers all the time for advice on everything from marketing to what to read. So when I was in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, I popped in at Green Apple Books, to chat with co-owner Kevin Hunsanger.
Drivers, this one’s for you. Keep your eyes on the road and your brain on the move by listening to some of the brightest minds and most entertaining narrators to grace the literary world.
Summer is finally here and for most families that means road trips and long family car rides. We have scoured our children’s audio books and compiled some of our favorites that are sure to keep you and your family entertained for hours.
Beautiful Ruins is an ideal summer listen, with a little bit of romance, mystery, and adventure. Switching between 1962 Italy and 21st-century Hollywood, with a cast of quirky characters along the way, it’s easy to get swept up in the magic of Walter’s intertwining storylines. As our July Book of the Month, we’ll be talking about this great book all month long!
Is the book trailer for Where’d You Go Bernadette the best book trailer of all time? Set in Seattle, in perfectly reflects the the comedy of Maria Semple’s book.
What’s the worst part about narrating an audiobook? For Kathleen Wilhoite, the narrator of Where’d You Go, Bernadette, it’s driving in rush-hour traffic. Wilhoite talks about narrating, how she met Maria Semple, and her favorite parts of the book.
‘Can you believe the weather?’ . . . ‘Actually, I CAN believe the weather. What I can’t believe is that I’m actually having a conversation about the weather.’” —Maria Semple, Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None is not only the world’s bestselling mystery but one of the most bestselling books of all time. It is the genre’s crown jewel, that by which all other mysteries are judged, and a mystery that you’ll want to solve over and over again.