Audiobook Review: ‘Lifeform,’ by Jenny Slate

The comedian Jenny Slate reads the audiobook version of “Lifeform,” her new memoir about parenting. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2024-10-23 09:02:21 UTC ]

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In ‘Comedy Samurai,' the Writer-Director Larry Charles Tells Tales of Working on ‘Borat’ and ‘Curb’

In his candid memoir “Comedy Samurai,” the writer-director Larry Charles explains his comfort with failure and analyzes why creative collaborations end. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-20 14:32:44 UTC ]
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‘You Couldn’t Stop Me from Writing This Book’: PW Talks with E. Jean Carroll

St. Martin’s Press unexpectedly released journalist E. Jean Carroll’s irreverent memoir about suing Donald Trump, Not My Type, on June 17. PW spoke with Carroll about why she wrote the book and why she never shies away from a fight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Buy One, Get One Audiobook During this Libro.fm Sale

Libro.fm members can get two of these audiobooks for one credit during their BOGO sale and support indie bookstores at the same time. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-06-18 15:55:47 UTC ]
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UK audiobook revenue up by almost a third last year

Income from audiobooks reached a record £268m in 2024, according to figures from the Publishers Association• The 10 best audiobooks for summerWhether it’s plugging in to Benedict Cumberbatch reading Austen while doing the washing up or listening to Meryl Streep narrate Nora Ephron’s Heartburn on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-06-18 14:58:21 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Fake Work,’ by Leigh Claire La Berge

Leigh Claire La Berge’s memoir looks back at her stint as a consultant for a Fortune 500 company at the turn of the millennium: “Is this how companies are put together?” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-16 13:29:35 UTC ]
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Female Hotshot firefighter brings California mega blazes to life in moving memoir

Kelly Ramsey fought California's first gigafire as a member of a Hotshot crew in the state. Her new memoir chronicles her experiences on that blaze — and other major conflagrations. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-06-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week’s Bestsellers: June 16, 2025

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere sits atop our hardcover fiction list. Plus Molly Jong-Fast’s staggering new memoir explains How to Lose Your Mother, and our children’s fiction list welcomes several new YA releases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Listeners Boosting Sales for Spotify, Publishers

Audiobook listeners and listening hours on Spotify increased by more than 30% and 35%, respectively, from January 2024 to January 2025 in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, helping to boost audio sales of several major publishers, according to the streaming service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: June 12, 2025

Don’t have time to read every summer reading list? Emily Temple did it for you. Here’s our ultimate summer reading list. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Hanif Abdurraqib looks at the value of breaking down decorum (and the power of unexpected humor). | Lit Hub Memoir Lisa Pratta on exposing corruption... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-06-12 10:30:29 UTC ]
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Everand Acquires Online Book Club Platform Fable

Everand, the online e-book and audiobook subscription service and subsidiary of Scribd, has acquired the social reading and book club app Fable, which has three million users and hosts more than 100,000 book clubs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Polish Publishers Hope To Open an Audiobook and Ebook Platform

At least nine publishers in Poland are hoping for government approval to create a joint audiobook and ebook sales platform. The post Polish Publishers Hope To Open an Audiobook and Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-06-10 01:02:41 UTC ]
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In Geoff Dyer's U.K. childhood, a Cadbury Milk Tray meant everything

Geoff Dyer's memoir about growing up in the U.K. during the '70s bursts with working-class pride. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-06-09 10:00:00 UTC ]
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How England’s southwest coast has been a healing refuge for centuries

Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir ‘The Salt Path,’ which has now been made into a film, explores a centuries-old tradition of healing along the southwest coast. Moth Winn was diagnosed with a terminal illness at the age of 53 and in the same week he and his wife, Raynor, lost their home. As the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2025-06-07 08:30:00 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 5, 2025

A sapphic opposites-attract romance, a memoir on grief, witches in the Orkney Islands, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-06-05 16:39:23 UTC ]
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This Divorce Memoir Is Told from the Perspective of a Clam

Anelise Chen’s hybrid memoir starts with an ingenious typo: Clam down, Chen’s mother texts her as she copes with her divorce, and poof!, the protagonist becomes a clam, determined to learn everything about her species and kin. Though its namesake is a sedentary bottom feeder, Clam Down... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2025-06-05 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

Even the First Lady wanted to party. In her memoir Becoming, Michelle Obama describes the night in June 2015 following the announcement of the opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage across the United States. Increasingly “desperate to join the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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10 New Nonfiction Book Releases of June 2025

Toni Morrison's time as an editor at Random House, modern Indian recipes, a new memoir by a Palestinian poet, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-06-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Former Prime Minister, Pushes Kindness in New Book

The former prime minister, who led New Zealand through the pandemic, has published a memoir arguing for more empathy in politics. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-03 14:35:35 UTC ]
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More Than 50% of Americans Have Listened to An Audiobook: Latest Data on Audiobook Trends

More Americans indicate being "very interested" in audiobooks in 2025 than the previous year, plus other sales and listenership data from a new survey. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-06-03 13:29:39 UTC ]
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Audio Publishers Association: US Audiobook Sales Reach $2.22 Billion

Digital audio accounted for 99 percent of 2024's US audiobook revenues, per newly released survey results. The post Audio Publishers Association: US Audiobook Sales Reach $2.22 Billion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-06-03 07:20:31 UTC ]
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