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Conversation with Whitney Cummings May 15, 2015

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Dan Levy, award-winning comedian, writer, and producer, talks to Whitney Cummings, creator and star of the NBC sitcom Whitney, as well as the co-creator of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, in an excerpt from a hilarious new podcast from Dan, called People in My Phone, where he interviews his friends, or people in his phone.

Stephen Dubner May 12, 2015

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Stephen Dubner talks about how the life of musician held less appeal than the life of a writer – (and what other pursuits he considered in addition to writing), his first book Choosing Your Religion, and how he selected the 133 pieces that make up When to Rob a Bank.

All Involved: Day Six May 11, 2015

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Listen to exclusive author commentary and an excerpt from ‘Day Six’ from Ryan Gattis’ ALL INVOLVED, a gritty and cinematic work of fiction that vividly re-creates Los Angeles after the 1992 verdict to acquit LA police officers accused of beating Rodney King. In this final excerpt Gattis tells us about the character Mikey and his relationship to the murder victim Ernesto Vera. Narrator Anthony Ray Perez reads. WARNING: Excerpt is intended for mature audiences only, is unsuitable for children and contains graphic language. (Excerpts from Days One through Five are available from HarperAudio Presents)

Norton Juster and The Phantom Tollbooth May 05, 2015

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Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth, discusses how writing this classic children’s book came about (procrastination is involved), how as a child he found apartment buildings with elevators fascinating, and how some questions from his editor stumped him. David Hyde Pierce, reads the first chapter from the book.

All Involved: Day Five May 04, 2015

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Listen to exclusive author commentary and an excerpt from ‘Day Five’ from Ryan Gattis’ ALL INVOLVED, a gritty and cinematic work of fiction that vividly re-creates Los Angeles after the 1992 verdict to acquit LA police officers accused of beating Rodney King. In this excerpt Gattis tells us about the character ‘Termite’ and his relationship to the murder victim Ernesto Vera. Narrator Anthony Ray Perez reads. WARNING: Excerpt is intended for mature audiences only, is unsuitable for children and contains graphic language. (Excerpts from Days One through Four are available from HarperAudio Presents)

Austin Bunn Apr 27, 2015

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Join Austin Bunn, whose fiction and nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Village Voice, Salon, The Atlantic, One Story, and many other publications talk about his short story collection, THE BRINK. It’s a fascinating conversation that covers his approach to creating titles, why he believes the television pilot is the new novel, and his work with the Patient Voice Project.

All Involved: Day Four Apr 27, 2015

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Listen to exclusive author commentary and an excerpt from ‘Day Four’ from Ryan Gattis’ ALL INVOLVED, a gritty and cinematic work of fiction that vividly re-creates Los Angeles after the 1992 verdict to acquit LA police officers accused of beating Rodney King. In this excerpt Gattis tells us about the character ‘Clever’ and his relationship to the murder victim Ernesto Vera. Narrator Anthony Ray Perez reads. WARNING: Excerpt is intended for mature audiences only, is unsuitable for children and contains graphic language. (Excerpts from Days One through Three are available from HarperAudio Presents)

All Involved: Day Three Apr 20, 2015

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Listen to exclusive author commentary and an excerpt from ‘Day Three from Ryan Gattis’ ALL INVOLVED, a gritty and cinematic work of fiction that vividly re-creates Los Angeles after the 1992 verdict to acquit LA police officers accused of beating Rodney King. In this excerpt Gattis tells us about the character nurse Gloria Rubio and her relationship to the murder victim Ernesto Vera. Narrator Marisol Ramirez reads. WARNING: Excerpt is intended for mature audiences only, is unsuitable for children and contains graphic language. (Excerpts from Days One and Two available from HarperAudio Presents)

Essential Welty Apr 20, 2015

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In 1956, Caedmon had the great fortune to record Eudora Welty reading five of her finest stories. In her sweetly vibrant Mississippi drawl, Ms. Welty deftly draws the listener in to the uproariously multilayered Why I Live at the P.O. and now we have the the great fortune to listen. Here now is Eudora Welty reading her short story, Why I live at the P.O.

Neal Shusterman Apr 20, 2015

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Congratulations to Neal Shusterman – his YA novel, Challenger Deep just won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People! Challenger Deep uses a split world to convey a young man’s struggle to determine his reality in the face of schizophrenia – hear about the deeply personal origins of the novel as well as an excerpt.

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