Harperaudio Presents

Our guest this week on the pod is Gemma Hartley, the author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward. Gemma Hartley is a writer, reporter, and author. In September 2017, Gemma wrote an article that went viral, titled Women Aren’t Nags – We’re Just Fed Up. That article was viewed by over 2 billion people and gave voice to the frustration and anger of countless women, breaking the dam on the conversation around emotional labor. Fed Up picks off where the article left off, expanding on the role and impact of emotional labor in our lives. Fed Up is on sale now. Gemma sat down with Ana Maria Alessi, and talked about what she wants the book to accomplish on a national level, why the reach of her article surprised her, the difference between how boys and girls are rewarded for empathy, and more.

At the year's end we chat with Robin Whitten, the editor and founder of AudioFIle Magazine, and one of the voices on their new audiobook review podcast "Behind The Mic." We talk about starting AudioFile, the growth of the audiobook industry and where it will go int he future, and so much more. Click Here to Listen to Behind the Mic: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/ And follow the links to listen to our titles that made the list The Other Woman: http://bit.ly/2LrcwoP Day of the Dead: http://bit.ly/2Le5Y0C The Poppy War: http://bit.ly/2A9us3K I'll Be Gone In The Dark: http://bit.ly/2PjCNXo RFK: http://bit.ly/2Gv5qS6 Barracoon: http://bit.ly/2G0QJWK Beautiful Country Burn Again: http://bit.ly/2V3cwAH The Poet X: http://bit.ly/2T3pGeS The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy: http://bit.ly/2CtXrkf The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: http://bit.ly/2CsTCvB

Actress and narrator Zosia Mamet takes over hosting duties this week, interviewing author Jonathan Lethem about his latest novel THE FERAL DETECTIVE. Stick around after the interview, as we give you a sneak peak of the audiobook, with Zosia narrating! Subscribe to HarperAudio Presents on iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/harperaudio-presents/id806303320?mt=2

For our special Halloween episode, we sat down with the debut author of THE WITCH OF WILLOW HALL, Hester Fox. Hester chats about her background in museums, why she likes writing in public, why wallpaper made her life difficult, and more!

The podcast returns with author of MAN OF WAR and co-founder of the American Warrior Initiative, Sean Parnell Sean talks about his move from non-fiction to fiction, his aim to make Eric Steele a new hero worth looking up to, the differences between how American military and other foreign militaries are viewed by their country, and more! When a man from Eric Steele’s past attacks a military convoy and steals a nuclear weapon, Steele and his superiors at the White House are blindsided. Moving from Washington, DC, to the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, Steele must use his considerable skills to hunt this rogue agent, a former brother-in-arms who might have been a friend, and find the WMD before it can reach the United States—and the world is forever changed.

Jim DeFelice joins the podcast to discuss his new book about the history of the Pony Express, WEST LIKE LIGHTNING. Jim talks about how screwed up congress was during that period of time, just how good of a horse rider you had to be to get a job with the Pony Express, who talked him into writing a book about this topic, and more! The thrilling narrative history of one of the most enduring icons of the American West, the Pony Express, from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper—an exciting tale of daring young men pushing limits to the extremes across the vast, rugged, and unsettled American West.

Christopher Moore returns to the podcast to discuss his latest sarcastically satiric novel, NOIR Christopher discusses how Bugs Bunny influenced Noir, talks about his goal to write books that he’d like to read while in the bathtub, plays a game of “what’s my agenda?” and much more. San Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . . It’s all very, very Noir. It’s all very, very Christopher Moore.

Elizabeth Acevedo joins the podcast to chat about her new novel-in-verse, The Poet X Elizabeth discusses a range of topics including how The Poet X is both her story and a universal coming of age for young girls, her experience of discovering poetry at a young age, the process of going from writing poems to a novel, and so much more. Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing #ownvoices novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.

Nikki GIovanni joins the podcast to chat about her new collection of poetry A GOOD CRY In the interview Nikki chats about recording her older poems, the feeling that we don't cry enough, women in religion, and much more. In A Good Cry, Nikki takes us into her confidence, describing the joy and peril of aging and recalling the violence that permeated her parents’ marriage and her early life. She pays homage to the people who have given her life meaning and joy: her grandparents, who took her in and saved her life; the poets and thinkers who have influenced her; and the students who have surrounded her. Nikki also celebrates her good friend, Maya Angelou, and the many years of friendship, poetry, and kitchen-table laughter they shared before Angelou’s death in 2014.

A Clip From MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS read by Kenneth Branagh by Harper Audio Presents

This week Ana Maria Allessi sits down with O’Reilly Media founder and author of WTF?, Tim O’Reilly. They discuss how technology platforms can show us how to deal with economic inequality, what Uber and Lyft teach us about cognitive augmentation in jobs, Tim’s experience with policy makers, and so much more. In today’s economy, we have far too much dismay along with our amazement, and technology bears some of the blame. In this combination of memoir, business strategy guide, and call to action, Tim O'Reilly, Silicon Valley’s leading intellectual and the founder of O’Reilly Media, explores the upside and the potential downsides of today's WTF? technologies.

This week we sit down with the legendary author of Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin to discuss his memoir Logical Family Reflecting on the profound impact those closest to him have had on his life, Maupin shares his candid search for his "logical family," the people he could call his own. "Sooner or later, we have to venture beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us," he writes. "We have to, if we are to live without squandering our lives." From his loving relationship with his palm-reading Grannie who insisted Maupin was the reincarnation of her artistic bachelor cousin, Curtis, to an awkward conversation about girls with President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office, Maupin tells of the extraordinary individuals and situations that shaped him into one of the most influential writers of the last century. Maupin sits down for an interview with Ana Maria Allessi to discuss where he wants to be buried when he dies, writing letters to a girl who fell down a

This week’s episode features author, journalist, television commentator, and longtime Washington Insider, Sally Quinn. In FINDING MAGIC, Sally Quinn speaks frankly about her varied, provocative spiritual experiences—from her Southern family of Presbyterians and psychics, to voodoo lessons from her Baptist nanny, her trials as a hospitalized military kid in Japan as the Korean War begins, to her adventures as a Post reporter and columnist and her experience as one of the first female news anchors on national television; her battles with the Nixon administration, Watergate, and other scandals that have rocked the nation; her courtship and long marriage to one of the most authoritative figures in the media; her role as the capital’s most influential hostess; and her growing fascination with religious issues. Quinn sits down for an interview with Ana Maria Allessi to discuss the decision to include the word “magic” in the title of the book, her marriage to Ben Bradlee, how to recognize synchronicity, and much m

Katy Tur is a broadcast journalist and the NBC News correspondent who was tasked with following Donald Trump's presidential campaign. In her new book, UNBELIEVABLE, Tur recounts her experience on the campaign trail. From day 1 to day 500, Tur documented Trump’s inconsistencies, fact-checked his falsities, and called him out on his lies. In return, Trump repeatedly singled Tur out. He tried to charm her, intimidate her, and shame her. At one point, he got a crowd so riled up against Tur, Secret Service agents had to walk her to her car. Tur sits down for an interview with Ana Maria Allessi to discuss the difficulty of reading Trump’s tweets for the audiobook, why political reporters don’t vote, her decision not to use a ghostwriter, and much more.

Rounding out our Summer of Excerpts is Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, and read by Derek Perkins Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas. You can buy the audiobook of Sapiens now at audible http://adbl.co/2gCHmwp

Another installment of our Summer of Excerpts, this week we feature the audiobook of SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi and performed by Kate Simses. The gripping first installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series. One touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can leave a fully grown man gasping for air. One touch, and she can kill. No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. It feels like a curse, a burden that one person alone could never bear. But The Reestablishment sees it as a gift, sees her as an opportunity. An opportunity for a deadly weapon. You can listen to the audiobook of SHATTER ME in its entirety at Audible, where it is currently on sale.

Continuing our Summer of Excerpts, this week’s episode features the audiobook NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US by Stephanie Powell Watts, and performed by Janina Edwards. It’s THE GREAT GATSBY brilliantly recast in the contemporary South: a powerful first novel about an extended African-American family and their colliding visions of the American Dream. You can listen to the audiobook of NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US in its entirety over at Audible, where it is currently on sale.

Continuing our Summer of Excerpts, this week's episode features the audiobook of Hunger by Roxane Gay. From the New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist, a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. You can listen to the entire audiobook of Hunger by purchasing it at Audible, where it is currently on sale.

This week on the pod, we listen to an exciting clip from the audiobook of DUNKIRK by Joshua Levine, and performed by Jonathan Keeble The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed them across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston Churchill as a call to Franklin Roosevelt to enter the war. Now, historian Joshua Levine explores the real lives of those soldiers, bombed and strafed on the beaches for days on end, without food or ammunition; the civilians whose boats were overloaded; the airmen who risked their lives to buy their companions on the ground precious time; and those who did not escape. Box office stats say you probably already saw the major motion picture from Christopher Nolan, so now get the whole story! Buy the audiobook of DU

On this week's episode, we listen to a clip from the audiobook of THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn, and performed by Saskia Maarleveld In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption. You can buy the audiobook of THE ALICE NETWORK on Auidble, where it is currently on sale!