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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
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  • S11 E4: Chuck Klosterman, C. Thi Nguyen, and Lizzie Assa

    S11 E4: Chuck Klosterman, C. Thi Nguyen, and Lizzie Assa
    Jan 27 2026
    In this episode meet writer Chuck Klosterman, philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen, and founder of The Workspace for Children Lizzie Assa. Press play to hear how Chuck Klosterman began working on the book he’d been thinking about for decades, why C. Thi Nguyen describes his recording experience as “intense,” and what Lizzie Assa hopes parents will get from her audiobook. Football by Chuck Klosterman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704152/football-by-chuck-klosterman/9798217282166/ The Score by C. Thi Nguyen https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen/9798217163588/ But I'm Bored! by Lizzie Assa https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775810/but-im-bored-by-lizzie-assa-msed/9798217160709/
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    14 mins
  • S11 E4: Chuck Klosterman, C. Thi Nguyen, and Lizzie Assa

    S11 E4: Chuck Klosterman, C. Thi Nguyen, and Lizzie Assa
    Jan 27 2026
    In this episode meet writer Chuck Klosterman, philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen, and founder of The Workspace for Children Lizzie Assa. Press play to hear how Chuck Klosterman began working on the book he’d been thinking about for decades, why C. Thi Nguyen describes his recording experience as “intense,” and what Lizzie Assa hopes parents will get from her audiobook. Football by Chuck Klosterman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704152/football-by-chuck-klosterman/9798217282166/ The Score by C. Thi Nguyen https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen/9798217163588/ But I'm Bored! by Lizzie Assa https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775810/but-im-bored-by-lizzie-assa-msed/9798217160709/
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    14 mins
  • S11 E03: Daniyal Mueenuddin, Hiroko Yoda, and Paul Rosolie

    S11 E03: Daniyal Mueenuddin, Hiroko Yoda, and Paul Rosolie
    Jan 20 2026
    In this episode, meet writer Daniyal Mueenuddin, cultural historian Hiroko Yoda, and naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Paul Rosolie. Hear Daniyal Mueenuddin on the rhythm of writing and the nuances of translating dialogue, Hiroko Yoda on what inspired her book and what she is most excited for audiobook listeners to hear, and Paul Rosolie on how his relationship to the Amazon rainforest has informed his life’s calling. This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/591625/this-is-where-the-serpent-lives-by-daniyal-mueenuddin/audio Eight Million Ways to Happiness by Hiroko Yoda: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735293/eight-million-ways-to-happiness-by-hiroko-yoda/audio Junglekeeper by Paul Rosolie: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783873/junglekeeper-by-paul-rosolie/audio
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    20 mins
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