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There are two camps when it comes to THE NEST by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – those who find the ending happy and those who find it so, so sad. Cynthia lands in the middle but has a theory on why some people see it one way and not the other. She also listens to her own audiobook in the car (for research purposes!), broke a cardinal rule of MFA programs, and writes to entertain herself, not a potential publisher. It all completely pans out. Scroll to the bottom to see her star-studded (and hilarious) book trailer: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062414212/the-nest Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062443830&retailer=apple and Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062443830&retailer=audible

Debut YA novelist Brittany Cavallaro, author of A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE, dropped by to discuss how she ended up in boarding school, her perhaps unorthodox writing regimen, and her intense relationship with her First Readers. Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062417329&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062417329&retailer=audible

Historical fiction authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie stop by to talk about their new book AMERICA'S FIRST DAUGHTER. They give us the scoop on Patsy Jefferson (AKA the Forrest Gump of the 18th Century), how to co-author via video chat, and help decode what it might mean if you see two ladies shrieking at Monticello. Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062463548&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062463548&retailer=audible

You know how the Bechtel Test judges literature by whether there are two female characters who have a conversation about something other than a man? Hear how Jennifer Robson employs a mix of true-life and invented characters to portray the Parisian Lost Generation world of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, while still passing the Test. Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062444653&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062444653&retailer=audible

Victoria Aveyard gave us a call and revealed RED QUEEN character secrets, her Hogwarts counterpart, and how her love of maps guided her proudest accomplishment (hint: it’s not writing and publishing RED QUEEN in under a year). Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062346513&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062346513&retailer=audible

When she was 10 years old, Alison Gaylin read Helter Skelter-- the true crime story of the Manson Murders-- and never looked back. Meet the characters populating her addictive new novel WHAT REMAINS OF ME and dissect a fictional Hollywood celebrity murder. Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062444905&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062444905&retailer=audible

Maggie Leffler, author of THE SECRETS OF FLIGHT, stops by for a chat about learning to land a WWII plane using YouTube, the connection between doctors and authors, and her clever method for writing a spot-on teenage girl character (hint: she’s kept a journal since forever). Preorder the downloadable audiobbook via Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062498946&retailer=audible or iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062498946&retailer=apple

Hear from the New York Times Kabul Bureau Chief Rod Nordland about his new book THE LOVERS, which tells the true story of a young Afghan couple who defied their families and Islamic law to first declare their love for one another. And stay tuned for Rod Nordland’s “breakfast test.” Download THE LOVERS audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062444684&retailer=apple and Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062444684&retailer=audible

This week we have two very special guests from the novel BE FRANK WITH ME: Julia Claiborne Johnson (the author), and voice actress Tavia Gilbert (the audiobook narrator). Tavia reveals her process for finding each character’s unique voice and Julia shares how her dapper husband and son introduced her to an unexpected outlet of genius.

Abundance Now is LISA NICHOLS’ behind-the-scenes story of her rise from a single mom who couldn’t afford Pampers to a millionaire entrepreneur who enjoys work and play getaways to St. Thomas and Australia’s Gold Coast. “I wrote this book for all the ‘me’s out there,” Lisa explains in this podcast, “to shave years, to shave stress off their journey.” Download the ABUNDANCE NOW audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062420848&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062420848&retailer=audible

Todd Rose went from a 0.9 high school GPA (did you know they could get that low?!) to a Harvard PhD. Todd joined us to chat about the science of the individual, the madness of speed tests, and the confusing problem of a so-called average sized cockpit. Download THE END OF AVERAGE audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062415806&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062415806&retailer=audible

In this 1973 recording, author Anthony Burgess gives a masterful performance of Chapter One of his dystopian novel, “A Clockwork Orange.” Burgess was a linguist and a polyglot, as well as an author, and the dialect he created for his teenage protagonist bursts forth in a seemingly effortless flow. Download A CLOCKWORK ORANGE audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780061450877&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780061450877&retailer=audible

Dorothy Parker’s most famous and autobiographical piece, Big Blonde, won the O’Henry Award in 1929. Cynthia Nixon, the Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress, performs this tale of an aging party girl. Download THE DOROTHY PARKER AUDIO COLLECTION via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780060846282&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780060846282&retailer=audible

Harper’s own Senior Art Director Robin Bilardello stops by the studio to talk about book cover creation, her current circus status, and how to handle yourself if (when?) somebody says your work looks like cheese.

Why was the solution to poor sales of a bread-making machine the introduction of an additional bread-making machine? Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely offers the answer to this and other economic curiosities in his groundbreaking 2008 work, Predictably Irrational. Download the PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780061629532&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780061629532&retailer=audible

From his origins as a starving musician playing dive bars to getting Paul Stanley to read on his latest and most ambitious audiobook, Mitch Albom connects the dots and sees his life come full circle. Download THE MAGIC STRINGS OF FRANKIE PRESTO audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062420022&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062420022&retailer=audible

Can a soccer ball transform a violent slum? Yes! Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner, authors of Find Me Unafraid, stopped by the studio to talk about the world being a very small village, the best way to break down a problem, and the myth of an unfightable giant. Download the FIND ME UNAFRAID audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062416674&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062416674&retailer=audible

Masterful nonfiction stylist Simon Winchester reveals that he might never have become a writer had he not been colorblind. Lucky for us, his Christmas wreaths are monochrome. Winchester mines the Pacific Ocean for stories about transistor radios, the origins of the California surfing craze, and the lessons to be learned from navigating by the stars. Download the PACIFIC audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062420060&retailer=appleor Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062420060&retailer=audible

Ben McPherson’s new thriller, A Line of Blood, has exactly zero aliens in it but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t directly inspired by Ridley Scott’s Alien. Listen in as Ben discusses the seeping power of fear, the transformative power of funny Flaubert, and what might happen if you listen to the theme from Psycho on repeat. Download the A LINE OF BLOOD audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062419859&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062419859&retailer=audible

A poem about Clark Gable, a nun in full habit, and a photograph are the unlikely elements behind Adriana Trigiani’s new novel, ALL THE STARS IN THE HEAVENS. Take an afternoon off, watch an old movie and listen in as we talk with the endlessly fascinating artist and the research behind her new book. Download the ALL THE STARS IN THE HEAVENS audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062419903&retailer=apple or Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062419903&retailer=audible