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The World She Edited: Katharine S. White at The New Yorker by Amy Reading

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702942 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702942] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World She Edited: Katharine S. White at The New Yorker Author: Amy Reading Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A lively and intimate biography of trailblazing and era-defining New Yorker editor Katharine S. White, who helped build the magazine’s prestigious legacy and transform the 20th century literary landscape for women. In the summer of 1925, Katharine Sergeant Angell White walked into The New Yorker’s midtown office and left with a job as an editor. The magazine was only a few months old. Over the next thirty-six years, White would transform the publication into a literary powerhouse. This exquisite biography brings to life the remarkable relationships White fostered with her writers and how these relationships nurtured an astonishing array of literary talent. She edited a young John Updike, to whom she sent seventeen rejections before a single acceptance, as well as Vladimir Nabokov, with whom she fought incessantly, urging that he drop needlessly obscure, confusing words. White’s biggest contribution, however, was her cultivation of women writers whose careers were made at The New Yorker—Janet Flanner, Mary McCarthy, Elizabeth Bishop, Jean Stafford, Nadine Gordimer, Elizabeth Taylor, Emily Hahn, Kay Boyle, and more. She cleared their mental and financial obstacles, introduced them to each other, and helped them create now classic stories and essays. She propelled these women to great literary heights and, in the process, reinvented the role of the editor, transforming the relationship to be not just a way to improve a writer’s work but also their life. Based on years of scrupulous research, acclaimed author Amy Reading creates a rare and deeply intimate portrait of a prolific editor—through both her incredible tenure at The New Yorker, and her famous marriage to E.B. White—and reveals how she transformed our understanding of literary culture and community.

A Girl from Busan: A Mother's Prayer by Okhui Lee

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/696197 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/696197] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Girl from Busan: A Mother's Prayer Author: Okhui Lee Narrator: Jin Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 18, 2024 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A Girl from Busan is an epic generational tale of resilience, where unwavering faith and the unbreakable bond of a mother’s love transcend devastating personal trials in a foreign culture. Amidst the tumult of the Korean War, young Okhui wandered the streets of Busan, seeking solace in the flickering shadows of the Munhwa theater. There, surrounded by the glamourous billboards of Hollywood cinema, she dreamt of gliding across the silver screen like Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Holding these dreams close to her heart, she ventured to America as a young bride, bearing the burden of a child born out of wedlock and escaping the harsh scrutiny of a conservative Korean society. Despite these formidable challenges, she carved a path of resilience and grace, ultimately rising to prominence as a celebrated burlesque dancer in the vibrant heart of Hollywood. Her journey continued with relentless resolve to the tropical shores of Hawaii, where she established a Korean hostess bar that swiftly rose to legendary status. This establishment became a magnetic hub for celebrities, political dignitaries, and even the enigmatic Hawaiian syndicate. Her resilience profoundly impacted her eldest son, whose early successes significantly contributed to the emergence of the Korean Hallyu entertainment wave in the United States. He played a key role in producing one of the most successful Korean films ever made. However, his battle with addiction eventually overtook him, leading to homelessness on the streets of Los Angeles. Okhui’s faith was truly tested. The profound spiritual wisdom imparted by her mother served as a cornerstone, urging her to embrace prayer and seek divine assistance to save her son. As she navigated the tumultuous peaks and valleys of their shared journey, prayer became her steadfast refuge. Okhui’s story embodies the relentless power of a mother’s love.

The Scandal of the Century by Lisa Hilton

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630742 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630742] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scandal of the Century Author: Lisa Hilton Narrator: Emma Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A CLANDESTINE AFFAIR. AN OUTRAGEOUS ELOPEMENT. STOLEN LETTERS. SCHEMING SERVANTS. SEX. SENSATION. CELEBRITY. THIS IS THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY. There are few labels not attached to Aphra Behn - playwright, poet, a spy, a scarlet woman condemned for loose morals. And yet, for all her notoriety Aphra Behn is an enigma. Born in around 1640, her early life isn't well recorded and facts about her are continually disputed. Her birth name may have been Eaffrey Johnson and she could have been the daughter of a Canterbury barber, although neither fact is certain. And, just after the Restoration she probably briefly lived in the English colony of Surinam in South America, where she was perhaps embroiled in political espionage. Whatever the truth, Behn was in London by 1664 and six years later was writing for the stage. For a decade, Behn's work dominated the London stage. Then, suddenly in 1682, she was charged with libel. Her plays could not be produced and by the time of the trial of the century Behn was broke. She decided that writing would be her way out and began to write a novel based on the most notorious adultress of a notoriously adulterous age - Lady Henrietta Berkeley. ©2024 Lisa Hilton (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688237 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688237] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other Author: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Narrator: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Maggie Huculak, Tess Degenstein, Jonathan Watton, Richard Clarkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: INSTANT #1 TORONTO STAR and GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and thought leaders. As a passionate advocate for mental health, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau believes that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do, and recognize the experiences, attitudes, and patterns that may be holding us back. And yet, all of us are capable of growth and positive change, if we're willing to stay open and curious throughout our lives. In Closer Together, Sophie shares moments from her own journey: from her childhood, through her struggles with an eating disorder in her teens and early adulthood; from a career as a speaker and television host to de facto 'first lady' and mother of three. Above all, Sophie is a warm and empathetic connector, and her book is enriched by exclusive interviews with experts such as Gabor Maté, Liz Plank, Terrence Real, Catherine Price, Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt—to name just a few—as she delves into the science behind brain health and our unique emotional signatures. She explores the questions that matter the most for our individual and collective growth, and in how we interact with others: - How does the way we were raised contribute to our sense of self? - How can we better prepare ourselves to deal with big emotions? - What do we need from our relationships, and what can we contribute to them? - What role do physical activity and creative pursuits play in mental health? - How can we let go of what doesn’t serve us and nurture what does? Drawing on her own mindfulness and yoga practices, Sophie also offers journalling prompts and other tools that will guide readers as they explore these questions in their own lives. In creating a space for openness, playfulness, and creativity, Sophie inspires us to see that there are more things that bring us together than separate us, allowing us to stand in the light of our true potential.

Between Two Trailers: A Memoir by J. Dana Trent

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702334 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702334] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Two Trailers: A Memoir Author: J. Dana Trent Narrator: J. Dana Trent Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A powerful, unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes her childhood as a preschool drug dealer in rural Indiana—only to find that no one can really “make it out” until they make peace with where their story began: home Home, it turns out, is where the war is. It’s also where the healing begins. Dana Trent is only a preschooler the first time she uses a razor blade to cut up weed and fill dime bags for her schizophrenic father, King. While King struggles with his unmedicated psychosis, Dana’s mother, the Lady, a cold and self-absorbed woman whose personality disorders rule the home, guards large bricks of drugs from the safety of their squalid trailer. But when the Lady impulsively plucks Dana from the Midwest and moves the two of them south, their fresh start results in homelessness and bankruptcy. In North Carolina, Dana becomes torn between her gritty midwestern past and her newfound desire to be a polite southern girl, struggling to reconcile her shame with an ache to figure out who she is, and where she belongs. But the past is never far behind. After persevering through childhood and eventually graduating from Duke University, Dana imagines that her hidden Indiana life is finally behind her, only to realize that running from her upbringing has kept her from making peace with the people and places that shaped her. Ultimately, Dana finds that though love for family is universally complicated, there is no shame in survival, and for those who want it, there is always a path home.