“The Joker”: Laughing at life’s deepest sorrows
Andrew Hudgins' new memoir blends the serious and the silly
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 7:05 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, the joker
The Listener
Entertainment The Listener, the joker
“We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves”: Growing up primate
Karen Joy Fowler's funny, powerful novel of human-animal relations finds its ideal audiobook narrator
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, The Listener, Audiobooks
How Bolaño became Bolaño
His collection "Antwerp" shows the young poet about to transform into the great novelist who wrote "2666"
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 7:00 PM UTCLife 2666, Roberto Bolaño
“The Golem and the Jinni”: Magic in the New World
A master narrator reads a tale of two creatures from folklore making new lives in turn-of-the-century Manhattan
Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Books, Audiobooks
Chekhov’s story mirrors Russia’s own
V.S. Pritchett's brilliant biography captures the humanity of both its subject and his writing
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:56 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audio Books, Books
So long, Sookie Stackhouse
The final volume of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries series does right by a beloved character
Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Marc Maron: How can a mean streak be so empathetic?
The brutal honesty that makes his podcast brilliant also powers his memoir. The audio version adds amazing outtakes
Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, The Listener, Audio Books
“The Shelter Cycle”: Raised in a cult
Two adults remember their childhood in a doomsday sect in Peter Rock's remarkable novel of faith and meaning
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
David Sedaris has a pleasingly strange voice
The brilliant essayist already writes for the listener, which makes his new audiobook yet another triumph
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Audio Books, The Listener
“Harvest”: A fairy-tale witch hunt
A lilting narration for Jim Crace's dark, eternal story of a village that turns on itself
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 6:40 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
“The Listener”: The David Foster Wallace of bodily functions
Mary Roach's "Gulp" goes deep into gross human-body taboos, all with wit, smarts and amazing wordplay
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 6:59 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Audio Books, The Listener
“River of Stars”: Picture “Game of Thrones” in China
Guy Gavriel Kay's exquisite Asian-inspired epic fantasy offers a fresh twist on intrigue and adventure
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:20 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Must Do’s: What we like this week
"Game of Thrones" launches into its third season and "The Shining" theorists get their due in "Room 237"
Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Books
“Back of the House”: Restaurant secrets get spilled
Scott Haas' audiobook gets closer to how restaurants really work than any reality TV or Food Network show
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 3:21 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Books, Audio Books
“How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia”: Poor boy makes good
Mohsin Hamid's narration of his novel about a ruthless striver demonstrates the universal appeal of great fiction
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks
Back to the Round Table
Audiobooks helped me find the time to reread T.H. White's magnificent "The Once and Future King"
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Must Do’s: What we like this week
David Duchovny loses a nuclear sub, Rebecca Hall fills the "Downton" void, and Betty Friedan ignites a movement
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTCEntertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Books
“True Grit” and beyond
A stellar new recording of "Norwood" has me asking why I waited so long to read Charles Portis
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Julia Scheeres was losing her religion
In "Jesus Land," a memoirst reckons with an Evangelical upbringing and the grief of her brother's death
Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Religion, julia scheeres, Memoir
“Downton Abbey” for grown-ups
Get ready for the BBC miniseries "Parade's End" by listening to Ford Madox Ford's WWI masterpiece
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 10Entertainment Books, Editor's Picks, Audiobooks
Page 1 of 3 in The Listener
The Listener is Salon's new weekly audiobook review column, where Laura Miller and other top critics will recommend a great new title for you to plug into. So stay tuned -- and come back every Thursday for a new installment.
Most Read
-
NSA reportedly has secret data collection agreement with several European countries
-
The best of Tumblr porn
-
The smearing of Rachel Jeantel
-
SCOTUS: No right to remain silent unless you speak up
-
You are how you sneeze
-
NYT columnist Michael Powell slams NYT columnist Thomas Friedman
-
Thanks for nothing, college!
-
The Atlantic's latest silly idea is wrong: No, fast food won't cure obesity
-
"Do it again or I’m gonna call your wife”: Inside the world of financial domination
-
New Bank of America whistle-blower emerges: More customer abuse secrets
Popular on Reddit
links from salon.com
We crush them with debt to go to college -- and today, rates are actually set to double. Are we out of our minds?
3277 points3278 points3279 points | 4072 comments
3277 points3278 points3279 points | 4072 comments
-
Marshall Fine: Live from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival: Monday, July 1
-
Kris Kross Rapper's Cause Of Death Revealed
-
Laverne Cox: Singer Sir Ari Gold Talks About His Childhood and Being a Sex Symbol, And He Goes 3D for His Latest Video
-
Doug Schulkind: Mining the Audio Motherlode, Volume 208 -- Great Free Music Online
-
Tragic Molly Death A Wake-Up Call For Festival-Goers
