Great Black Hope opens on Labor Day weekend in the Hamptons, when police officers descend and arrest a young Black man named Smith for cocaine possession. In the blink of an eye, his life transforms from charmed to a nightmare. As he struggles to adjust to his changed reality, while also mourning the loss of his best friend from an overdose, he confronts issues of race, class, addiction, and much more, in this propulsive, beautifully written debut novel. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visi...
Jun 30, 2025•25 min
Kostya has a truly unique gourmet talent – he experiences vivid aftertastes , which he identifies (with some help from a ghost and a psychic) as tastes that are coming from the dead. Aftertaste , the buzzy debut novel by author Daria Lavelle, is like a mashup of the food-centric magical realism in Like Water For Chocolate and a restaurant memoir like Sweetbitter. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMe...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 9 min
My Friends , the highly anticipated new book from beloved Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman, delivers on all you’d expect from a Backman novel – richly drawn characters, poignant emotions, and clever turns of phrase. The book consists of two parallel narratives, united by a painting, and features a vivid set of teenage characters that bring to life the power of transformative friendships. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and...
Jun 02, 2025•34 min
In 2019, podcast executive Jonathan Hirsch was suddenly thrust into what’s known as the “sandwich generation” – that group of adults simultaneously caring for their children and their parents. And in this compelling new memoir, we learn that in caring for his father, Hirsch not only had the usual set of responsibilities associated with an aging person who is struggling with dementia – he also was forced to confront, for the first time in 20 years, his family’s history and his father’s responsibi...
May 19, 2025•30 min
Maddy Banks is a college student. An aspiring standup comic. And she has bipolar disorder. Lisa Genova, the author of this audiobook, is a Harvard-trained neuroscientist as well as a best-selling author, and many of her books tackle complex mental health issues in a human, accessible way, which really sets this story apart from so many other coming-of-age stories. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaM...
May 05, 2025•35 min
42-year-old Valerie Gillis, also known by the trail name “Sparrow,” is an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker who has vanished within 200 miles of her final destination. Lt. Bev, a state game warden in Maine, is leading the search for Valerie – and receiving unexpected support from Lena, a 76-year-old birdwatcher who becomes an armchair detective following the search. As the search progresses and the mystery deepens, we learn more about each of these women in this gripping thriller. Ready to hea...
Apr 21, 2025•24 min
DESCRIPTION: At the very beginning of her new book, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reflects on watching Joni Mitchell perform at age 80, after her brain aneurysm. To borrow from the lyrics of the song Hillary recalls Mitchell performing, this book is Hillary’s attempt to “look at life from both sides now,” as she continues to gain perspective on her remarkable life and marriage of nearly 50 years to former President Bill Clinton. Unlike her previous memoir, which was focused very narr...
Apr 07, 2025•38 min
Sweet Fury, the new thriller by Sash Bischoff, comes with a heavy dose of both Hollywood glamour and shocking darkness. It tells the story of actress Lila Crayne, a beloved movie star who teams up with her filmmaker fiance to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night with a modern, feminist twist. As the project progresses, Lila sees a therapist to help her dig into the trauma of her past – and before long, things spill over into her work in unexpected ways as well. With references to the ...
Mar 24, 2025•41 min
Actress Ione Skye was part of one of the most iconic scenes in 80s film history: being serenaded by John Cusack with a boombox in the movie Say Anything. But her life history is so much more than that, full of complicated relationships (of the romantic and parental variety) and career ups and downs. In this self-narrated memoir, she’s saying it all. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia and @Simon...
Mar 10, 2025•27 min
New Nigeria County is a satirical new audio original from Simon & Schuster Audio about an affluent Black community suddenly struck with internal drama that turns the typical tropes of race, crime, and casual stereotyping on their head. This full cast audio production is a quick listen at only about 3 and a half hours – but that short run is packed with humor and sharp political observations. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Faceb...
Feb 17, 2025•39 min
Joan Didion and Eve Babitz. The cool girls of Los Angeles in the 1970s – authors, writers, journalists, artists, and, ultimately, cultural icons. Shortly after Babitz’s death, journalist Lili Anolik was granted access to a treasure trove: boxes of personal papers and letters discovered among the clutter in Babitz’s decrepit apartment, many of which were unsent correspondence addressed to Didion.Using these letters as a jumping-off point, Anolik’s book dives into a chronicle of the complex relati...
Feb 10, 2025•49 min
This debut novel, recently selected as a pick for Reese’s Book Club, has been compared to recent hit suspense books such as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and First Lie Wins. It quickly became a favorite of our team, with its multilayered narrative, complex main character, and expertly narrated full-cast production. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia and @SimonAudio on FB and X and @Simon.Au...
Feb 03, 2025•37 min
Actress Bethany Joy Lenz is best known for her nine-year run on the early 2000s WB teen classic TV show, One Tree Hill. But in her deliciously juicy new memoir, read by Lenz herself and featuring a few fun cameos from her One Tree Hill days, we see an unexpected side of her – and learn about her life entangled in a religious cult’s control for nearly a decade. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia...
Jan 27, 2025•42 min
In Creation Lake, a best-seller since its buzzy debut in late 2024, author Rachel Kushner turns the conventions of espionage novels on their head, while still honoring many of those who came before her in the world of spy noir. Kushner is one of the most-honored living authors, and this shifty tale of infiltrating a French anarchist collective may be her best yet. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaM...
Jan 20, 2025•34 min
Author Meg Cabot is best-known for her beloved Princess Diaries series, but in Educating Caroline, she turns to Victorian England for the tale of a young woman seeking lessons in the art of romance. This delightfully frothy rom-com has a pleasant modernity about it, with something bigger to say about women’s liberation and sexuality hidden below the surface trappings of elaborate balls and secret trysts. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on...
Jan 13, 2025•45 min
New Year’s is always the best time to capture the energy of being a new, better version of ourselves. To help us out this year, we can turn to Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa, a podcast host, author, Pilates instructor and personal trainer, and neuroscience expert, and her new audiobook, How to Chase Change . This book is designed to be consumed one chapter per day, creating a monthlong course meant to help your mental, physical, and emotional health, so dig in for a sneak preview to start your 2025 of...
Dec 30, 2024•32 min
We’ve got a special holiday treat for you this week – not just a regular audiobook, but a full-cast audio production, brimming with rich sound design, snappy dialogue, and some swoon-worthy romance. Know Your Newlywed is a Simon & Schuster original audiobook – which means it’s only available in audio format – and it’s a charming rom com between two single fans of a game show who fake a romance in order to become contestants. Will not-so-fake sparks fly? You’ll have to listen to find out. Rea...
Dec 16, 2024•38 min
“My name is Patric Gagne, and I’m a sociopath” has to be up there with one of the most gripping opening lines in the pantheon of memoirs. Sociopath , the story of one woman’s diagnosis and how she has built a full life beyond it, has been extremely buzzy since its April release, and we are excited to share a glimpse inside her fascinating story. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia and @SimonAudi...
Dec 09, 2024•36 min
As cold weather sets in, there’s nothing better than a novel filled with magical realism and multigenerational families full of secrets to transport you - preferably to somewhere warmer. Luis Jaramillo’s The Witches of El Paso is the perfect dreamy novel to curl up with. The book follows a dual timeline, jumping between Mexico in the 1940s and present day El Paso. There’s a coven full of nun-witches, a missing daughter, some Mexican folklore – basically everything you need to weave a rich litera...
Dec 02, 2024•49 min
For Thanksgiving week, we are delighted to bring you a true love letter to food – beloved actor Stanley Tucci’s new memoir, What I Ate in One Year. Tucci is a true foodie, both personally and on screen in roles like Big Night. In this diary-style memoir, he conveys a year in his life through memorable meals, and each chapter is a bite-size morsel of delight. Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia a...
Nov 25, 2024•38 min
This genre-bending time-travel sci-fi slash romance slash mystery slash spy thriller was a breakout hit for debut author Kaliane Bradley. It’s been recommended by everyone from Barack Obama to Cosmopolitan magazine – so what’s all the fuss about? Jump into this excerpt, and we are willing to bet you’ll be hooked right away on this funny, sexy, twisty story. SHOW NOTES: Ready to hear the rest of the story? Visit www.yournextlisten.com Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @Lemo...
Nov 18, 2024•39 min
Looking for a thrilling page-turner for your ears? Fear not – Laura Dave’s brand-new book The Night We Lost Him is here. You might remember Laura Dave from her last bestseller, The Last Thing He Told Me, which was recently adapted into an Apple+ series with Jennifer Garner. Her new novel shares a lot of the same DNA – intriguing mystery, complex family relationships, and a richly drawn California coastal setting. Unlike her previous book, though, The Night We Lost Him brings in a lot of history ...
Nov 11, 2024•44 min
Emily Gilmore is one of the most complex and fascinating characters on the beloved TV series Gilmore Girls. Kelly Bishop’s nuanced portrayal of Gilmore matriarch made her a fan favorite for good reason. Of course, Kelly Bishop has done much more than just Gilmore Girls. She’s a trained ballerina. She has been a working actor in film, theater and television since the 1960s. She is a legend on Broadway. In this excerpt, you’ll hear the first chapter of her memoir The Third Gilmore Girl , read by t...
Nov 11, 2024•38 min
Welcome to Your Next Listen . Each week, we’ll provide a sample of a great audiobook you’re sure to love. Be the star of your next book club meeting, get ahead on your holiday shopping… or just listen to a sample of a great story to make your commute a little more interesting! Your Next Listen, from Lemonada Media and Simon & Schuster Audio, out November 11, wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 07, 2024•2 min
