Tag Archives: humor

Beaks & Geeks, Fiction

Rebecca Harrington startup culture and social media

March 21, 2018 Kathryn Monaco

The hilarious Rebecca Harrington joins Amy to talk about her new novel SOCIABLE. They talk pretentious startup culture, that weirdly specific social media tone, and feeling not-quite-cool-enough.

Beaks & Geeks, Nonfiction

Listen: Patricia Lockwood on dad-habits, youth groups, and jewel-hoarding

June 20, 2017 Kathryn Monaco

Patricia Lockwood joins Amy to talk about her hilarious and touching memoir, PRIESTDADDY. They cover jewel-hoarding, mysterious household rags, and dad-habits.

Fiction

Listen: Helen Ellis Talks Horror Movies, Cats, and Marriage

January 14, 2016 Amy Brinker

Helen Ellis, author of American Housewife, tells us how she started her not-so-anonymous Twitter account, @WhatIDoAllDay. We find out about her love for horror movies, cats, and marriage. Interview by guest host, Emily Hughes.

Beaks & Geeks

Listen: Jason Gay Talks Sports, Cancer, and Netflix Binges

December 1, 2015 Cooper Balestrino

If you want to laugh for 38 minutes, listen to Wall Street Journal sports columnist, Jason Gay talk about his book, Little Victories.

Website: www.Jason-Gay.com Jason in Times Square part 1 (VIDEO): bit.ly/1H4y1rJ Jason in Times Square part 2 (VIDEO): bit.ly/1WuxS7O

Bookspotting

Bookspotting: Kristen is reading The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs by The New Yorker Magazine

November 3, 2015 Amy Brinker

Ever wonder what Penguin Random House employees are reading? We’re a bunch of professionally bookish people, so you can always count on us to have a book on hand… or thirty piled on our desks. Our Bookspotting feature shows off the range of readers behind the scenes at Penguin Random House. kristen

Kristen, Senior Director of Consumer Marketing is reading The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs. Show us what you’re reading by using the #bookspotting hashtag!

Beaks & Geeks

Listen: Mary Laura Philpott Talks Random Penguins and Awkward Moments

September 29, 2015 Cooper Balestrino

Live from BEA 2015, Mary Laura Philpott talks with us about her book Penguins With People Problems.

Beaks & Geeks

Listen: Jen Lancaster Talks Martha Stewart, Her Bucket List, and More

June 2, 2015 Cooper Balestrino

New York Times best selling author, Jen Lancaster’s new memoir, I Regret Nothing, is all about goals. She talks to Amy about her bucket list, which includes learning to ride a bike, visiting Italy, and more.