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In a powerful call to action, historian and journalist Rutger Bregman posits that we should all be “morally ambitious,” revoking the pursuit of success without the essential ingredient of doing good for the world. Audible Editor Emily discusses his new book on the topic, and how we can all get there with the help of The School for Moral Ambition.

Comedian Zarna Garg is known for her work onstage, but her story leading up to her career in comedy is equally stunning. Audible Editor Katie has a hilarious and deep conversation with Garg about her memoir This American Woman, which takes listeners on her journey from running away from her family at age 14 to finding a husband via a newspaper ad, to her second-act as a stand-up performer.

Author Xochitl Gonzalez sits down with Audible Editor Edwin to discuss her debut, Olga Dies Dreaming. With a heroine caught between a freedom-fighting mother and her own entrepreneurial ambitions, the novels asks, "Are we defined by the expectations of others?"

Listen in as the Audible Editors discuss their favorite listens of 2023 in this special podcast episode. What does it take to make the Best of the Year list? Whose performances stood out the most? From Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life and The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos R.N. to Alison Bechdel’s DTWOF, and so many more, there was so much great audio to consider—and as always, the editors have a lot of thoughts to share.

TJ Klune is known for his heartstring-pulling stories with loveable characters, and here he chats with Audible Editor Michael about his Pinocchio- and Roomba-inspired novel, In the Lives of Puppets.

In The Celebrants, Steven Rowley explores friendships that endure for a lifetime, ‘90s pop culture, and the joys of middle age. Listen in as Audible Editor Tricia chats with the best-selling author about his work and about narrating his own audiobooks.

Audible Editor Sam chats with award-winning writer Emily Tesh about the dystopian, militaristic space colony she created in Some Desperate Glory. They discuss writing about queerness in science fiction and how teaching ancient Latin and Greek shaped the story Emily wanted to tell.

Exclusive to Audible. Tracy Borman, author of the best-selling biography of Thomas Cromwell, takes us behind the scenes to reveal the intimate secrets of the Tudor court and the private lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and more. If you could follow Henry VIII as he left the court and went to his private chambers, what would you see? Focusing on the daily routines of iconic royalty, Tracy Borman reveals the truth behind the glamorous exterior.

Dr Daniel Todman is a senior lecturer in history at Queen Mary University in London. He has particular interest in the social, military and cultural history of Britain. He discusses the first in an ambitious 2-volume work on Britain's role in the Second World War in Britain's War: Volume 1, Into Battle, 1937-1941.

Exclusive to Audible, best-selling writer Carl Vernon discusses his book Anxiety Rebalance; this is Carl Vernon's personal experience of overcoming 15 years of crippling anxiety. In this online best seller, Carl combines a compelling account of his experience with the answers he found, including the 10 key actions that helped him achieve balance.

Listen to an exclusive interview with YouTube sensation and all-round nice guy Oli White as he releases his debut novel, Generation Next..

In this exclusive interview at Audible Studios in London, Vaseem Khan provides an insight into how he as an author constructs his novels. He describes how he made The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown as authentic as possible, the painstaking research and adding his own personal touches.

Julia Heaberlin visits the Audible Studios to talk about her latest book, Black Eyed Susans. To write this disturbing thriller Julia conducted thorough research into mitochondrial DNA, death penalty law and child psychology.

Pam St Clement is nothing short of a national treasure. We know her best for her role as Pat Butcher in BBC's Eastenders, and in a celebration of the character's penchant for earrings, she has written and narrated an autobiography entitled End of an Earring. She talks to Robin Morgan about her experience whilst writing and recording her biography.

Emma Gannon, internet sensation and author of the lifestyle and writing blog Girl Lost in the City, visits the Audible Studios to discuss her first book. As a blogger, author, speaker and digital consultant, she’s worked for loads of creative agencies, newspapers and magazines, launched a podcast and now written her debut non-fiction book for young adults called Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew up Online.

Harry Parker comes from a long line of military men. He joined the British Army at 23, served in Iraq in 2007 and in Afghanistan in 2009. It was whilst on night patrol in Afghanistan that he had an accident which resulted in an IED explosion and the loss of both his legs. As well as completing a postgraduate degree in fine art, Harry has channeled the emotional and physical trauma of the accident into an impressive debut novel, Anatomy of a Soldier.

Audible exclusive. Author Helen Callaghan joins us to talk about her debut, Dear Amy. A thriller set in Cambridge about an agony aunt who starts receiving letters from a missing girl. Full of secrets, suspense and an air of mystery, the book will keep you gripped. About the book: Bethan Avery has been missing for years. Margot Lewis is the agony aunt for The Cambridge Examiner. Her advice column, Dear Amy, gets all kinds of letters - but none like the one she's just received....

Celebrated French crime writer Pierre Lemaitre and his English language translator Frank Wynne join us for an exclusive interview in the Audible Studios. In November 2014 Pierre won the top literary prize in France - the Prix Goncourt - for his novel Au revoir là-haut. His latest novel is a dark and disturbing thriller called Blood Wedding.

Richard Madeley has been gracing our screens since the early 1980s, best known for his time on This Morning and Richard and Judy with his wife, Judy Finnegan. Taking inspiration from the Richard and Judy Book Club, Richard recently started writing novels of his own. He visits the Audible Studios to talk about his latest crime novel, The Night School.

Audible exclusive. Nothing quite creates another world like a book. Tom Bale talks about his delight of plunging his characters in danger and seeing how they cope. Talking about his inspiration for sinister and macabre twists, we are treated to the peek behind the curtain to why crime fiction is so appealing to Tom. About See How They Run - it's often said that when tragedy strikes, the victims were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. But not Harry and Alice French.