Jenn Dowell's Page

I'm a knitter (that's when I get some of my audiobook listening done), a hopefully-soon-to-be-sewer (I finally broke out the vintage Singer I got for Christmas last weekend), a new gardener, a farmers' market shopper, and a big fan of cooking up all sorts of things in the kitchen. So when Mark Frauenfelder's new audiobook, Made by Hand, read by Kirby… Continue

When my monthly YA book group gets together, the question we always end up with—after we've discussed our latest read, caught up on all the other gossip, and eaten our tasty treats—is, "So, what should we read next?"



I'm loving ShelfTalker's handy round-up of kids' and YA starred reviews. Geraldine McCaughrean's The Death-Defying Pepper Roux is one that's gotten lots of stars, and once I discovered the… Continue

I have a lot of fun with AudioFile magazine's "Listening With" feature, where we interview audiobook fans who have interesting jobs and who listen to audiobooks while they're doing them. It's great to talk to other audiophiles and find out what they like to listen to, and how audiobooks improve their lives! Our most recent profile is with the proprietors of Moop—a husband and wife team who work in their Pittsburgh studio all day, six days a week,… Continue

I caught Michael Lewis talking about his big new book, The Big Short, about the financial crisis and collapse, with Terry Gross on NPR's "Fresh Air" last night--pretty crazy stuff! (One fun tidbit--Brad Pitt(!) has optioned the movie rights. How do you make a movie from a book like that? Will it be another farcical take, like Matt Damon in The Informant?) You can hear the interview here:… Continue