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2-5-12-5-12-5m-1-S3E1-Mambo Kings play songs of loveSend us a textThe Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Oscar Hijuelos, published in 1989. It tells the story of two Cuban brothers, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, who immigrate to New York City in the 1950s and become successful musicians known as the Mambo Kings. The novel explores themes of family, love, loss, and the immigrant experience in America, focusing on the brothers' journey through fame, relationships, and ultimately, the passage of time. The story follows the Castillo brothers' rise to fame in the mambo scene of New York C...2025-08-0105 minListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalA Simple Habana Melody: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/789145to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Simple Habana Melody: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Fabio Tassone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 11, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: From a Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a “masterpiece” about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (Kirkus, starred review). The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp d...2025-02-1111h 49Book Friends ForeverBook Friends ForeverA Simple Habana Melody By Oscar Hijuelos, Read By Fabio Tassone (Audiobook Excerpt)By Oscar Hijuelos Foreword by Arturo O’Farrill Read by Fabio Tassone From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos comes a “massively engaging…masterpiece of history, music, wonder, and sorrow” about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (Kirkus, starred review). The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France.In Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about hi...2025-02-1103 minStep Inside This Riveting Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Step Inside This Riveting Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Mr. Ives' Christmas: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755103to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr. Ives' Christmas: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Hailed “the deepest and the best” of a Pulitzer-Prize winning author's novels, a business man struggles to restore his faith after his son is killed (New York Times Book Review). In 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a su...2024-10-089h 11Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, ClassicsUnlock Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, ClassicsMr. Ives' Christmas: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755103to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr. Ives' Christmas: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Hailed “the deepest and the best” of a Pulitzer-Prize winning author's novels, a business man struggles to restore his faith after his son is killed (New York Times Book Review). In 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a succ...2024-10-089h 11Get Hooked On Into A Eye-Opening Full Audiobook While Cooking.Get Hooked On Into A Eye-Opening Full Audiobook While Cooking.The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723300to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: With “soaring, matchless prose,” a Pulitzer Prize winner pens a New York Times bestselling saga of the Montez O’Briens, a rambunctious family of Irish Cuban immigrants comprised of fourteen daughters—and one doggedly masculine son (Publishers Weekly).  Irish American Nelson O’Brien fell passionately in love with the poetess Mariela Montez while photographing the ravages of battle in Mariela's native Cuba...2024-07-167h 41Step Inside This Thrilling Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Step Inside This Thrilling Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723300to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: With “soaring, matchless prose,” a Pulitzer Prize winner pens a New York Times bestselling saga of the Montez O’Briens, a rambunctious family of Irish Cuban immigrants comprised of fourteen daughters—and one doggedly masculine son (Publishers Weekly).  Irish American Nelson O’Brien fell passionately in love with the poetess Mariela Montez while photographing the ravages of battle in Mariela's native Cuba during...2024-07-167h 41FörfattarscenenFörfattarscenenOscar Hijuelos i samtal med Ana MartinezOscar Hijuelos i samtal med Ana Martinez. Internationell författarscen 6 oktober 1999.2024-06-071h 08Turn Downtime Into Storytime With Full AudiobookTurn Downtime Into Storytime With Full AudiobookOur House in the Last World: A Novel Audiobook by Oscar HijuelosListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 701001 Title: Our House in the Last World: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Gustavo Rex, Jason Canela, Junot Díaz Format: Unabridged Length: 09:30:43 Language: English Release date: 04-09-24 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics, General Summary: A first-generation Cuban son comes of age in the debut––and most autobiographical––novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Winner of the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award and the Rome Prize Hector Santinio is the younger son of Alejo and Merce...2024-04-109h 30Embrace An Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Embrace An Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Our House in the Last World: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701001to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our House in the Last World: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Jason Canela, Junot Díaz, Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: A first-generation Cuban son comes of age in the debut––and most autobiographical––novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Winner of the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award and the Rome Prize Hector Santinio is the younger son of Alejo and Mercedes, who moved to New York from Cuba in the mid-1...2024-04-099h 30Step Inside A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Step Inside A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Our House in the Last World: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701001to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our House in the Last World: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Jason Canela, Junot Díaz, Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A first-generation Cuban son comes of age in the debut––and most autobiographical––novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Winner of the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award and the Rome Prize Hector Santinio is the younger son of Alejo and Mercedes, who moved to New York from Cuba in the mid-1940s...2024-04-099h 30Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Literature, ClassicsFind Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Literature, ClassicsOur House in the Last World: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701001to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our House in the Last World: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Jason Canela, Junot Díaz, Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A first-generation Cuban son comes of age in the debut––and most autobiographical––novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Winner of the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award and the Rome Prize Hector Santinio is the younger son of Alejo and Mercedes, who moved to New York from Cuba in the mid-1940s...2024-04-099h 30Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to BroadwayBroadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to BroadwayThe Mambo Kings: The Musical (2005)It was supposed to be the musical that turned Latinx characters in musical theater from hoodlums and gang members to heroes and inspirations! A musical that was steeped in the rhythms of Latinx history and a story that would examine assimilation and appropriation within the immigration experience. So why was creator Arne Glimcher leaving his heart, and show, in San Francisco? Well you see what happened was…..well, we are going to let composer Carlos Frazetti tell us in this episode of Broadway Bound which will focus on the 2005 heart-breaker The Mambo Kings!BROADWAY BO...2024-02-291h 11Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionEnjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionBeautiful Maria of My Soul by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684274to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Maria of My Soul Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Armando Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: In this mesmerizing sequel to a Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, the "heart-stealing heroine" (Amy Tan) and muse of Cuban musician Nestor Castillo takes readers on the journey of a lifetime with this story of reinvention, romance, and revolution.  In Beautiful María of My Soul, Oscar Hijuelos returns to the passionate tale he began twenty years ago i...2024-01-1612h 37Ignite: This Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.Ignite: This Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676809to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Jason Canela, Betsy Foldes Meiman, Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: The Pulitzer Prize winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 50's New York from literary trailblazer, Oscar Hijuelos.  It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the era of mambo, and the Castillo brothers, workers by day, b...2023-10-033h 53Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionListen to Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionMambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676809to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Jason Canela, Betsy Foldes Meiman, Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: The Pulitzer Prize winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 50's New York from literary trailblazer, Oscar Hijuelos.  It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the era of mambo, and the Castillo brothers, workers by day, b...2023-10-033h 53Listen With Your Imagination, Free Audiobook Are Your DestinationListen With Your Imagination, Free Audiobook Are Your DestinationMambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel Audiobook by Oscar HijuelosListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 676809 Title: Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Betsy Foldes Meiman, Gustavo Rex, Jason Canela Format: Unabridged Length: 15:53:43 Language: English Release date: 10-03-23 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics, General Summary: The Pulitzer Prize winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 50's New York from literary trailblazer, Oscar Hijuelos.  It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the e...2023-10-033h 53ZUnivers PodcastsZUnivers PodcastsTWAIN & STANLEY INTRĂ ÎN PARADIS - OSCAR HIJUELOS | BiblioTEA cu Tea Teodorescu 30Tea ne aduce astăzi cartea „Twain & Stanley intră în Paradis” de Oscar Hijuelos, autor distins cu Premiul Pulitzer pentru literatură. Cartea este o incursiune de ficțiune fermecătoare inspirată dintr-o prietenie reală, care a durat nu mai puțin de 37 de ani, între celebrul scriitor Mark Twain și legendarul explorator Henry Morton Stanley. Evenimentele din carte se petrec în timpul epocii victoriene, autorul inserând corespondențe, memorii și relatări la persoana a III-a pentru a compune un cadru care să nu trădeze realitatea. Ba mai mult, autorul a vizitat personal locurile pentru a surprinde cât mai fidel atmosfer...2023-06-2506 minLibrary of America presents LOA LIVELibrary of America presents LOA LIVEA Celebration of Oscar HijuelosSeptember 14, 2022—Oscar Hijuelos’s rich and radiant novels bring the Cuban American immigrant experience into the heart of American literature. To celebrate Library of America’s publication of The Mambo Kings & Other Novels, LOA Live convened a starry array of writers and musicians, many of them the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s personal friends, for an hour of readings, reminiscences, and more. Featuring appearances by:Laurie Anderson • Junot Díaz • Laura Alonso-Gallo • Mary Gordon • Lori Carlson-Hijuelos • Arturo O’Farrill • Gay Talese We thank our promotional partners: ALSCW (Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers), Hispanecdotes, and CasaCub...2023-04-1447 minNation of WritersNation of WritersEpisode 22: Oscar HijuelosIn this episode, we’ll discuss the life and work of Oscar Hijuelos, who became the first Latino to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for his novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. He wrote rich and radiant novels that brought the Cuban American immigrant experience into the heart of American literature, helping [...]2022-09-141h 15Lit for ChristmasLit for ChristmasEpisode One: New York Sours & Visions of GodWelcome back to the first Lit for Christmas party of Season Two! In this episode, Marty is joined by his wife, Beth, to guzzle some New York sours and discuss Oscar Hijuelos' Mr. Ives' Christmas.  Be prepared for some drunken magical realism! BONUS POINTS:  Count how many times Beth says Antonio Banderas! RECIPE FOR NEW YORK SOUR: Ingredients: 2 oz. of whiskey/bourbon 1 1/2 oz. lemon juice 1 oz. Simple Syrup Maraschino cherries Sweet red wine Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.   Shake well.   Pour into rocks glass.  Add a splash of re...2022-02-281h 50Library Nerds with WordsLibrary Nerds with WordsEpisode 39: Ben and Amanda Get Down and Dirty About Holiday MoviesAmanda Pierce from the Teen Zone and Ben Sargent from Circulation join Marty for a roundtable discussion of the holliest and not so jolliest holiday movies, tackling the eternal debate:  Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?  Plus, there's bourbon balls, fruitcake, and Reese's Christmas trees. Holiday book recommendations: Amanda--The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Ben--A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Marty--Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos 2021-12-211h 07KPFA - Radio WolinskyKPFA - Radio WolinskyOscar Hijuelos (1951-2013), 2011Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013), Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love,” and other novels, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. The interview was first aired August 18, 2011 following the publication of “Thoughts Without Cigarettes,” a memoir, and “Beautiful Maria of My Soul,” a sequel to “Mambo Kings.” Among his other novels were “A Simple Habana Melody (when the world was good)” and “Empress of the Splendid Season.” Born in Manhattan to Cuban immigrant parents, Oscar’s family spoke only Spanish, but he became fluent in English during a childhood year in a convalescent hospital for nephritis. He...2021-07-251h 24Why I‘ll Never Make ItWhy I‘ll Never Make ItHispanic Heritage Month - Luis Salgado, Reaching New HEIGHTS Through DanceLuis Salgado was born and raised in Puerto Rico and studied theater there at the University of Puerto Rico. He moved to New York City in 2012 and it was slow going at first for him to book work. But eventually things started to click for him and his career as featured as many credits on stage as off stage, behind the scenes, in addition to film and television work.   But this year has not been kind to so many artists, and work has come to a grinding halt. And so Luis brought himself and his family back to Puerto Rico d...2020-09-231h 03Hot Date with Dan and VickyHot Date with Dan and VickyThe Mambo KingsEssentially an immigrant story set in the 1950's New York music scene, The Mambo Kings is also one of the few mainstream Hollywood films to highlight the Cuban/American experience, albeit without actual Cubans in the cast.  Leads Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas are Italian/Irish and Spanish respectively.  The female leads,  Cathy Moriarity and Maruschka Detmers, are American and Dutch.  The only cast members with any Cuban heritage are singer Celia Cruz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. but they each have small supporting roles in the film.   Dan and Vicky discuss the movie, based on the Oscar Hijuelo...2018-07-271h 12Turn on Audiobook in Fiction, ContemporaryTurn on Audiobook in Fiction, ContemporaryThe Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien by Oscar Hijuelos | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Cathy Moriarty Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-17 Publisher: Phoenix Books Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Summary: In The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos brings to life the incredibly high-spirited Montez O'Brien family. Nelson O'Brien runs the Jewel Box Movie Theater in a small Pennsylvania town where he and his wife, Mariela, raise one son and 14 daughters. Through the eyes of Margarita, the eldest daughter, the lives, loves...2017-09-155h 19Download the Top 100 Audiobooks in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsDownload the Top 100 Audiobooks in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsStudio 360: I Love Lucy Audiobook by Kurt AndersenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1017/to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Studio 360: I Love Lucy Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Kurt Andersen Format: Original Recording Length: 54 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-17 Publisher: WNYC New York and Public Radio International Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews Publisher's Summary: It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy was a bad girl trapped in the life of a '50s housewife; her slapstick quest for fame and fortune ended in abject failure weekly. Both the antics and the humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy, from...2017-06-0354 minPEN AmericaPEN AmericaInternational Writers for Peace Day, 3/3/1985A marathon reading given in honor of the first international Writers for Peace Day. After an introduction in which Kirkpatrick Sales describes how the day came to be and what is being done in other countries to celebrate, twelve writers give readings of their own works and those of others on the subjects of war and peace. HIghlights include Native American poet Maurice Kenny reading his poetry about the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Native American experience; Oscar Hijuelos reading from Homer, Ovid, Sophocles, and other classical sources; and Norman Mailer ending the day by reading from his book "Armies...2017-01-062h 59PEN AmericaPEN AmericaNew York Writers: Writing Through One's Cultural Background, 4/17/1990The six panelists discuss how (or if) their cultural backgrounds impacted the material they produce, and in what way. Initially Cynthia Ozick opposes the use of the phrase "ethnic subculture," which was included as part of the description of the theme of the panel. She gives an opening statement to explain her stance on the phrase, stating that it perpetuates the marginality of groups, and reinforces the division of groups. The other panelists include Oscar Hijuelos, Frederic Tuten, Wesley Brown, Fay Chiang, and Mary Gordon.2017-01-051h 23Troubled WatersTroubled WatersEp 78: Molly and BuglesDavid Park, Danielle Radford, Hatty Ashdown and Toby Hadoke join host, Dave Holmes to answer questions about Star Trek, movie themes and Dame Judy Dench's new tattoo. David Park wants to plug his improve groups Dr God and The Lusty Horde. Danielle Radford wants to plug her own upcoming MaxFun wrestling podcast, Tights and Fights and recommends our sister MaxFun show Pop Rocket. Hatty Ashdown wants to plug her Hatty's Running a Bath podcast and recommends Julia Davis' TV show Camping. Toby Hadoke wants to plug his Dr Who podcast Who's...2016-07-1643 minDiscover Popular Titles Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Short Stories & AnthologiesDiscover Popular Titles Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Short Stories & AnthologiesAnother Spaniard in the Works Audiobook by Oscar HijuelosPlease open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Another Spaniard in the Works Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Gustavo Rex, John Glouchevitch - introduction Format: Unabridged Length: 36 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-15 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: After buying a used copy of A Spaniard in the Works on an October evening in 1980, Victor Mercado, a 27-year-old clerk, had a chance encounter that would change his outlook forever: He met the book's author, John Lennon. It happened...2015-11-2436 minDon’t Miss The Most Vivid Full Audiobook Today!Don’t Miss The Most Vivid Full Audiobook Today!Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244598to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, is a luminous work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century, famed writer and humorist Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Hijuelos was fascinated by the Twain-Stanley connection and eventually began researching and writing a novel that used the scant historical record of...2015-11-035h 30All the Books!All the Books!New Releases for Nov. 3, 2015This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Girl Who Could Not Dream, The Heart You Carry Home, Twain and Stanley Enter Paradise, and more new releases.This episode was sponsored by A Blossom of Bright Light by Suzanne Chazin and Penguin Random House Audio and FabFitFun.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commis...2015-11-0337 minGrab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244598to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, is a luminous work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century, famed writer and humorist Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Hijuelos was fascinated by the Twain-Stanley connection and eventually began researching and writing a novel that used the scant historical record of...2015-11-035h 30Unlock Free Audiobook in Fiction, HistoricalUnlock Free Audiobook in Fiction, HistoricalTwain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar Hijuelos | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: James Langton, Polly Lee, Henry Leyva, Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-15 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Historical Summary: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, is a luminous work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late 19th century, famed writer and humorist Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Hijuelos was fascinated by the Twain-Stanley connection and eventually began...2015-11-036h 12Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalListen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalTwain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244598to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, is a luminous work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century, famed writer and humorist Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Hijuelos was fascinated by the Twain-Stanley connection and eventually began researching and writing a novel that used the scant historical record of...2015-11-035h 30Dive Into This Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Dive Into This Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/221513to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: James Langton, Polly Lee, Henry Leyva, Robert Petkoff Format: mp3 Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins Release date: 11-03-15 Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 stars, 19 ratings Genres: Latino American Publisher's Summary:2015-11-036h 13The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 71: Mailbag Episode 3 (The Guermantes Way)! On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Dan Lauer writes about a unique book that changed his life.  NOTES R.I.P., Oscar Hijuelos. The Heaven of Animals, the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant, is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of his book, which is remarkable fucking reading. 2013-10-191h 13Turn on Free Audiobook in Fiction, ContemporaryTurn on Free Audiobook in Fiction, ContemporaryDostoevsky's Last Night by Cristina Peri Rossi | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Dostoevsky's Last Night Author: Cristina Peri Rossi, Laura C. Dail (translator) Narrator: David Crommett Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-14-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Summary: In this wonderfully provocative novel, gambling is both a powerfully erotic and a spiritual experience for one man, Jorge: a gambler addicted to the godlike sensation of mastering games of chance. Jorge's addiction leads him to a mysteriously seductive analyst, Lucia, who attempts to cure his problem. 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