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2 weeks ago | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
Like every other millennial, I have an ever-growing rotation of tote bags with varying degrees of nonsensical sayings on them. Most are utterly meaningless (“CIAO,” “PICKLES”), but there is one I happen to agree with. The bag, an outline of two women whispering to each other, reads “All the cool girls are lesbians,” and I have to say, I stand by this sentiment without question. It’s 2025, and the “It Girl” is gay. Before you get offended, my point is more nuanced than you might think.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
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May 23, 2024 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony |Nicole Dennis-Benn |Jeanette Winterson |Emily M. Danforth
Lesbian literature had come a long way since the days when the poetry of Sappho and underground novels like Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness were among the few widely available options. Still, anyone on the hunt for the best LGBTQIA+ audiobooks knows that it can still be challenging to find stories centred on lesbian characters and experiences.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
Author, editor, and activist Alice Wong has been amplifying the voices of disabled persons for over a decade. In Disability Intimacy, the deeply personal anthology she has recently edited, Wong lifts the veil on the intimate lives of disabled persons, forcing the listener to question what they think of when they hear the word “intimacy” to begin with. What preconceived notions do we have, and why are we programmed to look at life through an ableist lens (even when we don’t want to)?
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
It’s a Friday afternoon, which means I’m sitting around a precarious yet undeniably cute coffee table in Brooklyn Heights with my writers group. Our cups now empty, we're wrapping up a discussion about the assorted projects we’ve been working on, including a PhD dissertation, a memoir, a nonfiction essay, a short story collection, and a novel. We’re an eclectic group—a mix of ages, professions, and gender expressions brought together by the one thing we talk about: our shared love of writing.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly. Madeline Anthony: Hello. I'm Madeline Anthony, an editor here at Audible. And today I'm sitting down with author Gabrielle Korn, who has held titles including the youngest ever editor-in-chief of Nylon and has previously led LGBTQ+ strategy at Netflix. She also penned the 2020 memoir Everybody (Else) Is Perfect. Now, she's adding novelist to her list of credentials with her science fiction debut, Yours for the Taking.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
Galvanized by the erasure of female divinity, historical fiction author Nikki Marmery reimagines a character at the heart of ancient biblical mythology—the historically demonized Lilith. Her retelling is a powerful reminder that women have always been at the source of wisdom and a look at how society would benefit from gods of both sexes. Here, we talk to Marmery about her inspiration, the famous myths themselves, and what she hopes listeners will learn from Lilith.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
In her recently released essay collection Black Friend, comedian and satirical talk show host Ziwe says it bestregardingBritney Spears's infamous conservatorship: “What does it say about a society when one of its most famous women is held captive in plain sight as a result of our collective objectification and dehumanization?” The delicate question has been the subject of much discussion, from the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears to the Hulu-hosted TMZ Investigates: Britney...
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
audible.com | Madeline Anthony
Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly. Madeline Anthony: Hello, I'm Audible editor Madeline Anthony, and I could not be more thrilled to be here today with the truly iconic rock star, Melissa Etheridge. Etheridge has won Grammys, Oscars, and has had chart-topping hits since the early '90s. Today we're sitting down to discuss her forthcoming memoir, Talking to My Angels. Melissa, welcome. Thank you for joining us. Melissa Etheridge: Thanks. Thank you so much.
