By Krista Madden
It’s World Book Day today, 2nd March, and we have put together a list of audible books you must add to your list.
A Life in Parts
A life in Parts is a memoir by Bryan Cranston, tracing his journey from his crazy childhood to his dramatic rise and success as an actor. His humorous book tells his journey from his role as Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, to his greatest performance as Walter White: a chemistry teacher turned drug king in Breaking Bad. Always entertaining, this is going to be a fun ride.
Just Kids
Patti Smith’s non-fiction Just Kids won the National Book Award in 2010. The book is an evocative, honest and moving coming of age story of her relationship with artist, Robert Mapplethorpe. It talks about their friendship and their passion for art. If you are a rock chick at heart, love music, art and photography this is for you.
The Princess Diarist
After recently re-visiting the journals she’d kept during the filming of Star Wars, Carrie Fisher decided to reveal her most inner secrets of what happened on the set of one of the most famous films of all time. Within her book she reveals her thoughts as a teenager, including her all-consuming crush on her co-star. it’s sad listening to the recently departed Carrie read this aloud, she was such a smart funny woman, it’s a delight to listen to such a vibrant women we all grew to love.
You’ll Get Over It
Comedian and writer Jessi Klein shares her story of growing up, feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. Her book You’ll Grow Out of It shares a collection of her real-life stories, she shares her strange journey to womanhood and beyond – from her “transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man.” Jessi is also a writer for Amy Schumer, and I actually found this book far more entertaining than Amy’s recent book, ‘The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo’ Totally recommend this one for some heartfelt stories and a few laugh out loud moments.
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi shares his journey from almost completing his training as neurosurgeon, to being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. His book When Breath Becomes Air tells his story of being a doctor and treating the sick, to the next day being a patient struggling to live.
Facing death, Paul starts asking himself the questions anyone in his situation would: “What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away?” I know it doesn’t sound very cheery, but the reviews are good and I am going to see how this one goes.