Andi Arndt

• Biography

  Andi Arndt is a professional voice actor, the winner of a 2017 Audie Award for Best Romance, and winner of two Earphones Awards.

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• Praise for Books

  “Reading this story collection is like stepping in front of a fun house mirror. At first, you see yourself, your world, and the characters as ordinary. But with one side step, your body slowly distorts into something unexpected, wicked, even silly. But vibrating underneath, somehow, Julianna Baggott’s words ground us with the familiar truths that allow us to see the ordinary as something truly extraordinary.” —Jessica Biel, actress and producer

  “A remarkable collection of interviews with some of the most important writers working in the world today. I loved this book.” —Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Force and The Cartel

  “Casually fantastical, beautifully surreal, and packing an unexpected emotional punch, the stories in I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You are clever and subversive and proof that, in the right hands, big ideas can come in small, perfect packages.” —Jonathan Tropper, New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave You

  “[A] fresh compendium…Particularly revelatory are the authors’ anecdotes about their previous jobs—as reporters, psychiatrists, veterinarians, and lawyers—and the range of perspectives makes for a breezy introduction to the writing game. Thriller writers—and fans curious about the process—are in for a treat.” —Publishers Weekly

  “A moving fantastical collection…stacked with feats of imagination.” —Publishers Weekly

  “Just look at this lineup: Lee Child, Patricia Cornwell, David Mamet, Meg Gardiner, Scott Turow, Kathy Reichs, James Rollins—and that’s only a small fraction of them…A nice companion piece to the slew of more traditional how-to-be-a-writer books on the market.” —Booklist

  “This book is a treasure chest filled with wild and wondrous tales. A gorgeous and brilliant collection!” —Alexander Weinstein, author of Children of the New World

  “A brilliant book…Mark Rubinstein has fashioned a book that offers the final word on all things related to the craft of telling tales that are impossible to put down…Rubinstein has penned one of the best author-centric studies of writers and writing ever created, and one of the few ever attempted for popular fiction. This book is destined to stand the test of time, with great storytelling in its own right that for this thriller writer was impossible to put down.” —Jon Land, Providence Journal

  “Less laugh-out-loud fun but just as snackable are the short stories in Julianna Baggott’s I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here With You. They reward more than one reading.” —New Scientist

  “Engaging and honest interviews populate the book…Rubinstein’s who’s who of thriller and suspense authors is astonishing and the interviews are sober and sound, as if rubbing elbows with the world’s elite storytellers is an everyday occurrence…Part advice, part tell-all, Rubinstein’s collection encases a treasury of truths from writers whose stories we’ve enjoyed for years. Thrilling indeed.” —Mountain Times

  “Julianna Baggott has written a timely and compelling collection of short stories covering a variety of speculative fiction themes, many of which are reminiscent of episodes of the dystopian science-fiction show Black Mirror. A bevy of talented narrators deliver the stories…The laudable narrators, with their varied performances, keep the listener engrossed in highly original and thought-provoking stories.” —AudioFile

  “The Storytellers is a gift to aspiring writers of mysteries and thrillers, readers and fans, and academics alike. An instant classic.” —New York Journal of Books

  “The Storytellers is the most interesting and engaging work of nonfiction I have read in ages, literally filled with golden nuggets of history, background influences and revelations on every page. I envy the reader who goes on this great adventure and inhales the book as I did.”" —BookReporter

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  • I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You, and Other Stories

  • By Julianna Baggott

    Read by Andi Arndt, Erin Bennett, Emily Lawrence, Tavia Gilbert, Kimberly M. Wetherell, January LaVoy, Em Grosland, Natasha Soudek, Lisa Flanagan, Sarah Beth Pfeifer, Rachel Jacobs, Kelli Tager, Xe Sands, Emily Woo Zeller, and Cassandra Campbell

  • Release Date: 3/28/23

  • Formats: Hardcover, Trade Paperback, Signed Hardcover

  Bestselling author Julianna Baggott delivers her mind-bending debut short-story collection, featuring an array of genres populated by deeply human characters, and with film rights to the stories already having been sold to Netflix, Paramount, Amblin, Lionsgate, and others!

  In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who’s been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been “banned for life,” and finds herself falling in love. In “Backwards,” a twist on Benjamin Button, a woman reconnects with her estranged father as he de-ages ten years each day they spend together. In “Welcome to Oxhead,” all the parents in a gated community “shut off” when the power goes out. In “Portals,” a small town deals with hope and loss when dozens of portals suddenly open. In “How They Got In,” a grieving family starts to see a murdered girl in all of their old home videos.

  This fantastical collection from a unique voice contains a myriad of stories of the weird and wonderful. Julianna Baggott is a talented and clever guide, and I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You will take the reader on a journey unlike anything they’ve experienced.

  • I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You, and Other Stories

  • By Julianna Baggott

    Read by Andi Arndt, Erin Bennett, Emily Lawrence, Tavia Gilbert, Kimberly M. Wetherell, January LaVoy, Em Grosland, Natasha Soudek, Lisa Flanagan, Sarah Beth Pfeifer, Rachel Jacobs, Kelli Tager, Xe Sands, Emily Woo Zeller, and Cassandra Campbell

  • Release Date: 3/28/23

  • Formats: Hardcover, Trade Paperback, Signed Hardcover

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  • The Storytellers

  • Edited by Mark Rubinstein

    Read by various narrators

  • Release Date: 9/29/20

  • Formats: Trade Paperback, Hardcover

  Have you ever read a suspense novel so good you had to stop and think to yourself, “How did the author come up with this idea? Their characters? Is some of this story real?” For over five years, Mark Rubinstein, physician, psychiatrist, and mystery and thriller writer, had the chance to ask the most well-known authors in the field just these kinds of questions in interviews for the Huffington Post.

  Collected here are interviews with forty-seven accomplished authors, including Michael Connelly, Ken Follett, Meg Gardiner, Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman, and Don Winslow. These are their personal stories in their own words, much of the material never before published. How do these writers’ life experiences color their art? Find out their thoughts, their inspirations, their candid opinions. Learn more about your favorite authors, how they work and who they truly are.

  • The Storytellers

  • Edited by Mark Rubinstein

    Read by various narrators

  • Release Date: 7/20/21

  • Formats: Trade Paperback, Hardcover

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