The war over children's books is depressing. As a reset, we asked parents from across the political spectrum to tell us which books they consider essential.

Whether it’s the passing of a beloved pet, friend, or loved one, every child has to cope with death at some point. These beautiful picture books will help your child process their sadness and understand why death happens.

“It is written in the book of destiny that any mortal who dedicates himself to doing good must risk everything, including life itself.”

Peter Mulvey tells the story about an astrophysicist and a centuries old question.

Curl up and fall asleep to the world’s greatest short stories, the known treasures and the once-forgotten, purred to you as only Miette can.

Hi! I'm Austin Beach of Audioblivious Productions. We are a fairly new production studio. We produce original content Audio Drama, both stand alone and serialized stories

A new fiction serial from the creator of Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn’t Dead follows a truck driver in her search across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman. New episodes every other Tuesday through July 12.

A year’s worth of highlights from an increasingly vibrant genre.

Three comics sat around a café table in the chilly atrium of the Minneapolis Convention Center, talking about how to create the cleanest possible set. “Don’t do what’s in your gut,” Zoltan Kaszas said. “Better safe than sorry,” Chinedu Unaka offered. Feraz Ozel mused about the first time he’d ever done stand-up: three minutes on giving his girlfriend herpes and banging his grandma. That was out.

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"What if you don't have a heart?" Snap Judgment is a themed, weekly NPR storytelling show, focused on presenting compelling personal stories - mixing killer beats with real drama to produce cinematic, dramatic radio.

The flies from the time of the plague haunted the old house. Now they feed on the newcomers: "From under the crack at the bottom of the door came an endless wriggling stream of fat black bodies. For a moment there was a complete stillness, then in a mass they rose and the room echoed to the shrill savage beating of their wings".

"It’s episode 21 of Season 5. We have five tales this week featuring stories about sinister stalkers, mystical madness, and static cling." The Nosleep Podcast is a multi-award-winning anthology series of original horror stories, with rich atmospheric music to enhance the frightening tales.