Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America's Most-Read Woman Audiobook

Quotes

• “Narrator Bernadette Dunn’s voice sounds like that of a 1940s newscaster. Those interested in women’s early struggles to break into the professional world will enjoy this biography.”

  — AudioFile

• “The first biography of this forgotten California dynamo…The allure is apparent."

  — Washington Post

• “One does not tire of spending time with Elsie Robinson, nor stop wondering how many other women, with equally compelling tales, have also been lost to history.”

  — New York Times

• “The book’s prose is clear and engaging, with vivid descriptions.”

  — San Francisco Chronicle

• “An important contribution to women’s history.”

  — Wall Street Journal

• “A fascinating topic and solid biography.”

  — Booklist

• “Robinson’s is not a rags-to-riches story, but one of a resilient, forgotten and ‘venerable American icon.’”

  — Shelf Awareness

• “Recount[s] how the popular syndicated Hearst newspaper columnist broke free from the restrictive Victorian morés of her time…Robinson was a spirited and adventurous proto-feminist.”

  — Library Journal

• “A vivid picture of the challenges Robinson faced…The account is enlivened with copious excerpts from Robinson’s column and her memoir, all of which bring home her firebrand style.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “A lively piece of unknown history, a marvelous story of a woman’s triumph, and a tremendous read.”

  — Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author

• “Broadminded, sharp-witted, fast-paced, and funny. It reads like a breezy novel that lingers long after you’ve read the last page.”

  — Debby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian

• “Listen, World! is an important read, particularly as we work to bolster women’s overlooked place in history.”

  — Lisa Napoli, author of Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie