Audiobooks by Suleika Jaouad

The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

"Brought to you by Penguin. A guide to the healing power of journalling and a meditation on the central questions of life, featuring creative contributions from Salman Rushdie, Esther Perel, Alain de Botton, Hanif Kureishi, Jia Tolentino, Elizabeth Gilbert, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, Lena Dunham and more. Suleika has kept a journal her whole life. Journalling has marked her greatest triumphs and buoyed her in her toughest moments. It has carried her as she fell in love, travelled across the United States, experienced illness, heartbreak and the deepest oceans of uncertainty. And she is not alone. For so many, journalling is a process of discovery – sometimes vulnerable, sometimes terrifying, always transformative. Featuring writing prompts, essays and wisdom from one hundred contributors and serving as a companion during challenging times, The Book of Alchemy explores themes such as fear, love, beginnings, memory, the body and purpose. In doing so, the book offers encouragement, direction and gives readers the tools to engage with discomfort, to ask questions, to peel back the layers and uncover their truest selves. ‘A stellar collection of prompts and invitations that will enrich any journal' Katherine May | ‘This book is not only beautiful, but exceedingly helpful. I recommend it to every dreamer' Elizabeth Gilbert | 'Galvanising and comforting. An instant classic' Emma Gannon | ‘An extraordinary collection of wisdom' Adam Grant | This book is a gift' Hanif Abdurraqib | ‘Brilliant. Gentle. Encouraging' Kate Bowler © Suleika Jaouad 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Suleika Jaouad (Author), Emma Ladji, Fabian Cook Jr, Gail Shalan, Karen Murray, Maggie-Meg Reed, Nikki Patel, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Soneela Nankani, Suleika Jaouad, Vidish Athavale (Narrator)

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Between Two Kingdoms: What almost dying taught me about living

"Brought to you by Penguin. We all face moments that bring us to our knees: heartbreak, trauma, illness. When things don't go to plan this is the book to reach for - an inspirational memoir about what the struggle to survive teaches us about how to live. At just twenty-two, on the cusp of adult life, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For the next five years, her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At twenty-seven, and celebrating her first year of remission, Suleika realized that, having survived, she now had no idea how to live. And so she set out to meet some of the many strangers who had written to her about their experiences of life, death, healing and recovery in response to her Emmy-Award winning New York Times column, 'Life Interrupted'. Between Two Kingdoms is the result. Drawing on Suleika's TED Talk, now with 2.8 million views, it illuminates universal questions about how we live, mourn, heal and grow up, and what it means to begin again. 'A propulsive, soulful story of mourning and gratitude - and an intimate portrait of one woman's sojourn in the wilderness between life and death.' TARA WESTOVER, author of Educated 'A deeply touching account of learning to live in the now, because nothing else is promised. I loved it.' Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind 'Changing the conversation about what it means to thrive in the wake of illness and life's unexpected interruptions.' TED © Suleika Jaouad 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"

Suleika Jaouad (Author), Suleika Jaouad (Narrator)

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