Meet the Avid Listener

For most of his adult life, Andy: The Avid Listener, was part of the quarter of U.S. adults that didn’t read a book in the past year.

In late 2016 a new job brought with it a two-hour daily commute and rather quickly a desire to mix up driving entertainment beyond the radio. On the recommendation of his sister-in-law, he listened to Nathan Hill’s “The Nix,” and a love of audiobooks was born.

Now, Andy reads upwards of 70 books each year across all formats, but audiobooks remain the go-to for the self-described obsessive multi-tasker.

While sharing quick reviews on Goodreads has been a hobby since early 2007, “Please Read It To Me,” provides Andy an opportunity to explore the role books play in his life, and a creative outlet vastly different from his day job in corporate America.

Since launching this platform in 2020, Andy has been featured in Buzzfeed News, HuffPost and HuffPost Books newsletter. Additionally, he has been invited to join influencer programs for Libro.fm and various publishers, including HapersCollins, Macmillan and Knopf Doubleday.

He lives in the Midwest with his husband and senior cat.