Featured Titles, Featured Titles, Featured-LL, Guest Post THE GRIEF KEEPER Author Alexandra Villasante on Finding Her Perfect Narrator Submitted by BOT Contributor on June 13, 2019

By Alexandra Villasante, author of The Grief Keeper

There’s an inherent magic contained in audiobooks that triggers my earliest memories of being read to by my mamá. Whether it was Caperucita Roja or Mouse Tales, the memory of spoken words blooming into action, like a comfortable dream or beloved movie, is something I’ve always cherished—even after learning how to read for myself. Read more

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Marketing Tips, Marketing Tips 11 ways to celebrate June is Audiobook Month @ your library Submitted by BOT Contributor on April 1, 2019

With numerous literacy benefits and high entertainment value, audiobooks are heating up headphones across the country. Celebrate the art of storytelling this June by promoting the audiobook format at your library—new listeners and audiophiles alike will want to join in the fun. Follow these tips and watch your audio circulation soar! Read more

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Featured, Guest Post Tales from the Studio: Director Jessica Kaye Finds an Unexpected Audiobook Connection Submitted by BOT Contributor on January 8, 2019

by Jessica Kaye, audiobook producer and director

Thanks to Penguin Random House audio producer Aaron Blank, I was hired to direct Rebecca Lowman’s masterful audiobook narration of Burned by Edward Humes. Read more

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Featured-LL, Guest Post Author/Narrator Stephanie Kate Strohm on Bringing Characters to Life Submitted by BOT Contributor on December 13, 2018

Back in 2016, when my first audiobook was being produced, I jumped at the chance to narrate it. After all, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to dust off my rusty theatre degree and show my dad that four years of studying Brecht and Vogel had been totally worth it. Read more