8 Collections by Black Authors to Listen to Now Submitted by Becca Stumpf on February 15, 2019

Whether your patrons have been following these writers for years or are discovering their work for the first time, be ready to recommend these eight short story and essay collections written or curated by bestselling, award-winning, and debut black authors. Read more

Tagged: Black History Month, Five-Carat Soul, Fresh Ink, Hear Diversity, How to Love a Jamaican, Lot, Meaty, Well-Read Black Girl, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, You Are Free: Stories

Congratulations to Our 2019 Audie Award Finalists! Submitted by Becca Stumpf on February 4, 2019

The Audie Award Finalists are in! Read more

Tagged: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Audie Awards, Beastie Boys Book, Educated, Everything's Trash But It's Okay, Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, Kill the Farm Boy, Louisiana's Way Home, Macbeth, spinning silver, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, The Punishment She Deserves, the wedding date, There There, You Think It I'll Say It

Essential Toni Morrison Audiobooks for Your Collection Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 1, 2019

Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated African American writers today. Read more

Tagged: A Mercy, Bahni Turpin, BELOVED, GOD HELP THE CHILD, The Bluest Eye, The Source of Self-Regard, Toni Morrison

National Book Critics Circle Finalists on Audio are Timely and Moving Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on January 25, 2019

National Book Critics Circle finalists have been announced, and we are so excited to have so many titles available on audio! Read more

Tagged: Alma Cuervo, Darrell Dennis, Denis Johnson, Dermot Mulroney, Directorate S, Educated, Feel Free, Francisco Cantú, God Save Texas, Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt, Julia Whelan, Kyla Garcia, Lawrence Wright, Malcolm Hillgartner, Michael Shannon, National Book Critics Circle, Nick Offerman, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Steve Coll, Tara Westover, The Coddling of the American Mind, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden, The Line Becomes a River, There There, Tommy Orange, Will Patton, Zadie Smith

January 2019 New York Times Audio Bestsellers Submitted by Erin Murphy on January 18, 2019

The January list has been released! Double check your collections to make sure you have all of these bestsellers ready for your patrons to listen to. Read more