Listen Up! AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2018 Submitted by Erin Murphy on November 29, 2018

‘Tis the season for celebrating another great year of audiobook listening! Read more

Tagged: Anne Tyler, Arthur Morey, BECOMING, clock dance, Dion Graham, Educated, Elena Favilli, Esi Edugyan, Francesca Cavallo, Fred Sanders, Gayle Forman, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, harbor me, HOPE NATION, I Have Lost My Way, Jacqueline Woodson, Jon Meachem, Julia Whelan, Kimberly Farr, Lisa Flanagan, Michael Crouch, Michael Ondaatje, Michelle Obama, Michiko Kakutani, n'jameh camara, Naomi Novik, Nicole Lewis, Reporter, Rose Brock, Seymour M Hersh, spinning silver, Steve West, Sunil Malhotra, Tara Westover, Tavia Gilbert, The Death of Truth, The Soul of America, Warlight, Washington Black

Congratulations to our 2018 Audie Award Winners Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on June 5, 2018

We are happy to share that several of our audiobook productions (and our marketing team!) received an award at the 2018 Audie Awards. Read more

Tagged: American Wolf, Audio Awards, Audiobook of the Year, Cathleen McCarron, David Lagercrantz, David Sedaris, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Excellence in Marketing, Gail Honeyman, George Saunders, Jack Cheng, Kivlighan de Montebello, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, Mark Bramhall, Nate Blakeslee, Nick Offerman, See you in the cosmos, Simon Vance, The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, Transform Your Commute

American Library Association’s 2018 Youth Media Award Winners on Audio Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on February 15, 2018

The American Library Association’s 2018 Youth Media Awards were announced on Monday morning at the ALA Midwinter Convention in Denver, Colorado and we are excited to share our TWO new 2018 Odyssey Award Honors with you, as well as twenty-five ALSC Notable and YALSA Amazing audiobooks! Plus, from the Printz to the Pura Belpré, we have a not-to-be-missed list of remarkable award winners in the audio format, perfect to recommend to kids and teens at your library. Listen to clips, read reviews, and find more fun content to share below. Read more

Tagged: A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS, ALA, ALA Awards, ALA Midwinter, Matt Haig, Michael Sheen, Odyssey Award, Philip Pullman, Stephen Fry, THE BOOK OF DUST: LA BELLE SAUVAGE, THE STARS BENEATH OUR FEET, WE ARE OKAY

Listening Library’s Best Audiobooks of 2017 Submitted by Kristen Luby on December 18, 2017

Does your library offer the best children’s and young adults titles on audio? Listen to clips from our 2017 all-star audios on “Best Of” lists pulled from the country’s top publications, including School Library Journal, The New York Times, Booklist, AudioFile, and more. Read more

Tagged: AudioFile, Best of 2017, Best of Lists, New York Times, New York Times Notable Books, School Library Journal

BookRiot names 25 Best Children’s Audiobooks—Do you have these on your shelves? Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 1, 2017

BookRiot has selected what they think are the best in children’s audiobooks—and have kindly reminded their readers: “Don’t forget: your public library is a great source for free audiobooks for kids.” Don’t disappoint patrons—be sure these beloved Listening Library picks have a place on your physical and digital audio shelves. Read more

Tagged: Best of Lists, BookRiot, Collection Development

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