Established in 2010 by the CODES section of RUSA, The Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration seeks to highlight outstanding audiobook titles that merit special attention by general adult listeners and the librarians who work with them. View all of the 2022 Listen List picks here.
Congratulations to this year’s Listen List Honorees available from Books on Tape! Listen to audiobook clips, find listen-alike recommendations from RUSA, and hear why these 5 audiobooks made the list:
Listen-alike: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl written and read by Carrie Brownstein
Listen-alike: Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham; Narrated by Kimberly Drew, Kevin R. Free, Dominic Hoffman, Robin Miles, Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin, and Jenna Wortham
Listen-alike: The Rock Eaters: Stories by Brenda Peynado; Narrated by Frankie Corzo, Ines del Castillo, Sunil Molhatra, Alejandra Reynoso, and Jane Santos
Bonus listen: Check out Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods on OverDrive’s Professional Book Nerds podcast. They share how the award-winning podcast came to be and translating that to the new book. Nigel and Earlonne also discuss how COVID-19 has impacted San Quentin State Prison. Listen here or below.