Books On Tape

We’re thrilled to celebrate the finalists from the Andrew Carnegie Medals Shortlist including 4 BOT titles! Visit the official awards page on the ALA’s website to view all 6 finalists. As stated on their site, “The two medal winners will be announced on January 26, 2020, at the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards event at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Philadelphia.”

Be sure to offer the audio editions of these standout selections! Listen to clips and hear why these audiobooks are truly not-to-be-missed productions:

Lost Children Archive

Author: Valeria Luiselli
Read By: Valeria Luiselli, Kivlighan de Montebello, William DeMeritt and Maia Enrigue Luiselli

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“A fascinating audiobook that will stay with listeners long after they finish…A moving, thought-provoking listen.”—AudioFile Earphones Award

The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club)

Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Read by: Joe Morton

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“Joe Morton doesn’t just give a stellar performance of Coates’s audiobook. He embodies its characters completely, making the listening experience cinematic.”—AudioFile Earphones Award

Figuring

Author: Maria Popova
Read by: Natascha McElhone

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“McElhone’s reading is unforced, precise, emotionally sensitive yet warmly sympathetic, and so attuned to these remarkable subjects that the audio feels like an original work. All in all, a triumph.”—Booklist, starred review

“It’s difficult to imagine a better narrator than Natascha McElhone for this exploration…McElhone’s soft voice and poetic cadence guide listeners.”—AudioFile Earphones Award

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

Author: David Treuer
Read by: Tanis Parenteau

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“Treuer’s work is deeply researched, positioning the listener within the histories and first-person accounts of indigenous people of North America and making their experiences and views central to the listening experience.”—AudioFile