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Awards & Recognition, Collection Development September LibraryReads: Jacqueline Woodson tops the list—and reads her audiobook! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 15, 2019

Get ready for five phenomenal listens! September’s LibraryReads list features titles that are sure to be new audio favorites. Can’t-miss listens include novels by award-winning authors like Top Pick Jacqueline Woodson and Ta-Nehisi Coates, a new historical fiction debut, not to mention two full cast recordings. Read more

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Video VIDEO: In the Studio with Simon Vance as he narrates the next Lisbeth Salander audiobook Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 14, 2019

Step into the studio with award-winning narrator Simon Vance as he records the next installment in the beloved Millennium series, Read more

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In The Studio, Video VIDEO: In the Studio with Michael Sheen as he records Philip Pullman’s The Secret Commonwealth audiobook Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 13, 2019

We were thrilled to get a behind-the-mic peek at actor Michael Sheen in the studio as he revisits Philip Pullman’s masterful fantasy series, The Book of Dust, to record Volume II, The Secret Commonwealth. Read more

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Collection Development Fall road trips are coming! 9 September audiobooks to order today Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on July 31, 2019

Typically we never want summer to end…BUT this year, September can’t come soon enough. Don’t miss out on 9 must-hear audiobooks arriving in this year’s 9th month! Read more

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Awards & Recognition Don’t Miss These Five 2019 Booker Prize Longlist Titles on Audio Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on July 26, 2019

The 2019 Booker Prize longlist is here! This year’s longlist of 13 books was selected from 151 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. Learn more on the official Booker Prizes website. Meet patron demand for these compelling reads by offering all formats Read more

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Guest Post GUEST POST: Author Justin Dean’s Road Trip Into the Ocean Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on July 25, 2019

An award-winning writer of TV commercials, Justin Dean is now the author of a fantastic new book series for kids, Awesome Dog 5000. Read more

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