Check out why this year’s RUSA Listen List committee loves these five must-hear audiobooks available from BOT. Members of the Listen List committee listened to 2,574 hours (!!!) and hand selected a top-notch list of twelve titles total that feature extraordinary narrators and listening experiences that merit special attention by a general adult audience and the librarians who advise them.
See what the jury members said about each of our titles and be sure to press the play buttons below to get a preview listen.
2018 RUSA Listen List Winners
RUSA’s listen-alike suggestion: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory, read by Ari Fliakos
More winning Listen Alike recommendations from RUSA’s list:
For patrons who loved Born a Crime written and read by Trevor Noah:
Believe Me : A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens written and read by Eddie Izzard and Yes, Chef written and read by Marcus Samuelsson
For patrons who loved Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney, read by Xe Sands:
The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan, read by Kimberly Farr and
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin, read by Cassandra Campbell and Paul Boehmer
For patrons who loved Sourdough by Robin Sloan, read by Therese Plummer:
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller, read by Jorjeana Marie and
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal, read by Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg
For patrons who loved You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me written and read by Sherman Alexie:
If I Ever Get Out of Here written and read by Eric Gansworth and
I’m Fine…and Other Lies written and read by Whitney Cummings
