Awards & Recognition, Featured-LL, Video 2020 Odyssey Awards Speech: Nick Martorelli, audiobook producer of WE’RE NOT FROM HERE Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on June 23, 2020

By Nick Martorelli, producer of 2020 Odyssey Honor WE’RE NOT FROM HERE. Watch this year’s Virtual Ceremony on ALA’s YouTube page now! It premiered June 28th at 4:30 pm ET!

I am a huge fan of science fiction, of stories that transport us to new worlds and far-flung futures, yet always understand that – wrapped in starships and laser guns – those novels are addressing the concerns of the here and now. Read more

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Promotions & Events, Promotions & Events Audiobooks, Giveaways, and Events You Can’t Miss @ ALA in Washington, D.C. Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on June 14, 2019

June is Audiobook Month and ALA Annual! We’re heading down to D.C. to celebrate the many ways that audiobooks make it possible to combine our love of reading with our favorite summer activities. Stop by BOT in the Penguin Random House booth #1805 to pick up the perfect swag for audiobook lovers Read more

Tagged: 2019, ALA Annual

Featured, Featured-LL, Promotions & Events Event Rewind: Highlights from ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans! Submitted by BOT Contributor on July 6, 2018

by Alexis Patterson,
Manager of Strategic Events & Special Projects

We are back from the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference! It was a warm and wonderful four days filled with a lot of great moments and we were thrilled to connect with librarians and audiobook lovers. But if you were unable join us—or even if you were there and want to reminisce about all of the bookish fun you had, here are a few of our favorite moments from the show: Read more

Tagged: ALA Annual, Event Rewind, Odyssey Awards

Featured, Featured-LL, Promotions & Events, Promotions & Events Audiobooks, Giveaways, and Events You Can’t Miss @ ALA in New Orleans Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on June 12, 2018

June is Audiobook Month and ALA Annual! We’re heading down to the Big Easy to celebrate the many ways that audiobooks make it so EASY to combine our love of reading with our favorite summer activities. Stop by BOT in the Penguin Random House booth #2041 to pick up the perfect swag for audiobook lovers Read more

Tagged: ALA Annual, Odyssey Awards