Awards & Recognition, Guest Post Hear from the Award-Winning Audiobook Narrator of EVICTED, Dion Graham Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on February 23, 2017

Dion Graham has become a familiar voice to both adults and children for his riveting reads of important and beloved books. A multiple Audie Award–winning and critically-acclaimed actor and narrator who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway, in films, and in several hit television series including HBO’s The Wire, Graham’s recent audiobook recording of Matthew Desmond’s EVICTED was named a winner to the 2017 Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Listen List for Outstanding Audiobook Narration. Read more

Tagged: AMERICAN WAR, BALL DON'T LIE, Dave Eggers, Dion Graham, EVICTED, GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, Matthew Desmond, RUSA Listen List, SHAKER, THE CIRCLE

Awards & Recognition, Collection Development Hear ye! Hear ye! Are these 2017 ALA Award Winners on your audio shelves? Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on February 9, 2017

We were thrilled to join librarians at ALA Midwinter in Atlanta in January to celebrate the year’s best in books and audiobooks! View our photo album on Facebook here. We are excited to share our new 2017 Odyssey Award Winner with you! Plus, be sure to offer young patrons these other fabulous award winners in the audio format. Find audio clips, reviews, and more fun content to share below. Read more

Tagged: Adam Gidwitz, Adam Lazarre-White, Adenrele Ojo, ALA Awards, Allan Corduner, ANNA AND THE SWALLOW MAN, Ariadne Meyers, Bahni Turpin, Benjamin Bagby, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, Dion Graham, Dominic Hoffman, Emily Rankin, Erin Tripp, Ethan Sawyer, Fiona Hardingham, Frankie Faison, Gavriel Savit, IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY, Jayne Entwistle, JD Jackson, Jeff Zentner, Jorjeana Marie, Julie Berry, Karissa Vacker, Keith David, Kenneth C. Davis, Kieran Culkin, Lauren Wolk, MAGNUS CHASE AND THE GODS OF ASGARD: THE HAMMER OF THOR, Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Newbery Honor, Nicola Yoon, Odyssey Award, Orli Moscowitz, Printz Honor, Raymond Lee, Rick Riordan, Robbie Daymond, THE INQUISITOR'S TALE, THE PASSION OF DOLSSA, THE SERPENT KING, THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES, THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, UPROOTED, WOLF HOLLOW

Featured Titles, Featured-LL, Video Hear History IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY by Kenneth C. Davis, read by a Full Cast (Audiobook Trailer) Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 22, 2016

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners?

Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this audiobook helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. Read more

Tagged: Adam Lazarre-White, Adenrele Ojo, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Civil War, Dion Graham, Frankie Faison, Full Cast Recording, history, IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY, JD Jackson, Keith David, Kenneth C. Davis, Mark Bramhall, presidents, social studies

Featured Titles, Featured-LL, Video, Video Grimm’s Fairy Tales read by an Award-Winning Cast – Audiobook Trailer Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on March 29, 2016

Once upon a time has never sounded quite like this…
Listening Library has assembled an award-winning cast to read the most timeless and enchanting folk and fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Read more