Property of the Rebel Librarian Allison Varnes

Featured Titles, Featured-LL, Guest Post PROPERTY OF THE REBEL LIBRARIAN author Allison Varnes on How Audiobooks Make Reading Fun for Students Submitted by BOT Contributor on September 20, 2018

During my eight years as a special education teacher, I frequently worked with high school students who struggled to be independent readers, due to disabilities and weak decoding and fluency skills. For them, reading meant devoting their energy to decoding the text, leaving no room for expressive reading. Read more

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Featured, Guest Post, Interview A Discussion With the Talent Behind The Distance Home Submitted by Erin Murphy on August 22, 2018

The Distance Home, the debut from author Paula Saunders, has been called “an exquisite, searing portrait of family and of people coping with whatever life throws at them while trying to keep close to one another,” in a starred review in Booklist. Read more

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Eagle & Crane author Suzanne Rindell and narrator Elizabeth Romanski

Featured, Guest Post, Interview Author Suzanne Rindell and Narrator Elizabeth Romanski Chat About the Recording Process Submitted by BOT Contributor on July 12, 2018

Eagle & Crane author Suzanne Rindell shares a peek behind-the-scenes of the creation of her audiobook by asking her narrator Elizabeth Romanski about the recording process. Read more

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Guest Post Author Debbie Macomber Shares Recipes With Audiobook Recommendations Submitted by BOT Contributor on July 3, 2018

By Debbie Macomber, featuring recipes from Debbie Macomber’s Table (Click on each dish name to see the full recipe.)

I’m big on listening to books on audio. And when I say big, I mean BIG. Read more

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Featured-LL, Guest Post, Listening Library Jeff Seymour: 5 Things I Love About my Audiobook Submitted by BOT Contributor on June 13, 2018

Jeff Seymour has been creating speculative fiction since he was a teenager. His writing covers genres from magical realism to science fiction to epic fantasy. Read more

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