Awards & Recognition, Featured Titles Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda Reads a Beloved, Pulitzer Prize Winner on Audio

Hamilton fans at your library will want to get their hands—and headphones—on the hottest audio release in town! Beloved Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes to BOT reading one of his favorite author’s award-winning works in a never-before-available CD recording. Read more

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Collection Development, Featured Titles Audiobooks put you in the room where it happened. The Nerdy Book Club names top books for Hamilton fans.

Attention all “Hamilnerds” who have listened to the Hamilton soundtrack on repeat hundreds of times: Listening Library has TWO NEW Hamilton-related listens to add to the mix. These fall ’16 drop-ins allow famous historical figures to tell their stories, bringing this fascinating period in American history to life—a perfect choice for classrooms! Read more

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Collection Development, Featured, Featured Titles, Video The Book that Inspired the Hottest Ticket in Town: HAMILTON Celebrates the Power of Hearing History

“The whole thing started cuz I picked up a book and fell in love…so I’m just going to read you the first five paragraphs of this book.” On opening night of Hamilton on Broadway, the show’s composer, author, and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, read aloud from the book that sparked an idea, that is now a bona fide Broadway sensation. Read more

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