Featured, Video THE GIVER OF STARS narrator Julia Whelan’s favorite people? Librarians, of course! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on November 7, 2019

Was it written in the stars?…
At this year’s June 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., Julia Whelan was meeting her “favorite people” (librarians) and signing audiobook copies of Educated (for which she won a 2019 Audie Award for Best Female Narration), when just across the aisle, none other than bestselling author, Jojo Moyes, was about to do her own signing. Read more

Tagged: In the Studio, Jojo Moyes, Julia Whelan, Video

Collection Development, Featured, Featured Titles Hot Listens For Chilly October Days! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 16, 2019

The leaves aren’t the only thing changing this fall. Simon Sinek, Hoda Kotb, and Rachel Maddow will inspire patrons to take action, maximize motivation, and be more in the know with top-notch business advice, feel-good quotes, and current events savvy. Read more

Tagged: Before and After, Bill Bryson, Blood Sugar, Bloody Genius, Blowout, Blue Moon, Daniel Kraus, Doc Brown, Elizabeth Strout, Emily Rankin, Eric Conger, Eve Rodsky, Fair Play, Grand Union, Hoda Kotb, I Really Needed This Today, John Grisham, John Sandford, Jojo Moyes, Judy Christie, Julia Whelan, Kimberly Farr, Kirby Heyborne, Lee Child, Lisa Wingate, Marc Benioff, Michael Beck, Monica Langley, Olive Again, Rachel Maddow, Scott Brick, Simon Sinek, The Body, The Giver of Stars, The Guardians, The Infinite Game, Trailblazer, Zadie Smith

Kathleen Glasgow How to Make Friends with the Dark

Featured Titles, Featured-LL, Guest Post, Guest Post Make Movies in Your Brain with Author Kathleen Glasgow Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on April 11, 2019

Kathleen Glasgow, author of the bestselling young adult book Girl in Pieces, returns to writing about teens dealing with hardship in How to Make Friends with the Dark. Read more

Tagged: Girl in Pieces, How to Make Friends with the Dark, Jorjeana Marie, Julia Whelan, Kathleen Glasgow

Awards & Recognition, Collection Development, Featured Our Indies Choice Award Audiobook of the Year Finalists Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on April 4, 2019

We’re excited to share the news that the American Booksellers Association has announced this year’s Indies Choice Book Award finalists, and three of our titles are in the running for Audiobook of the Year! Read more

Tagged: Alma Cuervo, Darrell Dennis, Delilah S. Dawson, Educated, Indies Choice Book Award, Julia Whelan, Kevin Hearne, Kill the Farm Boy, Kyla Garcia, Luke Daniels, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Tara Westover, There There, Tommy Orange

Awards & Recognition, Collection Development, Featured, Featured Titles Congratulations to Our 2019 Audie Award Winners Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on March 5, 2019

We’re so excited to share that Penguin Random House Audio received five awards at the annual Audie Award ceremony hosted by Tan France! Congratulations to everyone involved in each of these fantastic productions. Read more