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

Collection Development, Featured-LL #1000BlackGirlBooks Creator Shares Her Favorite Stories Submitted by Brieana Garcia on February 26, 2016

Being able to see – and hear – yourself within the stories you read is important but, unfortunately, doesn’t always happen. Books on Tape is proud to support diversity with the HearDiversity campaign, but Marley Dias is proof that even the youngest of us can make changes within his or her community. Read more

Tagged: #1000BlackGirlBooks, BROWN GIRL DREAMING, EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, Jacqueline Woodson, Marly Dias, Mildred D. Taylor, Nicola Yoon, ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY

Featured Titles Odyssey Award-Winning Narrator Bahni Turpin Makes You Feel EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING—Nicola Yoon’s #1 New York Times bestseller! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 15, 2015

Everyone is talking about EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, the beautifully heartfelt YA debut that became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. And thanks to Odyssey Award-winner Bahni Turpin‘s brilliant narration, this audiobook is a true listening treat. But you don’t have to take our word for it… Read more

Tagged: Bahni Turpin, bestseller, EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, Hear Diversity, In the Studio, Kelly Gildea, Nicola Yoon