Awards & Recognition, Collection Development, Featured, Featured Titles November 2018 LibraryReads: Engrossing Audios Will Keep You Listening Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on October 17, 2018

The November LibraryReads picks are out, and the list is bursting with books your patrons will be clamoring for. Luckily, we have a selection of the list on audio so you can make sure your patrons won’t have to wait to experience these thrilling, engrossing stories (including the #1 pick!). Read more

Tagged: A Ladder to the Sky, Adepero Oduye, Caroline Hulse, John Boyne, Laurence Kennedy, Lee Child, libraryreads, My Sister the Serial Killer, Nina Sosanya, Oyinkan Braithwaite, PAST TENSE, Penelope Rawlins, Peter Kenny, Richard Cordery, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Ovens, Scott Brick, The Adults

Featured Revamp the Book Club Experience With Audiobooks Submitted by Erin Murphy on September 20, 2018

We’ve all been there: the book club meeting is two days away, and the book you were supposed to have finished a month ago is still sitting on the coffee table. Recommend audiobooks to help patrons stay on top of their to-be-read piles while they go about their daily lives. Read more

Tagged: A Key to Treehouse Living, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, An Unwanted Guest, Christina Dalcher, Eli Saslow, Elliot Reed, Hank Green, Hillary Huber, Julia Whelan, Kristen Sieh, Michael Crouch, Rising Out of Hatred, Scott Brick, Shari Lapena, Susan Duerden, Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle, Vox

Featured, In The Studio LISTEN IN: New Jack Reacher narrator Scott Brick discusses taking on Lee Child’s bestselling series Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 18, 2018

There’s a new Reacher in town. But fear not, longtime Lee Child audio fans: while the great Dick Hill may have retired, there’s a new pro behind the mic to take on the Jack Reacher series when it returns on November 5th with PAST TENSE. Scott Brick is no stranger to thriller and suspense, including bestselling series from Clive Cussler, Janet Evanovich, and Tom Clancy. But listen as Brick shares why this new role just might be his favorite challenge of all. Read more

Tagged: In the Studio, Jack Reacher, Lee Child, PAST TENSE, Scott Brick

Collection Development, Featured, In The Studio, Interview, Video Scott Brick Talks About Narrating Thrillers Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 18, 2018

Listening to a thriller is a unique experience. Narrating one is just as unique. Read more

Tagged: Clive Cussler, Janet Evanovich, Scott Brick, The Gray Ghost, The Pursuit, The Rising Sea, Thrillers, tom clancy, Tom Clancy Commander in Chief

Collection Development, Featured Titles Audiobooks put you in the room where it happened. The Nerdy Book Club names top books for Hamilton fans. Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 30, 2016

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