Awards & Recognition, Collection Development, Featured-LL School Library Journal’s Top Audiobook Picks of 2015 Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on November 20, 2015

School Library Journal unveiled their Top 10 Audiobook Picks of 2015 on Twitter this week. Media editor Stephanie Klose explained that “for an audiobook to make the #SLJBest2015 list, the work’s plot, characterization, prose craft, narration, and production all had to be ace.” They also aim to include titles for kids of all ages, as well as a wide range of voices and experiences. Listening Library is thrilled to have two groundbreaking titles for teens on School Library Journal’s list Read more

Tagged: 2015, Ann Bausum, Best of Lists, Johnathan McClain, School Library Journal, SLJ, STONEWALL, Stonewall Riots, Teresa Toten, THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B, Tim Federle

Featured-LL, In The Studio, Interview, Video, Video Behind the Audiobook: STONEWALL featuring Tim Federle (VIDEO) Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on June 23, 2015

Go behind the scenes for history in the making as two-time Odyssey Honor-winning narrator Tim Federle records Ann Bausum’s STONEWALL, a pivotal audiobook about the gay rights movement written especially for teens. Read more

Tagged: Aaron Blank, Ann Bausum, Behind the Scenes, In the Studio, LGBTQ, STONEWALL, Stonewall Riots, Tim Federle, Video

Promotions & Events, Promotions & Events Read Proud Listen Proud @ 2015 San Francisco Pride Parade & ALA Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on June 22, 2015

Listening Library and Penguin Young Readers are thrilled to introduce www.ReadProudListenProud.com to share powerful LGBTQ stories through literature, encourage understanding, and celebrate everyone for who they are. Read more

Tagged: ALA Annual, Gay Rights Movement, LGBTQ, Parade, Pride, San Francisco, STONEWALL, Stonewall Riots, sunglasses

Featured Titles, Featured-LL Rave Reviews for STONEWALL: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights by Ann Bausum Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on May 28, 2015

In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. Ann Bausum’s riveting exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national Gay Rights movement that followed is eye-opening, unflinching, and inspiring Read more

Tagged: Ann Bausum, CD sampler, Gay Rights Movement, history, LGBTQ, ReadProudListenProud, STONEWALL, Stonewall Riots, Tim Federle