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Explore the Complexities of Love for People and Places in These February Debuts Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 15, 2019

When we think of February, we think of hearts (instead of wintery, blustery weather!). Hearts can mean a lot of different things: love of a place, love of an activity, romantic love, familial love, friendship love, and, best of all, the love you have for yourself.

So, whatever type of love you’d like to immerse yourself in with your next audiobook, we have a fantastic selection for you from bright, new voices in literature. Read more

Tagged: Adenrele Ojo, American Spy, Amy Shiels, Anissa Gray, Astrid Scholte, Bahni Turpin, Bangkok Wakes to Rain, bookclub, crafter, Dominic Hoffman, Elizabeth Knowelden, Euan Morton, Four Dead Queens, January LaVoy, Jim Dale, Julia Whelan, Lauren Wilkinson, Leife Shallcross, Lindsay Stern, Macleod Andrews, Pitchaya Sudbanthad, The Beast's Heart, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, The Study of Animal Languages

Listen to These Essential Toni Morrison Audiobooks Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 1, 2019

Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated African American writers today. Read more

Tagged: A Mercy, Bahni Turpin, Beloved, bookclub, God Help the Child, The Bluest Eye, The Source of Self-Regard, Toni Morrison

Adult Audiobooks That Older Teens Can Listen To

Audiobooks to Spark Conversations with Older Teens Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on November 2, 2018

Older teens have a lot of information to sift through. Not only are they confronted with the universal struggles of leaving childhood behind and becoming an adult, but they’re also forming their own opinions on big ideas and issues. Read more

Tagged: Alma Cuervo, Bahni Turpin, behold the dreamers, Cassandra Campbell, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cristina Henríquez, Darrell Dennis, Dear Ijeawele, Dear Ijeawele or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, Educated, Emily Janice Card, Family Listening, Imbolo Mbue, January LaVoy, Julia Whelan, Karen Thompson Walker, Kyla Garcia, Prentice Onayemi, Rebecca Skloot, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Tara Westover, The Age of Miracles, The Book of Unknown Americans, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, there there, tommy orange

New Book Club Listen: Jodi Picoult’s A SPARK OF LIGHT is read by award-winning narrator Bahni Turpin Submitted by Becca Stumpf on October 3, 2018

Jodi Picoult’s newest audiobook A SPARK OF LIGHT — read by multi-award winning narrator Bahni Turpin — is available now! Read more

Tagged: A Spark of Light, audiobook, Bahni Turpin, bookclub, jodi picoult, new releases

Fictional Sisters We Love in Children’s and YA Audiobooks Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on August 2, 2018

The bond between sisters is one of the most formative relationships a young girl or woman can experience. Read more

Tagged: Bahni Turpin, Born Wicked, Cynthia Kadohata, Elaina Erika Davis, Entwined, family travel, Fangirl, Heather Dixon, jeanne birdsall, Jessica Spotswood, Kate Reading, Kira-Kira, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Mandy Williams, Maxwell Caulfield, Nicole Suhaus, Rainbow Rowell, Rebecca Lowman, Sundee T. Frazier, Susan Denaker, the other half of my heart, the penderwicks

Birth Flower Audiobook Recommendations Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on April 17, 2018

From love and hope to integrity and regret, each type of flower has a meaning. Read more

Tagged: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, A French Wedding, Adjoa Andoh, Aislinn Hunter, Alan Bradley, Alana Kerr Collins, Alex George, alex mckenna, All Our Wrong Todays, Allegra Goodman, Allison Pataki, Allyson Ryan, Among the Ten Thousand Things, Amor Towles, Anne Ostby, anthony marra, Ari Fliakos, Ash Princess, Ayobami Adebayo, Bahni Turpin, birth flowers, Carnegie's Maid, Cassandra Campbell, Cath Crowley, Cathleen McCarron, Chelsea Bruland, Chemistry, Clare Mackintosh, Colette Whitaker, Courtney Maum, Cristina Caboni, David Sedaris, Diksha Basu, dina nayeri, Dominic Hoffman, don't tell me you're afraid, Educated, Eimear McBride, Elan Mastai, Eleanor Brown, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, Elizabeth Knowelden, Everything Here Is Beautiful, Fallen, fierce kingdom, Fiona Hardingham, Frances Mayes, Francesca Hornak, Francesca Segal, Gail Honeyman, gardener-cook, george saunders, Gin Phillips, Girl on the Leeside, Giuseppe Catozzella, Goodbye Days, Greta Jung, Hamish R. Johnson, Hannah Tunnicliffe, Heather O’Neill, Helen Simonson, Hillary Huber, Home Fire, how to find love in a bookshop, How to Stop Time, I Let You Go, Jane Steele, Janelle Brown, Jardine Libaire, Jayne Entwistle, Jeff Zentner, Jill Santopolo, Jilly Bond, john boyne, jorjeana marie, Julia Emelin, Julia Pierpont, Julia Whelan, Justine Eyre, Kaleo Griffith, Kamila Shamsie, Karissa Vacker, Katharine McEwan, Katherine Heiny, Kathleen Anne Kenney, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Kimberly Farr, Kirsten Potter, Kristen Sieh, Laura Sebastian, Lauren Kate, Lincoln in the Bardo, Liz Kay, Louise Miller, Lucky Boy, Lyndsay Faye, Marie Benedict, Mark Bramhall, Mark Meadows, Mark Tompkins, Mary Lynn Bracht, Matt Haig, Meaty, Melanie Banjamin, Michael Crouch, michael poore, Mira T. Lee, Monsters: A Love Story, Mozhan Marno, Naomi Novik, National Garden Month, Nick Offerman, Nicola Barber, Nicola Yoon, Nina LaCour, Oliver Hembrough, once and for all, Once in Lourdes, Orlagh Cassidy, paul boehmer, Phoebe Strole, Pieces of Happiness, Rachel Joyce, Raymond Lee, Rebecca Lowman, Rebecca Soler, Refuge: A Novel, Reincarnation Blues, Ross Poldark, Roxana Ortega, Rules of Civility, Samantha Irby, sarah dessen, Saskia Maarleveld, Setting Free the Kites, seven days of us, Shanthi Sekaran, Sharon Solwitz, Sile Bermingham, Sisi, Soneela Nankani, Standard Deviation, stay with me, Stephen Hogan, Steven Crossley, Steven Hartley, Susan Rieger, Susie Riddell, Tania Rodrigues, Tara Westover, Tavia Gilbert, The Afterlives, The Animators, The Awkward Age, The Chalk Artist, The City Baker's Guide to Country Living, the grave's a fine and private place, The Heart's Invisible Furies, The Heirs, The Last Days of Magic, the lesser bohemians, The Light of Paris, The Light We Lost, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, The Music Shop, the secret ways of perfume, The Summer Before the War, the sun is also a star, The Swans of Fifth Avenue, THe Windfall, The World Before Us, Thomas Pierce, Touch, Uprooted, Veronica Henry, watch me disappear, we are okay, Weike Wang, White Chrysanthemum, white fur, Winston Graham, Women in Sunlight, words in deep blue, Youssif Kamal

5 Must-Listen Audiobooks by Black Writers for Teens and Young Readers Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 22, 2018

Each of these five audiobooks explores important topics like race, belonging, and truth in a way that is both beautiful and honest. Read more

Tagged: 47, Bahni Turpin, Black History Month, brown girl dreaming, dear martin, Dion Graham, Dominic Hoffman, family travel, jacqueline woodson, monster, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Ossie Davis, Raymond Lee, the sun is also a star, Walter Dean Myers, Walter Mosley

Grimm’s Fairy Tales read by an Award-Winning Cast – Audiobook Trailer Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on April 25, 2016

Once upon a time has never sounded quite like this…

Listening Library has assembled an award-winning cast to read the most timeless and enchanting folk and fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Read more

Tagged: Alfred Molina, Bahni Turpin, Brothers Grimm, Classics, Davina Porter, Dion Graham, Edoardo Ballerini, Fairy Tales, Family Listening, Graeme Malcolm, GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, Grover Gardner, Janis Ian, January LaVoy, Jayne Entwistle, Jim Dale, Julia Whelan, Kate Rudd, Katherine Kellgren, Kirby Heyborne, Luke Daniels, Mark Bramhall, Robin Miles, Roy Dotrice, Scott Brick, Simon Vance

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 22, 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, Hear Diversity, In the Studio, Kelly Gildea, Nicola Yoon, Robbie Daymond

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