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Books on Screen: Spring 2019 Adaptations Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on March 25, 2019

We get a delicious thrill when our favorite audiobooks make their way to television and movie screens. Will the adapatation be as good as we hope? Will audiences fall in love with the story like we did? Are the people and characters how we imagined them to be? Read more

Tagged: Anne Choma, Bad Blood, Bahni Turpin, bookclub, Captain Marvel: Higher, Carolyn Keene, Dominic Hoffman, Family Listening, Faster, Further, Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack, George R.R. Martin, John Carreyrou, Laura Linney, Les Miserables, Liza Palmer, Mark McKerracher, movie adaptations, Nancy Drew and The Secret of the Old Clock, Nicola Yoon, Raymond Lee, Roy Dotrice, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, the sun is also a star, tv adaptation, Victor Hugo, Will Damron

Audiobooks For the Spring Equinox Based on Your Astrological Sign Submitted by Erin Murphy on March 20, 2019

Congratulations, you’ve made it through another winter! Today (March 20, 2019) is the Vernal Equinox, which means spring has sprung and a brand new astrological year has begun. Read more

Tagged: A Woman of No Importance, Adenrele Ojo, Anissa Gray, Anthony Mark Barrow, Aoife McMahon, Bahni Turpin, Benjamin Bratt, Blair Brown, Cassandra Campbell, City of Girls, Colson Whitehead, Craig Ferguson, Daisy Jones & The Six, Dominic Hoffman, Elaine Welteroth, elizabeth gilbert, Elsey Come Home, Field Notes on Love, Frances Mayes, Gingerbread, Helen Oyeyemi, Higher Etiquette, Hugh Ambrose, Ibi Zoboi, Isabel Sterling, January LaVoy, Jenna Glass, Jennifer Beals, Jennifer E. Smith, John Schuttler, Judy Greer, Julia Whelan, Juliet Stevenson, Kamala Harris, Karissa Vacker, Kristen DiMercurio, Liberated Spirits, Lindsay Stern, Lizzie Post, Macleod Andrews, Matthew Gray Gubler, Minnie Darke, More Than Enough, My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich, Normal People, Norman Juster, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Pablo Schreiber, Rainn Wilson, Riding the Elephant, Robin Miles, Rumple Buttercup, Ruth Reichl, Sally Rooney, Save Me the Plums, See You in the Piazza, Sonia Purnell, Star-Crossed, Susan Conley, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, The Nickel Boys, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Study of Animal Languages, The Truths We Hold, The Women's War, These Witches Don't Burn

Meet the Cast of Operation Frog Effect! (Exclusive Audio Clips) Submitted by Erin Murphy on February 27, 2019

At its core, Sarah Scheerger’s Operation Frog Effect celebrates standing up and standing together, and tells the unforgettable story of how a class of unlikely friends take responsibility for their actions and unite for a cause they all believe in. Because the audiobook features the perspectives of eight very different kids, the Penguin Random House Audio production team cast nine talented narrators to bring them each to life. Read more

Tagged: Ana Isabel, Bahni Turpin, Caitlin Kelly, Catherine Taber, Kathleen McInerney, Kim Mai Guest, maxwell glick, Michael Crouch, Operation Frog Effect, Ron Butler, Sarah Scheerger

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