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Book Club Better with Audio Submitted by Erin Murphy on January 23, 2020

Two days out from your book club gathering and you haven’t so much as glanced at the table of contents? Reimagine your TBR with audiobooks. Listen while you commute, listen in the bath, listen to these chat-worthy books wherever you choose. Thanks to audiobooks, you’re making it to that book club meeting…and you may even have time to make the cheese plate. Read more

Tagged: A Long Petal of the Sea, Abi Daré, Allyson Ryan, Ann Napolitano, book club, bookclub, Cassandra Campbell, Clare Pooley, Dear Edward, Edoardo Ballerini, Isabel Allende, Jill Santopolo, Liz Moore, Long Bright River, Miranda Popkey, More than Words, Rebcecca Lowman, The Authenticity Project, The Girl with the Louding Voice

A letter from bestselling author Lisa Wingate about how a fictional family uncovered hidden truths Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on November 1, 2019

Lisa Wingate’s incredible #1 bestseller, Before We Were Yours, now has a new non-fiction companion, Before & After, that will captivate book clubs everywhere. Award-winning narrator Emily Rankin returns to Wingate’s world to read this new audiobook. Listen to a clip below after reading a letter from Lisa Wingate herself. Read more

Tagged: book club, bookclub

Meet Your Next Summer Romance on Audio Submitted by Erin Murphy on July 22, 2019

What’s sweet, a smooth talker, and makes you laugh all day long? No, it’s not your latest love interest, it’s an audiobook! From robot boyfriends to seemingly doomed meet-cutes, we have a romantic comedy for whatever makes you turn to a puddle of mush. Get ready to meet your new crush. Read more

Tagged: abbi waxman, book club, Death and Other Happy Endings, Emily Rankin, Fiona Hardingham, Hannah Curtis, I Owe You One, Janina Edwards, Jasmine Guillory, Kerry Winfrey, Lauren Fortgang, Melanie Cantor, Melissa George, Minnie Darke, Rachel L. Jacobs, Sarah Archer, Sophie Kinsella, Star-Crossed, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, The Plus One, The Wedding Party, Waiting For Tom Hanks

The Lager Queen Author and Narrator Feature

How to Brew an Audiobook: Narrator Judith Ivey and Author J. Ryan Stradal on The Lager Queen of Minnesota Submitted by Becca Stumpf on July 22, 2019

The Midwest: a place where farm fields and family trees stretch for miles and rich, loamy emotions are buried beneath a topsoil of quiet grit. Read more

Tagged: book club, cooking, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, Summer Listens, The Lager Queen of Minnesota

Top 10 Reasons to Listen to Audiobooks Submitted by Becca Stumpf on July 17, 2019

Need to get through your to-be-read list quickly but don’t have time? Read more

Tagged: beach listens, book club, cooking, Family Listening, fitness, summer listening

9 Bodacious Listens for Brainy Beach Bums Submitted by Becca Stumpf on July 16, 2019

When it comes to choosing an audiobook for a summer chill session—whether by the shore or in a sun spot on your floor—not only do you want a great story, you also want the perfect narrator—or full cast of narrators—to tell it. Read more

Tagged: beach listens, book club, holiday travel, summer listening, Summer Listens, travel

Cheers to Your Ears: Match Your Fave Brew to Your Next Listen Submitted by Becca Stumpf on June 27, 2019

Friends, readers, listeners: lend me your beers. Read more

Tagged: Author-Read, book club, bookclub, business, cook, crafter, fitness, humor, mystery, scifi, self-care audiobooks, summer listening, Summer Listens, thriller

Q&A with Emily Rankin, Narrator of The Most Fun We Ever Had Submitted by Becca Stumpf on June 25, 2019

Author Claire Lombardo’s new novel, The Most Fun We Ever Had, has been named one of the most anticipated books of the summer by People, O Magazine, LitHub, and more—and with Emily Rankin narrating the audiobook, listeners can count on a heaping helping of additional awesome. Read more

Tagged: book club, bookclub, Claire Lombardo, cook, crafter, Emily Rankin, Q&A, summer listening, The Most Fun We Ever Had

Coming-of-Age Stories for Right Now Submitted by Becca Stumpf on April 18, 2019

What makes a great coming-of-age novel can be as varied and twisty as coming-of-age itself, but one thing is certain: the audiobooks that orbit this category keep getting better and better. Read more

Tagged: 99 Nights in Logar, A Wonderful Stroke of Luck, book club, Coming of Age, Lights All Night Long, Normal People, Oksana Behave!, Testimony from Your Perfect Girl, The Saturday Night Ghost Club

Julie Berry Shares the Magic and Music of Lovely War Submitted by PRHA Contributor on March 15, 2019

by Julie Berry

I first discovered just how much audiobooks are greater than the sum of their parts when my own books found their way to audio. Read more

Tagged: book club, crafter, Family Listening, Guest Post, Julie Berry, Lovely War