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Women’s History Month: Real Life Heroes Submitted by Erin Murphy on March 27, 2020

While we all have our favorite fictional women, sometimes it’s the real life stories that are the most incredible. The women in these audiobooks are attorneys, fighter pilots, activists, or women who just march to the beat of their own drum, and we’re inspired with every step.
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Tagged: bookclub, Cassie Chambers, Franci Rabinek Epstein, Franci's War, Gabra Zackman, Hill Women, Hollis McCarthy, Hood Feminism, Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Lauren Kessler, Mary Beard, Mikki Kendall, Suzanne Toren, The Happy Bottom Riding Club, The Women With Silver Wings, Women & Power

S5 E11 Eilene Zimmerman, Conor Dougherty, Sierra Crane Murdoch

On the Podcast: Eilene Zimmerman, Conor Dougherty, and Sierra Crane Murdoch Submitted by This Is the Author Podcast on March 4, 2020

In this episode meet Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked, Conor Dougherty, author of Golden Gates, and Sierra Crane Murdoch, author of Yellow Bird. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, Conor Dougherty, cook, Eilene Zimmerman, Sierra Crane Murdoch, This is the Author

Announcing Our 2020 Audie Award Winners Submitted by Becca Stumpf on March 3, 2020

Congratulations to our Penguin Random House Audio narrators and producers who took home the gold last night at the 25th Annual Audie Awards ceremony! Read more

Tagged: Audie Awards, award, awards, best audiobooks, bookclub, business

S5 E6 Steve Inskeep, Kate Winkler Dawson, William Wheeler

On the Podcast: Steve Inskeep, Kate Winkler Dawson, and William Wheeler Submitted by This Is the Author Podcast on February 14, 2020

In this episode, meet Steve Inskeep, author of Imperfect Union, Kate Winkler Dawson, author of American Sherlock, and William Wheeler, author of State of War. Read more

Tagged: American history, bookclub, business, history, This is the Author, true crime

Valentine’s Day, Say What? 8 Hot Audiobook Takes on *Real* Love Submitted by Becca Stumpf on February 12, 2020

There’s more to St. Val’s Day than hearts, flowers, and ribbon-festooned teddy bears—and we’re here to prove it. Read more

Tagged: bookclub, love, self-care audiobooks, valentine's day

Staff Round-up! Getting the One Who Got Away Submitted by Becca Stumpf on February 7, 2020

Cupid’s arrows are nocked and ready to fire, which means it’s time to ask our colleagues saucy book questions like, “what’s your one that got away?” Read more

Tagged: bookclub, romance, staff picks, valentine's day

Must-Listen Non-Fiction by African American Authors Black History Month

7 Must-Listen Non-Fiction Audiobooks by African American Authors Submitted by Becca Stumpf on February 6, 2020

Award-winning narrative nonfiction, urgent social commentary, personal memoir, and effervescent essay collections: it’s all here, and there’s so much more. Read more

Tagged: African-American authors, Black History Month, bookclub, Diverse Voices, Own Voices, We Need Diverse Books

The librarians have spoken: check out their recommended 2020 Listen List! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on January 30, 2020

Not sure what to check out next from your local library? The RUSA Listen List is the perfect place to start! Read more

Tagged: ALA Awards, american library association, awards, book club, bookclub

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

Isabel Allende on Audiobooks & A Long Petal of the Sea Submitted by Becca Stumpf on January 21, 2020

New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende is a writer who makes historical fiction live, and her words beg to be read aloud. Read more

Tagged: A Long Petal of the Sea, bookclub, crafter, Isabel Allende