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Essential Listening for National Poetry Month April 4, 2018

National Poetry Month was first celebrated in 1996. Since then, April has been a month to absorb, share, and celebrate poets and their words. Listen to one of these lyrical collections of poetry this month: READ MORE

Tags: Aimless Love, all of it is you., Billy Collins, brown girl dreaming, Celebrations, chasers of the light, jacqueline woodson, Maya Angelou, National Poetry Month, Nico Tortorella, Poetry, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, Tyler Knott Gregson, Warsan Shire

5 Must-Listen Audiobooks by Black Writers for Teens and Young Readers 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

Tags: 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

10 Listens for Black History Month February 6, 2017

In honor of Black History Month, we’ve collected ten fantastic audiobooks to listen to this month. From award-winning fiction and nonfiction to books from legendary authors, this list has something for everyone. READ MORE

Tags: Ayana Mathis, between the world and me, Black History Month, brown girl dreaming, Colson Whitehead, God Help the Child, Homegoing, jacqueline woodson, Juneteenth, Queen Sugar, Ralph Ellison, ta-nehisi coates, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, The Underground Railroad, Toni Morrison

#1000BlackGirlBooks Creator Shares Her Favorite Stories February 25, 2016

Being able to see – and hear – yourself within the stories you read is important but, unfortunately, doesn’t always happen. Penguin Random House Audio is proud to support diversity with the HearDiversity campaign, but Marley Dias is proof that even the youngest of us can make changes within his or her community. READ MORE

Tags: #1000BlackGirlBooks, brown girl dreaming, EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, jacqueline woodson, Mildred D. Taylor, Nicola Yoon, ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY

June is Audiobook Month Partnership with National Book Foundation June 14, 2015

In case you haven’t heard, June is Audiobook Month. And while Penguin Random House Audio celebrates the wonder of audiobooks all year round, we like that the format has its own dedicated spotlight. READ MORE

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