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5 Audiobooks to Listen to for World Refugee Day June 20, 2018

Since 2001, June 20th has been observed internationally as World Refugee Day in an effort to raise awareness about the plight of refugees. READ MORE

Tags: Cassandra Campbell, clemantine wamariya, Derek Palacio, dina nayeri, Elizabeth Weil, Exit West, Lauren Markham, Mohsin Hamid, Mozhan Marno, refuge, Robin Miles, the far away brothers, the girl who smiled beads, William DeMeritt, world refugee day, Youssif Kamal

9 Audiobooks that Explore the Immigrant Experience December 31, 2017

Generations of people across the globe have left their home countries in search of a better life. Through fiction and nonfiction, we get a glimpse of their experience. Dive into these nine audiobooks for young adults and adults. READ MORE

Tags: a step from heaven, Audiobooks Are Not Cheating, behold the dreamers, ellis island, Exit West, Immigration, maggie's door, refuge, the far away brothers, the namesake, the new odyssey, you bring the distant near, young adult

Man Booker Longlist Listens July 31, 2017

In the world of literary fiction, the Man Booker Prize is a big deal. The prize is bestowed each year on the best original novel written in English and published in the UK. The longlist of nominees has just been announced, and and we’re very excited that it includes several titles published by Penguin Random House Audio. READ MORE

Tags: bookclub, Colson Whitehead, Exit West, george saunders, Home Fire, Lincoln in the Bardo, literary awards, Man Booker Prize, Swing Time, THe Ministry of Utmost Happiness, The Underground Railroad, Zadie Smith

This Is The Author | Mohsin Hamid March 7, 2017

“The idea for my book came to me after moving back to Pakistan, where I was born, having lived many years in America and London.”

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Tags: Exit West, Mohsin Hamid, Podcast, This is the Author