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Our Recommendations for First-Time Listeners Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on April 14, 2020

The benefits of listening to audiobooks are clear: audiobooks are the ultimate tool for multitaskers, as well as a great way to relax. Read more

Tagged: Amie Kaufman, anything is possible, Billie Lourd, book club, bookclub, Carrie Fisher, Douglas Adams, Elizabeth Strout, Ernest Cline, family travel, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, I've Got Your Number, ILLUMINAE, J.K. Rowling, Jay Kristoff, Jayne Entwistle, Jim Dale, Johnathan McClain, Kimberly Farr, Lincoln Hoppe, max brooks, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Philip Pullman, Ready Player One, Sophie Kinsella, staff picks, Stephen Fry, The Golden Compass, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Princess Diarist, Wil Wheaton, world war z

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Staff Round-Up: Celebrating Underrated Women of Literature Submitted by Erin Murphy on March 11, 2020

It’s Women’s History Month, and your friendly neighborhood blog team wanted to know which literature ladies our staff considers completely underrated. Who is well overdue for some props? Which unsung hero should indeed be sung about?! Join us in a round of appreciative applause for these fictional women. Read more

Tagged: Adjoa Andoh, Alexander McCall Smith, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale, Katherine Arden, Kathleen Gati, Natalie Babbitt, Peter Thomas, The Bear and the Nightingale, The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First, Tuck Everlasting

Grand Finales: Epic Series Endings to Listen To Submitted by Erin Murphy on April 16, 2019

It’s said that all good things come to an end…and unfortunately that includes our favorite audiobook series. Fret not, however, because these finales are all so epic that you might forget to be sad. Read more

Tagged: Alex Romashov, All For One, Amie Kaufman, carla corvo, Cassandra Campbell, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling, James Dashner, Jay Kaufman, Jim Dale, Keong Sim, Kyla Garcia, Mark Deakins, Melissa de la Cruz, Nyxia Uprising, Obsidio, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Philip Pullman, Scott Reintgen, sullivan jones, The Amber Spyglass, The Fever Code

Sound Off on Censorship: Listens for Banned Books Week Submitted by Erin Murphy on September 24, 2018

During Banned Books Week (September 23rd to September 29th), we’re joining the rest of the literary community to celebrate freedom of speech and to stand up for the right to hear powerful stories. Read more

Tagged: A Time to Kill, Banned Books Week, Being Jazz, Blubber, eleanor & park, Gary Sinise, Halley Feiffer, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, J.K. Rowling, jazz jennings, Jim Dale, john grisham, John Steinbeck, judy blume, Laurie Halse Anderson, Mandy Siegfried, Maya Angelou, Michael Beck, Of Mice and Men, Rainbow Rowell, Rebecca Lowman, Song of Solomon, SPEAK, Sunil Malhotra, Toni Morrison

5 Audiobooks About Amazing Friend Groups Submitted by Erin Murphy on July 30, 2018

We’re celebrating stories about friends of all kinds! Read more

Tagged: Angela Goethals, Ann Brasheres, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, jesse andrews, Jim Dale, judy blume, Just as Long as We're Together, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Nina LaCour, Rebecca Soler, RJ Cyler, Robbie Daymond, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Disenchantments, Thomas Mann

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6 Stories Featuring Fantastic Teachers Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 11, 2018

When you’re growing up, your teachers are some of the most influential adults in your life. Share the encouraging, caring, intelligent teachers in these beloved audiobooks with the young listeners you know. Read more

Tagged: Anne of Green Gables, Elise Primavera, family travel, Fish in a Tree, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale, Kate Burton, kate winslet, Katherine Kellgren, Kathleen McInerney, L.M. Montgomery, Lauren Davis, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Matilda, ms. rapscott's girls, Patricia Polacco, Roald Dahl, teacher appreciation week, teachers, thank you mr falker

What We Listen to with Our Kids Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 4, 2018

Need a suggestion for an audiobook to listen to with your child(ren)? We asked staff members what audiobooks their kids love listening to together. Read more