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Explore the Complexities of Love for People and Places in These February Debuts Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on February 15, 2019

When we think of February, we think of hearts (instead of wintery, blustery weather!). Hearts can mean a lot of different things: love of a place, love of an activity, romantic love, familial love, friendship love, and, best of all, the love you have for yourself.

So, whatever type of love you’d like to immerse yourself in with your next audiobook, we have a fantastic selection for you from bright, new voices in literature. Read more

Tagged: Adenrele Ojo, American Spy, Amy Shiels, Anissa Gray, Astrid Scholte, Bahni Turpin, Bangkok Wakes to Rain, bookclub, crafter, Dominic Hoffman, Elizabeth Knowelden, Euan Morton, Four Dead Queens, January LaVoy, Jim Dale, Julia Whelan, Lauren Wilkinson, Leife Shallcross, Lindsay Stern, Macleod Andrews, Pitchaya Sudbanthad, The Beast's Heart, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, The Study of Animal Languages

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Listening Library’s 2019 ALA Award Winners Submitted by Erin Murphy on February 8, 2019

We have some amazing award-winning titles for you to pass on to the little audiobook listeners in your life! Read more

Tagged: Adib Khorram, Anne Twomey, Blood Water Paint, Boots on the Ground, clemantine wamariya, darius the great is not okay, David Aaron Baker, Deborah Grausman, Educated, Elizabeth Partridge, Erin Spencer, FEED, Front Desk, green, Jaina Lee Ortiz, John Beach, Joy McCullough, Julia Whelan, Kekla Magoon, Kelly Yang, Lisa Flanagan, M.T. Anderson, Meghan MacLean Weir, Michael Levi Harris, monster, Naomi Novik, Prentice Onayemi, Priya Ayyar, Ray Porter, Robbie Daymond, Robin Miles, Sam Graham-Felsen, Sonia Sotomayor, Spinning Silver, sullivan jones, Sunny Lu, tara sands, Tara Westover, The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor, The Book of Essie, the girl who smiled beads, The Night Diary, The Season of Styx Malone, Veera Hiranandani, vesper stamper, Walter Dean Myers, what the night sings, Xe Sands

The Perfect Audiobooks for the Winter Solstice Based on Your Astrological Sign Submitted by Erin Murphy on December 20, 2018

The Winter Solstice (December 21, 2018) may be the shortest day of the year, but it packs a punch of astrological happenings and can signify rebirth, reflection, and the slow building of momentum for the new year. Read more

Tagged: Amalia Andrade, Andrew Rannells, Becoming, Ben Whishaw, Brave Not Perfect, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Cassandra Campbell, Cathleen McCarron, Charlie Anson, Claire Lombardo, Crazy Rich Asians, Daisy Jones & The Six, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, Eleanor Tomlinson, Emily Rankin, Gail Honeyman, Gretchen Rubin, heather havrilesky, Jacob Tobia, Josie Silver, Julia Whelan, Karen Thompson Walker, Kerri Maher, Kevin Kwan, Lisa Gabriele, Love à La Mode, Lynn Chen, Maria Kuznetsova, Mark Deakins, Meg Wolitzer, Michelle Obama, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Nina LaCour, Oksana Behave!, One Day in December, Ottessa Moshfegh, Outer Order Inner Calm, Peter Heller, Professor Chandra Follows, Rajeev Balasubramanyam, Ramon Tikaram, Rebecca Lowman, Rebecca Mozo, Reshman Saujani, Robbie Daymond, Sissy, Soniah Kamal, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Stephen Hawking, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Disenchantments, The Dreamers, The Female Persuasion, The Kennedy Debutante, The Most Fun We Ever Had, The River, The Winters, Too Much is Not Enough, Unmarriageable, What If This Were Enough?, You Always Change the Love of Your Life

Staff Picks: Hidden Gems of 2018 Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on December 18, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, we here on the Penguin Random House Audio team are all reflecting on what we’ve read and listened to. Among the many (many) stories that the Audio team has collectively gone through this year, there are several hidden gems that we think everyone should know about! Read more

Tagged: A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out, A Place for Us, Adenrele Ojo, Adib Khorram, Alexia Arthurs, bookclub, Cassandra Campbell, Chelsea Morgan, Christina Henry, darius the great is not okay, Deepti Gupta, Diane Magras, Dominic Hoffman, Dorothy Parker, Elaine Stritch, Everything Leads to You, Fatima Farheen Mirza, How to Love a Jamaican, James Fouhey, Janina Edwards, Jay Duplass, jen silverman, Jim Broadbent, jorjeana marie, Joshua Manning, Judy Blundell, Julia Whelan, Like Brothers, Mark Duplass, Michael Levi Harris, Nina LaCour, Parker: Selected Stories, Rachel Joyce, Sally Franson, Sally Green, Scott Harrison, Sunil Malhotra, The High Season, the island dwellers, The Mad Wolf's Daughter, The Mermaid, The Smoke Thieves, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Thirst

Listen Up! AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2018 Submitted by Erin Murphy on November 28, 2018

‘Tis the season for celebrating another great year of audiobook listening! Read more

Tagged: Anne Tyler, Arthur Morey, Becoming, bookclub, Clock Dance, Dion Graham, Educated, Elena Favilli, Esi Edugyan, Francesca Cavallo, Fred Sanders, gayle forman, good night stories for rebel girls, Harbor Me, hope nation, i have lost my way, jacqueline woodson, Jon Meacham, Julia Whelan, Kimberly Farr, Lisa Flanagan, Machiko Kakutani, Michael Crouch, Michael Ondaatje, Michelle Obama, Naomi Novik, Nicole Lewis, Reporter, rose brock, Seymour Hersh, Spinning Silver, Steve West, Sunil Malhotra, Tara Westover, Tavia Gilbert, the death of truth, The Soul of America, Warlight, Washington Black

Adult Audiobooks That Older Teens Can Listen To

Audiobooks to Spark Conversations with Older Teens Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on November 2, 2018

Older teens have a lot of information to sift through. Not only are they confronted with the universal struggles of leaving childhood behind and becoming an adult, but they’re also forming their own opinions on big ideas and issues. Read more

Tagged: Alma Cuervo, Bahni Turpin, behold the dreamers, Cassandra Campbell, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cristina Henríquez, Darrell Dennis, Dear Ijeawele, Dear Ijeawele or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, Educated, Emily Janice Card, Family Listening, Imbolo Mbue, January LaVoy, Julia Whelan, Karen Thompson Walker, Kyla Garcia, Prentice Onayemi, Rebecca Skloot, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Tara Westover, The Age of Miracles, The Book of Unknown Americans, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, there there, tommy orange

Your End-of-Summer Listening Checklist Submitted by Erin Murphy on August 21, 2018

If you’re anything like us, you’ve found yourself near the end of summer with a long list of warm weather activities you’ve been meaning to do and an ever-growing to-be-read pile. Read more

Tagged: Abby Craden, alex mckenna, alice waters, Amanda Brooks, Amy Ettinger, Anne Ostby, Cassandra Campbell, Catherine Taber, coming to my senses, Dave Eggers, Delia Owens, Dion Graham, Emily Rankin, Fannie Flagg, Farm From Home, Fiona Davis, Frances de Pontes Peebles, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CAfe, Ghosted, Heather Lloyd, Jilly Bond, Julia Heaberlin, Julia Whelan, Julie Schumacher, Katherine Press, Kathleen McInerney, Life in The Garden, Lorna Raver, Louise Miller, M Train, Miriam Parker, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Nell Stevens, Ottessa Moshfegh, Paper Ghosts, patti smith, Paula Saunders, Penelope Lively, Pieces of Happiness, Rebecca Lowman, Rebecca Mozo, Rosie Walsh, Saskia Maarleveld, Social Creature, stephanie danler, Sweet Spot, sweetbitter, Tara Isabella Burton, The Air You Breathe, The Distance Home, The Late Bloomers’ Club, The Masterpiece, The Monk of Mokha, The Shakespeare Requirement, The Shortest Way Home, The Victorian and The Romantic, Where the Crawdads Sing

August’s Debut Authors to Listen To Submitted by Erin Murphy on August 15, 2018

From historical coming of age tales to gripping dystopian fiction, the authors debuting in August have audiobooks that span numerous genres. Get ready for your to-listen list to grow a lot longer.

Tagged: A Short Film About Disappointment, Adib Khorram, Ari Fliakos, Ashly Burch, Benaifer Mirza, bookclub, Cassandra Campbell, Cherry, Christina Dalcher, darius the great is not okay, David D. Kirkpatrick, Delia Owens, Flights, Horse, Howard Michael Gould, Into the Hands of the Soldiers, Jeremy Bobb, Jessie Greengrass, John Michael Higgins, Joshua Mattson, Julia Whelan, Last Looks, Lucy PAterson, Michael Levi Harris, Nico Walker, Olga Tokarczuk, Paula Sanders, Preti Teneja, Rebecca Lowman, Sight, Talley English, The Distance Home, Vox, We That Are Young, Where the Crawdads Sing

Turn Your Road Trip Into a Family Adventure Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on August 7, 2018

Going on a road trip with your family? Make sure to pack (or download) a handful of audiobooks that can engage and entertain the entire family. Read more