Back to the books. Another summer is almost done. Another school year about to begin. I love fall for many reasons-cooler nights, warm blankets, and oh so many amazing books to discover. I’m playing catch up on a few series here, as well as jumping into the muddled brain of one very funny writer/blogger. I […]
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Industry News Round-Up: July
Industry News Highlights Check out the latest and greatest industry news – including audiobook, library, publishing, technology and digital highlights. Audiobook News The APA has released their annual survey. All in all, continued strong growth in audio, in both units and dollars year over year. In 2014, unit sales were also up 19.5%, nearly […]
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August To-Read Pile
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Planet Girl by Tommy Greenwald Here’s the fifth title in the award winning (YALSA Amazing Audiobook) Charlie Joe Jackson series. Perfect for reluctant readers in grades 3-6, these hilarious novels are all narrated by MacLeod Andrews, whose voice reminds me of an older teen. Charlie’s big dilemma in book five […]
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July To-Read Pile
Historical fiction both charming and gut-wrenching, two very ambitious novels from young writers, and the latest from Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife, combine to make July a month to look forward to.
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Industry News Round-Up: May
Industry News Highlights Check out the latest and greatest industry news – including audiobook, library, publishing, technology and digital highlights. Blogs The Literate Housewife Jennifer, the editor and blogger at The Literate Housewife won the APA’s Audiobook Blogger of the Year. Check out her audiobook interviews, reviews and more! Audiobook News June is Audiobook […]
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June To-Read Pile
Take a look at the fiction, non-fiction, and YA we’re most excited to see release next month!
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Industry News Round-Up: April
Industry News Highlights Check out the latest and greatest industry news – including audiobook, library, publishing, technology and digital highlights. Audiobook News The Publishers Association shows that sales of audiobooks have doubled in the past five years and British readers spent £10 million on audiobooks last year, a 25% rise from 2013. Macmillan is […]
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Book Review: The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon
One of my fondest memories as a mom is sitting on the ground, with a boy in my lap, reading through an endless supply of board books. Before they could speak, my kids would toddle over, book in hand, and just start backing up into my lap. There was always time for another story or six. Bedtime […]
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Book Review: When Books Went to War
Let’s just cut to the chase: this fascinating look at a mostly forgotten aspect of World War II is engrossing, powerful, and delightful. You should read it.
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May To-Read Pile
I Take You by Eliza Kennedy One of Frankfurt 2013’s most buzzed about books is hitting shelves in May. Eliza Kennedy’s debut novel I Take You sold for a high six figures and the 150,000 first print run solidifies the high expectations. A ribald addition to chick lit shelves, one industry insider calls I Take […]
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