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2013 Children’s Choice Book Awards Announced!

  After tallying votes from kids all over the country, the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the sixth annual Children’s Choice Book Awards at a gala benefit in New York City on May 13. Recorded Books is proud to say that two of our titles were selected as [...]

Tim Gerard Reynolds Talks THEFT OF SWORDS 2013 Audie Award Nomination

    “When I first started to read Theft of Swords, I was initially struck by its droll sophistication, and its unabashed sense of fun. As I continued to read, the depth of the story became quite apparent as it unfolded into a vastly imagined, good-old-fashioned adventure, with its characters deepening, and its rich, superbly [...]

In the Studio – Barbara Rosenblat

  Narrator Barbara Rosenblat comments on Carol O’Connell’s The Chalk Girl being selected as a 2013 Audie Award Finalist!: “I was in my jammies when I heard. I felt like Sally Field at the Oscars way back when. And it was certainly a dark, broody, thriller for me to sink my teeth into. Recorded Books has [...]

George Guidall Talks REMEMBER BEN CLAYTON 2013 Audie Award Nomination

    “I’m so thrilled to learn that Remember Ben Clayton by Stephen Harrington has received an Audie nomination. If ever a book deserved attention, this beautifully crafted novel certainly does. It deals with so many aspects of the human experience all woven into a brilliantly written story, which was an absolute joy to record. I’ve been [...]

2013 Pulitzer Prizes

The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes were announced live from the Columbia Journalism School at 3 PM EST on April 15! All of the winners and finalists listed below are available to libraries as eAudio from OneClickdigital.     Winners Fiction: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson History: Embers of War by Fredrik LogevallLog Out Biography: The Black [...]

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 Shortlist

The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 shortlist has been announced! Set up in 1996 to celebrate and promote international fiction by women throughout the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction is awarded for the best novel of the year written by a woman. Any woman writing in English – whatever her nationality, country of residence, age [...]

2013 Best First Novel – Brett Cogburn’s PANHANDLE

The 2013 Spur Awards are in and Brett Cogburn’s Panhandle has been unanimously selected as the 2013 Best First Novel by the Western Writers of America! The Texas Panhandle of the late 1880s is the last great open range of American legend. Into that wild unknown country ride two young cowboys. Nate Reynolds is the [...]

In the Studio – Davina Porter

    “I’m delighted and thrilled to be  an Audie finalist, but full credit must go to the book. It was a case of the book almost reading itself. I had to check myself several times during the recording, so that the story could unfold in a timely fashion. A splendid ‘read’, a children’s story beautifully [...]

Emily Gray Talks ALL MEN OF GENIUS 2013 Audie Award Nomination

    “This book combines two of my favorite things: Shakespearean inspired story telling and strong female characters. So, narrating it was a joy! I often consider myself lucky to be surrounded by books in my professional life and this one was even more fun than usual. Lev AC Rosen is a delightful and playful [...]

Recorded Books 2013 Audie Award Finalists

The 2013 Audie Award finalists have been announced. Here are the Recorded Books titles that are up for the award! Childrens 8-12 Splendors and Glooms, narrated by Davina Porter, written by Laura Amy Schlitz Fantasy All Men of Genius, narrated by Emily Gray, written by Lev AC Rosen Theft of Swords, narrated by Tim Gerald Reynolds, written [...]

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