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Build Your House around My Body
by Violet Kupersmith

​In her second novel, Kupersmith (The Frangipani Hotel, 2014) combines elements of horror, mystery, and historical and literary fiction to create a strange and wondrous story. Winnie, a 22-year-old Vietnamese-American, is living in Vietnam ostensibly to teach English but really in an attempt to re-create herself.

Booklist Backlist: Listener Confidential – Audiobooks with Exclusive Content
by Heather Booth

Audio narration brings another dimension to a story, and can enhance enjoyment and understanding of the work. But sometimes an audio production doesn’t only enhance what’s on the page, it also offers something to listeners that print readers miss out on altogether. Each of these audiobooks includes exclusive listener content.

Fall Audiobook Preview: 2021
by Heather Booth & Biz Hyzy

​We are pleased to present upcoming audio releases from July through December, 2021. The information is supplied by publishers and is subject to change. Unless the format is indicated, the item is downloadable.

The Shelf Care Interview: Nidhi Chanani

In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Ronny Khuri talks to Nidhi Chanani, author of JUKEBOX.

The Booklist Odyssey Interview: Scholastic
by Heather Booth

On December 11, 2019, six voice actors gathered around a table to record the young adult historical fiction title Kent State together. Had the recording been scheduled for just a few weeks later, the intimacy of that session would have been impossible. This spring, days before the 51^st anniversary of the Kent State massacre, the cast, author Deborah Wiles, director Zane Birdwell, and Paul Gagne, recipient of the 2021 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, came together again, this time on Zoom, to revisit the experience of translating Wiles’ novel-in-verse into a remarkable audio production.

Trend Alert: Memoirs in Essays
by Donna Seaman

The memoir has evolved from an autobiographical narrative following the chronological path of the life of a prominent individual to a richly varied literary form embodying the complexity of an individual’s personal experiences and perspectives. The memoir-in-essays is liberating creatively, emotionally, and intellectually, allowing writers to explore passions, concerns, and discoveries that connect their lives to the larger world. The recent titles below are exceptional examples of this provocative and involving approach.

Listen-Alikes: Author-Narrated Memoirs
by Heather Booth

Memoirs offer intimate glimpses into lives of interest and impact. That intimacy is only increased when authors bring their own voices to the narration, a choice that welcomes listeners into a personal and often emotional listening experience. For listeners who appreciated the power of Elizabeth Nyamayaro’s starred narration of I Am a Girl from Africa and want more moving author-narrated memoirs, these will fit the bill.