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86: Our Favorite Audiobooks - (Don't) Come to Me, Animal Friends

8/14/2019

In this episode, we are revisiting our love for audiobooks! Each of us has evolved as an audiobook listener, and we talk about that process, the types of books that work best for us on audio, how we're stretching ourselves . . . and Sara's deep, deep love for puppy dog kisses (no sarcasm there at all!).

What are some of your new favorite audiobooks? Visit us on social media to share. You can find us on Litsy (at Unabridged), Instagram and Twitter (@unabridgedpod), and Facebook.

Ashley’s Picks

George Saunders’s Lincoln in the Bardo (multiple narrators) (book/audiobook)
Michelle Obama’s Becoming (read by the author) (book/audiobook)

Jen’s Picks

Steve Sheinkin’s Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian Football Team (Mark Bramhill, narrator) (book/audiobook)
Lydia Kang’s A Beautiful Poison (Saskia Maarleveld, narrator) (book/audiobook) and The Impossible Girl (Saskia Maarleveld, narrator) (book/audiobook)

Sara’s Picks

Fredrick Backman’s Beartown (Marin Ireland, narrator) (book/audiobook)
W. Bruce Cameron’s A Dog’s Purpose (William Dufris, narrator) (book/audiobook)

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85: Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation

8/7/2019

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For the second year, we are excited to explore three of the Global Read Aloud books. (You can find out more information about the Global Read Aloud here.) We are thrilled to begin Season 3 with a discussion of three amazing novels for middle grade, middle school, and young adult readers.

Listen to the episode, and then let us know what you think!

timeline

Introduction and General Discussion: 00:00 - 01:16
Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves: 01:17 - 18:45
Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home: 18:46 - 31:59
Kelly Yang's Front Desk: 32:00 - 43:40

other mentions

Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars
Mindy McGinnis’s Not a Drop to Drink
Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven
Alan Gratz’s Refugee
Neal Shusterman’s Dry
R. J. Palacio’s Wonder
Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”

other resources

Joseph Boyden’s Wenjack
Louise Erdrich’s Tracks
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine
Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Hearts Unbroken

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86: Our Favorite Audiobooks - (Don't) Come to Me, Animal Friends

85: Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation

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