Random House Audio News and Alerts tag:www.randomhouse.com,2012:/audio/news//45 2010-01-20T15:09:29Z Movable Type 3.35 The Literary Community Mourns Robert B. Parker tag:www.randomhouse.com,2010:/audio/news//45.5085 2010-01-20T15:06:45Z 2010-01-20T15:09:29Z The international literary community has lost one of it's recognizable names, as Robert B. Parker, author of the bestselling Spenser and Jesse Stone series has passed away. Random House Audio The international literary community has lost one of it's recognizable names, as Robert B. Parker, author of the bestselling Spenser and Jesse Stone series has passed away. Having written over fifty novels, Parker was a success among both his adult and young adult fanbases. His recent releases include The Professional, Brimstone, and The Boxer and the Spy. To listen to clips of Robert B. Parker's extensive Random House Audio library, please visit www.randomhouseaudio.com.

]]> Congratulations to Our Listening Library 2010 ALA Award-Winners tag:www.randomhouse.com,2010:/audio/news//45.5077 2010-01-19T16:14:23Z 2010-01-19T16:22:34Z Listening Library had a great showing this past weekend at the midwinter American Library Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Random House Audio Listening Library had a great showing this past weekend at the midwinter American Library Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me won the ceremony's highest honor, the Newbery Medal. The Newbery Honor book category includes The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick and Grace Lin's download-only title, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy author, Libba Bray was awarded the 2010 Michael L. Printz Award for Going Bovine. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman, available as a download only from Listening Library, won the YALSA Excellence Award in Nonfiction, a brand-new honor. Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork was given the Schneider Family Book Award and the Pura Belpré Author Award went to Julia Alvarez for Return to Sender. Lastly, Walter Dean Myers was awarded the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Congratulations to all of our award-winners. To hear clips of any of award-winning audiobooks, visit www.listeninglibrary.com.

]]> Listening Library's Scat by Carol Hiaasen and Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford Nominated for 2009 Grammys(R) tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.5046 2009-12-03T15:32:19Z 2009-12-03T15:35:37Z Congratulations to our two Grammy nominees for 2009, Scat by Carl Hiaasen and Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford. Random House Audio Congratulations to our two Grammy nominees for 2009, Scat by Carl Hiaasen and Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford. Recognized for excellent production, direction, and performance, these two audiobooks will represent Listening Library proudly in the "Spoken Word Album for Children" category.

To listen to clips of these two nominees, visit www.listeninglibrary.com.

]]> Random House Audio and Listening Library Dominate Amazon.com's Best of 2009 List tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4994 2009-11-03T21:50:09Z 2009-11-03T21:53:05Z As the year is coming to a close, Amazon.com recently announced its top audiobook picks for the year Random House Audio As the year is coming to a close, Amazon.com recently announced its top audiobook picks for the year. See the Editor's Choice picks below:

1. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson
5. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
6. Strength in What Remains by Tracey Kidder
8. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

For the complete list of picks, please click here.

]]> CHARLES and EMMA a National Book Award Finalist! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4951 2009-10-15T18:53:45Z 2009-10-15T18:56:19Z Listening Library is honored that one if its titles, CHARLES & EMMA by Deborah Heiligman is a National Book Award Finalist. Random House Audio Listening Library is honored that one if its titles, Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman is a National Book Award Finalist. Available as an audio download, this audiobook follows Charles and Emma Darwin as they deal with the conflicts of their religion and his study of evolution. To listen to a clip of Charles and Emma or to learn more about all of our audiobooks, visit www.listeninglibrary.com.

]]> CHARLES and EMMA a National Book Award Finalist! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4952 2009-10-15T18:53:45Z 2009-10-15T18:56:51Z Listening Library is honored that one if its titles, CHARLES & EMMA by Deborah Heiligman is a National Book Award Finalist. Random House Audio Listening Library is honored that one if its titles, Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman is a National Book Award Finalist. Available as an audio download, this audiobook follows Charles and Emma Darwin as they deal with the conflicts of their religion and his study of evolution. To listen to a clip of Charles and Emma or to learn more about all of our audiobooks, visit www.listeninglibrary.com.

]]> Charles and Emma a National Book Award Finalist! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4950 2009-10-15T18:53:45Z 2009-10-15T18:55:49Z Listening Library is honored that one if its titles, CHARLES & EMMA by Deborah Heiligman is a National Book Award Finalist. Random House Audio Listening Library is honored that one if its titles, Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman is a National Book Award Finalist. Available as an audio download, this audiobook follows Charles and Emma Darwin as they deal with the conflicts of their religion and his study of evolution. To listen to a clip of Charles and Emma or to learn more about all of our audiobooks, visit www.listeninglibrary.com.

]]> President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4939 2009-10-09T19:03:10Z 2009-10-09T19:12:27Z Random House Audio Grammy® Award-winning author President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Congratulations to the President becoming one of four United States presidents to win the honor. To learn about all of Barack Obama's audiobooks, Change We Can Believe In, The Audacity of Hope, Dreams from My Father, and the compilation audio, The Essential Barack Obama, visit www.randomhouseaudio.com.

]]> Random House Audio Mourns the Passing of Author E. Lynn Harris tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4819 2009-08-12T13:44:32Z 2009-08-12T13:47:50Z I Say A Little Prayer, Just Too Good To Be True and Basketball Jones author E. Lynn Harris passed away July 2009, leaving behind a solid literary legacy in his unique writing style, geared mainly toward his extensive African American audience. Random House Audio I Say A Little Prayer, Just Too Good To Be True and Basketball Jones author E. Lynn Harris passed away July 2009, leaving behind a solid literary legacy in his unique writing style, geared mainly toward his extensive African American audience. Available on CD and as audio downloads, Random House Audio's collection of Harris' audiobooks diversify its substantial audiobook library. To hear clips of all of E. Lynn Harris' audiobooks, visit www.randomhouseaudio.com.

]]> Random House Audio Mourns the Passing of Author E. Lynn Harris tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4820 2009-08-12T13:44:32Z 2009-08-12T13:48:25Z I Say A Little Prayer, Just Too Good To Be True and Basketball Jones author E. Lynn Harris passed away July 2009, leaving behind a solid literary legacy in his unique writing style, geared mainly toward his extensive African American audience. Random House Audio I Say A Little Prayer, Just Too Good To Be True and Basketball Jones author E. Lynn Harris passed away July 2009, leaving behind a solid literary legacy in his unique writing style, geared mainly toward his extensive African American audience. Available on CD and as audio downloads, Random House Audio's collection of Harris' audiobooks diversify its substantial audiobook library. To hear clips of all of E. Lynn Harris' audiobooks, visit www.randomhouseaudio.com.

]]> The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Peel Society Wins 2009 Audie Award! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4679 2009-06-02T19:14:45Z 2009-06-02T19:17:51Z Random House Audio congratulates Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows on their win for their audiobook, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Random House Audio Random House Audio congratulates Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows on their win for their audiobook, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Honored for "Best Fiction" audiobook, the Audie Awards were announced Sunday, May 31st in New York City. Executive Producers Dan Musselman and Kelly Gildea were also in attendance to receive their honor.

To hear a clip of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and to learn about the audiobook everyone's talking about, visit www.randomhouseaudio.com.

]]> Alice Munro Wins the 2009 Man Booker International Prize! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4665 2009-05-27T22:47:58Z 2009-05-27T22:51:36Z Alice Munro was awarded the 2009 Man Booker International Prize this week, given once every two years to a living author for a body of work that has contributed to an achievement in fiction on the world stage. Random House Audio Alice Munro was awarded the 2009 Man Booker International Prize this week, given once every two years to a living author for a body of work that has contributed to an achievement in fiction on the world stage. Recognized as one of the most renowned writers of our time, Munro latest achievement is fitting. The View from Castle Rock is known as superior fiction, and a new release, Too Much Happiness will be available from Random House Audio in November 2009.

To learn more about The View from Castle Rock and Too Much Happiness, visit our website www.randomhouseaudio.com.

]]> Paul McCartney Loves Our Audiobooks! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4614 2009-05-06T18:41:55Z 2009-05-06T18:45:28Z Legendary musician and former Beatles member Paul McCartney was quoted recently in an article for Las Vegas Review about his trip to the city, and his love for audiobooks, and his recent listen, Beautiful Children by Charles Bock. Random House Audio Legendary musician and former Beatles member Paul McCartney was quoted recently in an article for Las Vegas Review about his trip to the city, and his love for audiobooks, and his recent listen, Beautiful Children by Charles Bock.. He commented about his love for audiobooks while traveling: "A couple of them were kind of dry, one of them was a nice sort of crime adventure, then we got to this Beautiful Children. Man, I tell you, it's so hard-core ... That's what I think of now when I think of Vegas."

To understand what McCartney is raving about, check out Charles Bock's Beautiful Children. To learn more about all our audiobooks, visit www.randomhouseaudio.com

]]> Christopher Paolini's Brisingr Nominated for Audiobook of the Year! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4587 2009-04-20T21:39:04Z 2009-04-20T21:43:48Z The third audiobook in Christopher Paolini's bestselling Inheritance Cycle, Brisingr, was honored with an Audiobook of the Year nomination on April 20, 2009 by the Audio Publishers Association. Random House Audio The third audiobook in Christopher Paolini's bestselling Inheritance Cycle, Brisingr, was honored with an Audiobook of the Year nomination on April 20, 2009 by the Audio Publishers Association. In announcing the nomination, the APA noted that "Narrator Gerard Doyle's masterful performance encompassed everything from people of all ages and genders to fantastic beasts with magical powers, demonstrating his own magical gifts in the process." The Audie Awards will be announced on May 29, 2009, at the New-York Historical Society in New York City.

Visit Listening Library's Inheritance Cycle webpage to learn more about the entire series, author Christopher Paolini, and series narrator, Gerard Doyle.

]]> American Lion Wins the Pulitzer Prize! tag:www.randomhouse.com,2009:/audio/news//45.4586 2009-04-20T21:35:34Z 2009-04-20T21:38:43Z Random House Audio congratulates Jon Meacham, author of the bestselling audiobook, American Lion on his Pulitzer Prize win this week. Random House Audio Random House Audio congratulates Jon Meacham, author of the bestselling audiobook, American Lion on his Pulitzer Prize win this week. A wonderfully illustrated biography of President Andrew Jackson, Meacham's portrayal has garnered him an immense amount of praise since its publication in November. To learn more about the award-winning book and its praiseworthy audiobook, please visit our website at www.randomhouseaudio.com.

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