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Sep
29
2013
7 Best Book to Mini-Series Adaptations
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Author Elizabeth Gaskell was born on this day in 1810. In addition to being a contemporary of Charles Dickens, and friend and biographer to Charlotte Bronte, Gaskell can also lay claim to another achievement – authorship of one of the …
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Sep
27
2013
8 Things We Love About Audiobooks
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While we were planning our recent site redesign, we took a bit of time out to survey some of our listeners and find out their favorite things about the Audiobooks.com service. They had a lot to say! Here are some …
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Sep
25
2013
10 Best Stephen King Audio Books
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Doctor Sleep, the highly anticipated sequel to The Shining was released this week on audio book. To celebrate the new release from this bestselling author, we thought we’d take a look back at our 10 favorite Stephen King books. Carrie (1974) …
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Sep
23
2013
The Lorax and 12 Other Children’s Books that Made the Banned or Challenged List
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Dr. Suess may have been ahead of his time with his message of environmentalism in The Lorax, but here’s one he probably never saw coming: In 1989 this staple of children’s literature was challenged for “criminalizing the foresting industry.” Here …
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Sep
20
2013
Audio Book Virgin? 6 Tips to Pick the Best Audio Book for Your First Time
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Making the switch from reading to listening isn’t always easy. Many of us stop listening to books read out loud once our parents stop tucking us in, and it’s a skill that gets rusty. New audio book listeners sometimes complain …
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Sep
20
2013
Austen and Beyond: Why We Love Jane
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I am a Jane Austen addict. To those people who know me well this is no surprise. I have started to collect different versions of Pride & Prejudice (my favorite) and proudly display them on my living room bookshelf. I …
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