Mar
16
2018
I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope
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“We’ve had a life before, and will have a life after, our assaults.” In 2014, Chessy Prout was a freshman at St. Paul’s School, a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire, when a senior boy sexually assaulted her as part of …
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Mar
16
2018
STAFF PICK: Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
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Title: Speak No Evil Author: Uzodinma Iweala Narrators: Prentice Onayemi and Julia Whelan Speak No Evil is a new release from the author of the critically acclaimed Beasts of No Nation. Protagonist Niru is a successful student. He received early acceptance to Harvard, is …
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Mar
12
2018
March Madness Reading List
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Whenever I hear someone dribbling a ball, I am instantly transported back to my elementary school days where a friend spared me countless times from gym class humiliation. Being a star basketball player, she was always one of the team …
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Mar
08
2018
STAFF PICK: The Bear and the Nightingale by Jennifer Arden
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Title: The Bear and the Nightingale Author: Katherine Arden Narrator: Kathleen Gati At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses… Such is the setting for Katherine Arden‘s debut novel, …
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Mar
08
2018
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Audiobooks
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Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated to acknowledge the social, economic, political, and cultural achievements of women — and what better way to celebrate than by listening to audiobooks penned by incredible female authors? I look forward …
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Mar
06
2018
Listen to The Shape of Water, best picture winner at the 90th Academy Awards
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I can think of no better way to spend a Sunday than celebrating great storytelling, munching on popcorn, and discussing the importance of diversity and representation. In other words, the 90th Academy Awards did not disappoint — especially when the winner for …
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