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You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, Read by the Authors

Wild Stories About Racism
February 25, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson and Michelle Burford, Read by Viola Davis, Cicely Tyson, and Robin Miles

Honoring the Indomitable Force That Was Cicely Tyson
February 24, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter, Read by Chelsea Stephens

Collected Novellas from the Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author
February 23, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas, Read by Dion Graham

The stunning prequel to The Hate U Give
February 22, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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A Pho Love Story by Loan Le, Read by Ryan Do and Vyvy Nguyen

A Delicious and Sweet Romance for Teens
February 19, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Read by Kenny Ramos and DeLanna Studi

A Memorable Intertribal Powwow Comes to Life
February 18, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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She Persisted: Claudette Colvin by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Read by Janina Edwards

Inspire Kids with Claudette’s Story
February 17, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller, Read by Greta Jung

Hear the Newbery Medal Winner on Audio
February 16, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, Read by Imani Parks

A Brilliant New Fantasy for Kids
February 16, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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On Narrating Classics, Historical Romances, and More

A Conversation with Audiobook Narrator Nicholas Boulton
February 12, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Read by Sean Astin

Revisiting a Classic
February 12, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds by Paul Farmer, Read by Pete Cross

A Close Look at the Ebola Epidemic
February 11, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Resilience by Harvard Business Review, Read by Daniel Henning and Rachel Perry

Six Timely Articles from HBR
February 10, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The New Map by Daniel Yergin, Read by Robert Petkoff

A Wide-Ranging Look at Energy from a Pulitzer Prize Winner
February 9, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The Journeys of Trees by Zach St. George, Read by Daniel Henning

On the Future of Trees
February 8, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Egyptian Nights and Other Tales of Romance and Imagination by Alexander Pushkin, Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Explore Classic Stories of Russian Literature
February 5, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Adapted by Dina Gregory, Read by a Full Cast

A New Twist on the Classic
February 4, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The Survivors by Jane Harper, Read by Stephen Shanahan

Small-Town Secrets in This Australian Thriller
February 3, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde, Read by Simon Jones

Fairy Tales from Oscar Wilde
February 2, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Looking to Get Lost by Peter Guralnick, Read by Jim Meskimen

Excellent Listening for Music Lovers
February 1, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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