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Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty, Read by Sullivan Jones

A Hopeful, Engaging Listen for Children
January 20, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow, Read by Amy Landon

A Reimagined, Fractured Sleeping Beauty
January 19, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, Read by Natalie Naudus

A Lush, Sweeping Fantasy Inspired by Chinese Mythology
January 18, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman, Read by the Author

Poems For A Better Tomorrow
January 18, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Daggers Drawn Edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Read by a Full Cast

19 Thrilling Stories Packed with Twists and Turns
January 14, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Never by Ken Follett, Read by January LaVoy

A Captivating Political Tale
January 13, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Once Upon A Wardrobe by Patti Callahan, Read by Fiona Hardingham

On the Power of Stories
January 12, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Madam by Debby Applegate, Read by Erin Bennett

On Polly Adler, Jazz-Age Icon
January 11, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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The Joy and Light Bus Company by Alexander McCall Smith, Read by Bianca Amato

Join the Latest No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Adventure
January 10, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Revolution in Our Time by Kekla Magoon, Read by Tyla Collier

On the Origins of the Black Panther Party
January 7, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente, Read by Karis Campbell

Chills and Thrills in a Small Package
January 6, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela, Read by the Author

An Evocative Novel in Verse
January 5, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, Read by Will Smith

Hear Will Smith on His Life and Hollywood
January 4, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Miracle and Wonder by Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Paul Simon, Read by Malcolm Gladwell and Paul Simon

Talking with Paul Simon
January 4, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley, Read by Robert Ian Mackenzie

A Sweeping Scottish Romance
January 3, 2022  By Behind the Mic 
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Riccardino by Andrea Camilieri, Translated by Stephen Sartarelli, Read by Grover Gardner

The Final Inspector Montalbano Mystery
December 23, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart, Read by Rob Shapiro

Quarantine in Upstate New York!
December 22, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Read by Marin Ireland

Quarantine on the Galapagos!
December 21, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, Read by the Author

There’s Someone Haunting Birchbark Books
December 20, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, Read by Cindy Kay

A Unique and Wholly Captivating Sci-Fi Listen
December 17, 2021  By Behind the Mic 
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