National Book Award Winners Published As Audiobooks Exclusively by Recorded Books

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Prince Frederick, MD, November 21, 2011 -- Recorded Books is the exclusive audiobook publisher of the 2011 National Book Award winners in three separate categories. Titles published by Recorded Books include Fiction winnerSalvage the Bonesby Jesmyn Ward, which is scheduled for release on February 28, 2012; Nonfiction winnerThe Swerveby Stephen Greenblatt and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, released on September 26, 2011; and Young People’s Literature winnerInside Out and Back Againby Thanhha Lai, scheduled to be released on April 15, 2012.

All three titles may be ordered now by schools and libraries on CD, cassette, Playaway, or in downloadable format. These titles join past National Book Award winners exclusively available on audio from Recorded Books, such as Colum McCann’sLet the Great World Spin, Jaimy Gordon’sLord of Misruleand Sherman Alexie’sThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. To view a complete list of National Book Award finalists and winners available from Recorded Books, visit www.recordedbooks.com/nationalbookawards.
The National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Each year, the Foundation awards prizes in each of the four award categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature.

About Recorded Books: Recorded Books, LLC produces and distributes unabridged audiobooks and other audio products to public and university libraries and schools on CD, Playaway digital players and via a downloadable service. Over 10,000 titles are available for adults, children, and young adults in English and Spanish languages narrated by professional, award-winning actors. Packaging is designed for high circulation. One-year warranty, cataloging, processing, and free MARC records are available. For more information, visit www.recordedbooks.com. RBdigital from Recorded Books provides the electronic resources for your modern library with OneClickdigital downloadable audiobooks, ePrep Web-based test-preparation service, LawDepot online legal document service, Universal Class online continuing education courses, Transparent Language Online world language learning, streaming music from Rdio, digital magazine subscriptions from Zinio, and online American Sign Language resource Signing Savvy.

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