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Best of the Bookternet: January 2016
By all accounts, 2016 is off to a great start. This month has been chock-full of interesting articles, exciting news, and passionate advice. Here are some of our favorite essays, blog posts, and lists since the first of the year.
Back to Basics With Classic Novels
Classics can be an intimidating genre. But Audiobooks bring classics to life in new and interesting ways. To make it even easier for you to get started, we’ve discounted these books for the month of August!
Quotes to Help You Through the Hot Days of Summer
There’s nothing better than to close your eyes, nestled under the cool shade of a tree, listening to a good book. These authors would hardly disagree.
6 Children’s Books for Road Trips
Summer is finally here and for most families that means road trips and long family car rides. We have scoured our children’s audio books and compiled some of our favorites that are sure to keep you and your family entertained for hours.
The 6 Best Fathers in Literature
From supportive side characters to crime-solving heros, these dads love their kids and will do anything for them. This Father’s Day, lend your ear to one of these dads (as well as your own!).
Paradise Lost
Milton was already blind when he began writing Paradise Lost, dictating it to his daughter. Listening to the audiobook version is like being transported back to his home, listening to him compose this epic poem, word by word, enraptured by his beautiful language.
The Silkworm
Writing as Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling has followed up The Cuckoo’s Calling with another exciting tale of Cormoran Strike. This time he’s on the trail of a missing novelist.
7 Books for a Stimulating Book Club Discussion
The best book club selections foster discussion, whether it’s for their beauty, their complex characters and plots, or their place in our cultural landscape. From books by David Foster Wallace to Bill O’Reilly, spanning topics from Martin Luther King, Jr., to the Salem witch trials, fast-paced thrillers to humorous essays, these books are sure to get your book club talking.
Review: The Girl With All the Gifts
Just when you thought there wasn’t anything more to say about zombies comes M.R. Carey’s cerebral journey through the English countryside. Focused on one little girl who holds the key to survival, The Girl With All the Gifts is as dark as it is satisfying.