Listening is reading too! Celebrate DEAR Day with Talking Book Program audiobooks. Our collection contains more than 169,000 titles on every topic you can imagine!
From the library:
BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: REFLECTIONS BY 100 AUTHORS, ACTORS, MUSICIANS, AND OTHER REMARKABLE PEOPLE (DB 85037)
BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (DB 33153)
JOY OF BOOKS: CONFESSIONS OF A LIFELONG READER (DB 42728)
Be money smart! The Talking Book Program offers financial literacy resources, plus iBill currency readers, for free!
From the library:
BABY STEPS MILLIONAIRES: HOW ORDINARY PEOPLE BUILT EXTRAORDINARY WEALTH—AND HOW YOU CAN TOO (DB 108935)
KNOW-NONSENSE GUIDE TO MONEY (DB 110339) (BR 24524)
YOU DON’T NEED A BUDGET: STOP WORRYING ABOUT DEBT, SPEND WITHOUT SHAME, AND MANAGE MONEY WITH EASE (DB 126058)
Sports inspire and connect us! Explore biographies of athletes, collections of sports stories, and sports history in audio, braille, and large print in the Talking Book Program Collection!
From the library:
GAMES DO COUNT: AMERICA’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST ON THE POWER OF SPORTS (DB 59558)
RISING ABOVE: HOW 11 ATHLETES OVERCAME CHALLENGES IN THEIR YOUTH TO BECOME STARS (DB 85731)
WEIRD ZONE: SPORTS: THE STRANGEST, FUNNIEST, AND MOST DARINGEST EVENTS FROM THE WORLD OF ATHLETICS AND BEYOND! (DBG 09355) (BRG 03581)
Libraries open doors. Celebrate National Library Week with your local library and your other library, the Talking Book Program! Check out these cool titles about libraries from our collection!
From the library:
LETTER TO A FUTURE LOVER: MARGINALIA, ERRATA, SECRETS, INSCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER EPHEMERA FOUND IN LIBRARIES (DBC 02751)
LIBRARY: AN UNQUIET HISTORY (BR 15100)
LIBRARY BOOK: THE STORY OF LIBRARIES FROM CAMELS TO COMPUTERS (DB 65329)
Many individuals with autism also struggle to read standard print books. The Talking Book Program is here to help. We provide free audio books and magazines to keep reading accessible. Explore #WorldAutismAwarenessDay with this book list:
From the library:
AUTISTIC BRAIN: THINKING ACROSS THE SPECTRUM(DB 77046)
EXPLAINING AUTISM (BR 19229)
HI, MY NAME IS JOHN: MY STORY OF SURVIVAL WITH AUTISM AND LEARNING DISABILITIES (DBC 19749)
For Texans with Parkinson’s, the Talking Book Program provides accessible books to keep reading possible. TBP offers over 169,000 audio books and magazines. And check out our booklist for registered patrons!
From the library:
ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT PARKINSON DISEASE (DB 56698) (BR 14947)
PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES (DB 66154) (BR 17699)
PARKINSON’S DISEASE: THREE HUNDRED TIPS FOR MAKING LIFE EASIER (DB 60360)
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual prize created by the Women’s Prize Trust, a registered charity. It celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in Non-Fiction written by women. The Prize highlights ambitious, inspiring, and thought-provoking novels written by women in English and is awarded for books published in the previous year. The longlist was announced on February 11, and the shortlist will be announced on March 25. The winner will be announced on June 11, 2026.
For more information on the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction check out The Women’s Prize Trust’s website.
| FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN by Lyse Doucet (DB 133709 IN PROCESS) |
| INDIGNITY: A LIFE REIMAGINED by Lea Ypi (DB 133767 IN PROCESS) |
| MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy (DB 132952) |
| GENIUS OF TREES: HOW THEY MASTERED THE ELEMENTS AND SHAPED THE WORLD by Harriet Rix (DB 132619) |
| DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMBOO GROVE: FROM CHINA TO AMERICA, A TRUE STORY OF ABDUCTION, ADOPTION, AND SEPARATED TWINS by Barbara Demick (DB 131346) |
The 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists, announced in February 2026 for books published in 2025, highlight outstanding works across 13 categories. Winners will be announced Friday, April 17 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.
For more information check out the LA Times Book Prize website.
Here are the books longlisted for 2025 that are in the TBP collection.
| HUNCHBACK by Saou Ichikawa and translated by Polly Barton (DB 129296) |
| DOMINION by Addie E. Citchens (DB 131990) |
| HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR written and narrated by Molly Jong-Fast (DB 130271) |
| BLACK INTO BLUES: HOW A COLOR TELLS THE STORY OF MY PEOPLE written and narrated by Imani Perry (DB 130763, LB 0001271) |
| PEOPLE LIKE US written by Jason Mott and narrated by JD Jackson, Ronald Peet, and the author (DB 131558) |
| CORRESPONDENT written by Virginia Evans and narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Meyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Jim Seibert, and Steve West (DB 129105, BR IN PROCESS, en español DB 132482 en proceso) |
| EMPEROR OF GLADNESS written by Ocean Vuong and narrated by James Aaron Oh (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS) |
| CHILDREN OF RADIUM: A BURIED INHERITANCE by Joe Dunthorne (DB 129412) |
| PAPER GIRL: A MEMOIR OF HOME AND FAMILY IN A FRACTURED AMERICA by Beth Macy (DB 133313) |
| STRANGERS: FIVE EXTRAORDINARY BLACK MEN AND THE WORLDS THAT MADE THEM by Ekow Eshun (DB 133242) |
| PRIDE AND PLEASURE: THE SCHUYLER SISTERS IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION by Amanda Vaill (DB 133023) |
| GREEK TRAGEDY: ONE DAY, A DEADLY SHIPWRECK, AND THE HUMAN COST OF THE REFUGEE CRISIS by Jeanne Carstensen (DB 129257) |
| NO MORE TEARS: THE DARK STORY OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON by Gardiner Harris (DB 128599) |
| UNABRIDGED: THE THRILL OF (AND THE THREAT TO) THE MODERN DICTIONARY by Stefan Fatsis (IN PROCESS) |
| WHEN IT ALL BURNS: FIGHTING FIRE IN A TRANSFORMED WORLD by Jordan Thomas (DB 130110) |
| THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA by Brian Goldstone (DB 128877) |
| BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS) |
| PALAVER by Bryan Washington (DB 133197) |
| THESE HEATHENS by Mia McKenzie (IN PROCESS) |
| BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE by Char Adams (DB 133707 IN PROCESS) |
| BEFORE GENDER: LOST STORIES FROM TRANS HISTORY, 1850-1950 by Eli Erlick (DB 130787) |
| EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (DB 130344) |
| PROVING GROUND: A LINCOLN LAWYER NOVEL by Michael Connelly (DB 133660, BR 26608 IN PROCESS, LB 0008300) |
| KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (DB 130044) |
| BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS) |
| ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji (DB 130707) |
| LUMINOUS by Silvia Park (DB 128486) |
| DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS) |
| THEY POISONED THE WORLD: LIFE AND DEATH IN THE AGE OF FOREVER CHEMICALS by Mariah Blake (DB 129168) |
| STRATA: STORIES FROM DEEP TIME by Laura Poppick (DB 131355) |
| STORY OF CO2 IS THE STORY OF EVERYTHING: HOW CARBON DIOXIDE MADE OUR WORLD by Peter Brannen (DB 132559) |
| WHEN IT ALL BURNS: FIGHTING FIRE IN A TRANSFORMED WORLD by Jordan Thomas (DB 130110) |
| EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN’S OPENAI by Karen Hao (DB 129721) |
| CORRUPTION OF HOLLIS BROWN by K. Ancrum (DB 129735) |
| KING OF THE NEURO VERSE by Idris Goodwin (DB 134166) |
| TRUTH IS: A NOVEL IN VERSE by Hannah V. Sawyerr (IN PROCESS) |
| MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID CHASER by Jamie Jo Hoang (DB 132978) |
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement. The HWA is the premier writers’ organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, and they have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987. The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® will be announced during StokerCon 2026, to be held June 4-7, 2026 in Pittsburgh PA.
For more information check out the Bram Stoker Awards Website.
Here are the finalists for 2024 that are in the TBP collection.
| END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene (DB 132544, BR 26600 IN PROCESS) |
| ACQUIRED TASTE: CHILLING STORIES by Clay McLeod Chapman (DB 134413 IN PROCESS) |
| TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS by Hailey Piper (IN PROCESS) |
| MOONFLOW by Bitter Karella (DB 132423) |
| FACELESS THING WE ADORE by Hester Steel (DB 132173 IN PROCESS) |
| LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel (DB 127453) |
| OCTOBER FILM HAUNT by Michael Wehunt (DB 133147) |
| MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE by Ally Russell (DB 132671) |
| WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix (DB 126950, BR 25753, LB 0002960) |
| KING SORROW by Joe Hill (DB 133680 IN PROCESS) |
| BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS) |
| BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631) |
| GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner (DB 131011) |
| SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by Clay McLeod Chapman (DB 133187) |
| BEAUTIFUL BRUTAL BODIES by Linda Cheng (DB 133643 IN PROCESS) |
| WE’RE NOT SAFE HERE by Rin Chupeco (IN PROCESS) |
| SILENCED by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (DB 132665) |
| GIRL WALKS INTO THE FOREST by Madeleine Roux (DB 130503, BR 26404 IN PROCESS) |
The New York Public Library has announced the finalists of its 39th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award recognizes nonfiction books written by working journalists that bring attention and transparency to current events or societal issues of global or national significance.
All books nominated were published in 2025 and were selected by an 11-person Library Review Committee, which read over 100 books submitted by publishers. The winner will be announced in May.
For more information, check out the New York Times website.
Here are the finalists for 2026 that are in the TBP collection.
| EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN’S OPENAI by Karen Hao (DB 129721) |
| THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA by Brian Goldstone (DB 128877) |
| WE ARE EATING THE EARTH: THE RACE TO FIX OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND SAVE OUR CLIMATE by Michael Grunwald (DB 130975) |