2020 Audie Award Finalists

The Audio Publisher’s Association has announced the nominees for the 2020 Audie Awards, honoring excellence in audiobooks and spoken entertainment. The 2020 Audie Awards includes Audiobooks of the year, audio drama, best female narrator, best male narrator, autobiography/memoir, business/personal development, fantasy, fiction, etc. And winners will be revealed at the Audie Awards® Gala on March 2 in New York City.
Below is a complete list of 2020 Audie Award Finalists:
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner.
Becoming, written and narrated by Michelle Obama
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

BEST FEMALE NARRATOR
All the Lost Things by Michelle Sacks
The Boy by Tami Hoag
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

BEST MALE NARRATOR
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathon Safran Foer
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Watership Down by Richard Adams

AUDIO DRAMA
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner
Birthday Suit by Lauren Blakely
Have a Nice Day by Billy Crystal and Quinton Peeples
Puss in Boots by Neil Fishman, Harvey Edelman, and Khristine Hvam

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Becoming, written and narrated by Michelle Obama
From Scratch, written and narrated by Tembi Locke
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John
MotherStruck!, written and narrated by Staceyann Chin
Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood, written and narrated by Andrew Rannells

BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Barefoot Spirit by Michael Houlihan, Bonnie Harvey, and Rick Kushman
Calm the F*ck Down, written and narrated by Sarah Knight
Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World, written and narrated by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall
So You Want to Start a Podcast?, written and narrated by Kristen Meinzer
Wolfpack, written and narrated by Abby Wambach

FAITH-BASED FICTION & NON-FICTION
Breathe Again, written and narrated by Niki Hardy
How the Light Gets In by Jolina Petersheim
Jezebel: The Prequel by Jacquelin Thomas

FANTASY
Beasts of the Frozen Sun by Jill Criswell
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Time’s Children by D.B. Jackson

FICTION
The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer
Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Colombiano by Rusty Young
The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
American Moonshot by Douglas Brinkley
The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
The Queen by Josh Levin, narrated by January LaVoy
Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense by Dan Abrams and David Fisher

HUMOR
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
Idiot, written and narrated by Laura Clery
More Bedtime Stories for Cynics by Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, and Dave Hill
Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations, written and narrated by Craig Ferguson
A Woman First: First Woman, written and narrated by Selina Meyer

LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS
Milkman by Anna Burns
Mythos, written and narrated by Stephen Fry
The Night Tiger, written and narrated by Yangsze Choo
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

MIDDLE GRADE
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Our Castle by the Sea, written and narrated by Lucy Strange
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE
200 Women by Geoff Blackwell, Ruth Hobday, Sharon Gelman, Marianne Lassandro, and Kieran Scott
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars) by Cavan Scott
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff, narrated by a full cast with Holter Graham

MYSTERY
Along Came a Spider (25 anniversary edition) by James Patterson, narrated by Taye Diggs
The Boy by Tami Hoag, narrated by Hillary Huber
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup, narrated by Peter Noble
The Lost Man by Jane Harper, narrated by Stephen Shanahan
The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS
Becoming, written and narrated by Michelle Obama
Inside Out, written and narrated by Demi Moore
Madame Badobedah, written and narrated by Sophie Dahl
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future, written and narrated by Pete Buttigieg
Tough Love, written and narrated by Susan Rice
With the Fire on High, written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo

NON-FICTION
Grace Will Lead Us Home by Jennifer Berry Hawes
Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves by Frans de Waal
The Perfect Predator by Steffanie Strathdee, Thomas Patterson, and Teresa Barker
Talking to Strangers, written and narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
We Are the Weather, written and narrated by Jonathan Safran Foer

ORIGINAL WORK
Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar
I Eat Men Like Air by Alice Berman
Lustily Ever After: The Audiobook Musical by Stephanie Bentley and Miranda Ray
Nevertheless We Persisted: Me Too, written and performed by a chorus of voices
Our Harlem: Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster by Marcus Samuelsson

ROMANCE
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

SCIENCE FICTION
Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull
Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Forward by Veronica Roth, Blake Crouch, N.K. Jemisin, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir
Full Throttle by Joe Hill
I’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying, written and narrated by Bassey Ikpi
Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorafor and Whoopi Goldberg (foreword)

THRILLER/SUSPENSE
Blood in the Water by Jack Flynn
Freefall by Jessica Barry
The Institute by Stephen King
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
Winter Dark by Alex Callister

YOUNG ADULT
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Lovely War by Julie Berry
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas, narrated by Bahni Turpin
With the Fire on High, written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo

YOUNG LISTENERS (UP TO AGE 8)
How to Read a Book, written and narrated by Kwame Alexander
The Lion King by Elizabeth Rudnick and Disney Press
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!, written and narrated by Mo Willems
Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself, written and narrated by Matthew Gray Gubler
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds

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How to Read Nook Books on Tolino Reader

Tolino is a well-known brand for its e-readers and tablets marketed by leading booksellers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Since 2014, Tolino e-reader has also been available in Belgium, Netherlands, and Italy. In 2015, Tolino was chosen as e-reader brand of the year by allesE-Book.de. Tolino received 44.3% of votes, Kobo 27.7%, and Amazon 17.8%. However, in the previous year's survey, Tolino was ranked fourth, capturing 17.7% of voters.
Here are Tolino's advantages at a glance:

• Tolino cloud: safely store and synchronize your eBooks
• HotSpot: free access to Telekom HotSpots across Germany
• Open system: free choice of booksellers for buying your eBooks
• Standard eBook formats: ePUB, PDF and TXT
• Reading app: read flexibly on your mobile device
• Webreader: read directly in your browser of smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac

How to Read Nook Books on Tolino Reader

1. Remove Nook DRM

Epubor Nook DRM Removal is the only software which can help you remove Nook DRM effortlessly. For detailed instruction, you can follow this guide to remove Nook DRM step by step.

2. Transfer Decrypted Nook Books to Tolino

First, plug in your Tolino reader to computer. Then navigate to your DRM free Nook books, next copy and paste them to Tolino for reading via USB. 

Bonus: If you want to read Kindle books on Tolino, you can follow this guide to make it happen. 

Barnes & Noble's 2019 Holiday Book Drive Donate Approximately 1.4 Million Books

During the annual Holiday Book Drive, from November 1st through December 31st, Barnes & Noble stores donate books to hundreds of charities across the country to provide for those in need. The program seeks to help children achieve their educational potential and to help beat illiteracy and give the gift that lasts forever: the gift of reading!
Joining Barnes & Noble’s annual Holiday Book Drive is easy. Just visit your local Barnes & Noble store and purchase a book for a child in need during the holiday season.

Through 2019 Holiday Book Drive, Barnes & Noble has collected over 1.4 million books which are donated to hospitals, schools, literacy organizations and social service organizations.

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Amazon Launches Audible Suno App in India

Last month, Amazon just launches a completely free app Audible Suno for Indian user exclusively. Audible Suno is a free streaming service that gives you unlimited access to Audible 60 original and exclusive episodes in both Hindi and English languages. The service is completely free: no payment, no ads, no sign-up required. With Audible Suno, you can hear India's most famous voices. Such as Bollywood stars, TV celebrities, comedians, famous authors and more.
“Suno is our latest experiment and we see India as a first market to offer such services globally. We want to build a habit for audio entertainment in India and we want to create a new demographic appeal with this new experiment,” said Audible founder Don Katz, “Audible Suno is a world-first for Audible, and reflects our commitment to creating exceptional entertainment for our Indian customers.”
If you beomce Audible member, you will get access to over 200,000 Hindi and English audiobooks and exclusive members-only global shows.

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BOOX 2.2.2 Firmware Update Is Available Now

Onyx Boox, is a brand of eBook reader produced by Onyx International Inc based in China, has been making e-readers for 10 years and the company has a number of e-readers they are currently selling. Recently, they had released a firmware update which was available for all Onyx BOOX e-readers and E-Notes that run Android 6.0 OS, such as the Max2 Pro, Max2, Note Pro Nova Pro, Note and others. Good news is that this great update includes many new features which is dedicated to improving user experience.
According to BOOX Firmware 2.2.2 changelog, below are their new features: 
1. Allow scribbles for flow documents. The pages with scribbles can be exported from TOC (do not support embedding scribbles to original flow documents).
2. Support full-page translation, which can be activated via Menu — Split View — Page Translation.
3. Now PDFs also allow scribbles after reflow.
4. PDFs auto-fits the display width in landscape mode.
5. Flow documents support highlight across pages (PDFs do not support).
6. Added a zoom function (maximum zoom level: 16x) to the Note app, and adjusted the tool placement.
7. Added a language option on the AI interface.
8. Optimized the brush latency for gray colors.
9. Long-pressing on app icons for optimization is back now.
10. Added a language option on the handwriting keyboard interface, adjusted the placement for speech input.
11. Optimized the speech recognition interface, and add punctuation input.
12. The system contrast can be set individually on the drop-down menu.

So you can now edit ebooks in Onyx Boox devices after updating the BOOX 2.2.2 Firmware. Before, you can only scribble on PDF documents, but from now on, you can also edit epub, mobi, txt, and all formats you may use.
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Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year 2019

On December 5, 2019, Barnes & Noble announced that booksellers around the country chose Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as the winner of Barnes & Noble’s 2019 Book of the Year.
According to CEO James Daunt, he said that their booksellers chose eight brilliant and diverse titles for our inaugural Book of the Year prize shortlist and Charlie Mackesy’s extraordinary The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse was voted as the winner. “This is the book more than any other that has caught the magpie eye of our booksellers. Word of mouth amongst our booksellers has made this inspirational book the surprise bestseller of the year. We are very proud to name it now our 2019 Barnes & Noble Book of the Year.”

The other 7 Brilliant Books of the Year were:
• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood;
• The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop;
• Mythos by Stephen Fry;
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides;
• Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout;
• No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg;
• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.

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Here are the Goodreads Choice Awards 2019

Goodreads has just announced the winners of the 11th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards 2019, the only major book awards which is decided by reader. There are 4,659,701 votes cast in total. Let us take a look of the best books of the year!

1. Best Fiction
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
2. Best Mystery & Thriller
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
3. Best Historical Fiction
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4. Best Fantasy
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
5. Best Romance
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
6. Best Science Fiction
Recursion by Blake Crouch
7. Best Horror
The Institute by Stephen King
8. Best Humor
Dear Girls by Ali Wong
9. Best Nonfiction
Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis
10. Best Memoir & Autobiography
Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
11. Best History & Biography
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
12. Best Science & Technology
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
13. Best Food & Cookbooks
Antoni in the Kitchen by Antoni Porowski
14. Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
15. Best Poetry
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
16. Best Debut Novel
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
17. Best Young Adult Fiction
Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott
18. Best Young Adult Fantasy
The Wicked King by Holly Black
19. Best Middle Grade & Children’s
The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan
20. Best Picture Book
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Fred Rogers and Luke Flowers

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