Whatcha Listenin' To?

In the car, at the gym, on your laptop-- audiobooks are popping up everywhere! Where is your favorite place to listen to a book? Tell us!

As always I’m curious to learn what audio books people are enjoying these days, so last week I asked library staff and MPL Facebook fans www.facebook.com/missoulapubliclibrary “Whatcha Listenin’ to?” Here are some of the responses I received:

Fire by Kristin Cashore, Read by Xanthe Elbrick

YCD CASHORE or Download via www.montanalibrary2go.org

In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli, Read by Conor Donovan

Available via partner libraries or Download via www.montanalibrary2go.org

What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe? Jerry Spinelli knows.

Fury by Salman Rushdie, Narrated by the author

BKCD RUSHDIE

Malik Solanka left his wife and son in England and fled to New York where he met beautiful Neela. Tormented by guilt and estranged from the modern world by his "furies," Malik begins a personal quest to overcome his anger.

My Life in France by Julia Child, Read by Flo Salant Greenberg

Available via partner libraries or Download via www.montanalibrary2go.org

Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found her "true calling."

P.S. Read or Listen to three books and earn a free small coffee drink during Winter Reading Club Jan. 15 - March 15 2010.