The ALA’s Odyssey Award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children or young adults, available in English in the United States.

Two full cast recordings of graphic novels are recognized!

Talk about a graphic novel coming to life! Check out this acceptance speech and skit—and plenty of food puns. . .

“The larger-than-life voices and sound effects set a perfect tone for retelling a beloved series, allowing it to be enjoyed in a new way.”

Have you heard? The American Library Association’s Odyssey Award committee has named two Listening Library titles as 2022 Odyssey Honors!

“. . . there’s something deeply gratifying about receiving the Odyssey Award because it’s bestowed by you—librarians and educators, the highest arbiters of quality in the publishing industry.”

Producer Orli Moscowitz interviews Allan Corduner about why he loves narrating audiobooks, how he prepares to record, and why ANNA AND THE SWALLOW MAN personally resonates with him.

What fun to see the live reactions from librarians and listeners who loved (or can’t wait to hear) this extraordinary audiobook.

Karen Dziekonski, Odyssey-winning producer of THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, read by Jayne Entwistle on bringing the book to audio.

Jayne Entwistle, Odyssey Award-Winning Narrator of THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE, shares how she prepared for the recording: “I simply fell in love.”

Award-winning audiobook narrator Kirby Heyborne’s performance of his original song, “Ain’t Nobody Change the World Like a Librarian,” will surely go down in ALA Annual history as one of the best surprise moments experienced by a crowd of librarians.

Watch how audiobook narrator Kirby Heyborne won the heart of every librarian in the room at the Odyssey Awards!