Since 1982, the American Library Association has been celebrating our freedom to read with its annual Banned Books Week. This year’s theme? Diversity. While “diversity” is seldom given as a reason for a challenge, a disproportionate amount of challenged works are those that feature diverse characters or subject matter that addresses prejudice, such as (but not limited to) LGBTQIA topics, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities.
This week, let’s acknowledge our right to hear any and every story by celebrating these . Below are some of the most highly rated of these books on Audible (see the entire collection ).
Two-time BAFTA winner Mark Haddon brings listeners the moving, honest, and endearing story of a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome on a mission to unlock a mystery that threatens to upend his largely logical life. Paired with the soothing British narration of Jeff Woodman, this is a novel listeners of all ages will enjoy.