{"id":11453,"date":"2020-07-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11453"},"modified":"2020-07-08T11:31:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:31:08","slug":"short-stories-carry-big-meaning-read-with-your-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11453","title":{"rendered":"Short stories carry big meaning – read with your ears!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Personal vignettes, imagined occasions, inspiring moments, heart-rending choices – this week’s pair of free, professionally produced audiobooks brings us three dozen short stories by a wide array of YALit authors, courtesy of the publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So easy to get these AudioSYNC selections – register free<\/a>, have the free Sora app<\/a> on your phone or tablet, then download either title (or both) using the links below, free through late night Wednesday, 8 July 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fresh Ink<\/em><\/strong> (download free<\/a>, 2-8 July 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edited by Lamar Giles<\/a>. Read by Guy Lockard<\/a>, Kim Mai Guest<\/a>, Bahni Turpin<\/a>. Published by Listening Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These short stories from 13 well-known YA authors are ‘windows and mirrors’ into the lives of teens in cities, schools, neighborhoods, and their own thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by We Need Diverse Books<\/a>, Fresh Ink<\/em> includes 10 short stories, a one-act play, and a graphic novel (complete with sound effects).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hope Nation<\/strong><\/em> (download free<\/a>, 2-8 July 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edited by Rose Brock.<\/a> Read by a Full Cast<\/a>. Published by Listening Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutting through today’s bleak news, 23 YA authors share moments and stories that have personally inspired them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uplifting messages and honest concern, dark times becoming better, true tales – all remind us that hope can be found and should be shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A well-crafted short story is a memorable gem – what’s your favorite?
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Personal vignettes, imagined occasions, inspiring moments, heart-rending choices – this week’s pair of free, professionally produced audiobooks brings us three dozen short stories by a wide array of YALit authors, courtesy of the publishers. So easy to get these AudioSYNC selections – register free, have the free Sora app on your phone or tablet, then […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,237,19,23],"tags":[127,22,4,94,11,20,5,37,16,18,43,187,39,49,132,193,15,9,21,226,14,35,33,3,6,8],"class_list":["post-11453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure","category-diverse-books","category-fiction","category-nonfiction","tag-audiobooks","tag-behavior","tag-belonging","tag-civil-rights","tag-communication","tag-conflict","tag-coping","tag-death","tag-determination","tag-family","tag-growing-up","tag-lgbtq","tag-love","tag-memories","tag-personal-finance","tag-prejudice","tag-relationships","tag-school","tag-self-image","tag-short-stories","tag-sports","tag-surprises","tag-survival","tag-teens","tag-travel","tag-us-author"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fresh-ink-143918-sync2020-1781x1781-1.jpg?fit=480%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11453"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11514,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11453\/revisions\/11514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}