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The article announces the release of audiobooks such as "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" by Neil deGrasse Tyson, "Lenin on the Train" by Catherine Merridale, and "Theft by Finding" by David Sedaris.

The article presents titles in various genres that will be offered by audiobook publishers as of Fall 2015. Topics include publisher Ashberry Lane's offering of "Like a Love Song" by Camille Eide, Brilliance Audio's offering of "Black Dragon River" by Dominic Ziegler, and Scholastic Audio's offering of "George" by Alex Gino.

The article explores the growing popularity of audiobooks, which recorded a 38.9 percent increase in sales in 2015 compared to 2014 figures according to the American Association of Publishers (AAP) StatShot report. Topics discussed include publishers' willingness to produce more audiobook titles, benefits offered by the boom in audiobooks sales to publishers and audio rights issues associated with publishing audiobooks.

The article discusses trends in audiobook publishing from 2014. Topics include the success of audiobook categories including children's literature, erotica, and motion picture tie-ins, how CD sales have stayed steady as digital audiobook production and sales have increased, and popular audiobooks including "Yes Please" by Amy Poehler, "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai, and "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng.

The article focuses on several picture books being released in the U.S. market as audio books. These include the self-published children's title "The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep," which made its debut under the Listening Library imprint of Penguin Random House Audio and the book audio release "What Pet Should I Get?," by Dr. Seuss. It noted that the school and library market have the strongest demand for book-and-audio packages.

The section offers updates on audiobook production and publishing in the U.S. as of October 2015. Topics covered include the narrators in some of Kurt Vonnegut's works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Breakfast of Champions," publishing schedule for several audiobooks and the cast in the audiobook "Lafayette in the Somewhat United States."

The article reports on the continued growth of sales and production for audiobooks in the U.S. in 2015. It notes the result of the survey of the Audiobook Publishers Association, which shows the high jump in both sales and title output of audiobooks in 2014. It also asserts that the increase of audiobook sales was driven by the popularity of the digital download format.