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Convert your name into a Dewey Decimal Number! http://spacefem.com/quizzes/dewey/ gives this description: This will convert your name to a class listed in the Dewey Decimal System. That’s right… somewhere between 000 (Generalities) and 999 (Extraterrestrial worlds) you have a place, and through the magic of internet we can find it through random arbitrary letter decoding. Plus this [...]

The Audio Publishers Association will award the “Oscars” of audiobooks, the Audies, on June 5, 2012. Today the APA announced the finalists for this year’s honors. Take a look at all the nominees below for a fantastic list to add to my compilation of 2011 audiobook “Bests.” This announcement is perfect timing for library A/V [...]

The n+1 literary magazine’s blog features a wonderful reflection on all things audiobook in this February 9 post, written by Maggie Gram. What audiobooker hasn’t experienced something just like this: At the end of the book, when the novel breaks the fourth wall and transforms the narrator into a character in the genealogical story (“The [...]

Video evidence that Kirby Heyborne, narrator of this year’s Odyssey winner Rotters, is actually Cupid himself. Call this belated Valentine’s treat another one to add to the Heyborne “who knew” file!

Free  for you: Love Story by Erich Segal, a 2 1/2 hour teary-eyed audiobook lovefest. Your gift from HarperAudio, via iTunes, by clicking this link. Grab it quick – offer ends February 20th!

If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won’t), Betty White’s charming humorous memoir from Penguin Audio, took top honors at last night’s Grammy awards. However, the Spoken Word Grammy nominees also served to honor the memory of a true icon of spoken word dramatization:  Yuri Rasovsky, whose career was noted in this Los Angeles Times [...]

Ever wonder what happens during recording? If you think those perfect audiobooks flowed error-free into the mic, this sound clip will change your mind – and make you laugh! Here’s the backstory to the recording of Hit by a Farm from Dog Ear Audio: As a memoir writer, I’m used to sharing my mistakes, especially [...]

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Audiobooks for Youth: A Practical Guide to Sound Literature is available for preorder! My book’s cover & content blurb is now up on the ALA Store’s website. I feel a little bit like an expectant mom who was just handed an ultrasound picture – although my hard labor won’t see the light of day for a few [...]