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Audiobooks everywhere! Zombies, celebrities, and media icons – in print, out loud & on video. A round-up of audio awesomeness: I am a HUGE fan on the 2007 abridged audiobook version of Max Brooks’ World War Z, and CANNOT wait for the new & improved unabridged production – here’s some insider info from Brooks himself: [...]

Today’s video: Kirby Heyborne on recording the audiobook Scowlers, the newest from author Daniel Kraus. You may have joined the Heyborne fan club at the American Library Association’s annual meeting, where he rocked the house with his Ode to Librarians at the Odyssey Award celebration.   Daniel Kraus‘ Rotters, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, won the 2012 [...]

Choose Joy by Karen Warren from Christian Audio, a free download read by the author. On this sunny day where Spring is just beneath the melting snow, Joy seems a perfect pursuit! Each month, Christian Audio has a free audiobook, so you have plenty of time to grab this 5.5 hour March freebie. Just go [...]

Scott Brick, narrator extraordinaire, shares a personal story that begins: Fact is, I have cancer. Read more about his inspirational journey to change the ending of his story on his blog, Scott Brick Presents.

Jack Gantos talks about his Printz Honor memoir Hole in My Life & one of the best audiobooks ever. Read more from Gantos in my interview in this Audiobooker post, where he discusses the power of audiobooks and the need for books that speak to guy readers. I was so honored that Jack wrote a personal reflection [...]

  Love Louise Penny’s The Beautiful Mystery? Read about real-life cloistered nuns whose CD release story echoes that of Penny’s most recent Three Pines mystery series novel. I’m a huge fan of Penny and Ralph Cosham, the narrator of the series’ audiobooks – essential listening for every audio fan. I couldn’t help but connect Penny’s [...]

I’m a huge fan of Scottoline & Serritella’s hilarious & heartwarming mother-daughter audiobooks. And I’m thrilled that Audiobook Community is hosting an audiobook Twitter chat tonight – here’s more… Don’t miss our upcoming Twitter Chat Audiobook Community (@Audiobook_Comm) will host audiobook listeners and special guest, author Francesca Serritella (@FSerritella) on Tuesday, December 11 at 8pm EST! Family travel over [...]

Finding the perfect audiobook voice? Hear from January LaVoy (narrator), Dan Zitt  (Random House Audio Director of Audio Production), David Rapkin (director), and Libba Bray (author) on the audition process for The Diviners. And for you real fans, there’s an 10-minute-plus extended version of the interviews here: http://youtu.be/WghgWICrc58  

Politics, music icons, audio for dogs, the year’s best titles & more. Here’s a mega round-up of all things audiobook! Audible has announced their list of the best audiobooks & narrator of the year: http://www.audible.com/int/Best_of_2012DEC/?source_code=AUDOR94NCEM112912&bp_ua=yes What are audiobook aficionados from across the pond listening to this holiday season? Read Sue Arnold’s suggestions in The Guardian [...]

Today is the 5th birthday of Audiobooker! Celebrate with Full Cast Audio’s The Misfits, an essential recording for every school and public library. To mark the fifth anniversary of my blog, I’ll be giving away FIVE freebie copies of The Misfits, hopefully to teachers and school librarians eager to introduce this title to their students. [...]