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Listen to this excerpt from The Dark Tower series, read by the author. Hope this holds you over until the eagerly-awaited release on April 24th of this addition to King’s bestselling epic! King decided to step into the recording studio himself to record this new title, which takes place between books 4 & 5 of [...]

Short web links to famous voices sharing snippets or the complete text of their works – click here for a slide show created by Flavorwire‘s Emily Temple with embeded links.  From Jack Kerouac reading the last page of On the Road to the smooth jams of some jazz to J.R.R. Tolkien reading from The Hobbit, you’ll be blown away by hearing these literary [...]

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 [...]

2012 Newbery winner for Dead End in Norvelt on audiobooks, books for boys, and the power of sound literature. Jack Gantos has garnered book awards galore, from the Newbery to National Book Award finalist. Not only is he one of the most thoughtful – and funny – writters for any age listener, he’s a top [...]

Best line of the episode? ”And the audiobook is only available abridged. ABRIDGED!” followed by maniacal laughter from the evil CEO of TweenLit Inc, played by Andy Garcia. I’m glad that Gaiman – a huge proponent of audiobooks -was able to include an audio reference in the show “The Book Job,” which focused on Lisa Simpson’s disillusionment over the fact that [...]

Author video: Audiobooks are THE way to experience poetry. Watch YA novelist Ellen Hopkins as she reflects on the audiobook version  of her newest title Triangles in this video from Simon & Schuster Audio. Hear her reaction to the decision to use four narrators, how audio actors absorb an author’s intent and breathe out the [...]

Jack Gantos: amazing author and outstanding narrator. Read my interview below, first printed at BooklistOnline, to hear what Gantos thinks about the value of audiobooks, the power of a male voice, and the need for more humor in literature for kids & teens. And be sure to listen to the audiobook of Dead End in [...]

Jane Lynch: my new BFF! Heartfelt audiobook memoir as perfect girl-talk car commute companion. The power of hearing the author sharing every detail of life’s happy accidents? You’ll be driving around the block to spend more time with Jane, as you bond together over her acting insecurities, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and critical success. Happy Accidents [...]

Ever wonder what writers want to know about audiobooks? Maggie Stiefvater quizzed two of the narrators who have voiced her books Linger, and Forever. Be sure to read the whole interview on Stiefvater’s Words on Words blog, but here’s how it starts: One of the most fascinating parts for me as an author has been [...]

A noose in the attic & a bolted door to nowhere? The Night Strangers goes on my to-listen list! You should know by now that I’m a sucker for author video interviews, and here’s a good one. Clearly, Bohjalian missed his calling as a readers’ advisory booktalker, as he demonstrates below – but he also [...]