Booklist Online: Book Reviews from the American Library Association

Awesome, hilarious poetry performance for all school librarians – and those who support student access to libraries! Thanks to slam poet Taylor Mali of Page Meets Stage, for this great Friday morning smile. And if Mali’s voice sounds familiar, he is the terrific narrator of non-fiction audiobooks Close to Shore, Escape! The Story of the [...]

Subtract the illustrations from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, add the author’s narration and what do you get? This year’s Odyssey Award-winning title recognized as the best in audiobook production. Audiobooks for young listeners have long featured the audio rendition of text plus added music & effects. But what about audiobooks of [...]

Watch this video on recording World War Z & The Zombie Survival Handbook as audiobooks. Interestingly, Brooks praises the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic’s audiobooks, featured in this Comic-Con post with Stan Lee, for helping him make it through school as a student with reading difficulties. World War Z is one of my personal [...]

Audio, video, lesson plans & more available for free at Teaching Books.net. Here’s more from TeachingBook’s founder, Nick Glass:
A few weeks ago I posted a request for a few hard-to-find cover images of books that were recognized by the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Needless to say, ALSC colleagues came through — generously scanning and [...]

OMG – this is the best book trailer I’ve seen yet: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters from Quirk Classics I loooved the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies audiobook – currently available as download-only from Audible, not until October on CD  from Brilliance. Total strangers wondered about my sanity as I strolled down the sidewalk [...]

Audiobook fans, mark your calendars now: Monday 7/13, 3:30-5:30pm, McCormick Place West in W-470b. This is a free event, no ticket needed. Grab your seats early, as last year this was a standing-room only event -I even spotted a few Newbery-award winners sitting on the floor! The Odyssey Award recognizes excellence in the production of [...]

Audiobook narrator extraordinaire, recognised as the gold standard, gracious grand dame of voice actors – the accolades could go on and on. Barbara Rosenblat is this year’s Voice of Choice, Booklist Magazine’s recognition of lasting impact in the world of audiobook narration. Read Joyce Sarick’s reflections on  Rosenblat’s artistry to learn more about this master [...]

Thanks to the Audio Publishers Association for letting members know about the coverage of the Audies Award event on TV station New York 1’s George Whipple show. The event was absolutely wonderful – especially when I got a hug from Neil Gaiman. Really – I swear – I just can’t prove it because the picture [...]

What a fantastic evening! The 2009 Audies Award ceremony was a marvelous evening of conviviality, ending with the announcement of the Audio Publishers Association’s best titles of the year.  Here’s a recap of the winners:
Audiobook of the Year: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)
Distinguished Achievement in Production: Curse of the [...]

I’ve been busy winding up the school year – the last day with students is June 2nd! But tonight I’m packing for a long weekend in New York City (thank heavens for personal days). I’m going to my very first BookExpo America and to the Audio Publishers Association Conference on Thursday. But best of all, [...]