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  Congrats to Bolinda Audio & narrators Morven Christie and Lucy Gaskell, on their recognition as the year’s best audiobook by the American Library Association’s Booklist magazine. This brilliantly-plotted historical fiction is enhanced by the subtle and superb dual-narration. Give this crossover YA title a listen. You will be astounded! From the full press release, here [...]

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 [...]

Congratulations to audiobooks recognized on the Grammy Award Nominination list – and to all of the other recordings on this full list. Here are the honored audios – a sweep for author-narrated titles: SPOKEN WORD FIELD Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) American Grown written & read by Michelle Obama, withVarious Artists. Random House [...]

A roundup of audiobook freebies and links for fans & librarians. The NYT has another wonderful audiobook feature in the Sunday Book Review, “Sound Check “ by John Schwartz:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/books/review/sound-check.html?pagewanted=1&ref=books&_r=1& School Library Journal’s “Now You’re Talking! Your Collection Won’t be Complete Without These Must-Have New Audiobooks for Tweens and Teens” has top titles for fans [...]

Including MUST-HAVE audiobook Skulduggery Pleasant, one of my all-time favorites! Grab this Odyssey Honor title – you’ll fall in love with Rupert Degas’ amazing narration. This week’s two free downloads from SYNC:  Skulduggery Pleasant. By Derek Landy. Read by Rupert Degas. Published by HarperAudio When a not-so-innocent twelve-year-old girl named Stephanie inherits her eccentric uncle’s estate, she must join forces with [...]

Free webinar for fans & librarians Tuesday June 12, 2pm Eastern. Celebrate National Audiobook Month this June with Booklist! Representatives from AudioGO, Books on Tape/Random House, Dreamscape, Recorded Books, and Tantor Audio will discuss the latest audios and upcoming trends in this hour-long, free webinar. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with audiobook experts and get a preview [...]

Congratulations to the winners of the Oscars of the audiobook world! 2012′s top narrators & producers were recognized at the Audio Publishers Association’s Audies Award Gala June 5th at the New York Historical Society in New York City. Comedian, actor, writer and director Michael Showalter emceed the event, where I was thrilled to be in the company [...]

Try these 2012 Audies nominees – from cozy to hard-boiled, there’s something for everyone. May is Mystery Month on BooklistOnline and in Booklist magazine. I’ll be featuring audio mysteries here each Thursday, and often in-between. There’s nothing better than a great detective story in the car CD player on your way to your next heist or on the [...]

Daniel Kraus‘ Rotters, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, won the 2012 Excellence in Audiobook Production Award, co-sponsored by the American Library Association’s ALSC & YALSA divisions and Booklist. The Odyssey Award is the top recognition for youth & young adult audiobooks, and the winner and honor titles are the standard of excellence for production and narration. [...]

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 [...]