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As the  Odyssey Honor voice and the 2009 Audies Award winner for Best Solo Female Narration for Curse of the Blue Tattoo, Katherine Kellgren’s talent has been featured here before. But I am so thrilled that Ms. Kellgren has taken time away from the mic to answer my “Inside the Audiobook Studio” questions below.
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Mo Willems & daughter Trixie are our special guests today, as Weston Woods delivers an extra-special “Inside the Audiobook Studio.” Paul Gagne, Director of Production, recorded a fantastic audio interview with Willems, multiple Geisel Medal & Caldecott Honor recipient, and Trixie, her father’s co-star in Weston Wood’s 2007 Carnegie Medal-winner Knuffle Bunny. If you’ve ever [...]

Today’s panel at ALA Annual was a happy reunion of nearly all the members of the 2008 Odyssey Award committee, while those missing lent their support from afar. The wonderful women who served with me on that first-year committee are an amazing group of children’s and YA literature experts with a deep knowledge of the [...]

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 [...]

On Monday, January 26th, the following titles were announce at the Youth Media Awards ceremony at the ALA Mid-Winter conference as this year’s top audiobooks. For a complete listing of all award winners, including a video, go to www.ala.org/yma Congratulations to the publishers, directors, authors, and narrators of these wonderful productions, and to the Odyssey [...]

Have you seen the graphics on the Teen Tech Week 2009 promo items? Perfect for your audiobook section! Teen Tech Week is a great time to hold a “How to download audiobooks for free” demo, calling on Teen Advisory Board members as the experts. Maybe even send the show on the road to the Senior [...]

Thanks to Macmillan Audio for producing this fabulous behind-the-scene video look at the creation of the Dune audiobook series. You’ll see and hear master narrators Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and Simon Vance reflect on the honor of translating Herbert’s classic science fiction novels to the audio medium.  Paul Goodrich and Scott Sherratt demonstrate [...]

Last year at this time, I was tethered to my headphones, constantly listening to the best audiobooks of the year as chair of the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. This year, I can indulge in the speculation about which titles will be under discussion behind locked doors in Denver. And I can’t wait [...]

Welcome to Audiobooker! I am excited to move my blog to Booklist Onlne. If this is your first visit, look for all things audiobooks here – from great new releases to technical innovations, with a focus on youth titles.
One of the best audiobook narrators in the business is Katherine Kellgren. Katy ably voices adult tiles [...]