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The year’s best listening named by the American Library Association’s youth divisions in a just-completed conference in Dallas. Yes, the total list of award-winners announced yesterday has plenty of great titles, too. But there are three committees that focus on the unique attributes of audiobook production and narration when selecting the best. ALSC, the Association for [...]

Audiobook narrator extraordinaire, recognised as the gold standard, gracious grand dame of voice actors – the accolades could go on and on. That’s what I wrote when Barbara Rosenblat was named the 2009 Booklist Voice of Choice in recognition of her lasting impact in the world of audiobook narration. I first interviewed Rosenblat to gather her reflections on voicing [...]

This video booktrailer for Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading expounds on the non-book features of the library including downloadable audiobooks. Why not put this on your summer reading club web page to remind patrons that ALL kinds of reading count? MacLeod Andrews, narrator of Brilliance’s audiobook of Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not [...]

June 27th: Top narrators, a goody bag & reception, all for FREE. A great finish to the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in New Orleans, whether you are an audio aficionado or new to the genre. Celebrate the spoken word at the 2011 Odyssey Award Presentation featuring clips from the 2011 winners of the award [...]

An insider’s look at Odyssey-winner The True Meaning of Smekday. I had the opportunity to talk with one of the very best in the audiobook business, Random House Audio’s director of studio productions Dan Musselman, after the 2011 Odyssey Award winners were announced by the American Library Association. The task of Sarah McCarville’s Odyssey committee [...]

What do Harry Potter audiobooks and Odyssey Award Honor titles have in common? Solid team work that turns an outstanding text into an awesome listening experience through careful preparation. I had the pleasure of chatting with three audiobook pros about their role in creating the very best in literary listening: David Rapkin, director & producer [...]

Kaite Mediatore Stover can’t get enough of great books. When she’s not gathering great titles for her “He Reads..She Reads” column with David Wright in Booklist, Kaite’s tracking down the perfect match for patron requests as Head of Readers’ Services for Kansas City Public Library. But in her spare time, she slaps on the headphones [...]

Treasure Island read by Alfred Molina & Bloody Jack read by Katherine Kellgren – both recognized by the American Library Association’s Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production – are yours for FREE for one week only, starting today. Anyone can download these two great family listening A+ Audios with no need for personal information [...]

Mingle with the best in audiobook narration & production at the FREE Odyssey Award reception Monday June 28th from 4:00pm – 5:30pm, in the Washington Convention Center room 145B. Join the celebration at ALA Annual in DC which will include the presentation of the gold medal to Odyssey winner Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken. [...]

Two top titles to download every week – one classic, one YA – to hook listeners young & not-so-young on the best in audiobooks. Perfect to promote in school & public libraries and classroom summer reading lists. A feature to include in displays kicking off June is Audiobook Month. Fantastic vacation family listening. And a [...]