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Audiobooks everywhere! Zombies, celebrities, and media icons – in print, out loud & on video. A round-up of audio awesomeness: I am a HUGE fan on the 2007 abridged audiobook version of Max Brooks’ World War Z, and CANNOT wait for the new & improved unabridged production – here’s some insider info from Brooks himself: [...]

Today’s video: Kirby Heyborne on recording the audiobook Scowlers, the newest from author Daniel Kraus. You may have joined the Heyborne fan club at the American Library Association’s annual meeting, where he rocked the house with his Ode to Librarians at the Odyssey Award celebration.   Daniel Kraus‘ Rotters, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, won the 2012 [...]

Audiobook lovers, you CAN take it with you – in the CataCombo Sound System casket! Check out this video & start creating your playlist of everlasting audios now, so that you’ll be able to lay back and listen to your favorite books for all eternity. As soon as I saw the $31,000 casket in this Device post [...]

Jack Gantos talks about his Printz Honor memoir Hole in My Life & one of the best audiobooks ever. Read more from Gantos in my interview in this Audiobooker post, where he discusses the power of audiobooks and the need for books that speak to guy readers. I was so honored that Jack wrote a personal reflection [...]

Dog-lover Hilary Swank on Pack of Two, by Caroline Knapp and narrator Victor Bevine, chosen by fans to voice the Dungeons & Dragons works of author R.A. Salvatore. Enjoy this twin-pack of audiobook “Behind the Scenes” from Audible!      

Watch & Listen – and Love!

Artists Inspired by Artists. A bit of Jim Dale to brighten your day!  

Now here’s a challenge for librarians planning programming to celebrate the release of The Hobbitt!  

Audio from a book? Absolutely! A capella masters Nick McKaig and Trudbol transform the instantly-identifiable theme from Ian Fleming’s iconic super spy films. Just in time for the release of Skyfall   Tip o’ the hat to Neatorama for the link

A newly discovered work by Dashiell Hammett, with multi-voiced narration led by Peter Ganim, Nicola Barber, & Scott Brick, is today’s give-away. Just leave a comment below if you’d like to win a copy of HighBridge Audio’s just-released production. After the success of The Thin Man movie in 1934, Hammett was commissioned to write  two full-novellas for additional films. After [...]