Husband and wife duo Polly Samson and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd have teamed up to work on the audiobook of Samson's novel A Theatre for Dreamers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 22:58:40 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Audio is bringing together wellbeing experts, including fitness author Chloe Madeley and performance coach Sara Milne Rowe, in a new audio anthology, The Here and Now. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 10:56:54 UTC ]
Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Host Michele Cobb speaks with narrator Julia Whelan, one of AudioFile’s 2020 Golden Voices,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-08 09:15:30 UTC ]
If your local bookstore is all sold out of its books on anti-racism, good. Finally. Backorder them for yourself. But in the meantime, the audiobook version of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the 2016 National Book Award... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-04 14:34:08 UTC ]
The audiobook of STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING by Ibram X. Kendi is currently available for free on Spotify. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-04 12:58:03 UTC ]
Publishers are increasingly seeking out audio talent that reflects the race and experience of the books’ authors and characters. But what constitutes a black, Latino or Asian voice? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-06-03 12:00:12 UTC ]
While many readers have understandably found refuge from pandemic anxiety with thick biographies and door-stopping classics, others have had trouble focusing for long periods. With work laptops constantly open and homeschooled children orbiting, the solution to our short attention spans might be... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-02 08:48:22 UTC ]
Today's news marks the next step in Beat Technologies' drive to create bespoke D2C audiobook and ebook platforms for marquee-level publishers. The post Norway’s Beat Technology Signs a Denmark Trio for an Audiobook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-29 13:48:10 UTC ]
Get listening to Kevin R. Free audiobook performances with this guide to for where to start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-29 10:34:44 UTC ]
Everyone peaked too early. You remember. The beginning of lockdown, when suddenly half of your friends were FaceTiming you about Tiger King, or downloading a language app, and so many people ordered yoga mats online that they took an estimated six weeks to be delivered. Now the yoga mat... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-22 15:30:00 UTC ]
The National Literacy Trust has partnered with cosmetics company Lancôme to launch an audiobook club for young women. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-18 13:24:10 UTC ]
It’s a long-standing joke in lockdown now – among those of us quarantined, self-isolating, or lucky enough to keep working from home – that we don’t know which day it is. Or even which week. And did I shower this morning, or was it yesterday? Our immediate surroundings have been so similar for... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-15 14:46:20 UTC ]
I am not going to write about the illness; the headaches, the pain in my lungs and chest, the loss of smell (wine has still not yet been consumed), the breathlessness, the trip to A&E… Yep a seven long week Covid drama and if I had to use an emoji to illustrate the whole sodding experience,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-11 08:59:32 UTC ]
Once upon a time, round about the start of the year, there was a settled order in the audiobook recording world. A relatively small number of voice artists had at-home recording setups – often a booth, built in a spare room or the garden shed, which gave the experienced narrator greater... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-10 19:59:08 UTC ]
Having just acquired Sonolibro, Saga Egmont director Lasse Korsemann Horne sees the Spanish-language audiobook market as a key territory for expansion. The post Denmark’s Saga Egmont on Its Acquisition of Spain’s Sonolibro appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-07 15:29:40 UTC ]
“Mum” and “Phantom Thread” star Lesley Manville will narrate the audiobook of Richard Osman's forthcoming novel, The Thursday Murder Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-01 14:43:02 UTC ]
Itching for a great audiobook that's on the shorter side? Here are four under four hours long. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-01 10:40:12 UTC ]
Even if social distancing has helped you to achieve the nigh impossible task of watching your entire Netflix queue, there’s still a trove of media to consume. Sonos has teamed up with OverDrive -- makers of the audiobook lending app Libby -- to let c... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-04-30 14:37:36 UTC ]
Learn more about the lives and thoughts of these authors with these nonfiction audiobooks by bi+ women of color, including memoirs and essay collections. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-21 10:31:22 UTC ]
"Paddington" and "Downton Abbey" star Hugh Bonneville is voicing the free audiobook for Nosy Crow's recently released children's e-book about coronavirus. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 18:06:43 UTC ]