Baen Books, RBmedia Partner On Audiobooks

Independent science fiction and fantasy publisher Baen Books has partnered with audiobook company RBmedia for an audiobook program. Under the agreement, the two companies will publish more than 170 audiobooks over the next three years. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Thompson wins Arthur C Clarke Prize for Rosewater

Tade Thompson has won the Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction with his novel Rosewater (Orbit). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 04:11:12 UTC ]
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‘Mundos Alternos,’ Where Other Worlds Come to Life

Science fiction illuminates reality by imagining the unreal in a mind-bending show at the Queens Museum. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-07-15 09:00:06 UTC ]
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Gain a bird’s-eye view of America with these July audiobooks

Audiobook selections for July cover a swath of the American landscape, from a western river to Louisiana’s gumbo belt. Relax and take it all in. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-07-12 10:58:54 UTC ]
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Gain a bird’s-eye view of America with these July audiobooks

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-07-12 10:58:54 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-07-12 10:58:54 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-07-12 09:38:10 UTC ]
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HBO's *Years and Years* Unlocks Sci-Fi's Ultimate Potential

At its core, science fiction is a tool for building thought experiment machines. That's the game Russell T Davies' new show is playing so beautifully. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-07-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams narrates Judith Kerr's final book

David Walliams has narrated the audiobook of The Curse of the School Rabbit (HarperCollins), written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 12:22:15 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Pulls Investment from FarFetch Over Management Concerns| Industry Notes

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-09 18:18:07 UTC ]
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Stonewall, Before and After: An Interview with Samuel R. Delany

Author photo: Tom Kneller; art director: Spencer Singer ¤ SAMUEL R. DELANY (born April 1, 1942) is one of the most — if not the most — important science fiction writers and critics alive today. As documented in the feature-length documentary The Polymath (2008), Delany’s work as a teacher,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-06 12:30:30 UTC ]
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[ Interesting Literature | 2019-07-05 14:00:22 UTC ]
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Paul McCartney to narrate Hey Grandude! audiobook

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 02:57:43 UTC ]
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What we're buying: 'Typeset in the Future'

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[ Engadget | 2019-07-01 17:45:00 UTC ]
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Shifting Audiobook Habits for Mindfulness

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[ Book Riot | 2019-07-01 10:41:46 UTC ]
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Talking to Neal Stephenson, Whose New Novel, ‘Fall,’ is at No. 14

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[ The New York Times | 2019-06-28 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Samsung, AT&T work to turn science fiction into reality inside 5G Innovation Center

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-06-26 15:45:18 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-24 12:55:40 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 12:31:26 UTC ]
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'Orphan Black' is returning as a ten-episode audiobook series

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[ Engadget | 2019-06-13 22:51:00 UTC ]
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