Best new audiobooks to listen to this month

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[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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What we're listening to: Sturgill Simpson and 'Chase Darkness with Me'

In this installment of our audio IRL, senior editor Andrew Tarantola's affinity for anime leads him to an unlikely musical discovery. Senior editor Jessica Conditt is addicted to true crime podcasts, but her recommendation is an audiobook with podcas... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-12-03 14:30:00 UTC ]
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Shareholders to convene next month for WH Smith’s proposed acquisition of MRG

WH Smith’s plans to buy the Marshall Retail Group (MRG) have been approved by the FCA and the transaction now only requires shareholder approval. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 19:46:04 UTC ]
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5 Small Press Audiobooks To Give As Gifts This Year

For book lovers, Small Business Saturday means a trip to the local independent bookstore, many of which invite local authors to hang out and make recommendations. If you’re an audiobook lover you can still support small businesses, and I don’t mean purchasing your audiobooks on compact disc. Ask... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-25 09:48:59 UTC ]
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Eight Audiobook Classics Written, and Narrated, by Women

Contemporary recordings breathe new life into such books as “To the Lighthouse,” “Jane Eyre” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-11-22 17:06:26 UTC ]
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The best new audiobooks for your Thanksgiving drive

As you sit in traffic, turn up the volume on works by Elizabeth Strout, Amy Waldman and T.J. Stiles Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-19 16:37:42 UTC ]
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Listening up: Nielsen data shows the audio sector continuing its recent growth

Audiobook sales have rocketed in 2019, and look set to achieve another record year, as the sector continues to attract first-time listeners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 08:43:01 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann 'confident' at nine-month mark as group revenues grow 3.3%

Penguin Random House's parent company Bertelsmann has expressed confidence it will meet its targets for the full year 2019, reporting a boost in group revenues for the first nine months of 3.3%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 00:49:57 UTC ]
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Elphinstone's The Snow Dragon is BA children's book of the month

The Booksellers Association has named Abi Elphinstone’s “captivating” story The Snow Dragon as its book of the month for November.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-01 01:30:17 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Has New Audiobook Program

Rowman & Littlefield Audio plans to release 35 audio titles this year and 50 in 2020 in subject areas that include history, self-help, business, and pop culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tune In To These Great Libby Audiobook Hacks

If you listen to audiobooks on Libby, then you need these Libby audiobook hacks in your life. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-25 10:41:56 UTC ]
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Beano launches monthly children’s book club

Beano has launched a new book subscription service for children offering newly published books across a wide range of authors and genres. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 16:43:46 UTC ]
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Relatives of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash arrive home with remains after 7-month wait

Members of several Canadian families who lost loved ones in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last March landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Tuesday morning along with seven caskets carrying the remains of their relatives. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-10-22 17:42:52 UTC ]
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Hisham Matar Spent ‘A Month in Siena’ Staring at Art

The new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author is part travelogue and part art criticism, a reflection on the power of art to affect us deeply. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-10-22 09:00:11 UTC ]
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LJ Ross audiobooks to be narrated by 'Hannibal' star Dancy

A W F Howes audiobook of self-published star LJ Ross’s new Dr Alexander Gregory thriller Impostor will be narrated by “Hannibal” actor Hugh Dancy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 03:57:05 UTC ]
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How to Score Audiobook ARCs

There are a lot of tips around on how to get physical review copies. But how about audiobooks? Below are some ways to get those audiobook ARCs. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-21 10:39:48 UTC ]
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MPs back PA campaign calling for end to VAT on e-books and audiobooks

Nearly 40 MPs have signed a letter calling for the Chancellor to remove VAT on e-books and audiobooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 10:27:19 UTC ]
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Nnedi Okorafor on Writing and Narrating the Audiobook of Her Memoir

Author Nnedi Okorafor is known for her award-winning Afrofuturist works, stories rooted in African culture and perspective that explore beyond the realm of what is currently possible. Okorafor’s writing examines the intersection of technology, the natural world, and magic, building a world in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-17 08:47:48 UTC ]
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Ronan Farrow does goofy voices in his dead-serious MeToo audiobook

The audiobook version of “Catch and Kill” features first-rate reporting and some wince-worthy character work. (You do NOT want to hear him do Trump’s voice.) What: The least necessary vocal inflection in recent memory.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-10-16 14:20:58 UTC ]
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Viral Story of Edmund Kemper’s Audiobook Narration Tells Bigger Story

The Edmund Kemper, audiobook narrator story is sensational. The work of The Blind Project, though, is vital, important, and worth knowing. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-14 10:35:39 UTC ]
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FutureBook to present new audiobook research

Exclusive research into the growing audiobook market conducted by Harris Interactive is to presented at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller's publishing conference. The study, along with panels on audiobook recording, commissioning, new technology, retailing, and podcasting will form the basis... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 08:41:01 UTC ]
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