Blue Ivy Carter is narrating the audiobook adaptation of the short film Hair Love.

Do you feel old yet? If the answer is yes, then join the club! Today, director and author Matthew A. Cherry announced via Twitter that Blue Ivy Carter (that’s right: Beyoncé and Jay Z’s eight-year-old daughter) is the narrator of the audiobook adaptation of his 2019 animated short film Hair Love, which received an Academy Award […] The post Blue Ivy Carter is narrating the audiobook adaptation of the short film Hair Love. first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-09 18:06:17 UTC ]

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Walters joins all-star cast to narrate Victoria Wood's biography

Julie Walters will be featuring as part of an all-star cast for the audiobook of Jasper Rees' authorised biography of Victoria Wood, Let's Do It. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 08:49:54 UTC ]
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Leave the World Behind by Rumann Alam, Read by Marin Ireland

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-12 08:00:42 UTC ]
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The Hidden Life of Ice by Marco Tedesco, Read by Joel Richards

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-09 15:32:33 UTC ]
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Charlie Kaufman is adapting Yōko Ogawa’s The Memory Police into a feature film.

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Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-09 08:48:58 UTC ]
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Nielsen Book Releases Australian Audiobook Consumer Research

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-08 19:52:16 UTC ]
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Because there is no morality in capitalism, Fox News is getting its own imprint at HarperCollins.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-07 16:16:12 UTC ]
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Karen Russell has recommended reading for you, Joe Biden.

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In ‘Fauci,’ a Doctor Whose Work and Mission Have Been Shaped by Politics

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Outpost by Dan Richards, Read by the Author

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