Erica Berry on the Polyamorous Intimacy of Reader, Author, and Audiobook Narrator

I always imagined, that, given the choice, I would read my own audiobook. I had heard memoirs often sounded best in the author’s throat—something about the familiar tang of the hardship unspooled. But had I written a memoir? A bookseller acquaintance asked me that a year before the publication of my debut, and I wasn’t […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Egypt’s IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate Khaled Lotfy Out of Prison

The Prix Voltaire-winning Cairo publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy was released from prison, the IPA reports, on November 19. The post Egypt’s IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate Khaled Lotfy Out of Prison appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Big Bad Wolf’s Big Plans

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Denver Bookseller Joyce Meskis Dies, Age 80

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Denver Bookseller Joyce Meskis Dies, Age 80

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The best sci-fi movies, books and shows to consume over the holidays

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Apple's AirPods Pro fall to $200, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

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How a Great Audiobook Narrator Finds Her Voices

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The best digital gifts to send your friends and family

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What Running Has Taught Me About Writing (and Vice Versa)

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The Best Audiobook Thrillers to Listen to This Winter

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Europe’s largest Middle Eastern bookseller to close

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BookBeat in France: ‘Updated’ Audiobook Subscriptions

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Talking to Lake Bell About the 2022 Best Nonfiction and Culture Audiobooks

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Bookwire in France: A ‘New’ Audiobook Market

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Dagny Corcoran, Bookseller and Fixture of the L.A. Art Scene, Dies at 77

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Inspirational passion or paid-for promotion: can BookTok be taken on face value?

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Spotify accuses Apple of impeding its fledgling audiobook business

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Hell and Back by Craig Johnson, Read by George Guidall

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