Start with Mysteries, Thrillers, & True Crime If You’re New to Audiobooks

If you're new to audiobooks or unsure if they're for you, try a mystery, thriller, or true crime audiobook to get you started. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-07-20 10:32:00 UTC ]
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Paul Newman’s memoir—which he started writing in the 80s—will finally be released next fall.

If you’re like me and have a deep appreciation and love of classic Hollywood, then you’ll be delighted to hear that Knopf plans to publish Paul Newman’s memoir in the fall of 2022. The actor, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, began working on his memoir in the 1980s; according to the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-03 14:46:35 UTC ]
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Lloyd's latest thriller snapped up for film and TV

Film and TV rights have been sold for Sam Lloyd’s The Rising Tide (Bantam Press).   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 00:06:55 UTC ]
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Let’s talk about audiobooks: best narrators, best listening speeds and why we like them to begin with

Does listening to an audiobook while working hinder or enhance productivity? Let’s discuss. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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How did our national parks come to be? A new book explores their rocky start.

Dennis Drabelle’s “The Power of Scenery” chronicles Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating gems like Yosemite Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankie Boyle's 'phenomenal' crime fiction debut netted by Baskerville

Comedian Frankie Boyle is making his crime fiction debut with Meantime, a “phenomenal” story set in the Scottish independence referendum's aftermath, to be published by John Murray imprint Baskerville. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-28 00:03:08 UTC ]
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5 Audiobooks to Catch Up on the 2021 Pulitzer Winners and Finalists

A Pulitzer Prize all but guarantees a book a wider audience. Not so long ago it could also mean a new edition as an audiobook. A look at the winners and finalists of the 2021 Pulitzers, however, shows how thoroughly readers, publishers, and authors have embraced this alternate form of reading.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-22 08:50:43 UTC ]
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Headline scoops Elston's debut adult thriller in 24-hour pre-empt

Headline has scooped First Lie Wins, the debut adult thriller from Ashley Elston, in a 24-hour pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 07:17:26 UTC ]
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‘My Sweet Girl’ pushes the boundaries of what a thriller can do

Novelist Amanda Jayatissa ratchets up the tension — and the conversation about social injustices. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Best new audiobooks to listen to this month

For your entertainment and education: stories by Lianae Moriarty, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers and Alan Taylor Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Female Spanish thriller writer Carmen Mola revealed to be three men

Trio step out from behind pseudonym marketed as ‘Spain’s Elena Ferrante’ to accept €1m prizeA million euro literary prize has lured three Spanish men out of anonymity, to reveal that they are behind ultra-violent Spanish crime thrillers marketed as the work of “Spain’s Elena Ferrante”The men had... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-10-16 22:37:44 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph snaps up Ward's superyacht thriller

Penguin Michael Joseph has snapped up an “unputdownable superyacht" thriller, A Stranger on Board, by Cameron Ward.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 04:58:36 UTC ]
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Mystery and Imagination: Close-up on Melinda Leigh

Bestselling author Leigh chatted with PW about her latest novel in the Bree Taggert series, Right Behind Her, and writing believable narratives with enticing, gut-punching mysteries that keep readers up at night. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Time To Slow Down Your Audiobook Speed

Love listening to audiobooks at 1.25 or 1.5 or even 2 times the speed? Here's your challenge to slow down and listen with intention. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-04 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Toby Jones reads audiobook of le Carré’s final novel Silverview

Bafta-winning actor Toby Jones will read the audiobook of John le Carré’s final novel, Silverview, which publishes on 14th October 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 22:01:16 UTC ]
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The Owner of The Mysterious Bookshop Built His Dream House

And of course it includes a two-story library — modeled on the Bodleian at Oxford University — for his massive collection of books. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-09-28 09:00:26 UTC ]
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Scholastic Has Good Start to Fiscal 2022—with a Caveat

Scholastic reported higher sales and a smaller loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and while it said business is improving, it did point to some “headwinds” which all publishers are facing: rising costs and disruptions in the supply chain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime fiction stars team up to support Barnardos

This Halloween, a group of crime writers including Peter James, M W Craven, T M Logan and Trevor Wood are publishing a spooky crime anthology to help raise funds for the Barnardos Children in Crisis Appeal, set up in the wake of the "shadow pandemic" created by Covid-19. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 02:35:23 UTC ]
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Speechki: Synthetic Voicing to Augment the Industry’s Audiobook Inventory

The technology of Speechki, an exhibitor at Frankfurter Buchmesse, offers faster, less expensive paths to audiobook production. (Sponsored) The post Speechki: Synthetic Voicing to Augment the Industry’s Audiobook Inventory appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-21 19:39:32 UTC ]
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Faber nets Swanson's 'ingenious' murder mystery

Peter Swanson's latest "ingenious" murder mystery Nine Lives has been scooped by Faber and will publish next spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-16 00:06:48 UTC ]
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Yiyun Li on Starting a Virtual Book Club During the Pandemic

When I first meet a writer on the page, I pose a simple question: What don’t you ask permission for? In Yiyun Li’s case, the answer is her freedom. Individualism might seem inevitable for a woman who was born in China and whose early work responds to authoritarianism, but—reading Li—one senses... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
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