This girl is on fire! Karissa Vacker on narrating the “triumphant fiction debut” by actress Krysten Ritter

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This girl is on fire! Karissa Vacker on narrating the “triumphant fiction debut” by actress Krysten Ritter Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on October 3, 2017

Check out this guest post from audiobook narrator and multi-Earphones Award winner Karissa Vacker. She reads the psychological suspense thriller BONFIRE (on sale Nov. 7th) by Jessica Jones actress-turned-fiction-writer, Krysten Ritter. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly praises this “triumphant fiction debut” as a “pulse-pounding thriller.” Hear what it’s like to bring fall’s hottest book to life on audio… Read more

Tagged: BONFIRE, Guest Post, Jessica Jones, Karissa Vacker, Krysten Ritter, Psychological suspense

Author Jill Santopolo on how recording the audiobook of THE LIGHT WE LOST “showed me the power of story.” Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on April 27, 2017

Check out this guest post by THE LIGHT WE LOST author Jill Santopolo. Read more

Tagged: author, bookclub, Guest Post, Jill Santopolo, narrator, The Light We Lost

Hear History IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY by Kenneth C. Davis, read by a Full Cast (Audiobook Trailer) Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on October 2, 2016

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners?

Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this audiobook helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. Read more

Tagged: Adam Lazarre-White, Adenrele Ojo, Black History Month, Civil Rights, civil war, Dion Graham, Frankie Faison, Full Cast Recording, history, IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY, JD Jackson, Keith David, Kenneth C. Davis, Mark Bramhall, presidents, social studies

Audiobook Straight-Talk: Why Narrator January LaVoy Gets Overwhelmed Walking Into a Bookstore… Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on May 12, 2016

LAIR OF DREAMS is the 2016 Audie Award winner for Young Adult audiobook! Narrator January LaVoy shares her thoughts on the art of audiobook narration: Read more

Tagged: January LaVoy, JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, LAIR OF DREAMS, narrator, Star Wars, THE GATES OF EVANGELINE

Grimm’s Fairy Tales read by an Award-Winning Cast – Audiobook Trailer Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on April 25, 2016

Once upon a time has never sounded quite like this…

Listening Library has assembled an award-winning cast to read the most timeless and enchanting folk and fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Read more

Tagged: Alfred Molina, Bahni Turpin, Brothers Grimm, Classics, Davina Porter, Dion Graham, Edoardo Ballerini, Fairy Tales, Family Listening, Graeme Malcolm, GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, Grover Gardner, Janis Ian, January LaVoy, Jayne Entwistle, Jim Dale, Julia Whelan, Kate Rudd, Katherine Kellgren, Kirby Heyborne, Luke Daniels, Mark Bramhall, Robin Miles, Roy Dotrice, Scott Brick, Simon Vance

Narrator Chat: Cassandra Campbell & Paul Boehmer take on Truman Capote and THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on March 25, 2016

Truman Capote was known as many things—a brilliant writer, a brilliant gossip, and indeed, an iconic voice (both on and off the page).

Bestselling historical fiction author Melanie Benjamin is back, and has brought listeners her most glamorous and intriguing cast of characters to date featuring legendary writer Truman Capote and the colorful company he kept. Read more

Tagged: Cassadra Campbell, interview, melanie benjamin, paul boehmer, truman capote

TWILIGHT: The classic love story reimagined 10 years later…Hear Both Sides of this Epic Romance Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on October 6, 2015

Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer! The special new audiobook, LIFE AND DEATH, is a bold and surprising reimagining of the original Twilight with the characters’ genders reversed. Read more

Tagged: Ilyana Kadushin, LIFE AND DEATH, Michael Crouch, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

Odyssey Award-Winning Narrator Bahni Turpin Makes You Feel EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING—Nicola Yoon’s #1 New York Times bestseller! Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 22, 2015

Everyone is talking about EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, the beautifully heartfelt YA debut that became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. And thanks to Odyssey Award-winner Bahni Turpin‘s brilliant narration, this audiobook is a true listening treat. But you don’t have to take our word for it… Read more

Tagged: Bahni Turpin, Bestseller, EVERYTHING, Hear Diversity, In the Studio, Kelly Gildea, Nicola Yoon, Robbie Daymond

Dustin Hoffman narrates APPLEBLOSSOM THE POSSUM Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 28, 2015

Young listeners—and adults alike!—will adore APPLEBLOSSOM THE POSSUM, read on audiobook by Academy Award-winning actor, Dustin Hoffman. This heartwarming and funny animal adventure by Holly Goldberg Sloan, the award-winning author of Counting by 7s, also features sound effects, and music by Ry Cooder, resulting in a truly charming and magical listen. Read more

Tagged: APPLEBLOSSOM THE POSSUM, Dustin Hoffman, Holly Goldberg Sloan

IN THE STUDIO with Ta-Nehisi Coates as he records BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 2, 2015

Step into the studio with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates as he records BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, a bold memoir and exploration of America’s racial history, written in the form of a letter to his son—resulting in a uniquely intimate and intensely personal audiobook. Read more

Tagged: diversity

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