There’s a new Reacher in town. But fear not, longtime Lee Child audio fans: while the great Dick Hill may have retired, there’s a new pro behind the mic to take on the Jack Reacher series when it returns on November 5th with PAST TENSE. Read more
Listening to a thriller is a unique experience. Narrating one is just as unique. Read more
We’re thrilled to welcome award-winning narrator Kimberly Farr to the PRHA blog to tell us about how she approaches an audiobook project, and why she was particularly drawn to Melanie Benjamin’s most recent historical fiction treat, THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE, which introduces listeners to two Hollywood legends: screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford. Read more
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
Dust off your light sabers, it’s time for Star Wars™ Celebration in Orlando! From April 13-16, come by and visit us at booth #2526. We have a plethora of activities and events to share with you. Read more
We’re elated to share the news that four Penguin Random House Audio productions received Best Spoken Word Album GRAMMY® Award nominations this morning, which include stories from Carol Burnett, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, and John Doe! Read more
I stayed at my mom’s house this weekend, so I commuted into Manhattan this morning from my hometown of Rockaway Beach, Queens. It’s a long but spectacular ride on the MTA’s A train. As the train leaves Rockaway and the shores of the Atlantic Ocean behind, it crosses over Jamaica Bay into the bordering town of Broad Channel. When I looked out the train window as we pulled into Broad Channel station, I recalled my experience meeting Tara Clancy and reading her new memoir The Clancys of Queens. Read more
The Mothers is a brilliantly imagined story about two friends in a black community in Southern California and the impact on their lives of the choices they made when they were seventeen.
Special guest post from the author and narrator of The Crash Detectives.
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