Before I begin my discussion, here were the Audie Award nominees for Literary Fiction for 2013: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel and narrated by Simon Vance The End of the Affair by Graham Greene and narrated by Colin Firth Heft by Liz Moore and narrated by Kirby Heyborne and Keith Szarabajka The Remains [...]
#519 ~ Heft
21 May By 10 Comments
Heft by Liz Moore Published by: Norton, W. W. & Company Published on: September 4, 2012 Page Count: 368 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Downpour.com using my monthly credit. Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrators: Kirby Heyborne and Keith Szarabajka Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, and [...]
Armchair Audies Notes on American Grown & Killing Kennedy
18 May By 5 Comments
When the Audiobook of the Year nominees were announced, I was a little perturbed. Then, after finishing all of the Literary Fiction nominees, I listened to Beautiful Ruins. The review is forthcoming, but that experience was so incredible that it made me that much more irritated at the Audiobook of the Year category. As The End [...]
#511 ~ The End of the Affair (Audiobook Review)
18 Apr By 7 Comments
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene Audiobook Published by: Audible Narrator: Colin Firth Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Armchair Audies Review: I purchased this audiobook using an Audible credit as this title has been nominated for an 2013 Audie Award in the Literary Fiction category. I am judging the Literary Fiction category [...]
Those are the Audiobook of the Year Nominees? Really?
10 Apr By 13 Comments
Today at work I was neck deep in an audit, but a tweet congratulating Edoardo Ballerini for the nomination of Beautiful Ruins for this year’s Audiobook of the Year award caught my attention. I’ve been excited for this announcement since the other categories were announced earlier this year. I dropped what I was doing and followed the link [...]
The Armchair Audies 2013 ~ Literary Fiction
5 Mar By 13 Comments
The Audie Nominees have been announced and the 2013 Armchair Audies are officially underway. For those who have never heard of this event or need a refresher, the Armchair Audies is an audiobook challenge. Each year, the Audio Publishers Association hosts the Audie Awards. These awards, which are given in approximately 30 categories, are the [...]
Predicting the Nominees for the 2013 Audie Award for Literary Fiction
15 Feb By 10 Comments
Tomorrow the Audio Publishers Association will announce the nominees for the 2013 Audie Awards. Last year I judged the Literary Fiction category. As I was judging for the 2012 awards, I was thinking ahead for this year. Although I didn’t listen to them all, I tried to select audiobooks that I thought might be nominated [...]
The Armchair Audies Are Coming!
5 Feb By 12 Comments
Believe it or not, the 2013 Audie Award nominations are just days away from being announced. Those of us who participated in the Armchair Audies last year are excited to get started. While the concept is the same, there are a few improvements we’ve made. Last year the Armchair Audies developed organically over Twitter. The [...]
Audiobook Lover in the City
25 Jun By 33 Comments
It was during BEA 2011 when I decided I simply had to go and experience it for myself. When I signed up to attend this year, I can’t say that I didn’t hope to meet a particular narrator* in person (although I never worked up the courage to let him know directly that I would [...]
I’m Listening Outside of the Box, Let’s #JIAM!
1 Jun By 8 Comments
Hooray! I am so happy it’s June! If you could see me (please pretend I’m wearing something glamorous instead of the pjs I’m actually wearing), I’d be jumping up and down with excitement. I love audiobooks! There is one aspect of audiobooks that keeps coming to mind. It’s how the world of audiobooks has created [...]
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