Audiobook Week

#441 ~ Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Published by: Crown Publishing Published on: August 16, 2011 Page Count: 3844 Genre: Science Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased with credits from Audible.com. Audiobook Published by: Random House Audio Narrator: Wil Wheaton Audiobook Length: 15 hours 46 minutes Audiobook Sample: Thanks to Random House Audio for permission to [...]

Filed Under: Audiobook Week, Audiobooks, book review, fiction, male author Tagged With: Crown Publishing, Ernest Cline, fantasy, OASIS, Random House Audio, Ready Player One, science fiction, video games, Wade Watts, Wil Wheaton

Audiobook Week Hangover

4 Jul By Jennifer 11 Comments

Happy 4th of July to everyone who celebrates the day. Have fun and stay safe. Today marks the middle in a three day string of family birthdays. Yesterday, my niece Mallory celebrated her 7th birthday. Today, my niece Lawson celebrates her 3rd birthday and tomorrow is my nephew Caden’s 6th birthday. Happy birthday to them [...]

Filed Under: About Literate Housewife, Audiobook Week Tagged With: Ready Player One, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Listen Up! ~ Audiobook Week Post #5

29 Jun By Jennifer 16 Comments

This is the topic I’ve been waiting for. I have my places and my tricks, which aren’t really that clever, but I’m very interested in what other people do. Twitter I have a group of audiobook loving Twitter accounts that I follow pretty religiously. These accounts include trusted book reviewers, audiobook publishers, and narrators. I [...]

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#437 ~ Bring Up the Bodies

29 Jun By Jennifer 18 Comments

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel Published by: Henry Holt and Co. Published on: May 8, 2012 Page Count: 432 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Audible.com using a monthly credit Audiobook Published by: Macmillan Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook [...]

Filed Under: Audiobook Week, book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Anne Boleyn, Bring up the Bodies, Henry Holt, Henry Holt and Co, Henry VIII, Hilary Mantel, Macmillan Audio, Simon Vance, Thomas Cromwell, Wolf Hall

Girl Meets Narrator ~ Plus an Audie Award Winning Giveaway

28 Jun By Jennifer 67 Comments

When I was in New York City earlier this month, I had what has been the audiobookish time of my life.As I shared on Monday, I loved each and every minute. Understandably, it took a little while to process everything that happened. There is one thing I’ve yet to share with you. It was so [...]

Filed Under: Audiobook Week, Audiobooks, Simon Vance

Mid-Week Meme ~ Audiobook Week Post #3

27 Jun By Jennifer 27 Comments

Today’s Audiobook Week topic was unveiled this morning on Devourer of Books. It was fun to have something unprepared for this morning. Here is what I came up with: Current/most recent audiobook: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton Impressions: I finally started listening to this because all the internet was talking [...]

Filed Under: Audiobook Week, Audiobooks Tagged With: A Land More Kind Than Home, Bring up the Bodies, Criminal, Dan Stevens, Ernest Cline, Hillary Mantel, Karin Slaughter, Kathleen Early, Ready Player One, Simon Vance, Stef Penney, The Invisible Ones, Wil Wheaton, Wiley Cash

#436 ~ A Land More Kind Than Home

26 Jun By Jennifer 31 Comments

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash Published by: HarperCollins Published on: April 17, 2012 Page Count: 320 Genre: Southern Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Audible.com using a monthly credit Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Lorna Raver, Nick Sullivan, and Mark Bramhall Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, [...]

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My Audiobook Year ~ Audiobook Week Post #1

25 Jun By Jennifer 45 Comments

Welcome to my first post for Devourer of Books’ Audiobook Week celebration! My name is Jennifer and I am an audiobook addict/evangelist/nerd. With each year, my love of audiobooks and the audiobook community grows exponentially. I wouldn’t have it any other way. The following are my highlights of the last year in audiobooks: My Listens [...]

Filed Under: Audiobook Week Tagged With: Armchair Audies, Listener's List, Shaken Not Stirred, Year in Audiobooks

Audiobook Week is Coming!

21 Jun By Jennifer 7 Comments

Once again, Jen from Devourer of Books is hosting one of my favorite events of the year – Audiobook Week. Held during June is Audiobook Month, this week invites bloggers to focus special attention on their love of audiobooks. This will be my third year participating and I have always found it both fun and [...]

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