The Silence of Trees Listen-A-Long Discussion

Welcome to my first audiobook listen-a-long! Today we will be discussing The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu and published by Wolfsword Press. This novel begins Nadya, the main character, in the Ukraine during World War II. It then alternates to Nadya as an elderly woman living in Chicago with her husband and family. [...]

#422 ~ No One in the World

No One in the World by E. Lynn Harris and RM Johnson Published by: Simon & Schuster Published on: June 2011 Page Count: 320 Genre: Urban Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook provided to me by the Tantor Audio for review for the Armchair Audies Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Alan Bomar Jones Audiobook Length: [...]

Listener’s List Male Narrators ~ The Results Are In!

Once again, the Listener’s List narrator poll was a resounding success! The first five male narrators have been selected, but every narrator on the list received listener love. I lost count of how many new narrators were added to list while it was live. With audiobook narrators, it’s an embarrassment of riches. The votes are [...]

Listener’s List Poll ~ The Gentlemen

Welcome to the Listener’s List poll dedicated to the men of audiobook narration. Each of these gentlemen have been nominated by at least one listener and are displayed in the poll below in alphabetical order. Between now and 11:59pm EST on Saturday, cast your vote for up to five of these fine narrators. If you [...]

Listener’s List Female Narrators ~ The Results Are In!

The first Listener’s List narrator poll was a resounding success! I want to thank each and every one of you for your votes and support. Not only have you selected the first five female narrators to be highlighted on the Listener’s List, you shared your love for each and every narrator included in the poll. [...]

Listener’s List Poll ~ Ladies First

When I posted my thoughts on Audible’s A-List Collection of audiobooks and countered that listeners are best able to determine who the star narrators are for new listeners, the response was incredible. Through comments here and on Twitter, we certainly amassed a wonderful list of close to 100 narrators who make listening to audiobooks a [...]

#419 ~ State of Wonder

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Published by: Harper Published on: June 2011 Page Count: 388 Genre: Literary Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook rented from my local public library. Audiobook Published by: Harper Audio Narrator: Hope Davis Audiobook Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Armchair Audies Category: Literary Fiction My [...]

#418 ~ Angelina’s Bachelors

Angelina’s Bachelors by Bryan O’Reilly Published by: Gallery Books Published on: August 2011 Page Count: 384 Genre: Women’s Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook review copy sent to me by the narrator Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Xe Sands Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Available Formats: Paperback, eBook, and Audiobook My Review Angelina nearly [...]

Armchair Audies Recap 4/2/2012

Armchair Audies is well underway. We have bloggers signed up to listen to all of the audiobooks in 17 of the 28 categories. As this is the first time we’re holding this challenge, I’m very pleased with how much we will be covering. Check out the official page for a list of categories and participants. Since [...]

On Creating a Listener’s List of Outstanding Audiobook Narrators

This month Audible.com announced a new series of audiobooks, each narrated by a well known Hollywood actor, called the A-List Collection. I greeted this news with little more than a yawn. While I am quite fond of the actors comprising the series and love to listen to Samuel L. Jackson cuss, there is nothing especially [...]