Before I begin my discussion, here were the Audie Award nominees for Audiobook of the Year: American Grown by Michelle Obama and narrated by Michelle Obama and a full cast Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini The End of the Affair by Graham Greene and narrated by Colin Firth Killing Kennedy by [...]
#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 [...]
#517 ~ Black Venus
16 May By 3 Comments
Black Venus by James MacManus Published by: St. Martin’s Press Published on: May 7, 2013 Page Count: 368 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by BookTrib in order to participate in this book tour Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Summary from the Publisher: A vivid novel of Charles Baudelaire and his [...]
#516 ~ Flora
15 May By 2 Comments
Flora by Gail Godwin Published by: Bloomsbury Published on: May 7, 2013 Page Count: 288 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: eGalley provided by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Summary from the Publisher: Ten-year-old Helen and her summer guardian, Flora, are isolated together in Helen’s decaying family house while her father is [...]
#515 ~ Murder As A Fine Art
14 May By 2 Comments
Murder As A Fine Art by David Morrell Published by: Mulholland Books Published on: May 7, 2013 Page Count: 368 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: eGalley provided by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Bloggers Recommendation: I recommended this title in the May edition of the Bloggers Recommend newsletter. Summary from the [...]
#514 ~ The World’s Strongest Librarian
10 May By 10 Comments
The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne Published by: Gotham Published on: May 2, 2013 Page Count: 288 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: eGalley provided to me by the publisher for considertion Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Note: This book will prompt you to pay your library fines. Summary from the Publisher Josh Hanagarne [...]
#513 ~ NOS4A2
30 Apr By 7 Comments
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Published by: William Morrow Published on: April 30, 2013 Page Count: 704 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Related Review: Horns Summary from the Publisher Don’t slow down Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a [...]
#512 ~ Country Girl
29 Apr By 4 Comments
Country Girl by Edna O’Brien Published by: Little, Brown & Company Published on: April 30, 2013 Page Count: 368 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: ARC sent by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook My Review As a junior in college I took an Irish literature class that introduced me to Edna O’Brien. [...]
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