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APA Announces Finalists for Audiobook of the Year Award
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the three titles that are in the running for Audiobook of the Year. They are:
“Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales,” narrated by a full cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Mirren, Don Cheadle, and Alan Rickman; “The Time of My Life,” written and read by Patrick Swayze; and “The [...]
Sea Without Salt
From the preconference session Where Readers Go Books Follow: The Future of Audio Materials in Public Libraries:
Joyce Saricks and Mary K. Chelton, I worship you! But why was there no discussion about Digital Rights Management or how long it might be before librarians are able to provide access to digital audiobooks to patrons with [...]
Podcast: Celebrating Excellence in Audiobooks for Children and Young Adults
I’ve never recorded a session for podcast and *not* sat in on the same session (my post of the session I attended is forthcoming), so this is something new. Many thanks to Melissa Faubel Johnson for minding the digital recorder!
The description for the session, which was presented Saturday, June 23, was as follows:
Audiobooks are a [...]
