Tuesday, March 30, 2010
THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman, read by Mark Bramhall
Reality is not as interesting to Brooklyn teenager Quentin Coldwater as the fantasy realm of Fillory. Narrator Bramhall fully portrays the heroes and villains of a Narnia-like land.
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SHANGHAI GIRLS by Lisa See, read by Janet Song
Song's elegant and passionate narration is fitting for the story of May and Pearl, two privileged sisters growing up in Shanghai in 1937. Song captures the girls' determination as they face prejudice, poverty, and secrets that threaten their close relationship. Listen now. Time 2:29 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Friday, March 26, 2010
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE DEMIGOD FILES by Rick Riordan, read by Jesse Bernstein
In this trio of stories in Riordan's series featuring Percy, the half-mortal son of Poseidon, Jesse Bernstein gives voice to mortal teens and terrifying gods with intimacy and glee. Teenager Percy balances woes and romance in the mortal world with adventures in the mythical world. Ages 10 and up. Listen now. Time 2:28 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 2.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE by Stieg Larsson, translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland, read by Simon Vance
In this sequel to the international sensation, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, listeners meet Lisbeth Salander—an antisocial genius and hacker—and Mikael Blomkvist—publisher of a national news magazine. Simon Vance's reading of the breathless plot is faultless. The narrative is warm and enticing; the violence quick and crisp. Listen now. Time 2:58 Download an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave, read by Anne Flosnik
Worlds collide in this remarkable performance when Little Bee, a Nigerian girl orphaned by violence, meets Sarah, a dissatisfied British professional away on holiday. As the point of view shifts between Little Bee and Sarah, their respective pasts come to life, offering surprises and twists. Anne Flosnik gives a lyrical performance. Listen now. Time 3:43 Download an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 4.3 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
LONG LOST by Harlan Coben, read by Steven Weber
Coben's ninth Myron Bolitar adventure is a genuine edge-of-your-seat thriller. Myron answers a call for help from his ex-ladylove, Terese, and becomes entangled with terrorists, Interpol, Mossad, and Homeland Security. Narrator Weber keeps things intense. Listen now. Time 2:40 Download an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Monday, March 22, 2010
CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese, read by Sunil Malhotra
In a moving story about twin brothers born of an Indian Catholic nun and an expatriate English doctor, we meet Dr. Marion Stone, the Ethiopian-born, half-Indian protagonist and narrator. Sunil Malhotra delivers an expert performance that is fluid and skilled. Listen now. Time 2:42 Download an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.1 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett, read by Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Jenna Lamia, Cassandra Campbell
Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. White ladies playing bridge and sipping ice tea. Colored maids cooking, cleaning, and loving the white babies. The separate, intertwined paths of these worlds are going to collide. Audio is the way to be inside this story, brilliantly cast with four voices. Listen now. Time 2:49 Download an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Monday, March 15, 2010
THE MONSTER IN THE BOX by Ruth Rendell, read by Nicolas Coster
Narrator Nicolas Coster's gravelly growl perfectly portrays the aging Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford in award-winning mystery novelist Ruth Rendell's twenty-second novel in this series. Listen now. Time 2:36 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Friday, March 12, 2010
SEEING REDD by Frank Beddor Read by Gerard Doyle
Alyss is doing her best to be queen of Wonderland in this second installment of The Looking Glass Wars. Gerard Doyle is brilliant, as usual, with the clever wordplay and outlandish characters.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Voices of Lewis Carroll: A Conversation with Gabrielle de Cuir
Audiobook narrator and producer Gabrielle de Cuir shares her experiences working with Michael York and Harlan Ellison on their recordings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. She also produced the new Alice-inspired novel, Alice I Have Been. De Cuir also worked on The Delivery, an Alice-inspired short film with an audiobook theme. Watch the preview of The Delivery. Listen now. Time 7:17 Download the SoundReview as an mp3 file. Size: 4.1SoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Three Mad Cups of Tea
Listen to the Mad Tea Party from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, read in turn by three different narrators: Michael York, Jim Dale, and Christopher Plummer. Then visit us on Facebook and tell us which performance is your favorite!
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The Voices of Lewis Carroll: A Conversation with Jim Dale
AudioFile Golden Voice Jim Dale reveals his approach to recording an audiobook and describes the inspiration for the 35 character voices he created for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Listen now. Time 7:01 Download the SoundReview as an mp3 file. Size: 4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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