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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Monday, March 29, 2010

 

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.



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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.





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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.



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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.



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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.


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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.


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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.


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