Wednesday, February 29, 2012
DARK JENNY by Alex Bledsoe, read by Stefan Rudnicki
Bledsoe’s combination of Arthurian legend and hard-boiled detective novel is expertly narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
Listen now. Time 2:54 
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Comment here: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
LOOKING LIKE ME by Walter Dean Myers, read by Dion Graham and Quincy Tyler Bernstine
This audio-and-picture-book combination creates a seamless collage of color and sound, with a vibrant message of limitless dreams. Narrators Graham and Bernstine, along with the poetry and realistic sound effects, make this audiobook just plain fun. A great choice for listeners ages 6 and up. Listen now. Time 2:50 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, February 27, 2012
CYRANO by Geralding McCaughrean, read by Cynthia Bishop and a Full Cast
McCaughrean adapts Edmond Rostand’s original play and makes it accessible to today’s audience. The outstanding cast proves that this story stands the test of time. A perfect choice for young adults. Listen now. Time 2:46 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, February 24, 2012
MURDER IS MY RAQUET: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers, edited by Otto Penzler, read by Dan John Miller
Penzler, the Czar of Crime Fiction, assembles 14 stories of jealousy, justice, and intrigue in and around the tennis courts. Miller narrates with clean vocal fluidity. Listen now. Time 3:03 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, February 17, 2012
RING OF GUILT by Judith Cutler, read by Diana Bishop
Antiques dealer-restorer Lina Townend discovered a body in a van. Narrator Bishop is sublime as the clever, endearing heroine in Cutler’s mystery. Listen now. Time 2:34 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
TURN OF MIND by Alice LaPlante, read by Jean Reed Bahle
Jennifer White has dementia. Now someone has murdered her best friend, leaving Jennifer to figure out what happened. Bahle’s narration is dazzling. Listen now. Time 2:56 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
FOREVER by Maggie Stiefvater, read by Jenna Lamia, Pierce Cravens, Dan Bittner, Emma Galvin, Maggie Stiefvater
The sequel to SHIVER and LINGER recounts Sam’s efforts to relocate his shape-shifting wolf pack. A superb cast of narrators augments Stiefvater’s intimate writing. A great selection for young adults. Listen now. Time 3:05 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
THE HEART OF A SAMURAI by Margi Preus, read by James Yaegashi
Fourteen-year-old Manjiro’s is shipwrecked and rescued by Americans. Yaegashi captures all of Manjiro’s loneliness and confidence in Preus’s retelling of a true story. A perfect choice for young adult listeners. Listen now. Time 2:42 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, February 13, 2012
RED FLAGS by Juris Jurjevics, read by Joe Barrett
A woman wanting to know about her father's death in Vietnam drops in on an ex-soldier, who tells her the story of a drug-ring investigation. Barrett’s narration makes this a compelling listen. Listen now. Time 2:26 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
PRECIOUS AND THE MONKEYS by Alexander McCall Smith, read by Adjoa Andoh
McCall Smith is often asked about the childhood of his beloved heroine Precious Ramotswe. He creates a diminutive Precious as engaging as his adult character, proprietor of the Ladies No 1 Detective Agency. Andoh easily establishes Precious's Botswana homeland.Family listening. Listen now. Time 3:06 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, February 06, 2012
PIRATE KING by Laurie R. King, read by Jenny Sterlin
Mary Russell, aka, Mrs. Sherlock Holmes has agreed to go undercover as an assistant to a silent-film industry mogul. The foolishness of actors, directors, genuine pirates, and rumrunners divert and bedevil Mary, and provide action and appealing characters. Listen now. Time 2:42 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, February 03, 2012
RULES OF CIVILITY by Amor Towles, read by Rebecca Lowman
Towles creates a vintage world of 1938 New York into which the listener effortlessly steps. The portrait of New York--is rich in detail and vibrant with the characters. Rebecca Lowman's unusually beautiful voice inhabits and distinguishes her characters. Listen now. Time 2:39 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
DEAD MAN'S FOLLY by Agatha Christie performed by John Moffatt and a Full Cast
This lively dramatization of one of Christie’s classic Hercule Poirot mysteries moves along mainly through conversations between the perfectly cast characters, aided by snippets of music and sound effects. John Moffat and cast are just right. Listen now. Time 2:39 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
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