Tag: audiobooks

(Audio)Book Talk: UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand (read by Edward Herrmann)
January 22, 2015 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand (read by Edward Herrmann)

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Laura Hillenbrand (Facebook) Audiobook read by Edward Herrmann Random House (November 2010), Hardcover (ISBN 1400064163 / 9781400064168) Nonfiction: biography/history, 496 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio, November 2010, ISBN 9780739319703; Audible ASIN B004CJN7TG) ———————————————————————————————————— Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit was, and remains, one of my favorite books from the decade before I blogged: “I never went through that pre-teen horse-loving phase so many girls do, […]

(Audio)Book Talk: AS YOU WISH by Cary Elwes (read by the author)
December 31, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: AS YOU WISH by Cary Elwes (read by the author)

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride Cary Elwes (with Joe Layden); foreword by Rob Reiner Audiobook read by the author, with guests Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Chris Sarandon, Andy Scheinman, Wallace Shawn, and Robin Wright Touchstone (October 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 1476764026 / 9781476764023) Nonfiction: popular culture/memoir, 272 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Simon and Schuster Audio, October 2014, ISBN 9781442383456; Audible ASIN B00NLKFVRS) My Favorite Movie […]

(Audio)Book Talk: YES PLEASE, by Amy Poehler
December 18, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: YES PLEASE, by Amy Poehler

Yes Please Amy Poehler Audiobook read by the author (with guests Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, and Bill and Eileen Poehler) Dey Street Books (October 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 0062268341 / 9780062268341) Nonfiction: memoir/essays, 352 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Harper Audio, October 2014, ISBN 9780062350886; Audible ASIN B00MP22QRQ) The past few years have produced a bumper crop of notable memoir/essay collections by women already known for writing and performing comedy, and […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THE MAGICIANS Trilogy, by Lev Grossman (read by Mark Bramhall)
December 4, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE MAGICIANS Trilogy, by Lev Grossman (read by Mark Bramhall)

The Magicians: A Novel The Magician King: A Novel The Magician’s Land: A Novel Written by Lev Grossman (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobooks read by Mark Bramhall Fiction/fantasy Source: Purchased audiobooks Penguin Audio, 2009, ISBN 9781101079423; Audible ASIN B002L7KSR0; Penguin Audio, 2011, ISBN 9781101523674, Audible ASIN B005GIH6EY; Penguin Audio, 2014, ISBN 9780698153622, Audible ASIN B00K8EXJEM (NOTE: The following discussion is mostly spoiler-free, but if you haven’t read this series, please proceed with caution.) There are definite advantages […]

(Audio)Book Talk: LANDLINE, by Rainbow Rowell, read by Rebecca Lowman
October 16, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: LANDLINE, by Rainbow Rowell, read by Rebecca Lowman

Landline Rainbow Rowell (Twitter) (Facebook) (Tumblr) Audiobook read by Rebecca Lowman St. Martin’s Press (July 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 1250049377 / 9781250049377) Fiction, 320 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Macmillan Audio (July 2014), ISBN 9781427239334; Audible ASIN B00KAG8OZM) ‘ I haven’t been able to pull my thoughts about Rainbow Rowell’s return to adult-audience fiction, Landline, into a thematically coherent whole, so I’m recording my impressions in bullet-point format. Some of these points may be spoilers if you […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THE TEACHER WARS, by Dana Goldstein, read by Nan McNamara
October 7, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE TEACHER WARS, by Dana Goldstein, read by Nan McNamara

The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession Dana Goldstein (Twitter) Audiobook read by Nan McNamara Doubleday (September 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 038553695X / 9780385536950) Nonfiction: history/education, 368 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Audible Studios, September 2014, ASIN B00M4LUO90) Dana Goldstein’s The Teacher Wars is not the comprehensive history of two centuries of American public education. In fact, this book strongly suggests that such a history may never be written, in part because there is […]

(Audio)Book Talk: HOW TO TELL TOLEDO FROM THE NIGHT SKY, by Lydia Netzer (read by Joshilyn Jackson)
September 23, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: HOW TO TELL TOLEDO FROM THE NIGHT SKY, by Lydia Netzer (read by Joshilyn Jackson)

How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky: A Novel Lydia Netzer (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobook read by Joshilyn Jackson St. Martin’s Press (June 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 1250047021 / 9781250047021) Fiction, 352 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Macmillan Audio, June 2014, ISBN 9781250047021/Audible ASIN B00K7KNEAG) Author Lydia Netzer is good at succinctly describing her own novels. This is how she summarizes How to Tell Toledo From the Night Sky on her website: “Two astronomers meet and fall […]

(Audio)Book Talk: LOVE LIFE, by Rob Lowe
September 18, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: LOVE LIFE, by Rob Lowe

Love Life Rob Lowe (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Simon & Schuster (April 2014), Hardcover ( ISBN 1451685718 / 9781451685718) Nonfiction: memoir/essays, 272 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Simon & Schuster (April 2014), Audio ISBN 9781442367340 /Audible ASIN B00HX2WBJG ) Although I really enjoyed listening to Rob Lowe read his Stories I Only Tell My Friends, to me a couple of years ago, I wasn’t entirely sure about repeating the experience with his second book, Love Life. He’d […]

(Audio)Book Talk: I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW ME FROM, by Judy Greer
September 16, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW ME FROM, by Judy Greer

I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star Judy Greer (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Doubleday (April 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 0385537883 / 9780385537889) Nonfiction: memoir/essays, 256 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio (April 2014), ISBN 9780804149150 / Audible ASIN B00IPJTXHO) I know exactly what I know Judy Greer from, and it’s why I knew that if I i intended to read her memoir/essay collection, I Don’t Know What You Know Me From, at […]

(Audio)Book Talk: ALL JOY AND NO FUN, by Jennifer Senior
August 19, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: ALL JOY AND NO FUN, by Jennifer Senior

All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood Jennifer Senior (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Ecco (January 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 0062072226 / 9780062072221) Nonfiction: Sociology, 320 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Harper Audio, January 2014, ISBN 9780062308634; Audible ASIN B00H8QSIFS) Jennifer Senior’s provocatively-titled New York magazine article from July 2010, “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting” contained much of what makes up the introduction to her 2014 book, which reframes the proposition of “all joy […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THE SILKWORM, by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
August 5, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE SILKWORM, by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)

The Silkworm (A Cormoran Strike Novel) Robert Galbraith (pseudonym of J.K. Rowling) Audiobook read by Robert Glenister Mulholland Books (June 2014), Hardcover (ISBN 0316206873 / 9780316206877) Fiction (mystery/crime fiction), 464 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio, June 2014, ISBN 9781611134940; Audible ASIN B00IMLDGIM) I was surprised by how much I enjoyed J.K. Rowling’s first outing as mystery writer “Robert Galbraith,” The Cuckoo’s Calling, when I listened to the audio version this past spring. This was partly due to […]

(Audio)Book Talk: SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS, by Aisha Tyler
July 1, 2014 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS, by Aisha Tyler

Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation Aisha Tyler (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook read by the author It Books/Dey Street Books (July 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 0062223771 / 9780062223777) Nonfiction (memoir/essays/humor), 256 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Harper Audio, July 2013, ISBN 9780062263322; Audible ASIN B00D98KXPW) “They say” that when you look back over your life, you’ll have more regrets over what you didn’t do than what you did. I don’t completely agree–if what you’ve done was immoral, illegal, and/or caused irreparable […]