Tag: audiobooks

(Audio)Book Talk: FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL, by Sheri Fink
October 29, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL, by Sheri Fink

Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Sheri Fink (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook read by Kirsten Potter Crown (September 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 0307718964 / 9780307718969) Nonfiction (social science/health), 576 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio (September 2013) ISBN 978-0-8041-2810-0; Audible ASIN B00EF870X8) Reason for reading: Personal interest From the Prologue: “For certain New Orleanians, Memorial Medical Center was the place you went to ride out each hurricane that the loop current […]

(Audio)Book Talk: ELEANOR AND PARK, by Rainbow Rowell
October 1, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: ELEANOR AND PARK, by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell (Twitter) (Facebook) (Tumblr) (Goodreads) Audiobook read by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra St. Martin’s Griffin (February 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 1250012570 / 9781250012579) Fiction (YA), 336 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio, February 2013, ISBN 9780385368278; Audible ASIN B00B4WKAQW) Reason for reading: Banned Books Week Opening lines: “XTC was no good for drowning out the morons at the back of the bus. “Park pressed his headphones into his ears. “Tomorrow […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THEN AGAIN, by Diane Keaton
September 24, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THEN AGAIN, by Diane Keaton

Then Again Diane Keaton (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Random House Trade Paperbacks (2012), Paperback (ISBN 0812980956 / 9780812980950) Nonfiction (memoir/autobiography), 336 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio (November 2011), ISBN 978-0-307-93402-4; Audible ASIN B0067VIYKE) Reason for reading: Personal (recommended by Beth Kephart) Opening lines: “Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word think. I found think thumbtacked on a bulletin board in […]

(Audio)Book Talk: BEAUTIFUL RUINS, by Jess Walter
September 10, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: BEAUTIFUL RUINS, by Jess Walter

Beautiful Ruins: A Novel Jess Walter Audiobook read by Edoardo Ballerini Harper Perennial (March 2013), trade paper (ISBN 9780061928178 / 0061928178) Fiction, 368 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Harper Audio (June 2012), ISBN 9780062201621; Audible ASIN B008ARPV8Q) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “The dying actress arrived in his village the only way one could arrive directly–in a boat that motored into the cove, lurched past the rock jetty, and bumped against the end of the […]

(Audio)Book Talk: KICKING & DREAMING, by Ann and Nancy Wilson
August 29, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: KICKING & DREAMING, by Ann and Nancy Wilson

Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, with Charles R. Cross (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook read by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson It Books (September 2012), Hardcover (ISBN 0062101676 / 9780062101679) Nonfiction: Autobiography/music/popular culture, 288 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Harper Audio, unabridged. ISBN 9780062243706; Audible ASIN B009CMO4ZY) Reason for reading: Personal (recommended by Jodi at I Will Dare) Opening lines (from the Prologue): “I never thought […]

(Audio)Book Talk: SISTERLAND, by Curtis Sittenfeld
August 13, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: SISTERLAND, by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sisterland: A Novel Curtis Sittenfeld Audiobook read by Rebecca Lowman Random House (June 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 1400068312 / 9781400068319) Fiction, 416 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio, 2013; ISBN 9780307736611) Reason for reading: Personal (audio recommended by Beth Fish Reads) Opening lines: “The shaking started around three in the morning, and it happened that I was already awake because I’d nursed Owen at two and then, instead of going back to sleep, I’d lain […]

(Audio)Book Talk: REDSHIRTS, by John Scalzi
August 6, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: REDSHIRTS, by John Scalzi

Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas John Scalzi (Twitter) (Facebook) (Goodreads) Audiobook read by Wil Wheaton (Twitter) (Facebook) (Tumblr) Tor Books (2012), hardcover (ISBN 0765316994 / 9780765316998) Science fiction/satire, 320 pages Source:* Purchased audiobook (Audible Frontiers, 2012: ASIN B0088U1CCO) Reason for reading: Personal *I received an ARC of Redshirts, signed by the author, at Book Expo America 2012–and I’ll be keeping that, even though I decided to listen to the novel instead of reading it. […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB, by Lily Koppel
July 23, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB, by Lily Koppel

The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story Lily Koppel (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook read by Orlagh Cassidy (IMDb) (Facebook) (Twitter) Grand Central Publishing (June 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 1455503258 / 9781455503254) Nonfiction (history/biography), 288 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio, 2013, ISBN 9781619696464; Audible ASIN B00CS9KH0O) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines (Author’s Note): “To be an astronaut wife meant tea with Jackie Kennedy, high-society galas, and instant celebrity. It meant smiling perfectly after a makeover by […]

(Audio)Book Talk: SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY, MAYBE, by Lauren Graham
June 20, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY, MAYBE, by Lauren Graham

Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel Lauren Graham (Twitter) (Fan site) (IMDb) Ballantine Books (April 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 0385367473 / 9780345532749) Fiction, 352 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio, April 2013, ISBN 9780385367486; Audible ASIN B00B3Y1B5U) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “’Begin whenever you’re ready,’ comes the voice from the back of the house. “Oh, I’m ready. “After all, I’ve prepared for this day for years: The Day of the Most Important Audition of […]

Audiobook Week 2013, All In One Day
June 18, 2013 'riting

Audiobook Week 2013, All In One Day

I found time to tackle the daily topics for Audiobook Week before I left for vacation, but since I found I didn’t have quite enough to say for any of them to warrant separate posts, I’m condensing it all into one. 2012-2013, Your Audiobook Year Are you new to audiobooks in the last year? Have you been listening to them forever but discovered something new this year? Favorite titles? New times/places to listen? This is […]

(Audio)Book Talk: LIFE ITSELF, by Roger Ebert
June 6, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: LIFE ITSELF, by Roger Ebert

Life Itself: A Memoir Roger Ebert Audiobook read by Edward Herrmann (IMDb) Grand Central Publishing (September 2012), Paperback (ISBN 0446584967 / 9780446584968) Memoir/essays, 448 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio, 2011, ISBN 9781611133226; Audible ASIN B005MM7F1S) Reason for reading: Personal, via DearReader.com and the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast Opening lines: “I was born inside the movie of my life. The visuals were before me, the audio surrounded me, the plot unfolded inevitably but not necessarily. […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Trilogy, by Douglas Adams
June 4, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Trilogy, by Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams‘ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy, Parts 1-3 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Audiobook read by Stephen Fry (IMDb) Crown, 2004, hardcover (ISBN 1400052920 / 9781400052929) Fiction (sci-fi/humor/satire), 224 pages Audio edition: Audible ASIN B0009JKV9W (Random House Audio, 2005) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Audiobook read by Martin Freeman (IMDb) Del Rey, 1997, paperback (ISBN 0345418921 / 9780345418920)  Fiction (sci-fi/humor/satire), 256 pages  Audio edition: Audible ASIN B000GPCO0S (Random House Audio, […]