January Audiobook of the Month

You may have noticed I didn't blog about an audiobook of the month in December. That was because I tweeted about four during #libfaves16; the narrators are highlighted in my December posts. 

I am back on track for January 2017 with a great narrative nonfiction selection that reads like an adventure story. If you enjoy history and biography click on the For Listeners tab to check it out and don't forget to scroll down the page to find other audiobook suggestions.

April Audiobook of the Month

Narrators and library staff got together in Denver this month during the 2016 Public Library Association (PLA) conference. As I was not attending the conference, I have been following it on Twitter using the #PLA2016 hashtag.

According to a Books on Tape (BOT) tweet posted during the Audio Publishers Association (APA) dinner, audio narrator extraordinaire George Guidall used the term "a vocal portrait" - narrators create paintings for the galleries of your mind.

With that quote my April audiobook of the month was chosen. :-)

Check the For Listeners tab to find this month's audiobook and scroll down the page to discover other suggestions for your listening pleasure.

Audie Award Finalists for 2016 Announced!

The Audie Awards recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA).

“Formed in 1987, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) is a not-for-profit trade association that advocates the common, collective business interests of audio publishers. The APA consists of audio publishing companies and allied suppliers, distributors, and retailers of spoken word products and allied fields related to the production, distribution and sale of audiobooks.”

The finalists for the 21^st annual Audie Awards have been announced for 25 categories. Some of the highlights from the categories are:

BEST FEMALE NARRATOR:

• All the Stars in Heaven by Adriana Trigiani, narrated by Blair Brown
• The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant, narrated by Linda Lavin
• Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray, narrated by January LaVoy
• The Lost Landscape by Joyce Carol Oates, narrated by Cassandra Campbell
• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Polly Stone
• Wild Rover No More by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren

BEST MALE NARRATOR:

• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, narrated by John Malkovich
• Classic Love Poems by various authors, narrated by Richard Armitage
• Dead Wake by Erik Larson, narrated by Scott Brick
• The English Spy by Daniel Silva, narrated by George Guidall
• Finders Keepers by Stephen King, narrated by Will Patton
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, narrated by Scott Brick

A Press Release (PDF) with the complete list of 2016 finalists is available here.

The winners of the 2016 Audies will be honored on May 11 during the Audies Awards Gala at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL.