April 2010

Remembering Emily and Elizabeth Post

by DorothyD on April 30, 2010

This week, Elizabeth Post, the granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post, passed away at age 89. Emily Post’s Original Etiquette was first published in 1922. The book was revised several times over the years to keep up with social mores. Older versions of Etiquette are publicly available in eBook format for free from Project Gutenberg. Audiobooks of [...]

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The Lost Man Booker Prize

by DorothyD on April 29, 2010

The Man Booker Prize is awarded each year to one novel judged to be the best of the year by a panel of judges. In 1971, no prize was awarded for the best book of 1970, as it was no longer being awarded retrospectively. This year, it was decided that there would be a special one-time award [...]

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

by DorothyD on April 28, 2010

I was looking at the list of bestselling audiobooks on Audible for the last week. I find it interesting to see that, while there are several recent releases, a few books that have been out for some time are on the list. Let’s take a look at some of the audiobook bestsellers… The Girl with the [...]

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Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Lorelei King

by DorothyD on April 27, 2010

As I’ve said before, a narrator can make or break an audiobook. One narrator whose work is always amazing is Lorelei King. An actress in movies and television, King has also voiced animated characters, radio shows, and of course, audio books. More Than Just a Narrator It is always interesting to read the list of [...]

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Book Censorship Revisited: Is Atlantic Magazine Out of Touch?

by DorothyD on April 25, 2010

I would like to revisit my topic “Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009″ just for a moment. This morning I read in The Atlantic how the dilemma over banned and challenged books should be alarming simply because they do not believe enough parents are protesting! Since they had just 460 challenges reported the ALA presumes [...]

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It’s Earth Day… What about Audio Books and eBook Readers?

by DorothyD on April 23, 2010

Today is Earth Day, a day to celebrate and appreciate the Earth’s environment. Today we raise awareness of environmental issues and discuss ways to preserve and protect the Earth. As readers, you may be wondering what this has to do with books. Well, the huge boom in the eReader market has many people wondering: Is an [...]

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New Audio Books: Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods, The November Criminals by Sam Munson and More!

by DorothyD on April 23, 2010

Some great new books are coming out this week – especially as some are from best-selling authors. What’s new in audiobooks this week? I thought you’d never ask… Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods, read by Tony Roberts. Woods’ Stone Barrington is always entertaining. In this outing, the private investigator helps a former client protect his questionably [...]

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