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Audio Book New Releases

There are some interesting new nonfiction audio book releases, so I thought I would shift my focus a bit and take a look at what’s out there. Before I begin, I want to pass on two tidbits: Audible is having a summer promotion at Audible.com’s Summer FREE Audiobook Giveaway!  Free Audiobook, be QUICK! Download one [...]

You know how I feel about James Patterson. I have broken up with him as a must-read author because of his collaborations (which I see as basically someone else writing the story with his name in big red letters on the cover) with lesser known authors.   However, I must pass on news of his latest [...]

There are plenty of new reads available this week for audio book lovers. Danielle Steel and Janet Evanovich both offer new novels. Nonfiction titles include an approach for overcoming anger. Let’s take a look.  Family Ties by Danielle Steel Family Ties: A Novel by Danielle Steel and read by Susan Ericksen explores the strength of family [...]

I was perusing the audio books forum and found a very interesting post. A member asked for others to list their top 5 favorite audio books. What a great way to share our favorites! I am still narrowing down my choices. Stop in, check it out, and add your top 5 favorites to the list! [...]

Unable to resist, I went out and bought The Passage by Justin Cronin yesterday. I didn’t set out to go buy it, but when I walked past it in the store… I suddenly found it in my hands. I’m pretty sure it just appeared there like magic. I know, I’m a book addict.I ended up [...]

Nonfiction: Politics, Humor, and Self-Help Audio Books I Know I Am, But What Are You? Written and read by Samantha Bee. If you have watched The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, you may have seen Most Senior Correspondent Bee cover stories in the way that only she can. In this collection of essays, Bee reveals [...]

New Exciting Titles to Kick off Audiobook Month! June is starting off with a bang for National Audiobook Month and what a way to begin! I love Jeffery Deaver’s books and he has a new one out this week! Laurell K. Hamilton fans will be happy to see a new book from her as well. Let’s [...]

Stieg Larsson’s Trilogy is Completed Remember when I told you that I was starting The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo? Well, I never finished it. Another book came in from the library that I had to read and then I got one that needed reviewing so… I don’t know why I can’t seem to stick [...]

Patterson, Preston & Child, and Giffin Offer New Novels I get so excited on Tuesdays! I love to find out what new audiobooks are being released! Before I get started, I just want to remind you that 100 Stories for Haiti is available on both iTunes and Audible. Proceeds from each purchase go to the ongoing [...]

Scott Turow, Chuck Palahniuk and More I love Tuesdays. Not only is my favorite television show, LOST, on tonight, today is the day when new audiobooks are released. Tuesday’s rock. This week, there are some awesome new offerings. Let’s take a look.  Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow Scott Turow has finally returned to the story that [...]

Titles from Stuart Woods, Alexander McCall Smith, and More 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 [...]

New Novels from Yann Martel and Mary Higgins Clark. Before I begin discussing new audiobook releases, I have a couple of news items to pass on… First, don’t forget that on May 1, Stories for Haiti will be available for download from the iTunes store. All proceeds go to the Red Cross relief efforts in [...]

Quantum Theory and Parasites? First I’d like to give you a quick update on Audible’s Tournament of Audiobooks. The last two books are The Help by Kathryn Stockett and The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Both of these have been huge fan favorites. Check in and vote for your favorite to win! [...]

Music Fans: Check Out the Non-fiction Section I love spring. Not only is the weather warmer, the trees are budding and things are beginning to look green… But there are lots of new audiobooks from favorite authors just waiting to be taken outside and read in the sunshine! Fiction: Deception by Jonathan Kellerman, read by [...]

Zombies, Vampires, and the Male Brain. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Jane Austen and Steve Hockensmith, narrated by Katherine Kellgren.Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a huge hit last year all over the world and plans are in the works for a movie, so is it any wonder that a sequel… [...]

Something for Every Reader The variety of nonfiction new releases is truly astounding this week. Audiobooks about improving marriage, the history of ghosts, and even one about the Cro-Magnon are all ready for your perusal… The Husbands and Wives Club: A Year in the Life of a Couples Therapy Group by Laurie Abraham read by [...]

Bestselling Authors Offer New Releases Happy St. Patrick’s Day! There are quite a few bestselling authors on this week’s list of new audiobook releases. Clive Cussler, Lisa Lutz, Lisa Scottoline, and Walter Mosley are all here! Read on. The Silent Sea: A Novel of the Oregon Files by Clive Cussler and Jack DuBrul, narrated by Scott [...]

Another Week, More New Tiles to Consider for Your Library? If you missed it yesterday, I am happy to announce that the 100 Stories for Haiti charity project will have an abridged audiobook version produced by BBC Audiobooks America. We are ironing out details, so stay tuned! Let’s see what’s new to read this week [...]

Bios, Self-Help and More. I have not featured non-fiction audiobook releases in a while. This occurred to me over the weekend as I was talking to my sister about I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced. So today I will provide a small sampling of what’s new in non-fiction. I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced [...]

Try Something New on Audio this Week! Several new audiobooks look interesting this week. Here’s a sampling of what’s new at Audible.com: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart: A Novel by Mathias Malzieu (translated by Sarah Ardizzone and narrated by Jim Dale) In 1874, Jack is born with a frozen heart and is abandoned by his [...]

What Will You Listen to Next? There are so many wonderful audio books out there. How do you decide what to read next? There’s something for everyone this week: horror, mystery, literary fiction… So, what will you read next? UR by Stephen King, narrated by Holter Graham. Just when I was warming up to the [...]

Big Novels from Big Authors. A quick note: To those of you who were intrigued by the BBCAA/Neil Gaiman/Twitterverse collaboration a few months ago… a new audiobook is in the works. Yesterday, bestselling author Meg Cabot tweeted the first line: “Every girl at Guru Fashion Agency had an eye on the hot new guy, Jake. [...]