Hi there! I’m very excited to be over at Caffeinated Book Reviewer today, with a guest post on audiobooks. Kimba is taking a well-deserved week off for her daughter’s wedding. Pop on over and enjoy the fun – and leave Kimba with some good audiobook recommendations! Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest… Read more »
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SYNC Titles for This Summer
Heads-up: May is approaching, and that means the start of SYNC isn’t far away. If you’re not familiar with SYNC, it’s a program which gives away — free! — two YA audiobooks a week during the summer, usually one contemporary title and one classic. You download the books using the… Read more »
News & Notes – 3/15/14
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Amazon raises the price of Prime to $99 per year. According to the email… Read more »
Striding Folly, by Dorothy L. Sayers (audiobook review)
Striding Folly by Dorothy L. Sayers Narrator: Ian Carmichael Series: Lord Peter Wimsey Published by BBC Audio on 2002 (this audio recording; story collection first published 1972) Genres: Mystery Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Audible Also in this series: Whose Body? Also… August 30, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm short stories, Striding Folly 6 ★★★★
News & Notes — 8/17/13
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Illustration by Helen Stratton from The Lily of Life “500 New Fairy Tales Discovered… Read more »
News & Notes — 5/18/13
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “Ebooks Now Make up 1/5 of U.S. Book Sales” (Lauren Indvik, Mashable.com) And, from… Read more »
The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1), by Patrick Rothfuss (review)
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Series: Kingkiller Chronicle Published by DAW Books on March 27, 2007 Genres: Fantasy Pages: 662 Format: Audiobook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the… Read more »
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman (audiobook review)
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman Series: Mrs. Pollifax #2 Published by Recorded Books on 1989 (book first published by Fawcett, December 1, 1970) Genres: Cozy Mystery, Espionage Format: Audiobook Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Add to Goodreads Also by this… September 26, 2012 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★½
This Week’s Articles (5/20 – 5/27/2012)
Sorry for the late posting! Here are some of the articles that caught my attention in the past week: On audiobooks: “Let’s Go Reading in the Car” (Judith Shulevitz, New York Times) Shulevitz links audiobooks to storytelling, and recommends some good choices for families. On libraries:“Connecticut Library to Use Overdue… Read more »
Reading Aloud to Children
There are lots of ways to help young people develop a love of books. But the most important begins at home, by showing children the fun and the magic of books. If you have a child or young adult in your household or family, read to them! Read every day… Read more »
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