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The Story of Music by Howard Goodall

Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex. In his dynamic tour through 40,000...

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The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay

Vacationing at a luxurious Tuscan island resort, Nicolas Duhamel is hopeful that the ghosts of his past have finally been put to rest… Now a bestselling author, when he was twenty-four years old, he...

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The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg

The brilliant new psychological thriller from worldwide bestseller Camilla Läckberg—the chilling struggle of a young woman facing the darkest chapter of Europe’s past. Crime writer Erica Falck is...

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The Keys to the Realms by Roberta Trahan

In this sequel to The Well of Tears, the last bastion of magic standing against the dark forces threatening the prophecy of the Ancients has narrowly escaped destruction—wrought by the sorcery of one...

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When Shadows Fall by Paul Reid

Still haunted by the British army’s treatment of soldiers during World War I, Lieutenant Adam Bowen returns to Dublin in 1919—and discovers a new war destroying his hometown. When his well-bred family...

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Memnoch The Devil by Anne Rice

The fifth volume of Rice’s Vampire Chronicles is one of her most controversial books. The tale begins in New York, where Lestat, the coolest of Rice’s vampire heroes, is stalking a big-time cocaine...

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New York Times Sunday Review – Feb 23rd, 2014

AUDIOBOOKS AND THE RETURN OF STORYTELLING Click on the link above to read this delightful piece and although it doesn’t mention me by name it’s clear that the author has listened to and enjoyed Bring...

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Slate.com – March 17th, 2014

Here’s a link to a great article on Slate.com that I worked on with the author of A Burnable Book, Bruce Holsinger.  The book is available for download on Audible.com. The article is titled The Voice...

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The Independent (UK) May 8th, 2014

Here’s an interesting article from one of the major UK national daily newspapers – The Independent.  It’s based on an interview with Don Katz, the founder of Audible.com but Simon Usbourne also...

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Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an epic tale of unspeakable horror. It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking...

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Euphoria by Lily King

Read with the wonderful Xe Sands From Booklist Just after a failed suicide attempt, Andrew Bankson, English anthropologist studying the Kiona tribe in the territory of New Guinea, meets a pair of...

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In Search of Thomas Browne by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

The extraordinary life and ideas of one of the greatest?and most neglected?minds in history. Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) was an English writer, physician, and philosopher whose work has inspired...

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Icarus by Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer, South Africa’s preeminent crime fiction writer, is internationally acclaimed for his razor’s-edge thrillers, unforgettable characters, and nuanced portrayals of contemporary life in his...

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The Drowning by Camilla Läckberg

From worldwide bestseller Camilla Läckberg: a new novel from a reclusive Fjallbacka resident has enraptured the community?but what secrets and tragedies are lurking behind the pages and threatening to...

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Hour of the Wolf by Håkan Nesser

A riveting story in show-stopping prose, the latest chapter of this internationally bestselling series is the Nordic noir superstar’s darkest tale yet. In the middle of a dark, rain-slicked night, a...

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In The Shadow of Frankenstein Edited by Stephen Jones

Tales of the Modern Prometheus Also narrated by:Clive Chafer, Derek Perkins, Steve West, Mil Nicholson, Paul Michael Garcia, R.C. Bray, Saskia Maarleveld, Simon Prebble, Simon Templeman, Anthony Heald,...

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Hero of the Empire by Candice Millard

The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, a thrilling narrative of Winston...

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Jerusalem by Alan Moore

Here is the Earphone award winning AudioFile magazine review: Alan Moore’s vivid imagistic prose, which touches all the listener’s senses, has the perfect partner in Simon Vance, who delivers this epic...

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League of Dragons by Naomi Novik

With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other, combining the high-flying appeal of Anne McCaffrey’s Pern saga and the...

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Black Prism by Brent Weeks

The first book in the blockbuster fantasy epic from New York Times bestselling author Brent Weeks. THE BLACK PRISM begins an action-packed tale of magic and adventure . . . Guile is the Prism, the most...

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