Category Archives: audiobooks

Book Review: First Lord’s Fury by Jim Butcher

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

Format read: audiobook purchased from audible, print book purchased from Barnes & Noble Formats available: Hardcover, Mass Market Paperback, ebook, audiobook Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Codex Alera #6 Length: 465 pages Publisher: Ace Penguin Date Released: November 24, 2009 Purchasing … Continue reading →

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Review: Local Custom by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 3 Comments

Format read: ebook purchased from Baen Books, audiobook purchased from Audible Formats available: Mass Market paperback, Trade Paperback, ebook, audiobook Genre: Space Opera, Science Fiction Romance Series: Liaden Universe #4 Length: 320 Pages Publisher: Baen Books Date Released: February 2001 … Continue reading →

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Review: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 4 Comments

I just finished, and by that I mean I finished it about an hour ago, Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris. Deadlocked is book 12, for anyone who doesn’t already know, in Harris’ quirky tale of the telepathic waitress in the fictional … Continue reading →

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Lord John and The Scottish Prisoner

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 3 Comments

June is Audiobook Month according to the Audio Publishers Association. So it’s absolutely right and proper that one of my reviews this month be the audiobook version of the latest entry in one my favorite series. I listened to The … Continue reading →

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Ebooks in Public Libraries: Whither, Which, How

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 8 Comments

The Digital Public Library of America discussion list has kicked into high gear again, in anticipation of an in-person meeting at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in mid-January, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The piece of the discussion that has … Continue reading →

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Brilliance Audio, Amazon, and the Great Un-downloading

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 3 Comments

On January 4, OverDrive sent an email to all of its libraries with a bombshell announcement, (quoted here from Infodocket) “Effective January 31, 2012, as instructed by the publisher, BrillianceAudio will suspend the availability of all download audiobook titles for library purchase … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween: L.A. Theatre Works Dracula

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

For my own personal Halloween Treat, I listened to the L.A. Theatre Works dramatization of the one, the only, the original, prince of the night, Count Dracula. This L.A. Theatre Works dramatization is a full-cast adaptation of the Bram Stoker … Continue reading →

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