Tag 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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Stacking the Shelves (17)

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

This was one of those weeks when I tried to be good. Only 12 books. Three comments. I’ve already reviewed Delusion in Death, the new J.D. Robb. Got it Tuesday, finished it Wednesday. It was terrific to see how everyone … 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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Ready Player One

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a veritable tour de force of storytelling. This dystopian near-future novel is absolutely fantastic science fiction of the cyberpunk school, but it is also an intense commentary on modern society, with more than … Continue reading →

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What’s on my (mostly virtual) nightstand? 11-27-11

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

What’s on my iPad for this week? Pretty much everything that was on it for last week. Plus next week. We did go to my mom’s for Thanksgiving. And of the two options, read a lot or not very much, … 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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