Jennifer Conner has had her nose in a book for as long as she can remember. In an attempt to redefine her identity after motherhood, she began blogging at The Literate Housewife Review in January 2007. It was a difficult bedtime routine with her daughters that first prompted her to pursue audiobooks. After listening to Simon Vance narrate The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, she discovered that she is a true audiobook geek at heart. In addition to her blog, you can find Jennifer on Twitter as @lithousewife. Imported from Michigan, she currently lives in Southwest Virginia with her family. Find her on the web at: Literate Housewife Jennifer Conner …
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November 29th, 2012 / By Jo Anna Perrin /
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John Pruden is a professional voice actor who records audiobooks, corporate and online training narrations, animation and video game characters, and radio and TV commercials. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life—from his wide array of jobs early in life; to his Army service as a UH-60 Black Hawk assault helicopter pilot; to his travels through forty-four U.S. states, South America, Europe, and Asia; to his experience in professional improv and competitive singing—provides a solid creative foundation from which to draw for his intelligent audiobook narrations and gritty but sensitive vocal characterizations. His audiobooks include The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt, which was chosen by the …
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October 16th, 2012 / By Jo Anna Perrin /
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Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter Winner of Canada Reads 2012 Written By: Carmen Aguirre Narrated By: Carmen Aguirre Published By: Post Hypnotic Press Audiobooks Length: Unabridged 9 Hrs. 36 Min. Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter is the winner of Canada Reads 2012. It is the account of Vancouver actor, director and playwright Carmen Aguirre a child of Chilean revolutionaries who herself became an active member of the underground resistance during Pinochet’s dictatorship in 1980’s Chile, the war in Peru, the dictatorship in Bolivia, and further unrest in Argentina. In Chile in 1973, a brutal coup removed the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende from office …
Anne Flosnik is an accomplished British actress with lead credits on stage, television, commercials, and voice-overs. A seasoned narrator, she has garnered two AudioFile Earphones Awards, an ALA Award, and three Audie Award nominations. Her narration of Little Bee by Chris Cleave was chosen as one of the Best Audiobooks of the Year by AudioFile magazine and one of the Top 40 Best Audiobooks of 2009 by Library Journal. Anne can be found on the web at: www.anneflosnik.com About Audiobooks: JP: Anne, how did you get your start in audio books, and what made you interested in the genre in the first place? Were you yourself an audiobook listener? AF: …