What happens if a bad review is actually a good review disguised as a stinker and other tales of narration and critique… Warning: The names and locations mentioned have been changed to protect the innocent, the not so innocent, and even the pompous and the dim, and to defend against all claims of utter and complete self-indulgence. Here at AA, we like to start our meetings with taking responsibility for our addictions by testifying: Hi, My name is Jo Anna. I’m an audio book narrator. And, yes, I am a part-time audio book reviewer. And here is my story. I’ve noticed quite recently, that everyone out there is a critic. …
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. Imported from Michigan, she currently lives in Southwest Virginia with her family. In addition to her blog, you can find Jennifer on Twitter as @lithousewife. Diamond Ruby: A Novel Written by Joseph Wallace, Narrated by …
Equally at home in a vast variety of fiction and non-fiction genres, styles, characters and dialects, Robert Fass has been reviewed in AudioFile Magazine as “masterful”, earning praise for his “crisp narration”, “personal touch,” and “distinct characterizations” in titles by such modern and classic masters as Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Isaac Asimov, Jeffery Deaver and John Steinbeck. He is a three-time Audie nominee and just won his first Audie for Empire of Liberty by Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Gordon S. Wood; he was also a 2009 Grammy candidate for Anticancer: A New Way of Life by Dr. David Servan-Schreiber. He lives in New York City. Find Robert on-line at AudioFile Magazine and …
FOR THE HELL OF IT Vol. 2. No. 9 PALIN MULLING RUN….THE RUNS? …..Sarah Palin is apparently considering running for the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Ms. Palin said when asked about her potential presidential race: “I think my problem is that I do have the fire in my belly.” Sources close to the one time half term Governor of Alaska said: “yep. She’s got a fire in her belly alright. And from watchin her the last week or so, I think her butt itches too.” Another opined: “I’ll say she’s got a fire in the belly. I think she ate about 5 bowls of endangered wolf chili at the …