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Audio Bestsellers: Through 01/20/13

Adam Boretz -- January 29th, 2013
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Unsurprisingly, Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (Macmillan Audio) reclaims the #1 spot this week on PW’s Audio Bestseller List.

In at #2 is John Grisham’s The Litigators (narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris for Random House Audio), while in the #3 spot is Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Near-Death Experience and Journey into the Afterlife. The audiobook is narrated by the author, Eben M.D. Alexander, for Simon & Schuster Audio.

Grabbing the #4 spot is Stuart Woods’s Collateral Damage, narrated by Tony Roberts and available from Penguin Audio. And rounding out our Top 5 is Fern Michaels’s  Return to Sender, which is read by Angela Dawe for Brilliance Audio.

For all of this week’s Audio Bestsellers from PW, CLICK HERE.

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Audio Bestsellers: Through 01.13.13

Adam Boretz -- January 24th, 2013
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Snatching the top spot on this week’s Audio Bestseller List from PW is Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s A Memory of Light. This final installment in the late Jordan’s Wheel of Time series is narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading for Macmillan Audio.

Dropping to the #2 spot (gasp!) is Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (Macmillan Audio), while coming in at #3 is Stuart Woods’s Collateral Damage, narrated by Tony Roberts and available from Penguin Audio.

In the #4 spot is Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly’s The Husband List, which is read by Lorelei King for Macmillan Audio, and rounding out the Top 5 is Nora Roberts’s Mysterious, narrated by Ashley Adlon and Gayle Hendrix and available from Brilliance Audio.

For the rest of PW’s Audio Bestseller List, CLICK HERE.

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Audio Reviews Spotlight: This Is How You Lose Her

Adam Boretz -- November 29th, 2012
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Today, in Audio Reviews Spotlight, we take a look at our Starred Review of Junot Díaz’s This Is How You Lose Her.

The audio edition is narrated by Díaz himself for Penguin Audio.

This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, read by the author. Penguin Audio, unabridged, five CDs, 5.25 hrs., $29.95 ISBN 978-1-61176-110-8

Pulitzer Prize–winner Díaz delivers a collection of linked short stories that focus on love and the challenges it brings Dominican men grappling with their heritage, socioeconomic status, the legacy of machismo, and modern women. As a reader, Díaz delivers a winning performance; his narration is clear, nuanced, and true to the text, his voice as engaging and confident as that of any professional narrator. Díaz’s reading ably captures the emotional states of his characters, his voice conveying all the humor, sorrow, and anger of the prose. Additionally, he lends his characters a host of subtle accents and dialects—each one distinct and appropriate to their background. This is a must listen for fans of the short story. A Riverhead hardcover. (Sept.)

For all the latest audio reviews from PW, CLICK HERE.

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October Audiobook Release Roundup

Adam Boretz -- October 18th, 2012
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It’s time once again for our Audiobook Release Roundup. This month, we’ve got new and forthcoming titles from the likes of Tantor Media, Galaxy Press, Brilliance Audio, AudioGO — and everyone in between.

And in terms of new titles, check out the following links to find audio editions of books by everyone from P.G. Wodehouse and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to L. Ron Hubbard and Marcel Proust. All read by some of the best narrators in the game today.

And, as always, if you are an audio publisher, and we left you off the list, just let us know — we’ll add you to our roster right away.

AudioGO

Blackstone Audio 

MacMillan Audio

Dog Ear Audio

Tantor Audio Continue reading →

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Audio Bestsellers: Week of 10.01.12

Adam Boretz -- October 1st, 2012
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After dropping to #2 last week, Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer’s No Easy Day (narrated by Holter Graham for Penguin Audio) reclaims the #1 spot this week on PW’s Audio Bestseller List.

In the #2 position is Lee Child’s A Wanted Man, (narrated by Dick Hill for Random House Audio).

The three titles rounding out our Top Five are all new to our list — and all from Penguin Audiobooks.

At #3 is Stuart Woods’s Severe Clear (narrated by Tony Roberts); at #4 is the abridged version of Ken Follett’s Winter of the World (narrated by John Lee); and at #5 is the unabridged version of Follett’s Winter of the World.

For the complete Audio Bestseller List from PW, CLICK HERE.

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Audio Bestsellers: Week of 09.24.12

Adam Boretz -- September 25th, 2012
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This week on Publishers Weekly’s Audio Bestseller list, Lee Child’s latest Jack Reacher thriller, A Wanted Man, (narrated by Dick Hill for Random House Audio) claims the #1 spot.

Dropping a spot to #2 is No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer (narrated by Holter Graham) from Penguin Audio, while Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry’s The Tombs (narrated by Scott Brick) drops to #3.

Holding steady in the #4 spot is The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (narrated by Dan Stevens for Hyperion.)

And rounding out our Top 5 is James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge’s Zoo (narrated by Jay Snyder) from Hachette Audio.

AND: It should be noted that for the first time in almost two years, Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln  has dropped out of our Top 10.

For the complete Audio Bestseller List, CLICK HERE.

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Audio Bestsellers: Week of 09.17.12

Adam Boretz -- September 18th, 2012
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This week, Publishers Weekly’s Audio Bestseller list features four new titles claiming the top four spots.

At #1 is No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer (narrated by Holter Graham) from Penguin Audio.

Coming in at #2 is another Penguin Audio titles, Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry’s The Tombs (narrated by Scott Brick).

This week’s #3 is James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge’s Zoo (narrated by Jay Snyder) from Hachette Audio, while the new #4 is The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (narrated by Dan Stevens for Hyperion.)

And finally, coming in at #5 is Kenneth C. Davis’s Don’t Know Much About Anything (narrated by Jeff Woodman with Quincy Tyler Bernstein and Oliver Wyman) from Random House Audio.

And for those of you keeping score at home, both Fifty Shades of Grey and Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln are still in out Top 10, coming in at the #6 and #8 positions respectively.

For the complete Audio Bestseller List, CLICK HERE.

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September Audiobook Release Roundup

Adam Boretz -- September 12th, 2012
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Here at Audio HQ, there’s a chill in the air — and that means Fall has arrived and it’s time for the September Edition of our Audiobook Release Roundup.

Let’s take a look at the latest releases from some of the industry’s major audio publishers.

And, as always, if you are an audio publisher, and we left you off the list, just let us know — we’ll add you to our roster right away.

AudioGO

Blackstone Audio

MacMillan Audio

Dog Ear Audio

Tantor Audio Continue reading →

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Starred Review Roundup: August 2012

Adam Boretz -- September 10th, 2012
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It’s time once again for our Monthly Starred Review Roundup — a new feature we’ve been doing here at Listen Up to highlight those audiobooks that recently received Starred Reviews from PW.

For the month of August, we present you with the following:

Nonfiction

Thomas McNamee, read by Dick Hill. Tantor Media, unabridged, 11 CDs, 13 hrs., $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4526-0812-9
Adam Carolla with Mike Lynch, read by Adam Carolla. Random House Audio, abridged, seven CDs, 8 hrs., $35 ISBN 978-0-307-93977-7
Joan Rivers, read by the author. Penguin Audio, unabridged, four CDs, 5 hrs., $29.95 ISBN 978-1-61176-065-1

YA Fiction

Gary Paulsen, read by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, unabridged, two CDs, 1.5 hrs., $14.99 ISBN 978-1-4558-0823-6

Fiction

Anne Holt, read by Kate Reading. Blackstone Audio, unabridged, nine CDs, 11.5 hrs., $32.95 ISBN 978-1-4551-6030-3
William Shakespeare, read by Alan Cumming. Simon & Schuster Audio, unabridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs., $14.99 ISBN 978-1-4423-5593-4
Gail Tsukiyama, read by Simon Vance. MacMillan Audio, unabridged, six CDs, 7 hrs., $29.99 ISBN 978-1-4272-2249-7
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And The Winner Is…

Adam Boretz -- August 31st, 2012
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As promised, today we announce the winner of The Great Audiobook Giveaway: Summer 2012.

But before we do, let’s (1) give another big thanks to all the audio publishers that donated audiobooks and partnered with Listen Up and PW to make this contest possible; and (2) remind everyone about all the amazing audiobooks they’ve registered to win:

  • Savages (Tantor Media)
  • Fifty Shames of Earl Grey (Tantor Media)
  • Resilience (HighBridge Audio)
  • Heading Out to Wonderful (HighBridge Audio)
  • Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach (HighBridge Audio)
  • Black Mask Stories: The Corpse Didn’t Kick (HighBridge Audio)
  • Life of Pi (HighBridge Audio)
  • The Hobbit (HighBridge Audio)
  • The Devil’s Right Hand (Brilliance Audio)
  • The Secret Piano (Brilliance Audio)
  • Fangoria Volume 1: Dreadtime Stories (AudioGO)
  • Criminal (AudioGO)
  • Blood Line (HarperAudio)
  • The Great Escape (HarperAudio)
  • Get Some Headspace (Macmillan Audio)
  • Tigers in Red Weather (Hachette Audio)
  • I, Michael Bennett (Hachette Audio)
  • Fearless (christianaudio)
  • The Folded Earth (Dreamscape Media)
  • Wallflower in Bloom (Dreamscape Media)
  • The Age of Miracles (Random House Audio)
  • Yes, Chef (Random House Audio)
  • Gold (Simon & Schuster Audio)
  • Creole Belle (Simon & Schuster Audio)
  • The Next Best Thing (Simon & Schuster Audio)
  • The Chaperone (Penguin Audio)
  • I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me (Penguin Audio)
  • A History of the Olympics (Naxos AudioBooks)
  • The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Naxos AudioBooks)
  • Great American Westerns Vol 1 (GraphicAudio)
  • The Highwayman (GraphicAudio)
  • The 39 Clues: Operation Trinity  (Scholastic Audio)
  • Wolves of the Beyond: Spirit Wolf  (Scholastic Audio)
  • Marty McGuire Digs Worms!  (Scholastic Audio)
  • Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals of Robert Scott (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)
  • A Room of One’s Own (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)

So, without further ado, from the more than 500 entries from audiobook fans all over the world, the randomly selected winner of The Great Audiobook Giveaway: Summer 2012 is…

Congratulations, Trish! We’ll contact you directly — and we hope you’re ready to listen to A LOT of books!

Thanks to everyone who entered. We’ll be doing another Great Audiobook Giveaway this Fall — so stay tuned for details.

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