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Free Audio Downloads of YA Novels at SYNC

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:40:28 -0400

Free Audio Downloads of YA Novels at SYNC:

It’s Week 4 of free audio YA downloads at SYNC and we’ve got two great ghost stories for you this week! Kendare Blake’s hit novel ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD as well as the classic Wilkie Collins’ THE WOMAN IN WHITE are both available free to download from today through Wednesday, July 11th!

If you haven’t heard about it, ANNA is the excellently creepy story of Cas Lowood, a teenage boy who moves around the country slaying ghosts and demons (a little bit Buffy, a little bit Supernatural!) and meets his match when he falls for his greatest challenge yet, ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD. (And hey, if you love it, be sure to also check out the sequel GIRL OF NIGHTMARES coming from AudioGO in August!)

For the last official day of June is Audiobook Month, curl up on...

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:06:50 -0400

For the last official day of June is Audiobook Month, curl up on the beach or the backyard patio with (wo)man’s best friend and Lucy Dillon’s Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts. Thirty-nine year old Rachel is having a really bad year. After losing her job and breaking up with her boyfriend, Rachel has inherited her late aunt’s house, her beloved border collie, and a crowded rescue kennel, despite the fact that she knows almost nothing about dogs. Still, considering her limited options, she gamely takes up the challenge of running the kennel. And as Rachel starts finding new homes for the abandoned strays, it turns out that it might not just be the dogs that need rescuing.

Thanks for listening with us! Check back for some great clips from new AudioGO titles in the future!

June is Audiobook Month Feel the Magic!

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:58:39 -0400

June is Audiobook Month

Feel the Magic!

Julia Haeberlin’s Playing Dead is a rich, complex family...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:39:00 -0400

Julia Haeberlin’s Playing Dead is a rich, complex family saga that is as moving as it is suspenseful. The perfume-scented letter that turns Tommie McCloud’s world upside down arrives from a stranger only days after her father’s death. The woman who wrote it claims that Tommie is her daughter—and that she was kidnapped as a baby thirty-one years ago. Tommie wants to believe it’s all a hoax, but suddenly a girl who grew up on a Texas ranch finds herself inextricably linked to a horrific past: the slaughter of a family in Chicago, the murder of an Oklahoma beauty queen, and the kidnapping of a little girl named Adriana.

Are you permanently in a cowboy state of mind? Check out the...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:06:00 -0400

Are you permanently in a cowboy state of mind? Check out the Great Classic Westerns audio anthology, with stories from some of the most well-known authors of the genre, including Zane Grey and Max Brand! With sixteen unabridged classic tales, you’ll have enough great listening to keep your ears busy till the cows come home…

Can’t get enough of Doctor Who? Help pass the time till...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:51:30 -0400

Can’t get enough of Doctor Who? Help pass the time till the next TV season with Doctor Who: The Gunfighters, a classic BBC TV soundtrack starring William Hartnell. When the Doctor lands in the Wild Wild West circa 1881, he soon finds himself in the middle of a feud with the Clanton family, whilst Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson try to keep the peace. There’s a gunfight at the OK Corral brewing and, if the Doctor and his friends aren’t careful, the Doctor and his friends are going to be caught in the crossfire.

We’re a little late to celebrate Bloomsday this year, but...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:29:56 -0400

We’re a little late to celebrate Bloomsday this year, but it’s always a good time for a little Ulysses as far as we’re concerned. This dramatized reading of James Joyce’s masterpiece adapted for BBC Radio 4, starring Stephen Rea and Sinead Cusack is timelessly evocative, The story of Stephen Dedalus’ journey through Dublin, it is a huge, rich portrayal of human life. In this magnificent recording, which includes the famous Molly Bloom soliloquy, the power and truth of Joyce’s vision is as potent as ever.

A shocking death in a quiet Shaker settlement sets the stage for...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:37:12 -0400

A shocking death in a quiet Shaker settlement sets the stage for this intriguing and atmoshperic mystery in A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns. 1796: When traveling weaver and former soldier Will Rees learns that his son David has run away he immediately sets out after him. After tracking him down at a Shaker settlement near Durham, Maine, Will unexpectedly finds himself heading a murder investigation. As he adapts to the ways of the Shakers he begins to discover that some members of the community may hold clues to solving the case, but uncovering those clues will also reveal dark secrets that could threaten the whole community

Spend your Sunday with the South African detective duo Kramer...

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:59:01 -0400

Spend your Sunday with the South African detective duo Kramer & Zondi! Tollie Erasmus, an unsavory bank robber on the run, is hung from the neck until dead. Unfortunately, execution was administered without the benefit of South African judge or jury. Somewhere there’s a killer who knows far too much about the hangman’s craft, and Lieutenant Tromp Kramer and his Bantu assistant Mickey Zondi must find him before his trail of death continues. Penned in 1977, The Sunday Hangman is the fifth tale starring the odd couple sleuths.

Is there a cooler author name on the planet than Andromeda...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:01:09 -0400

Is there a cooler author name on the planet than Andromeda Romano-Lax? Not sure, but her new novel, The Detour, set in 1938 Italy and Munich features some very cool customers indeed. Enlarging on themes and questions about the role of art and the promise of love in wartime, this rich journey introduces young curator Ernst Vogler who is collecting the great art of Europe and bringing it to Germany for the Fuhrer. But then a simple three-day job to collect a famous statue, turns into a disaster. With nothing left to lose, the young German gives himself up to the Italian adventure, to the surprising love and inevitable losses along the way. This is a bittersweet novel about artistic obsession, misplaced idealism, detours, and second chances, played out along the beautiful back-roads of northern Italy on the eve of war.

If the summer heat is getting you down, plan an escape with...

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:44:02 -0400

If the summer heat is getting you down, plan an escape with Marcia Willett’s The Summer House. A simmering saga, the tale a pair of siblings who discover a terrible secret…

Matt’s mother kept all his childhood memories in a small box, amongst the many photos of Matt as a child. But something about those photos has always puzzled Matt. Is that really him? Why does he not remember those clothes and toys? And where, in the photos, is his sister Imogen? Imogen, meanwhile, is living with her husband and their baby in a rented cottage. Ever since her childhood she has loved the Summer House, a charming folly in the grounds of a beautiful and ancient house on Exmoor, and now they have the chance of buying it. But the Summer House provides the key to the strange and tragic secret which has affected Matt’s whole life.

Gravediggers Local 16: Ghostly Tales

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:48:31 -0400

Gravediggers Local 16: Ghostly Tales:

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While my past reviews of audio books from AudioGo have consisted of reissues of 80’s releases from Tangled Web Audio, Ghostly Tales marks the first time I’ll be reviewing a more recent audio book commissioned by AudioGo. It also marks the first time I’ve reviewed an audio book with…

Hey, food network junkies! You’ll totally want to check...

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:45:00 -0400

Hey, food network junkies! You’ll totally want to check out this one-of-a-kind audio, Steven Raichlen’s Martha’s Vineyard — it’s a cooking show for your ears! TV host and food expert Steve Raichlen takes you on a guided tour of Martha’s Vineyard’s farms and local vendors, then cooks up a delectable meal from his debut novel (Island Apart). But grab a snack first—the sizzle of that frying pan will make your mouth water!

Richard Stark’s legendary thief Parker’s got 99...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:40:14 -0400

Richard Stark’s legendary thief Parker’s got 99 problems, but two in particular are giving him a run for his money as he tries to pull off a heist at a rare coin convention in The Rare Coin Score. He’s got a creepy rookie who insists on “helping” him out and a classy widow that’s offering too much distraction—will he still make his cool two-mill score?

JGL loves audio!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:37:11 -0400

JGL loves audio!

Butch Karp is back! The NY DA and his PI Wife Marlene tackle...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:28:41 -0400

Butch Karp is back! The NY DA and his PI Wife Marlene tackle medical and religious ethics in their fourteenth heart-pounding case, Bad Faith. Butch must prosecute when a young boy’s death from cancer could have been avoided, had his parents’ religious views allowed him treatment. But the real person at fault might be the shady, charismatic preacher who has them under his thrall. Meanwhile, a deadly Russian assassin is planning an escape from prison and she’s headed straight for Butch…

Irene Huss is a former Ju-Jitsu champion, a mother of twin...

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:58:48 -0400

Irene Huss is a former Ju-Jitsu champion, a mother of twin teenage girls, the wife of a successful chef, and a Detective Inspector with the Violent Crimes Unit in Goteborg, Sweden. And now she’s back in Night Rounds, this gripping new installment from Swedish author Helene Tursten. Detective Inspector Irene Huss of the Violent Crimes Unit has the challenge of disentangling wandering ghosts and complex human relationships to get to the bottom of an intriguing case when a blackout at a hospital leads to the death and disappearance of two nurses.

Did you know MC Beaton, creator of the beloved Hamish Macbeth...

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:55:01 -0400

Did you know MC Beaton, creator of the beloved Hamish Macbeth mystery series, also penned dozens of Regency romances as Marion Chesney? In this series debut, Lady Fortescue Steps Out, listeners will be introduced to the charming and merry world of Lady Fortescue and London’s newest hotel, The Poor Relation. Outlandish adventure and delightful romance await…

harpermedia: June is Audiobook Month and Audie-winning...

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:59:00 -0400

harpermedia:

June is Audiobook Month and Audie-winning audiobook narrator Robert Fass is doing a video a day to celebrate the month. In his videos he interviews industry professionals giving you a peek inside the audiobook world.

Check out more of his videos, including his interviews with Johnny Heller and Dion Graham (I got to meet both of them at the Audies, it was great!).

Free YA Lit Audiobooks from SYNC

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:48:26 -0400

Free YA Lit Audiobooks from SYNC:

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SYNC YA Literature into Your Earphones

2 Free Audiobook Downloads Each Week

June 14 - August 22, 2012

Teens and other readers of Young Adult Literature will have the opportunity to listen to bestselling titles and required reading classics this summer. Each week from June 14 - August 22, 2012, SYNC will offer two free audiobook downloads.

The audiobook pairings will include a popular YA title and a classic that connects with the YA title’s theme and is likely to show up on a student’s summer reading lists. For example, Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone, the first book in a new series about a girl who opens a door to two otherworldly cities at war, will be paired with Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities.

To find out when you can download titles to listen to on the run this summer, visit www.AudiobookSync.com ortext syncya to 25827.

For a schedule of SYNC downloads and a full title list, CLICK HERE!

We’ll have Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake; The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins; and Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare up on SYNC to download free in July!