Audio Books
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New and Notable!
Have You Heard a Good Book Lately?
Check out some of GRPL's award-winning book recordings. They're available in CD, MP3, and cassette formats. Here are some resources to help you select the best books to listen to:
The Audie Award, presented annually for audio books that demonstrate distinction in spoken word entertainment, is sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association, a non-profit trade group. For a complete list of nominees and winners visit the Audio Publishers Association.
A Few Audie Award Winners
- The Graveyard Book, 2009
- The Chopin Manuscript, 2008
- The Bible Experience, 2007
The Listen Up Awards
- Lush Life, 2008
- Gentlemen & Players, 2006
Other spoken word category distinctions are The Golden Voice Award and the AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to book narrators who have won reading awards, most narrators are actors or professional voice talent, which makes a pleasurable listening experience. Librarian favorites include:
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More Awards
Although its been around for half a century, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences doesn't just award musicians. Each year a Grammy Award is given for the "Best Spoken Word Recording." Recent winners include:
2009 Winner
2008 Winner
2007 Winners (a tie)
Also search the GRPL catalog for audio recordings of books that have won the following prizes:
- The Nobel Prize in Literature distinguishes the works of authors from many different countries, cultures, and languages. The prize has been awarded to acclaimed authors as well as undiscovered talent. Visit Nobelprize.org for a complete list of Nobel Laureates in Literature.
- The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens each year. For a complete list of winners visit The PEN/Faulkner Foundation.
- The National Book Foundation bestows the National Book Award annually to American authors who have demonstrated literary excellence in their fiction or nonfiction work.
eAudiobooks
eAudiobooks are digital audiobooks available to download from the Internet. eAudiobooks can be played on any personal desktop or laptop computer supporting Microsoft Windows Media Player v9 and above, Musicmatch Jukebox v8.2 and above, or Nullsoft Winamp v5 and above. To download books you must have a broadband Internet connection.
After your favorite titles have been downloaded to your computer, you can transfer them onto a wide range of portable digital devices, including media players, Pocket PCs, and select smartphone devices. Please note that NetLibrary eAudiobooks are not compatible with iPods or Microsoft's Zune devices at this time.
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General Fiction
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Romance & Women's Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Literary Classics
Non-Fiction
Miscellaneous
Horror
Here's a small sample of popular horror authors in GRPL's audio collection. Additional information about the horror genre and its authors can be found at the Horror Writers Association web site.
Speculative
More speculative fiction titles can be found at the following websites:
Western
Check Western Writers for updates on western novels as well as information on the Spur Award.
Online Resources
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Audiobooks For the Visually Impaired
