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Here for your listening pleasure are our newest audiobook titles:

Fiction

Antony and Cleopatra by Collen McCullough, narrated by Sneha Mathan
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin, read by Kate Reading
Daughter of York by Anne Easter Smith, read by Rosalyn Landor
Song Yet Sung by James McBride, read by Leslie Uggams
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig, read by Kate Reading
Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin, read by Gerard Doyle
The Crazy School: A Madeline Dare Mystery by Cornelia Read, read by Hillary Huber

Non-Fiction

The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East by Martin Seiff, read by Tom Weiner
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan, read by Tavia Gilbert

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Deb at 10:31 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

For the second time presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won a Grammy Award in the spoken word category.  This time around he won for narrating his book The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.  To win he had to beat out fellow politicians Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, as well as Alan Alda and Maya Angelou.  Obama is of course in the middle of campaigning for the democratic presidential nomination, and did not attend the ceremony.  He now has a pair of the golden Grammy statuettes to decorate his mantel with, as he also won for best spoken word album of 2006 for Dreams From My Father.
The Recording Academy seems to like to give the award to politicians, as this is the second time that Obama has won, and Bill Clinton has also been awarded twice.  Jimmy Carter and Hillary Clinton both have won once.  A complete list of the winners the spoken word category can be found here. 

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Deb at 01:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Meet our newest Audiobooks:

Fiction

The Air We Breathe by Andrea Barrett, narrated by Jeff Woodman
Killer Riff by Sheryl J. Anderson, read by Kirsten Potter
A Free Life by Ha Jin, narrated by Jason Ma
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, read by David Ledoux
Midnight Rambler by James Swain, narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez
The Worst Thing I've Done by Ursula Hegi, narrated by Gabra Zuckman and Oliver Wyman
Redemption Falls by Joseph O'Connor, narrated by Peter Marinker
Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, read by Sefan Audnichi
Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure by Michael Chabon, read by Andre Braugher
Dead Ex by Harley Jane Kozak, narrated by Deanna Hurst
A War of Gifts: An Ender Story by Orson Scott Card, narrated by Scott Brick and Stefan Rudnicki

Non-Fiction

American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Fountation of the Republic by Joseph J. Ellis, read by John H. Mayer
Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit by Lou Dobbs, read by Arthur Morley

Happy Listening!

Posted on February 09, 2008 by Deb at 10:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

A lot of new CD Audiobooks just got put on the shelf!  Here they are:

Fiction

Little Pink Slips by Sally Koslow, read by Laural Merlington
Killling Che by Chuck Pfarrer, read by William Dufris
Now & Then by Robert Parker, read by Joe Mantegna
Body of Lies by David Ignatius, read by Dick Hill
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, read by Shelly Frasier
Little Stalker: A Novel by Jennifer Belle, read by Renee Raudman
Eat the Dark: A Novel by Joe Schreiber, read by Renee Raudman
The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson, read by William Dufris
The Cloud of Unknowing by Thomas H. Cook, read by Stephen Hoye
Bloodline: A Repairman Jack Novel by Paul F. Wilson, read by Dick Hill
Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi, read by Stephen Hoye
Travels in the Scriptorium: A Novel by Paul Auster, read by
Dick Hill
The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel by Michael Gruber, read by Stephen Hoye
Fangland: A Novel by John Marks, read by Ellen Archer, Todd McLaren, Michael Prichard, and Simon Vance

Nonfiction

Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights by Molly Ivins, read by Liz Smith
Ask a Mexican! by Gustavo Arellano, read by William Dufris, Christine Marshall, and James Herrera
Screamfree Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool by Hal Edward Runkel, read by the author
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope by Jimmy Carter, read by the author
The Art of Presence by Eckhart Tolle
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson, read by the author
Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success by Penelope Trunk, read by Shelly Frasier
Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East 1776 to the Present by Michael B. Oren, read by Norman Kietz
The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family by Martha Raddatz, read by Joyce Bean
My Father's Secret War: A Memior by Lucinda Franks, read by Joyce Bean
Deal Breakers: When to Work on a Relationship and When to Walk Away by Bethany Marshall, read by Renee Raudman
Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall In Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist by Tyler Cowen, read by David Drummond

Happy Listening!

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Deb at 09:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"LoudLit.org offers free MP3 audio books of classic works that you can download or read along with onscreen. (via MetaFilter)" 

Works are organized by work, author, and performer and can be read and listened to or downloaded.  Once you've begun to read and listen, you'll be given a scroll-down menu that allows you to see the book chapter by chapter.  The performer's voice reads while you follow along on the page.  The read and listen is web-based and the download option is an mp3 file.

How is this legal?  Through a Creative Commons license.  As long as the product is not altered in any way, it can be copied, distributed, and transmitted.  It may not be used for commercial use, and it must be attributed to the author who wrote it.

LoudLit.org is a part of Project Gutenberg, which "is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet" (projectGutenberg.org).  Its collection was produced strictly by volunteers.  Project Gutenberg has a larger variety of material, but Loudlit is on its way.  Try both out and compare.  Odds are that you'll find something that will suit you.  Enjoy!

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Anne at 09:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

BY BRENDAN BERNHARD
February 2, 2007
URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/47929

There is something to be said for the silence of the page. On it, a poem — three neat quatrains, say — can speak, indestructibly, to the eye, ear, and mind.

But there is also something to be said for singing along. Recently I found myself doing just that to a poem by, of all people, Emily Dickinson, as performed by, of all people, Carla Bruni, the Italian ex-supermodel and ex-girlfriend of Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and Donald Trump. Dickinson's poem, "I Went to Heaven," is featured on Ms. Bruni's new album, "No Promises." On it, she sets to music poems by W.B. Yeats, Dorothy Parker, Walter de la Mare, W.H. Auden, and Christina Rossetti, among others.

To the strumming of an acoustic guitar, the Dickinson poem — or can it now also be classified as a song lyric? — begins:

I went to Heaven
‘Twas a small Town
Lit, with a Ruby
Lathed, with Down
Stiller, than the fields
At the full Dew
Beautiful, as Pictures
No Man drew.

Continue reading "The Supermodel School of Poetry Pop" »

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From the History Channel’s This Day in History…

The first annual Cannes Film Festival opens at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera in 1946.  The festival had intended to make its debut in September of 1939, but the outbreak of World War II forced the cancellation of the inaugural Cannes.  Continue reading and watch a short clip about the Cannes Film Festival here.

Here are some of the movies that were slated for the inaugural festival of 1939 and some from the actual opening in 1946:

The Wizard of Oz
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Lost Weekend
The Battle of the Rails
Brief Encounter

Posted on September 20, 2006 by at 08:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Want to listen to mp3s that are in the public domain?  Look no further than LibriVox, where you can download them to your computer or storage device, or upload a podcast to listen to at your convenience.  

If you’re into reading, volunteer to read some audiobooks for the service:

“Would you like to record chapters of books in the public domain? It's easy to volunteer. All you need is a computer, some free recording software, and your own voice.”

Check out these other fabulous sites for free mp3s:
Americana Phonic
LoudLit.org
Podiobooks.com
Or hey, try something new and make your own podcast. 

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Anne at 10:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Recently we got an interesting reference question via e-mail.  We were asked to find out when the movie “The Sound of Music” originally opened in Topeka.  What was the reason for this unusual request?  Turns out the requestor is writing an article about the fortieth anniversary of the movie and how it was released in a series of roadshow engagements across the country.  The article starts “Forget the $200 million that the original "Star Wars" grossed during a summer. And forget the $100 million "Spider-Man" made in a weekend. The first true blockbuster was..."The Sound Of Music."  You can read the rest of the article here. 

And as for when The Sound of Music first opened in Topeka?  According to the back issues of the Topeka Daily Capital it was at the Grand Theater on March 30, 1966.

Do you remember where you first saw the film?  Click the comments link below this post and tell us about it!

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Deb at 07:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Descriptive Video Collection (DVS) is a resource for those who are blind or who have limited vision. Red Carpet's DVS collection has nearly all titles offered by the DVS corporation.

Descriptive Videos offer a verbal description of what is happening visually on the screen. This "voice over" is not used while the actors are speaking. Therefore, the entire movie can be enjoyed without "gaps" produced by only having visual information displayed on screen.

Look for titles such as Fever Pitch, Ray, Polar Express, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

You will find these titles and many more in the Red Carpet Services room located across from the check out desk in the main lobby.

For more information about DVS go to www.wgbh.org/wgbh/access/dvs

Posted on March 29, 2006 by at 10:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)