Speaking of Audiobooks: August Releases
It seems as though I’m on an audiobook high and I think it all has to do with my newfound love of paranormal romances. Since I’m not too familiar with the genre, I clump paranormal, fantasy,…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Those Older Hard-to-Find Romances
Listening to a variety of romance audiobooks these days is a fairly simple process. With a large selection that is easily accessible either through competitive pricing or your local library, there’s little to complain about. But…
Speaking of Audiobooks: July 2010 Releases
Challenging myself earlier this year to listen to a number of those romance audiobooks I tend to avoid due to their category, I’m scoring very well with my Unofficial Personal Listening Challenge for 2010. Results to…
Speaking of Audiobooks: June 2010 Releases
My Unofficial Personal Listening Challenge for 2010 is proceeding quite well much to my delight. For my first challenge category, Fantasy Romance, I chose Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Sharing Knife, Volume 1: Beguilement. It was truly…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Buy, Rent, or Borrow?
We’ve discussed how we listen, why we listen, and, on a continual basis, what we listen to. But one aspect we have yet to formally address is where we choose to obtain our romance audiobooks. Do…
Speaking of Audiobooks: May 2010 Releases
This week marks one year for our Speaking of Audiobooks column. Our discussions seem to get better with each passing month as we hear comments from new listeners and come to know the tastes of some…
Speaking of Audiobooks: April 2010 Releases
As many of you know, watching for new releases of romance audiobooks is a part of my morning routine and one I quite enjoy since it’s a constant search for those gems that failed to be…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Our Favorite Narrators
Our first Speaking of Audiobooks column carried the subtitle, It’s All About the Narrator and was a general discussion of romance audiobooks. It also provided us an opportunity to start sharing with each other, from one…
Speaking of Audiobooks: March 2010 Releases
Our March new releases column is late. My workhorse of a laptop crashed and was off to the manufacturer for twelve days leaving me with no means of submitting a column. A bit frustrating – yes,…
Speaking of Audiobooks – Favorites
Participating in AAR’s recent Annual Reader’s Poll and reading that Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie was chosen Best Romance of 2009, my audio-thinking mind immediately started wondering about my favorite romance audiobooks of…