Audiobook News & Reviews: 12/31-1/12

• Posted By : Holly Simpson
• Jan. 12, 2016, 4:35 p.m.
• News & Reviews

Libraries lent a record number of audiobooks and ebooks last year. This and audiobook reviews below.

News

• The Wall Street Journal interviews Fred Armisen about his experience recording an erotica audiobook in his Portlandia character
• NJ.com reports that Audible is expanding its operation
• Digital Book World reports that libraries lent a record number of audiobooks and ebooks in 2015

Reviews

• Eargasm Audiobook Reviews reviews
  • A Tiger's Claim, by Lia Davis, narrated by Keely J. Wolter
  • Grim Tidings, by Amada M. Lee, narrated by Karen Krause
  • Watch Me, by Shayla Black, narrated by Sasha Dunbrooke
  • Saved by the SEAL, by Cat Johnson, narrated by Craig Jessen
  • Help Wanted: Fantasy Heights, by Meg Silver, narrated by Audrey Lusk
  • Sought, by Evangeline Anderson, read by Anne Johnstonbrown
• Nick & Nereyda's Infinite Booklist reviews Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, narrated by a full cast - also reviewed by Step Into Fiction, Bookish Lifestyle
• That's What I'm Talking About reviews London Bound, by Jassica Jarmon, narrated by Tatiana Sokolov, and Drawn That Way, by Bronwyn Green, narrated by Tatiana Sokolov
• BookTalk with Eileen reviews The Gorgon, by Kathryn Le Veque, narrated by Tristan Hunt
• Good Books and Good Wine reviews Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, narrated by Douglas Hodge
• Book Scents reviews The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater, narrated by Fiona Hardingham and Steve West
• Audiothing Audiobook & Narrator Reviews reviews The Casanova Killer, by Jack Smith, narrated by John N. Gully and Cached Out: A Cliff Knowles Mystery, by Russell Atkinson, narrated by Joe Hempel
• Collector of Book Boyfriends reviews Clipped Wings, by Helena Hunting, narrated by Elizabeth Louise and Jason Carpenter
• Prism Book Alliance reviews Between Sinner and Saints, by Marie Sexton, narrated by John Solo
• Cornerfolds reviews Dragonfly in Amber, by Diana Gabaldon, narrated by Davina Porter
• BiblioSanctum reviews
  • The Rising, by Ian Tregillis, narrated by Chris Kayser
  • The Weight of Feathers, by Anna-Marie McLemore, narrated by Kirby Heyborne and Cynthia Farrell
  • The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux, narrated by Ralph Cosham
• Hot Listens reviews Sweep in Peace, by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renee Raudman
• scatteredthoughtsandroguewords reviews Stars and Stripes, by Abigail Roux, narrated by J.F. Harding
• Rabid Reads reviews Alienated, by Melissa Landers, narrated by Madeleine Lambert
• Vi3t Babe reviews November 9, by Colleen Hoover, narrated by Zachary Webber and Angela Goethals
• Booklovers For Life reviews Wicked Ride, by Rebecca Zenetti, narrated by Brock Thompson
• Romance Book Obsession reviews Step Brother with Benefits, by Mia Clark, narrated by CJ Bloom and James Cavenaugh
• My Nook, Books and More reviews Bound by Flames, by Jeaniene Frost, narrated by Tavia Gilbert
• Deanna Writes reviews Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, narrated by Fenella Woolgar
• Ramblings From This Chick reviews Be With Me, by J. Lynn, narrated by Sophie Eastlake
• Books and Things reviews Illusion, by J.S. Cooper, narrated by Carly Robins
• AudioGals reviews
  • My Kind of Wonderful, by Jill Shalvis, narrated by Karen White
  • A Seditious Affair, by K.J. Charles, narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies
  • Hard As It Gets, by Laura Kaye, narrated by Seraphine Valentine
  • Scandal Takes the Stage, by Eva Leigh, narrated by Mandy Williams
  • Too Good to be True, by Kristan Higgans, narrated by Xe Sands
  • Dragos Goes to Washington, by Thea Harrison, narrated by Sophie Eastlake
  • Overruled, by Emma Chase, narrated by Jason Carpenter and Charlotte Penfield
• Between the Lines reviews Plus One, by Elizabeth Fama, narrated by Julia Whelan
• I Heart Romance & YA reviews The Fifth Wave, by Rick Yancey, narrated by Brandon Espinoza and Phoebe Strole
• Stephanie Jane reviews Nine Kinds of Naked, by Toni Vigorito, narrated by Kristin Kalbli
• The Insatiable Critic reviews A Beautiful Blue Death, by Charles Finch, narrated by James Langton
• Candace's Book Blog reviews Mississippi Jack, by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren
• Quinn's Book Nook reviews Always On My Mind, by Bella Andre, narrated by Eva Kaminsky
• The Lesbian Review reviews The Only Way, by Jamie Sullivan, narrated by Elizabeth Saydah
• The Calico Critic reviews He Taught Me to Hope, by P.O. Dixon, narrated by Pearl Hewitt
• Viviana Enchantress of Books reviews The Bourbon Kings, by J.R. Ward, narrated by Alexander Cendese and Tempt Me Like This, by Bella Andre, narrated by Eva Kaminsky
• Lily Bloom Books reviews Sugar Skulls, by Lisa Mantchev and Glenn Dallas, narrated by Kate Rudd and Scott Merriman
• My World... in words and pages reviews What Remains of Heroes, by David Benem, narrated by Andrew Tell
• Gay Book Reviews reviews Rattlesnake, by Kim Fielding, narrated by K.C. Kelly
• The Book Nympho reviews My Lady Quicksilver, by Bec McMaster, narrated by Alison Larkin

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