[Publib] Re: narrators of audio books

[janet.griffing at wadsworthlibrary.com]

My director is a YA specialist who introduced me to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga by handing me the CD of the first book. He and I were both blown away by reader Ilyana Kadushin. There's something so melodic about her reading... the way the lead character's name, "Bel-la," falls so beautifully, in two perfect syllables. Wonderful!


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Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:24:34 -0500
From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton at optonline.net>
Subject: [Publib] importance of narrators in audio books
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I am still collecting opinions, anecdotes, etc. for either background 
or use in my PLA preconference presentation on "Audio Book Narrators 
as an Independent Appeal Factor." The idea is that, over and above 
genre, pace, characterization, mood, etc., the narrator can make or 
break somebody's desire to read/listen to a book all by him/herself. 
An example is my love for Michael Connelly's books where any desire to 
listen to them was killed when I discovered the rights had been sold 
to somebody using a narrator other than Dick Hill. In that instance, I 
returned to text; in others, I've given up.

Thanks in advance,

Mary K.


Mary K Chelton
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