Audiobook Resources

Compiled by Mary Burkey November 2007. Contact mburkey@columbus.rr.com

Articles:

Beavin, Kristi. "Audiobooks: Four Styles of Narration." Horn Book Magazine Sep. 1996: 566-573.

Beers, Kylene. "Listen While You Read." School Library Journal Apr. 1998: 30.

Burkey, Mary. "Sounds Good to Me: Listening to Audiobooks with a Critical Ear." Booklist 01 June 2007: 104.

Clark, Ruth Cox. "Audiobooks for Children: Is This Really Reading?." Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children Spring 2007: 49-50.

Dowell, Jennifer M. “The Alchemy of Children’s Audio.” AudioFile Apr./May 2001: 18-23.

Fallows, James. "Reading by Ear." Atlantic Monthly Jan. 2001: 16-17.

Goldsmith, Francisca. "Earphone English." School Library Journal May 2002: 50.

Grover, Sharon, and Lizette D. Hannegan. "Not Just for Listening." Book Links May 2005: 16-19.

Harmon, Amy. "Loud, Proud, Unabridged: It Is Too Reading!" New York Times 26 May 2005: G1-G2.

Harris, Karen. "What Makes a Book Narrator?" Booklist 01 Jan. 1998: 833.

Jemtegaard, Kristi Elle. "Audio Poetry: A Call to Words." Horn Book Magazine May 005: 357-364.

Jemtegaard, Kristi. "Readers vs. Listeners." Booklist 01 Apr. 2005: 1399-1399.

Seper, Chris. "To Curl Up With a Good Book, Listen Up" Plain Dealer 23 May 2005: B1.

Kozloff, Sarah. "Audio Books in Visual Culture." Journal of American Culture Winter 1995: 83.

Marchionda, Denise. “A Bridge to Literacy: Creating Lifelong Readers Through Audiobooks.” AudioFile Aug./Sept. 2001: 19-21.

Mediatore, Kaite, and Mary K. Chelton. "Reading with Your Ears." Reference & User Services Quarterly Summer 2003: 318.

Varley, Pamela. "As Good as Reading? Kids and the Audiobook Revolution." Horn Book Magazine May 2002: 251-262.

Wysocki, Barbara. "Louder, Please." School Library Journal Mar. 2005: 10-14.


Online links:

The Art & Craft of Narration: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/features/A1267.html

Audiobooks & Literacy: http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/RHI_magazine/pdf/serafini.pdf

Audiobook Lexicon: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/features/fea1007.html

Audiobook Reference Guide: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/guide_search.cfm

Audiobooks on Satellite Radio: http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=163

BBC’s Streaming Audio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/help/whatisbbc7.shtml

Creating Lifelong Readers Through Audiobooks: http://www.audiobookshelf.com/abridge.html

How Earphones English Started: http://www.audiobookshelf.com/eom_feb04.html

Librivox Free Public Domain Audiobooks: http://librivox.org/

Listening Library’s Teacher Resources: http://school.booksontape.com/s_promo_pam_spencer.cfm

Notable Children’s Recordings: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecreclist/currentnotable.htm

Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/odyssey/odyssey.cfm

Podiobooks: http://www.podiobooks.com/

Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Radio Drama Resources: http://www.ruyasonic.com/

Recorded Books Resource Guides to Research & Classroom use: http://www.recordedbooks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=school.resource_list

Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults: http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/selectedaudio/selectedaudiobooks.htm

Tamora Pierce’s Audio Biography: http://www.tamora-pierce.com/bio2.htm

Teens Help Give Voice to Audiobook Boom: http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/11/emw454751.htm

A Visit With the Full Cast Audio Family: http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200606VisitAudio.pdf

Voice Acting: A New Career Opportunity: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/features/VoiceActing.html

Young Adult Audiobooks: http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/RHI_magazine/pdf/ditlow.pdf

Why Listen at All: http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200708audiotalk.pdf