Storytelling: Authors Reading Their Own Work.

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Title: Storytelling: Authors Reading Their Own Work.
Authors: Boretz, Adam
Source: Publishers Weekly. 5/10/2010, Vol. 257 Issue 19, Special section p1-4. 3p.
Subject Terms: *Authors, Sound recordings, Audiobooks
Company/Entity: Farrar Straus & Giroux Inc.
Reviews & Products: Between, Georgia (Book), Ask, The (Book : Lipsyte)
People: Jackson, Joshilyn, Lipsyte, Sam
Abstract: This article deals with the involvement of authors in the recording of their own books. Author Joshilyn Jackson's editor was reluctant to accept her suggestion that she will narrate her second novel "Between, Georgia" herself. Her editor accepted her idea after submitting an audition tape. Publishing firm Farrar, Straus & Giroux directly asked author Sam Lipsyte to record his latest novel "The Ask." Particular focus is given to the various methods of preparation involved in recording an audiobook.
Database: Education Research Complete
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Abstract:This article deals with the involvement of authors in the recording of their own books. Author Joshilyn Jackson's editor was reluctant to accept her suggestion that she will narrate her second novel "Between, Georgia" herself. Her editor accepted her idea after submitting an audition tape. Publishing firm Farrar, Straus & Giroux directly asked author Sam Lipsyte to record his latest novel "The Ask." Particular focus is given to the various methods of preparation involved in recording an audiobook.
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