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the Audiobook!
I adore audiobooks. Brilliant, brilliant inventions. I'm utterly addicted. The funny thing about listening to stories is that (even years later) I can remember exactly where I was during critical points of the plot.
Before audiobooks became digitally available, I had a few options. My first was cassette tapes - and I owned a ton. I remember a summer doing particle physics at Fermilab National Lab while listening to cassettes of Amy Tan's The Bonesetter's Daughter.
Another option was reading aloud. My sister Emily and I used to read to each other during car-rides, while cooking dinner, at home in the evenings, and, if the book was especially good, on hikes. Together, we read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, The Historian, and one dark academia book whose name eludes me. We read The Poisonwood Bible aloud and, at one point, began sobbing and had to pull the car over because we couldn't stop crying.
The first digital audiobook I bought was Einstein; his Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson. I'd just moved to Naples, Italy, and I was enthralled. I still remember coming over the crest of a hill in Pozzuoli, the blue waters stretched out below, as I listened to Isaacson's description of tensors (a complicated physics concept) and realized it was the best description of tensors I'd ever encountered.
Then came digital audiobooks, and now my entire family is addicted. We share recommendations and will often listen to the canon of a single author or narrator because we adore his or her work so much.
So... yesterday was a VERY special day for me. It was the day that I received a message from Penguin's audio production department. They wanted to share auditions from two talented actors performing May the Wolf Die. I can't begin to describe the thrill of this moment. Every stage of the process has delighted me — from working with my editor, to seeing the gorgeous cover art. Every moment of this journey has been memorable and exciting. But hearing my words read aloud by such excellent readers was a unique and profound experience.
As I reflect on my journey with audiobooks, from cassette tapes to digital, I can't help but marvel at how they've become such an integral part of my life. They've been companions on road trips, mentors in scientific and work endeavors, and now, a bridge connecting me to my readers.
I'd love to hear from you, too. What was the first audiobook that captured your heart? Do you have a memorable story where an audiobook kept you company or perhaps changed your perspective?
Before audiobooks became digitally available, I had a few options. My first was cassette tapes - and I owned a ton. I remember a summer doing particle physics at Fermilab National Lab while listening to cassettes of Amy Tan's The Bonesetter's Daughter.
Another option was reading aloud. My sister Emily and I used to read to each other during car-rides, while cooking dinner, at home in the evenings, and, if the book was especially good, on hikes. Together, we read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, The Historian, and one dark academia book whose name eludes me. We read The Poisonwood Bible aloud and, at one point, began sobbing and had to pull the car over because we couldn't stop crying.
The first digital audiobook I bought was Einstein; his Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson. I'd just moved to Naples, Italy, and I was enthralled. I still remember coming over the crest of a hill in Pozzuoli, the blue waters stretched out below, as I listened to Isaacson's description of tensors (a complicated physics concept) and realized it was the best description of tensors I'd ever encountered.
Then came digital audiobooks, and now my entire family is addicted. We share recommendations and will often listen to the canon of a single author or narrator because we adore his or her work so much.
So... yesterday was a VERY special day for me. It was the day that I received a message from Penguin's audio production department. They wanted to share auditions from two talented actors performing May the Wolf Die. I can't begin to describe the thrill of this moment. Every stage of the process has delighted me — from working with my editor, to seeing the gorgeous cover art. Every moment of this journey has been memorable and exciting. But hearing my words read aloud by such excellent readers was a unique and profound experience.
As I reflect on my journey with audiobooks, from cassette tapes to digital, I can't help but marvel at how they've become such an integral part of my life. They've been companions on road trips, mentors in scientific and work endeavors, and now, a bridge connecting me to my readers.
I'd love to hear from you, too. What was the first audiobook that captured your heart? Do you have a memorable story where an audiobook kept you company or perhaps changed your perspective?
