Anastasia asked Lev Grossman:

A friend recently refused to listen to the audio version of your book, claiming "The author wrote it for me to read, not listen to". As a big audiobook fan, this made me wonder, do you prefer readers to actually read your book in print? As an author, did you have much influence over the audio version of The Magicians? I.e. the selection of the narrator, tone, how things are pronounced.

Lev Grossman When the Magicians was in production, they sent me MP3s of three readers. Of those three we all agreed that Bramhall was the guy. But that was the end of my involvement in the audiobooks. I'm not in the studio, I'm not directing the reading. I've actually never listened to them -- I've tried but I can't. It's like listening to my own voice.

I do have a slight preference for the print version of books in general. Novels aren't written as dramatic monologues, and to me they play best on the page. But I'm not making a judgement. I do listen to audiobooks myself -- when I'm running -- and I get a lot out of them.

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