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[Valerie]

I am definitely looking forward to TBWTPT audiobook. :-)

I'm currently listening to Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore which is strange but interesting so far.

I also started Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas. Nick, Nick, Nick - I just want to shake him sometimes. Otherwise, I like the guy. ;-)

[Johanna]

Valerie C wrote: "I also started Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas. Nick, Nick, Nick - I just want to shake him sometimes. Otherwise, I like the guy. ;-)"

And I started to listen to Boystown 5: Murder Book by Marshall Thornton. The very first sentences gave me such a shock that at first I had to rewind and list to them a couple of times to make sure I heard right and then I had to stop for a while and gather my strength to be able to dare to continue listening. This series is getting better and better book by book. And yes, I share your feelings about Nick, Valerie. I seriously don't know if I should shake him or hug him. I do like him a lot. :-)

[Ame]

Johanna wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I also started Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas. Nick, Nick, Nick - I just want to shake him sometimes. Otherwise, I like the guy. ;-)"

And I started to listen to [book:Boysto..."

It is shocking! I can't wait for the next one. And yes they do get better and better by every book.

Nick is such antihero. I love him but the man is seriously flawed! But I guess I, as his lovers realize that loving him means to accept all his faults ;)

Damn, I'm codependent.

[Ame]

Josh wrote: "Hj wrote: "I'm listening to A Vintage Affair and enjoying the book all over again. I really like Ernest!

I've been thinking that Josh's decision to make audiobooks of his books, an..."


Please get Kevin. Just please. I'd offer him virgin maidens if I knew any but.... lifetime supplies of chocolate?

But seriously. I think it's so important to keep the same narrator, especially if they do such a spendid job as Kevin with does with Kit. He just is Kit! And to this date these are your funniest books. Kit is just..... a mess but a fun, functional mess :)

[Idamus]

Josh wrote: "Hj wrote: "I'm listening to A Vintage Affair and enjoying the book all over again. I really like Ernest!

I've been thinking that Josh's decision to make audiobooks of his books, an..."


This comment has so much squeeeee :-)

I look forward to Haunted Heart and more Kit :D

[Josh]

Ame wrote: "Josh wrote: "Hj wrote: "I'm listening to A Vintage Affair and enjoying the book all over again. I really like Ernest!

I've been thinking that Josh's decision to make audiobooks of ..."

If I can get him, I will. I completely agree!

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "And I still have to contact Kevin R. Free to see if he wants to the do Boy With the Painful Tattoo. I hope so. I have been listening to the Holmes & Moriarity book at n..."

And here, I thought that was just me and my weird brain! So glad to know other people do that too!

[Idamus]

Songs of Innocence by U2

Their new album is free in iTunes for PC & Mac & the iOs music app :D

[Susinok]

Idamus wrote: "Songs of Innocence by U2

Their new album is free in iTunes for PC & Mac & the iOs music app :D"

Whoa! Will have to check that out when I get home.

[Alison]

I discovered this band last week and I think what they do is pretty clever. They're called Postmodern Jukebox and they do old fashioned, jazzy, ragtimey versions of modern songs and some of them are quite cool (and some I like way better than the originals!). Here's a few tunes:

Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5meWI...

All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyTTX...

Thrift Shop (Macklemore)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cnm0...

[Jordan]

That's really cool!

I just got The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need. It's got a mix of artists like Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman on it. This is the best introductory cd for swing music. Now I know who to look for when I grab more. I love this kind of music, but never knew enough about it to find more.

[Johanna]

Thank you for sharing these, Alison!

I especially liked All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor).

[Anne]

I'm listening to A vintage affair. Some parts are so beautifully written and narrated, I get goose bumps. Like listening to poetry.

[Josh]

Anne wrote: "I'm listening to A vintage affair. Some parts are so beautifully written and narrated, I get goose bumps. Like listening to poetry."

Paul really does a nice job. I love his voice.

[Alison]

Johanna wrote: "Thank you for sharing these, Alison!

I especially liked All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)."

I had to laugh when I first saw the video and saw that she was actually playing the bass!

[Sabine]

Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "I'm listening to A vintage affair. Some parts are so beautifully written and narrated, I get goose bumps. Like listening to poetry."

Paul really does a nice job. I love his voice."

Yes, he has a very good voice, but without the beautiful writing it would not be enough for me!

[Alison]

Jordan wrote: "That's really cool!

I just got The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need. It's got a mix of artists like Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman on it. This is the best introductory cd for swi..."

Enjoy, Jordan! You can't go wrong with those three. I grew up listening to that sort of music and I love it. My grandfather actually saw a lot of those bands back in the thirties and it was always fun hearing his stories.

[Jordan]

Oh, that's awesome, Alison!

Yeah, I've always liked swing and jazz. So glad I found this cd! :-D

[Anne]

Sabine wrote: "Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "I'm listening to A vintage affair. Some parts are so beautifully written and narrated, I get goose bumps. Like listening to poetry."

Paul really does a nice job. I love h..."

I agree Sabine, the voice alone wouldn't have been enough, but the way he reads those beautiful words adds to the experience :)

[Sabine]

Anne wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "I'm listening to A vintage affair. Some parts are so beautifully written and narrated, I get goose bumps. Like listening to poetry."

Paul really does a nic..."

You are absolutely right! I have audios from (of?) very good stories and the reading is not so good. I can hear to them, but it is not the same beautiful experience. But if someone reads with a very good voice a dreadful story, I am done with it after twenty minutes.

[Antonella]

Idamus wrote: "Songs of Innocence by U2

Their new album is free in iTunes for PC & Mac & the iOs music app :D"

Eehm...

Apple releases U2 album removal tool
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29...

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "I discovered this band last week and I think what they do is pretty clever. They're called Postmodern Jukebox and they do old fashioned, jazzy, ragtimey versions of modern songs"

Nice! Thank you for telling us about them.

[Susinok]

Antonella wrote: "Idamus wrote: "Songs of Innocence by U2

Their new album is free in iTunes for PC & Mac & the iOs music app :D"

Eehm...

Apple releases U2 album removal tool
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29..."

I never could get it to download. Is the album that bad that we have to remove it? :)

[Na]

I heard there were a polemic because the album was considered as imposed. No choice.

[Idamus]

Susinok wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Idamus wrote: "Songs of Innocence by U2

Their new album is free in iTunes for PC & Mac & the iOs music app :D"

Eehm...

Apple releases U2 album removal tool
http://www.bbc.com/..."

I had some difficulties with the download, but once I got on a wi-fi it downloaded just fine, it's an OK album, not my favourite though

[Idamus]

Na wrote: "I heard there were a polemic because the album was considered as imposed. No choice."

Well, I had to work really hard to get it so I don't know about that, and I can easily remove the songs the same way I would any other song on my phone
I have no idea about iTunes for PC and Mac though, I don't use that

[Josh]

Na wrote: "I heard there were a polemic because the album was considered as imposed. No choice."

What?

[Na]

I didn't even know it was on the cloud until a friend told me about it and to check the app. I can listen to it without downloading it so far. Same with iTunes for PC.

From what I understand you can only hide them from the Cloud and not delete them. So far. The problem for some is the lack of freedom in choosing to download it or not.

[Idamus]

Na wrote: "I didn't even know it was on the cloud until a friend told me about it and to check the app. I can listen to it without downloading it so far. Same with iTunes for PC.

From what I understand you c..."

That could be why I had such huge problems downloading the album, music is turned off in my iCloud

[Susinok]

iDon't mess with iTunes much anymore at all. iPrefer buying from Amazon and dowloading onto my computer and moving to my iPod.

[Becky]

Yes people were very miffed that it was just added to their iTunes account without permission. Seems fair to complain. People don't like high handedness. If they'd been offered it rather than having it imposed I'm sure plenty of people would have taken it, because, hey, free! Seems like a misstep by Apple.

[Johanna]

MUMMY DEAREST is now out in audio! Squee!!!

Audible.com:
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Mum...

Audible.co.uk:
http://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Crime-Thr...

Audible.de:
http://www.audible.de/pd/English-Fict...

[Sabine]

YAY!

[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "MUMMY DEAREST is now out in audio! Squee!!!

Audible.com:
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Mum...

Audible.co.uk:
http:/..."

Got it! Listening now, just the ticket for a relaxing evening.

[KC]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "MUMMY DEAREST is now out in audio! Squee!!!

Audible.com:
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Mum...
...
Got it! Listening now, just the ticket for a relaxing evening. "

I agree! Just perfect. I really enjoyed it. And Sean Crisden is so good! It sounded like he was having a lot of fun narrating :-)

[Karen]

KC wrote: "I agree! Just perfect. I really enjoyed it. And Sean Crisden is so good! It sounded like he was having a lot of fun narrating :-) "

It did sound like he had fun, and I did too. : )

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "I agree! Just perfect. I really enjoyed it. And Sean Crisden is so good! It sounded like he was having a lot of fun narrating :-) "

It did sound like he had fun, and I did too. : )"

I'm going start listening to Mummy Dearest today as soon as I've finished Boystown #6. I can't wait! I'm so glad to hear you guys loved it! :-)

ETA: I remember Josh asking his readers which ones of his books would they like to listen to in audio (this was back when he just started to work on the whole audio book process) and I remember posting that I'd love to see Come Unto These Yellow Sands, The Dickens With Love and Mummy Dearest in audio. So, now when also Mummy Dearest is out, I feel very satisfied, indeed. :-)

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "I agree! Just perfect. I really enjoyed it. And Sean Crisden is so good! It sounded like he was having a lot of fun narrating :-) "

It did sound like he had fun, and I did..."

:-)

[Idamus]

Silence, blessed silence :D

[Josh]

Idamus wrote: "Silence, blessed silence :D"

LOL

[Anne]

I'm currently listening to A Ghost of a Chance while knitting socks to give my daughter's boyfriend for Christmas. It's not my favourite story or narration, but what characters Josh creates! I'm more into ruggedness than pretty- boy pretty, and the way Sam Devlin is described...;). But more than that, it's the personality of the people, leaping off the pages. And not just the MCs. Everybody, also the minor ones, be it Southern belles (A Vintage Affair), Lisa in the Adrien English books or a lovesick, lonely painter in A Ghost of a Chance. They are all so different, and all so wonderfully alive.

[HJ]

Anne wrote: "... But more than that, it's the personality of the people, leaping off the pages. And not just the MCs. Everybody, also the minor ones, be it Southern belles (A Vintage Affair), Lisa in the Adrien English books or a lovesick, lonely painter in A Ghost of a Chance. They are all so different, and all so wonderfully alive.

This is such a good point, Anne, and it's one of the things which makes Josh the excellent writer that he is! Each of his characters is an individual, not a stereotype, fully-realised and distinguishable form the others.

[Antonella]

Listen to the Long-Lost Freddie Mercury & Michael Jackson Duet
http://www.openculture.com/2014/09/li...

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "Listen to the Long-Lost Freddie Mercury & Michael Jackson Duet
http://www.openculture.com/2014/09/li..."

Nice!

[Idamus]

Just found an awesome playlist on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g...

Gah, I miss those guys, their concerts were ALWAYS fun, but they seem to have stopped playing :-(

[Antonella]

I stir the cocoa: is the misheard lyric under threat?
Imaginative earslips have always been part of pop, but can the ease of a quick online reference kill the joy of creative mishearing?
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musi...

Lots of hilarious examples, also in the comments to the article. Illustrated with music videos.

[Mtsnow13]

Johanna wrote: "MUMMY DEAREST is now out in audio! Squee!!!

Audible.com:
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Mum...

Audible.co.uk:
http:/..."

Got it as soon as I saw it. Awesome!!

[Karen]

Re-listening. Book one in my TBWTPT warm-up. : )

[Anne]

Sometimes I need a change, (that is allowed, right?) so I am listening to The Rosie Project that one of my sisters recommended. Not m/m, but maybe a romance. It is funny though.

[Valerie]

Anne wrote: "Sometimes I need a change, (that is allowed, right?) so I am listening to The Rosie Project that one of my sisters recommended. Not m/m, but maybe a romance. It is funny though."

I really enjoyed The Rosie Project. The sequel is just out so I hope to listen to it soon.