Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Audiobook Week: Intro, Link, and Schedule

Who AM I?

That's a good question ... I'm a daughter, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend ... and there's so much more! But for the purpose of this blog I am a first and foremost a reader.

When I was in the first grade I read The Hobbit and my love of Fantasy took root. By the time I left elementary school I had completed the entire series as well as The Belgariad by David Eddings. Seventh grade brought me the beginning of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series ... which is still not complete. High school and college introduced me to the classics and to history. My reading disappeared for several years when I had a child. Then I started a book club and it came back in full force.

Today I read anything that catches my eye ... at the moment that includes historical fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, and any titles I find interesting. I'm always on the lookout for the next great find ... any suggestions?

Monday, June 21, 2010

Audiobook Week: Intro, Link, and Schedule

Intro ...

If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time then you know that I’m a huge fan of audio books. They make up about half of the books I consume each month. I’ve written about why I love them and how I choose them in the past, and soon I’ll get to spread the love again because …

June 21-25 is Audiobook Week

Hosted by Devourer of Books, a fellow audiobook junkie

The details are available here and there is still time to participate at any level you like. You can share your thoughts on the daily blogging topics, post audiobook reviews, or simply comment on audiobook posts - whatever floats your boat!

Link ...

A few months back I wrote a post about why I love audio books and when I listen to them. Since those are the blogging topics for Monday and Thursday I'm just going to direct you to that post - I do hope you'll check it out and answer the questions I posed at the end.

Schedule ...

Each day this week I’ll be posting an audiobook review from a different genre. Here’s what you can expect to see:

Tuesday: CLASSIC: Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Wednesday: HISTORICAL FICTION: The Burning Land, by Bernard Cornwell
Thursday: YOUNG ADULT: Suite Scarlett, by Maureen Johnson – with a contest!
Friday: NON-FICTION: Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains, by Charles Eastman

I hope you enjoy this concentrated dose of audiobook love. I hope it will encourage you to try an audiobook or a genre that is new to you!

6 comments:

Jen - devourer of books said...: I love your range of genres for audiobook reviews this week, can't wait to read them!; June 21, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Beth F said...: I agree -- great selection of audio reviews.; June 21, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Anonymous said...: I agree, I love the range of audiobooks reviewed.

I have to add though that I'm looking forward to your review of Persuasion in particular.; June 21, 2010 at 1:31 PM
(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...: Heather, I like variety as well with audio books. I have been listening to them for about (10) years. I think my first audio books were ones by Anne Tyler or Barbara Kingsolver, and James Patterson. It's easy to multi-task and enjoy a book, so what a reader's dream :); June 21, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Sheila (Bookjourney) said...: I look forward to your reviews. I wish I would have prepped enough for this to do an audio review a day. I have audios going but need to finish them :); June 22, 2010 at 12:02 AM
Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours said...: Jen - Thanks for putting this week together - I'm so excited to participate!

Beth F & irisonbooks - Well, I'm nothing if not eclectic ... :)

Diane - Exactly! They make it much easier to drive long distances and get chores done.

Sheila - I think I just got lucky on this - I was finishing up a few after BEA so I saved the reviews for this week.; June 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM