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February Whispersync Deal roundup: PKD, Marie Brennan, Walter Mosley, Ken MacLeod, Theodore Sturgeon, Robin Hobb, and more

Well, February’s well past half over, so as usual it’s beyond past time to get this month’s Whispersync deal roundup put together. So here we go!  [UPDATE: Since this series has drawn some new readers/listeners who may be unfamiliar with Whispersync for … Continue reading

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Release Week: Steve Erickson’s Zeroville, Jane Smiley’s The Greenlanders, Robert W. Chambers’ The Maker of Moons, and Luisa May Alcott’s A Whisper in the Dark

DECEMBER 10-16, 2014: For the first time in (at least recent) memory, all four of my picks for the week come off the “never before in audio” list, with none of the books even being released this decade and some being well out … Continue reading

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Release Week: The Queen of the Tearling, Alias Hook, California, A Plunder of Souls, Landline, To Kill a Mockingbird, Close Your Eyes Hold Hands, and How to Survive a Sharknado

JULY 2-8, 2014: Another fantastic week’s worth of audiobooks has come our way, from beloved Pulitzer-winning classics in audiobook (and ebook) for the first time to post-apocalyptic sf and epic fantasy, Peter Pan retold, historical fantasy, and time-travel romance. Also out … Continue reading

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Release Week: C. Robert Cargill’s Queen of the Dark Things, Felix Gilman’s The Revolutions, Josh Malerman’s Bird Box, Norman Lock’s The Boy in His Winter, and Dead Man’s Hand edited by John Joseph Adams

MAY 7-13, 2014: A sequel I’ve been anticipating for the past year, a short stay on the “missing in audio” list for a book from one of my favorite authors, a post-apocalyptic horror, Huck Finn in the future, and a Weird … Continue reading

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Whispersync Daily Deal: Darren Shan’s Cirque Du Freak series

Tuesday, December 31’s crop of Kindle Daily Deals includes Darren Shan’s Cirque Du Freak series, with each of the 12 books available at $1.99 Kindle and books 1, 2, and 5 Whispersync enabled to the tune of $1.99 upgrades to … Continue reading

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