Featured Audio Giveaway – November 2016 —Anatomy of a Song

November 1st, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

“The book’s strength lies in thoughtful, wry reflections from artists including Elvis Costello, Jimmy Cliff, Stevie Wonder, Booker T. Jones, Dr. John, and Debbie Harry. An entertaining record of the soundtrack of the baby boomer era.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Every great song has a story that needs to be told. In Anatomy of a Song, based on the ongoing Wall Street Journal column, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through forty-five transformative hits and oral-history interviews with the artists who created them. Read the full description.

“Myers provides a new introduction to the songs, which were written between 1952 and 1991, setting each in its cultural context, as well as indicating its historical significance. . . . Music fans will enjoy the behind-the-songs stories.” —Publishers Weekly

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Anatomy of a Song
By Marc Myers
Read by Jonathan Yen

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2. Put the word “Song” in the subject line.

Entries must be received by November 30, 2016.
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October Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Michael Hoffman, winner of last month’s giveaway, Something in the Blood. Thanks to all who participated.

 

 

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Featured Audio Giveaway – October 2016 – Something in the Blood

October 3rd, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

A groundbreaking biography reveals the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula and traces the psychosexual contours of late Victorian society. Read the full description.
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Something in the Blood
By David J. Skal
Read by James Patrick Cronin

“Sharply written, well-researched (with judicious use of recent discoveries), attentive to detail, and entertaining to read. Skal’s is the finest, most balanced biography of Bram Stoker yet written.” —Sir Christopher Frayling, author of Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula

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Entries must be received by October 31, 2016.
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September Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Sharon Berger, winner of last month’s giveaway, We Eat Our Own Thanks to all who participated.

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Featured Audio Giveaway – September 2016 – We Eat Our Own

September 1st, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

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Inspired by a true story from the annals of 1970s Italian horror film, and told in dazzlingly precise prose, We Eat Our Own is a resounding literary debut, a thrilling journey behind the scenes of a shocking film and a thoughtful commentary on violence and its repercussions.

“A daredevil debut by a talented young writer.” —Danielle Dutton, author of Margaret the First

“The jungle is alive and everywhere in Kea Wilson’s remarkable debut novel, gorgeous and indifferent, it’s ravening appetite the very real horror unleashed by human heedlessness and hubris.” —Kathryn Davis, author of Duplex

We Eat Our Own
By Kea Wilson
Read by Paul Woodson
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  2. Put the word “Yummy” in the subject line.

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August Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Kara Nickerson, winner of last month’s giveaway, The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin! Thanks to all who participated.

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Featured Audio Giveaway – August 2016 – The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin

August 2nd, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

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The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin
By Stephanie Knipper
Read by Cassandra Campbell and Andi Arndt

“This charming debut will appeal to those seeking elements of magic realism, family relationships, and personal growth, as well as Sarah Addison Allen fans.” —Library Journal

In the spirit of Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s The Language of Flowers—and with a touch of the magical—The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin is a spellbinding debut about a wondrously gifted child and the family that she helps to heal.  

“The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin is the kind of book that invites you home, sits you down at the kitchen table, and feeds you something delicious and homemade. You will want to stay in this world, where new relationships bloom out of broken ones, sisters find one another again, and miracles really do occur. Antoinette will stick in your head like a beautiful song.”
─Tiffany Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

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July Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Judy Whorton, winner of last month’s giveaway, The Baseball Whisperer! Thanks to all who participated.

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Featured Audio Giveaway – July 2016 – The Baseball Whisperer

July 1st, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

From an award winning journalist, a real Field of Dreams story about a legendary coach and the professional caliber baseball program he built in America’s heartland, where boys come summer after summer to be molded into ballplayers—and men.
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The Baseball Whisperer
By Michael Tackett
Read by Mike Chamberlain

“Tackett reminds readers of just how close baseball lies to the nation’s heart . . . Deeply engrossing . . . One of baseball’s most humanizing backstories.” —Booklist, starred review

“The Baseball Whisperer is a book that teaches the reader as much about hard work and American values as it does about the game of baseball. Through one man’s efforts, hundreds of young men from all over the country and from different economic backgrounds came through a small town in Iowa and learned how to be better baseball players.  Along the way they also became better people. You don’t have to love baseball or even sports to learn from the magic that happened in southwestern Iowa.”
—Joe Buck, FOX Sports broadcaster

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June Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Tryphine, winner of last month’s giveaway, The Insides! Thanks to all who participated.

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Featured Audio Giveaway – June 2016 – The Insides

June 6th, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

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The Insides
By Jeremy P. Bushnell
Read by R. C. Bray

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Ollie Krueger’s days as a punk kid practicing street magic are mostly behind her. Now she’s a butcher at Carnage, a high end restaurant offering deconstructed takes on meat, and on the busiest nights of the week she and her partner, Guychardson, race to see who can produce more finished cuts. Ollie’s the better butcher, but somehow Guychardson almost always wins. And Ollie thinks maybe it’s because the mysterious knife he uses is magic.

“With The Insides, Jeremy P. Bushnell doesn’t so much mash genres together as slice them apart to find the filets. It’s a literary urban fantasy with sharp things to say about the way we live now, darkened by a touch of Scandinavian thriller: rich and urgent and weird, a novel that defies categorization but demands to be consumed.”
—Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

“The Insides begins with all the freewheeling magic and humor of The Weirdness, then ups the ante with danger, suspense, and rich emotional resonance. If you love fierce, witchy leading ladies, facing down evil, and traveling to strange realms that will explain your life before they haunt you forever, this is the book for you.”
—Alyssa Harad, author of Coming to My Senses

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May Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Debra, winner of last month’s giveaway, The Auctioneer! Thanks to all who participated.

 

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Featured Audio Giveaway – May 2016 – The Auctioneer

May 2nd, 2016 by cmcneil · Uncategorized

In this eye-opening memoir, Simon de Pury, a distinguished auctioneer and art dealer, provides a lively account of his flashy career and today’s soaring art market – revealing a jet-setting, powerful, and private club of elites who buy, sell, and collect the world’s most expensive art.

“Simon’s boundless energy is unparalleled. He transforms the auction house from a marketplace to a rock arena.” ―Sarah Jessica Parker

“Simon de Pury is an aristocrat in the best sense of the word. His mission is to bring beauty to the people. This book is a wild ride that will get you hooked on art.” ―Russell Simmons

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The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade
By Simon de Pury and William Stadiem
Read by Ralph Lister

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April Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Teresa Meza, winner of last month’s giveaway, The Infidel!
Thanks to all who participated.

 

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Featured Audio Giveaway – APRIL 2016 – The Infidel Stain

April 1st, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

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The Infidel Stain
Book 2 in the Blake and Avery Mystery series
By M. J. Carter
Read by Alex Wyndham

London, 1841. Returned from their adventures in India, Jeremiah Blake and William Avery have both had their difficulties adapting to life in Victorian England. Moreover, time and distance have weakened the close bond between them, forged in the jungles of India. Then a shocking series of murders in the world of London’s gutter press forces them back together.

The police seem mysteriously unwilling to investigate, then connections emerge between the murdered men and the growing and unpredictable movement demanding the right to vote for all. In the back streets of Drury Lane, among criminals, whores, pornographers, and missionaries, Blake and Avery must race against time to find the culprit before he kills again. But what if the murderer is being protected by some of the highest powers in the land?

“Outstanding . . . Carter excels at incorporating the volatile politics of the time into her cleverly constructed plot, which repeatedly confounds readers’ expectations while presenting moving scenes of the plight of London’s poor reminiscent of Dickens.” —Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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March Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Susan Trower, winner of last month’s giveaway, Charlotte Brontë!
Thanks to all who participated.

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Featured Audio Giveaway – March 2016 – Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart

March 8th, 2016 by cmcneil · Uncategorized

On the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, comes the definitive biography of this extraordinary novelist, by acclaimed literary biographer Claire Harman.

“[Harman] vividly portrays a life of loneliness, anguish, tragedy, and suppressed rage in serene and elegant prose with frequent flashes of ironic humor; the underlying scholarship is extensive but never obtrusive. A delightfully engaging biography of a highly talented but deeply troubled prodigy of English literature.” —Kirkus Starred Reviews

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Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart
Claire Harman; read by Corrie James

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February Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Teresa Meza, winner of last month’s giveaway, The Cellar! Thanks to all who participated.

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Featured Audio Giveaway – February 2016 – The Cellar

February 9th, 2016 by cmcneil · Featured Audio Giveaways

Muna’s fortunes changed for the better on the day that Mr. and Mrs. Songoli’s younger son failed to come home from school.

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The Cellar
Minette Walters; Read by Justine Eyre

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Entries must be received by 02/29/2016.
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January Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Kari Boardman, winner of last month’s giveaway, Forty Thieves! Thanks to all who participated.

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