Featured, Guest Post The Making of a Grammy-Winning Audiobook: Directing an Icon Submitted by BOT Contributor on March 29, 2018

We’re thrilled to welcome audiobook director, Jessica Kaye, to the BOT blog, as she tells us about her experience directing the late, great Carrie Fisher for her Grammy Award-winning audiobook,THE PRINCESS DIARIST. Go behind-the-mic to hear about the fascinating directing process and what made this special recording a winning listen… Read more

Tagged: Behind the Scenes, Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher, director, Grammy, Grammy nominee, GRAMMY winner, Jessica Kaye, The Princess Diarist

Featured-LL, Video In the studio with Kate Rudd as she narrates John Green’s TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN (VIDEO) Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on November 2, 2017

Kate Rudd, the Odyssey Award-winning narrator for John Green’s beloved bestseller The Fault in Our Stars, is back and receiving rave reviews for Green’s newest title, TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN. Remind teens and adults alike that audio is the perfect way to enter this story that The New York Times calls “astonishing.” Read more

Tagged: Behind the Scenes, In the Studio, John Green, Kate Rudd, TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN, Video

Featured, Featured Titles, Video IN THE STUDIO: Delia Ephron on audiobooks and the starry cast of SIRACUSA Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on June 30, 2016

Get ready for a drama-filled European vacation with Delia Ephron’s SIRACUSA on audio. In fun casting news, two real-life married celebrity couples bring their acting chops and charm to the mic, adding even more sizzle to SIRACUSA, a summer must-listen and July LibraryReads pick. WATCH Delia in the studio as she reveals the cast Read more

Tagged: Behind the Scenes, Casting News, Darren Goldstein, Delia Ephron, In the Studio, Italy, John Slattery, Katie Finneran, Library Reads, Mad Men, SIRACUSA, Summer Listening, Talia Balsam, Video

In The Studio Producer Profile: Dan Zitt Submitted by Kristen Luby on June 14, 2016

From the days of reel to reel to the soaring popularity of digital download, Dan Zitt, Vice President, Content Production for the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, has been on the front lines of the evolution of the audiobook industry. Read more

Tagged: Behind the Scenes, Dan Zitt, Producer, Producer Profile