Today’s Audible Daily Deal features the first book in Octavia Butler’s Xenogenesis trilogy, but books two and three are also currently available in bargain-priced Kindle + Audible bundles. Dawn: Xenogenesis, Book 1 (4.5/5 stars, priced at $3.95 in Audible format TODAY ONLY) In a world devastated by nuclear war with humanity on the edge of … Read more
Elena Ferrante’s The Days of Abandonment (4/5 stars, priced at $2.99 TODAY ONLY) is today’s Audible Daily Deal. From Amazon: A national bestseller for almost an entire year, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman’s descent into devastating emptiness after being … Read more
It’s often said that poems must be read aloud to reveal the music of the words. In these terrific Audible collections, every poem is brought to vivid life through the skills of a talented actor. Seven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry with Music (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $6.85 or 1 Audible credit for Audible … Read more
The Pulitzer Prize -winning A Confederacy of Dunces (4/5 stars, priced at $4.95 TODAY ONLY) is today’s Audible Daily Deal. From Amazon: After more than three decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. Though the manuscript was rejected by many publishers during Toole’s lifetime, his … Read more
These BBC Radio multi-recording collections are a great way to get an audio “box set” of books for less. Each includes full-cast recordings that also feature sounds effects and mood music, and such noted voice talents as Ian McKellan, John Moffatt, Paul Scofield, Anna Massey and Timothy Spall. Poirot’s Finest Cases: Eight Full-Cast BBC Radio … Read more
Shelter: A Mickey Bolitar Novel (4/5 stars) is part of a relatively new genre: the crime thriller intended for a teen / YA audience. This series is also a great option for adults who enjoy crime thrillers but could do without the extreme graphic language, sex and violence that’s typical in adult-oriented titles of the … Read more
Today’s Audible Daily Deal features Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (4/5 stars, priced at 99 cents TODAY ONLY) performed by a full cast. From Amazon: A new recording of Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece, starring Calista Flockhart. Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want: beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a … Read more
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April Hamilton here, with some great news for 2015 Fire tablet owners who also love audiobooks. Thanks for today’s tip go out to John Row, who first brought it to my attention. 2015 Fires were the first Fires to include an SD card slot. At the time of … Read more