Archive for November, 2008

In Flanders Fields

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae.
Read by Gord, Kristen, Kara, Mike, Randomdad, Mark, and me. I believe it was our first “weekly poem,” and was Mike’s idea. They were all recorded around November 11 (Remembrance Day in commonwealth countries), 2005.
For all the renditions, see here.
Here is the music remix, by Euterpe Archipelago.
And here is Mike’s [...]

Emaildesk: Letter from Japan

Friday, November 7th, 2008

MT writes:
Hi Hugh,
I am writing this mail just to say thank you for the wonderful project you have started.
I have been introducing Audio Books form LibriVox to learners of English in Japan in the past year, and I have had a great time.
The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, The Winds in the Willows…those are [...]

LibriVox on O’Reilly

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

O’Reilly TOC blog has an interview with … me! …. about LibriVox:
LibriVox is a volunteer effort with a big goal: record audiobook editions for every title in the public domain. In the following Q&A, LibriVox founder Hugh McGuire discusses the project’s beginnings, the organic development of the LibriVox community, and the distinctions (or lack thereof) [...]