January, 2009

LibriVox Community Podcast #96

Posted on January 30, 2009 by | Posted in Librivox Community Podcast, News | Comments: 4 Comments on LibriVox Community Podcast #96

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #96 hosted by Andy Minter. [audio:http://www.archive.org/download/librivox_community_2009/librivox_community_podcast_096.mp3]
Duration 32:54

Doing the Voices – the Professionals

A podcast showing examples of how professional readers deal with things like cross-sex voices (that is, men reading women’s speech and vice versa), differentiating between characters, and using accents.

Please note this podcast is not in the public domain, as it contains Fair Use excerpts from commercial recordings (each credited by narrator.)

Creative Commons License

This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence.


LibriVox Community Podcast – Serving the Librivox community since 2006

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Shows 01 – 16 (all released in 2006) can be found at: http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community_2006

Shows 17 – 67 (all released in 2007) can be found at: http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community_2007

Shows 68 – 94 (released in 2008) can be found at http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community

Shows 95 onwards (released in 2009) will be found at http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community_2009

Archived shownotes for the Librivox Community Podcast can be found at http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/


and the rss feed for those shownotes is http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/feed


If you are interested in hosting the Librivox Community Podcast, check out the Librivox Community Podcast wiki page

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Thanks from Pierre

Posted on January 25, 2009 by | Posted in about LibriVox, News | Comments: Comments Off on Thanks from Pierre

Hey Librivox
I just wanted to express my gratitude to all those amazing people out there who have taken the trouble to record so many wonderful books. Whilst not everyone’s reading style is to my taste I respect the effort that they put in. I have downloaded many books from Librivox and have spent hours listening to them on my IPod as i drive around or in bed at night as I drift off to sleep.
Here’s to the future
Pierre

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LibriVox Community Podcast #95

Posted on January 25, 2009 by | Posted in Librivox Community Podcast, News | Comments: 2 Comments on LibriVox Community Podcast #95

Listen to Librivox Community Podcast #95 hosted by Cori Samuel. [audio:http://www.archive.org/download/librivox_community_2009/librivox_community_podcast_095.mp3]
Duration 11:16

[Please note this is a repost from Thursday, as I got the URL wrong – apologies for the inconvenience. — CS]

In order of being mentioned:
Gregg’s Weinbaum readings
Poe-m of the Week
The Multilingual Ravens
Mr Burns
My Wiki listing of short science fiction (beautifully organised now by Daniele – thanks D!)
Short Science Fiction Collection #11 More information on reading sci-fi here.
My closing remarks written by Ezwa and suggested by gypsygirl.

The Bloope-troope are icyjumbo and chocoholic, with a jingle from Bosco, in the public domain at archive.org.


LibriVox Community Podcast – Serving the Librivox community since 2006

To subscribe to this podcast use this FeedBurner link – http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibrivoxCommunityPodcast

Subscribe in itunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=203970211

Shows 01 – 16 (all released in 2006) can be found at: http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community_2006

Shows 17 – 67 (all released in 2007) can be found at: http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community_2007

Shows 68 – 94 (released in 2008) can be found at http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community

Shows 95 onwards (released in 2009) will be found at http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_community_2009

Archived shownotes for the Librivox Community Podcast can be found at http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/


and the rss feed for those shownotes is http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/feed


If you are interested in hosting the Librivox Community Podcast, check out the Librivox Community Podcast wiki page

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Call for Submissions: The Audiobook

Posted on January 20, 2009 by | Posted in News, on the web | Comments: 4 Comments on Call for Submissions: The Audiobook

Call for Contributions to Essay Collection on The Audiobook

This essay collection will consider the significance of the audiobook. The growing popularity of audiobooks over the last several decades means that literary critics may no longer be able to turn a deaf ear to the ways in which oral delivery influences the reception of literature. The essays gathered here will explore the extent to which the audiobook not only enables us to hear literature but to hear it in new ways. While audiobooks are responsible for only a fraction of the total book publishing market, their use is among the minority of reading practices found to be increasing as the number of overall readers continues to decline. Recent advances in digital audio technology in particular make this an opportune moment to reflect on the evolution of our reading practices. All critical perspectives on the history and culture of the audiobook are welcome. Some questions that might be considered: In what ways do audiobooks adapt printed texts? What skills in “close listening” are necessary for their reception? How is audio technology influencing our understanding of narrative?

Prospective contributors should submit a proposal (500-700 words) and one-page cv to Matthew Rubery (rubery_at_post.harvard.edu) by 1 May 2009. The deadline for submission of completed essays by selected contributors will be 1 May 2010.

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Dr. Matthew Rubery
School of English
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK

Web: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/english/staff/pages/staffindex.php?file=rube

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