What are the Armchair Audies?
The Armchair Audies are run by Jennifer over at the The Literate Housewife where all of us audiobook listeners can have an opportunity to listen to and review the audiobooks that have been nominated for the Audies. The Audies (for those who haven’t heard of them) are the annual awards for the audiobook community – similar to the Oscars, but on a much smaller scale.
The nominations were announced for the various categories this past week and I am excited to listen and review the ones that were nominated for the Romance category.
The nominees for Romance Novels in Audiobook form were:
Don’t Cry for Me, written by Sharon Sala, Narrated by Kathe Mazur, Produced by Audible,Inc.
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, written by Jennifer Ashley, Narrated by Angela Dawe, Produced by Tantor Media
Never Seduce a Scot, written by Maya Banks, Narrated by Kirsten Potter, Produced by Tantor Media
Scandalous Desires, written by Elizabeth Hoyt, Narrated by Ashford MacNab, Produced by Hachette Audio
The Witness, written by Nora Roberts, Narrated by Julia Whelan, Produced by Brilliance Audio
Of these nominations, I have only read one before (The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie) and 3 of the 5 narrators are new to me (Kathe Mazur and Julia Whelan have been on my previous listens list – Kathe for her narration of a couple books in Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli and Isles series and Julia Whelan for her narration of Amy in Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)).
Over the next couple of months, until the announcement of the winners on May 30, I will be listening and reviewing these audiobooks. So stay tuned and look for the Armchair Audie logo at the top of the review.
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Laurie
February 23, 2013 at 2:41 pm
HI Dee, I’m doing the audie’s this year too and can’t wait to read everyone’s reviews!
Dee
February 23, 2013 at 3:01 pm
What cat are you doing Laurie? Can’t wait to read you reviews!
BarkLessWagMore (@FMMFC)
February 23, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Romance and I might add in another category if I can round up (and afford!) all of the audiobooks.
Dee
February 23, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Will be interesting to see if we agree or disagree on the nominations 😉
BarkLessWagMore (@FMMFC)
February 23, 2013 at 3:09 pm
It should be fun! Did you do the Armchair Audie’s last year?
Dee
February 23, 2013 at 3:30 pm
nope this is new to me – I found out about right after the winners were annouced – so i’m looking forward to it
Literate Housewife
February 27, 2013 at 2:02 am
I am so glad that you are joining us this year. I am looking forward to your reviews and your group’s Audie winning prediction. I hope you enjoy as much as we did.
Dee
February 27, 2013 at 3:08 am
i’m having fun already and i’m only half-way through my first book 😉
Melanie
March 2, 2013 at 2:27 pm
I liked the Hoyt & the Ashley a lot (only listened to the Hoyt, but have listened to others of Ashley’s in that series) – hopefully the rest of the category will be strong for you! I am passionate about Whelan’s work on Gone Girl, so it’d be fun to see how she is in such a different book. Enjoy!
Dee
March 2, 2013 at 2:31 pm
I’m really liking Whelan in The Witness – first rom-sus by Nora that I have read/listened to in a while