Podiobooks.com, though still in BETA, is growing…

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Podiobooks.comPodiobooks.com, though still in BETA, is growing like a baby hippo on steroids! More than a dozen podcast novels are currently available and more are on the way. Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror titles still predominate, but a few non-fiction and other genre titles are creeping in, including the delightful geek essays of Mur Lafferty. Here’s a snapshot of the current titles that are official Podiobooks:

Aliens and Satanic Creatures Wanted: Humans Need Not Apply by Tony Ruggiero

AmerIndian 2192 by J. Scott Garibay

Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick

Come, Let Me Whisper by Russell L. Burt

EarthCore by Scott Sigler

Lessons From A Geek-Fu Master by Mur Lafferty

Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana by Tee Morris and Lisa Lee

Noggle Stones by Wil Radcliffe

Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair by Jack Mangan

The Pocket and the Pendant by Mark Jeffrey

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Tom Corven by Paul Story

Our good friend Joe Mahoney has just announced t…

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CBC Radio OneOur good friend Joe Mahoney has just announced the follow up to last winter’s CBC Radio One post-apocalyptic comedy series Steve The First. It’s called, shockingly, Steve The Second. It’ll start airing on January 7th 2006 at 11:30am and for the subsequent three weeks (January 7th to 28th).

Starring:
Matt Watts as “Steve”
Mark McKinney as “Phil Green”

PART I – (Airs January 7th 2005)

PART II – (Airs January 14th 2005)

PART III – (Airs January 21st 2005)

PART IV – (Airs January 28th 2005)

Tee Morris, Fantasy author and gonzo podcaster h…

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The Survival Guide To Writing Fantasy PodcastTee Morris, Fantasy author and gonzo podcaster has scooped an interview with Robert J. Sawyer for The Survival Guide To Writing Fantasy podcast. This is a great pairing, both Tee and Rob are success oriented authors with great marketing chops. Check it out HERE or subscribe to Tee’s podcast through iTunes. Especially cool is the talk about the marketing of Rob’s first novel, Golden Fleece, one of the best Science Fiction / Mystery novels not available as an audiobook.

Here’s an interesting LINK. A Google Video archi…

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William ShatnerHere’s an interesting LINK. A Google Video archived interview with William Shatner done for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (yep, that’s the Emmys). “Video?!” you ask. Yes, but in the interview Shatner talks for a few minutes about his early Radio Drama career and what it takes to change an Eastern Canadian accent into Federation Standard English accent. The Shat is totally Airwolf!

LibriVox bills itself as "acoustical liberation …

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LibriVoxLibriVox bills itself as “acoustical liberation of books in the public domain”, we bill it as “really cool”! The LibriVox volunteers read and record chapters of books in the public domain using the equipment they have at home, and then release the files as FREE audiobooks. The objective is to eventually make all books in the public domain available in the audio format. Several Science Fiction and Fantasy titles are already under way, and few have already been completed. Here’s a peek:

Completed Novels:
The Road To Oz by L. Frank Baum
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Completed Shorts:
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

Multiple Narrator Forthcoming:
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
The Trial by Franz Kafka
Dracula by Bram Stoker
A Journey To The Interior Of The Earth by Jules Verne

Single Narrators Forthcoming:
Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson
Sky Island by L. Frank Baum
The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Beowolf
Anthem by Ayn Rand
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams