Excerpt of BlOOD-SOAKED BUDDHA/HARD EARTH PASCAL
We're excited to announce the release of Blood-Soaked Buddha/Hard Earth Pascal by Noah Cicero, and narrated by Sara Morsey. This book is entirely unique, and there's a very real chance you will...
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ANIMALS EAT EACH OTHER, A Reading By Elle Nash
The Talking Book gang is currently producing Elle Nash's (soon to be released) ANIMALS EAT EACH OTHER from Dzanc Books. It's our first recording with the author and her publisher Dzanc, so we're over the flippin moon. Animals Eat Each...
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Imagine a Death, A Reading By Janice Lee
Below is an excerpt from the upcoming novel Imagine A Death by Janice Lee. Her most recent book, The Sky Isn't Blue was published by Civil Coping Mechanisms in 2016. You can find all of the author's books here. Now enjoy...
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Old Open, A Reading By Alex Higley
Below is a reading of Old Open by Alex Higley, narrated by the author. Tortoise Books, May, 2017. It's really cool and so is Alex Higley so please listen and enjoy!
Aging widower Russ Lanaker knows he doesn't know...
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A SHADOW MAP: FOREWORD
Below is a reading from A Shadow Map: An Anthology By Survivors Of Sexual Assault. You can get this important collection edited by Joanna C. Valente here. Thanks for reading this, Joanna! The essays and poems contained within this anthology...
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SKY UP, A Reading By Richard Chiem
Below is a reading from YOU PRIVATE PERSON by Richard Chiem, out now in a brand-new edition from Sorry House Press. Somewhere between short stories and a novel. A book that makes you feel things.
SKY UP
Some parties...
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Excerpt of The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
In the recent episode of The Talking Book Podcast, we played an excerpt of Clarice Lispector's The Passion According to GH. Here is the piece read by the talented Sofia Willingham (who also narrated Anaïs Nin with us back...
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EXCERPT: READING OF 3 POEMS
The book, DUMBHEART/STUPIDFACE, is a new collection of poems from a new imprint of Civil Coping Mechanisms called Siren Songs. Please enjoy a reading from the author below (text too). If you're cool, you can go and get this book here....
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Near To The Wild Heart: An Excerpt
Beginning in January, Talking Book will release three titles by Clarice Lispector, in collaboration with the legendary New Directions. Needless to say we're beyond pumped for this team-up, and the recordings are pretty magical. For now, enjoy an excerpt of...
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Shy Watson Reads Cheap Yellow, And Also Some Dreams She Had
Listen to Shy Watson do a reading from her new collection CHEAP YELLOW, out now from the very good people at CCM Press. As a bonus, listen to a recording of some dreams she had. We like this and Shy very much.
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i can’t...
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Bud Smith Reads WORK
Listen to Bud Smith reading from his new memoir WORK, out now from CCM Press. This reading first appeared on episode #3 of The Talking Book Podcast. Go listen to it after you buy this book. Text...
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3 Poems by Ricky Garni
SOME DOVES Mourning doves don’t cry because their names cry for them. When I see them at the window beyond my Corn Chex, I play my turntable. Usually a comedy album. That makes them laugh. They think of it as opera. They think...
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Sometimes This is Enough
Sometimes music is enough. His father's massive 1970s headphones with the auxiliary jack that only fits the turntable left behind when he disappeared a decade ago. He drags it with its oversized speakers into his room, scratches the floor, catches hell from his mother, but...
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Halloween Fairytale
(audio recorded by the author, Sean Kilpatrick) God plucked up every wolf, so the moon wouldn’t go deaf, and, holding them all aloft, clapped both hands together. Emboldened by the nightly silence that followed, a giant came along...
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Movie Review: The Beyond
You know when someone tries to explain a movie but they can only remember certain parts so you get a blurry idea of the overarching story peppered with a few vividly recollected scenes? The Beyond kinda feels like...
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MR. SCARY
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Halloween really went to hell for the Davis family. It’s a shame, too. My twin brother Jasper and I were big fans. Though Mom, she was Halloween’s biggest advocate, always doing that extra something, which was... -
The Talking Book Podcast- #4 (Tales Of Falling And Flying with Ben Loory)
The Talking Book Podcast is the official podcast of the weirdo audiobook publisher Talking Book. Every episode we talk to an author, and hear an excerpt from their book. Episode #3 features the mysteriously powerful Ben Loory. Ben’s new book of short...
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petty poems
1. i want to glide down over Mulholland you said a camera affixed to my ceiling would have captured a scene of “devastating lovemaking” i attempt to elongate that post cum sadness and marry you in it i step into your...
