This new venture features prose “light novels” and heretofore untapped literary fiction from Japan’s most celebrated authors.Īt Harper Audio, more audiobooks are featuring multi-cast recordings, following the trend in children’s titles. Known for their visually stunning graphic novels, Yen Press launched Yen Audio in 2021.
“Most titles are picture books, but we are branching out into chapter books for middle-grade levels too,” says Library Ideas CEO Brian Downing.įresh ideas, from new source materials to creative casting, are also driving the market. Library Ideas’ VOX Books is expanding their line by increasing the number of foreign languages the company’s titles already appear in and by moving into new reading levels. The category is flourishing as publishers continue to innovate and grow their reach.
has increased by an astonishing 113 percent, making it the fastest-growing book format in the U.S. Over the last five years, audiobook revenue in the U.S. According to National Public Radio, Holdridge and Roney’s idea was the “catalyst for today's $2 billion audiobook industry.” Not long after, Dylan Thomas arrived at their studio to record the first spoken-word album for Caedmon Records (now part of HarperCollins). So, they attended a reading at New York’s 92nd Street Y and sent the poet a note backstage. Among them is our hero, 18-year-old Wade Watts, who uses OASIS as a way out of his difficult home life before embarking on an exhilarating quest to find the keys that stretches him and his gaming skills to the limit.Best friends Barbara Holdridge and Marianne Roney wanted to work in the record business after finishing college in 1952. When it’s revealed that the program’s late creator has left behind three keys that, if found, will unlock ownership of the entire OASIS and a multibillion-dollar fortune, thousands of users log in, vying for the opportunity to claim the prize. Much of the population lives in squalor and poverty but the virtual reality system offered by hyper-realistic gaming platform OASIS offers a reprieve, an escape from the difficulties of daily life. It is the year 2045 and the world is overpopulated, leaving resources scarce. The fast-paced plot is matched by pitch-perfect narration from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Wil Wheaton, making for a nonstop nostalgia ride that’s a blast from start to finish. Ernest Cline’s futuristic tale doubles as a love letter to 1980s pop culture and a thrilling, twist-filled adventure.
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