News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
This week’s CBC Radio 1 Podcast of Writers & Company focuses on international crime writers. Host Eleanor Wachtel talks to Gianrico Carofiglio (Italy); Asa Larsson (Sweden); Louise Welsh (Scotland); Giles Blunt (Canada). They talk about mystery writing, their books and… Read moreCBC R1: Writers & Company talks to international crime writers
On her latest Forgotten Classics podcast my friend Julie Davis has an excerpt from a 1962 novel by Mary Stewart called The Moon-spinners. Young, beautiful and adventurous, Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on… Read moreForgotten Classics: The Moon-spinners by Mary Stewart
Gregg Taylor, of Decoder Ring Theatre, writes in to tell us about his upcoming Summer Showcase #3 (this is the third year): “We start our next edition of the DRT Summer Showcase in a week and a half with a… Read moreDecoder Ring Theatre: Summer Showcase 2009
The Book Of Lies By Brad Meltzer; Read by Scott Brick 10 CDs – Approx. 11.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: September 2008 ISBN: 9781600243806 Themes: / Crime / Thriller / Murder / Superman / Florida / Cleveland /… Read moreReview of The Book Of Lies by Brad Meltzer
A Case Of Conscience By James Blish; Read by Jay Snyder Audible Download – 7 Hours 55 Muinutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Audible Frontiers Published: November 2008 Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man – a priest who is also a scientist, and… Read moreRecent Arrivals – Blish, Resnick, Metzler, Westlake
Some of my favorite science fiction freebies have already been picked for the Five Free Favorites feature. Since SFFaudio has recently added Aural Noir reviews, I decided to choose favorites from that genre instead. So, I reached back into the… Read moreFive Free Favorites #6