Are there any books being recorded as audiobooks?

Lennon says there are now books being recorded that would never have been considered as audiobooks 10 years ago. He points to Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris’s book The Lost Words, a beautifully illustrated collection of poems based on words that have disappeared from the Oxford Junior Dictionary.

Do audiobooks include commentary by the author?

Additionally, many audiobooks are read by the author or include commentary by the author. A recording of The Fighing Ground by Avi, for example, includes an author interview in which he explains how he came up with the idea for the book.

Are audiobooks pulling in new audiences?

In fact, audio is pulling in new audiences – whether that’s listeners who don’t usually buy books, or readers listening to genres in audio format that they wouldn’t pick up in print. Research by Nielsen Book found downloads of audiobooks in the UK were particularly high among urban-dwelling males aged 25 to 44.

Are audiobooks the new art form of listening?

Audiobooks are having a moment. As they soar in popularity, they are becoming increasingly creative – is the book you listen to now an artform in its own right, asks Clare Thorp. Back in 1878, shortly after he had invented the phonograph, Thomas Edison hit upon an idea.