Many of us remember being read to as children. That soothing tone, the perfected voices, the begging for just one more chapter. It was like magic to be read to, getting to listen to a world being built before your ears. Sadly, not as... Read More

The sharing of information is an old tradition. Its roots are in the gatherers of the Paleolithic period. Our ancestors would share their wisdom as a way to pass on what was safe to eat or how to properly prepare the food the hunters... Read More

Way back before the invention of the iPhone, the MP3 player, CDs, cassettes, and 8-track tapes—heck, even before the printed word was widely used—there was this cranky old man named Socrates. Famous philosopher. You may have heard of... Read More

While book sales have had their ups and downs in the past few years, there is one very vocal segment of the industry that seems to seeing only ups: audiobooks. It could be the rise of the smart phone, or more time being spent in cars, or... Read More

The spoken word has held its share of the book market over the years and decades, no matter the technology changes that have altered media formats on a near monthly basis. Perhaps the explanation is as simple as its timeless appeal.... Read More

Librarians speak for books, but sometimes those books can also speak for themselves. Audiobooks, always popular at the local library, are rapidly growing in popularity among consumers of books. Our reviewers are listening to them, too, and... Read More