Wednesday, April 14, 2010
THE DAY OF THE PELICAN by Katherine Paterson, read by Tavia Gilbert
During the Kosovo War, 11-year-old Meli and her Albanian Muslim family are forced to flee their home and immigrate to America. Gilbert's performance makes their struggles with language and culture poignant without resorting to melodrama.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
RED GLASS by Laura Resau, read by Emma Bering
Sixteen-year-old Sophie's family adopts a young Mexican boy who was orphaned in a border crossing gone bad. Narrator Bering faces a performance challenge but admirably delivers the voices and emotions of Sophie's multi-national family. Listen to the excerpt now (no download required). Time 2:58 Download the excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1..7 MBRead AudioFile's full review and bibliographic info here.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Earshot! has moved!
On February 1st, we merged Earshot! and Audiopolis.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
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THE SHAWL and ROSA by Cynthia Ozick, read by Yelena Shmulenson
THE SHAWL (an NEA Big Read selection) and ROSA follow Rosa's life from the Nazi concentration camps to her old age in America. Shmulenson gives a powerful performance of this haunting work.
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