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Reading with Your Ears

Reading with Your Ears. Readers’ Advisory and Audiobooks 2018 Missouri Library Association Annual Conference October 12, 2018. Lucy M. Lockley Lead Collection Development Librarian St. Charles City-County Library Kaite Mediatore Stover Director of Readers Services

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Reading with Your Ears

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  1. Reading with Your Ears Readers’ Advisory and Audiobooks 2018 Missouri Library Association Annual Conference October 12, 2018

  2. Lucy M. Lockley Lead Collection Development Librarian St. Charles City-County Library Kaite Mediatore Stover Director of Readers Services The Kansas City Public Library

  3. Audio Books are HOT!!! Source: APA Annual Report 2018 - Data for 2016 & 2017 (APA Member access required)

  4. eAudio Circulation - OverDrive Source: OverDrive’s Perspectives on Reading June 2018

  5. eAudio Circulation - hoopla Source: hoopla Audiobook Review for St.Charles City-County Library - Oct 1, 2018

  6. Who’s Listening? Source: Publishing Perspectives: “Audio Publishers Association: Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth” (June 7, 2017) Audiobook Listeners 2017

  7. What Are They Listening With? Smartphones Smart speaker Desktop/Laptop Tablet CD Player iPod Bluetooth speaker Library Sources for digital download: • OverDrive • hoopla Consumer sources for download: • Audible.com • iTunes • Audiobooks.com • eStories • Scribd • Downpour

  8. Trends in Listening Sources: APA Annual Report 2018 (Data for 2016 & 2017) & Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018 (Good E-Reader: December 2017) More listeners are saying they use their smartphone most often to listen to audiobooks. Smart speakers are increasingly impacting the audiobook world. Digital audio sales increase while CD growth drops. Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense still popular but ‘Science Fiction or Fantasy’ was the fastest growing genre in 2017 followed by Self-help and Humor in second and third place. Publishers demanding audio rights when also buying print rights. Straight to audio production.

  9. American Library Association Audio Awards Listen List • Adult selection list & Listen-Alikes The Odyssey Award • Award-winner & Honor Books: Ages 0-18 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults • YALSA selection list: Ages 12-18 Notable Children’s Recordings • ASCL selection list: Ages 0-14

  10. Audio Industry Awards The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). The Grammy Awards while given mainly for music have a ‘Best Spoken Word Album’ category - for poetry, audiobooks & storytelling. They also award a Grammy for the ‘Best Children’s Album.’

  11. Appeal and Audiobooks Appeal terms should resonate with readers, even if they have not used those exact terms Print Appeal Categories: • Storyline • Pace • Tone • Writing Style • Illustration Narrative Appeal Vocabulary: • Describes the voice quality, tone and artistic delivery of the narrator • Also identifies aspects of the performance, i.e. performed by a full cast, read by author, musically enhanced, etc.

  12. Read by the Author Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood • Written and narrated by Trevor Noah Other titles Read by the Author: • Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman • A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston • H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald • Society’s Child by Janis Ian

  13. Distinctly Voiced Because of Miss Bridgerton • Written by Julia Quinn • Narrated by Rosalyn Landor Other Distinctly Voiced titles: • Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley. Narrated by Michael Urie • A Dangerous Beauty by Sophia Nash. Narrated by Bianca Amato • Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Narrated by Kirsten Potter • The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig. Narrated by Kate Reading

  14. Multi-Voiced Performance Lincoln in the Bardo • Written by George Saunders • Read by a Full Cast of 166 Narrators Other Multi-voiced titles: • Restart by Gordon Korman. Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross, Laura Knight Keating, Ramon De Ocampo, Graham Halstead, Suzy Jackson, John Kroft, and Andy Paris • A Wild Swan and Other Tales by Michael Cunningham. Narrated by Lili Taylor and Billy Hough • Dracula by Bram Stoker. Narrated by David Horovitch, Jamie Parker, Joseph Kloska, Alison Pettitt, and cast • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. Narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo

  15. Involved & Observant Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City • Written by Matthew Desmond • Read by Dion Graham Other Involved & Observant titles: • Clock Dance by Anne Tyler. Narrated by Kimberly Farr • Beartown by Fredrik Backman. Narrated by Marin Ireland • The Dinner by Herman Koch. Narrated by Clive Mantle • American War by Omar El Akkad. Narrated by Dion Graham

  16. Enhanced Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Written by Alan Dean Foster • Read by Marc Thompson Other Enhanced titles: • Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney. Narrated by Xe Sands • The Starling Project by Jeffery Deaver. Narrated by Alfred Molina and a full cast • In the Embers by Bryan Price and Jerry Stearns. Narrated by Edwin Strout, Robin Miles, Olivia DuFord, and a Full Cast • Ender’s Game Alive by Orson Scott Card. Narrated by a Full Cast

  17. Remember to be Inclusive The Hate U Give • Written by Angie Thomas • Performed by Bahni Turpin Other Inclusive Titles: • An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Narrated by Sean Crisden and Eisa Davis • The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. Narrated by Christian Coulson • The Sellout by Paul Beatty. Narrated by Prentice Onayemi • Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo. Narrated by Robin Miles

  18. The Audio Readers’ Advisory Conversation • Where do you listen? • Will you be listening alone? With family? • Do you have a format preference? • Abridged or unabridged? • Will time be a factor? • Do you have a favorite narrator? Or favor a specific kind of narration?

  19. Passive Audio Readers’ Advisory • Create face-out audiobook displays • Include audiobooks in ‘Staff Recommendation’ lists and displays • Create an audiobook bestsellers display and flyer • Cross-promote audio and print in the same display especially at author events • Handsell audiobooks to customers • Offer a variety of formats (abridged/unabridged/digital download) to meet the varied needs of customers

  20. Online Resources Audiofile Magazine • SoundCloud • SYNC: Audiobooks for Teens Audio Publishers Association (APA) Audible (An Amazon company) NoveList • Newsletters Penguin Random House Audio: • Try Audiobooks • Volumes

  21. Audio Review Sources Audiofile Magazine Booklist Library Journal Publishers Weekly School Library Journal The Horn Book VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

  22. Print Resources Audiobooks for Youth: A Practical Guide to Sound Literature. Mary Burkey. ALA Editions, 2013. Books Out Loud: Bowkers Guide to Audiobooks 2018 (2 volumes) R.R. Bowker, 2017. NoveList’s The Secret Language of Books: A Guide to Appeal (2018) Read On … Audiobooks: Reading Lists for Every Taste. Joyce Saricks. Libraries Unlimited, 2011.

  23. Other Resources • Audiobook Reviewing Assistance • Audiobook Lexicon • How to Listen to a Book in 15 Minutes • Sounds Good to Me: Listening to Audiobooks with a Critical Ear • Facebook • Audiobook Community - A Good Audiobook Speaks Volumes • Hot Listens (Romance Audiobooks) • Blogs: • Audio Gals • That’s What I’m Talking About: Listen Up!

  24. What are YOU listening to? Here are some MORE suggestions from us!

  25. Thank You to ...

  26. Find this presentation and other handouts here: Missouri Library Association Kaitestover.pbworks.com-->Conference presentations-->2018 Missouri Library Association

  27. Lucy M. Lockley Lead Collection Development Librarian St. Charles City-County Library llockley@stchlibrary.org Twitter: @colldev00 Kaite Mediatore Stover Director of Readers’ Services The Kansas City Public Library kaitestover@kclibrary.org Twitter: @MarianLiberryan

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