Anya ,'Sleeper'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I have an extreme preference for British accents, regardless of genre.
bonny - I don't know if she is available on Disc World, or even within your taste range, but I remember being awed the sheer sound of one particular author/reader on a long commute ages ago: Nadime Gordimer. It was some of her short stories - but I don't think it mattered.
I don't recall who read the Dexter that I'm currently listening to, but he's annoying. If I had any hope of getting the book itself out of the library itseld I'd go that way instead.
Dexter that I'm currently listening to
Nick Landrum? Sounds familiar...good to avoid.
Nadine Gordimer
Sounds lovely, AND a Nobel winner. Great recommendation.
The NEA's new report on reading patterns in the U.S.: [link] (pdf)
Short version: fewer people are reading; fewer people can read; this is bad.
Well, crap. J.K. Rowling isn't trying hard enough.
Is anyone here a McSweeney's subscriber?
but I remember being awed the sheer sound of one particular author/reader on a long commute ages ago: Nadime Gordimer.
isn't she South African?
isn't she South African?
yes she is.
I don't recall who read the Dexter that I'm currently listening to, but he's annoying. If I had any hope of getting the book itself out of the library itseld I'd go that way instead.
They so should have gotten Michael C. Hall to do those.
We are, Sox.