Emily's Musings

Audio Books

I'm not alone in my new-found enjoyment of audio books:

Loud, Proud, Unabridged: It Is Too Reading!
By Amy Harmon

"Fewer Americans are reading books than a decade ago, according to the National Endowment for the Arts, but almost a third more are listening to them on tapes, CD's and iPods.

For a growing group of devoted listeners, the popularity of audio books is redefining the notion of reading, which for centuries has been centered on the written word. Traditionally, it is also an activity that has required one's full attention.

But audio books, once seen as a kind of oral CliffsNotes for reading lightweights, have seduced members of a literate but busy crowd by allowing them to read while doing something else.

I finished listening to The Keys of the Kingdom #1: Mister Monday in the car today and utterly loved it. I have the second one (Grim Tuesday) sitting in my to-read-next pile and will have to stock back up on some more to listen to when I'm at work at the library on Saturday.