Worshipping at the Altar of Audiobooks

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While June may be the official audiobook month, and this week is Audiobook week at Devourer of Books, here at Book, Line, and Sinker I practice daily devotionals to audiobooks year-round.  I can’t pinpoint my exact date of conversion to audiobooks, but like most zealots dedicate many waking hours, a few blog posts, and even [...]

My Audio Book Boyfriends

He has an ethereal glow, doesn't he?

My library has such a paltry selection of audio books that in desperation, I’ve checked out books I wouldn’t normally read.  Jonathan Kellerman and Clive Cussler pen some of these books, and after listening to John Rubinstein and Scott Brick narrate them, I’m smitten. I’m telling you that these two narrators elevate these books–most of [...]

Review: Under the Dome by Stephen King

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Title: Under the Dome (audio book) Author: Stephen King Genre/Pages/CDs:Fiction/1,074/30 CDs Publication: Scribner Book Company; November, 2009 Audio Book: Simon & Schuster Audio; November 2009 Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Library When an impenetrable dome cuts off Chester’s Mill, Maine from the world around it, the townspeople are pitted against each other in battles orchestrated not only by [...]

Does Size Matter?

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a tad tired of a couple of the sidebar images here at Book, Line, and Sinker.  The cover of Stephen King’s weighty Under the Dome has been roosting in the coveted ‘Listening To” and ‘On My Kindle’ spots for weeks now; the next time I get the [...]

He Said, She Said.

I’m a huge fan of audio books and can’t drive in the car without one.  My commute is about 85 minutes round-trip and listening to a book helps pass the time.  I know some people (my husband, mom, sister) can’t listen to books and drive, but I can’t drive without a book.  Though I have [...]