I love audio books, maybe more than I love reading books for myself. Not all of them are great, but the ones that are bring a whole new way of understanding the story that probably would not have existed just in print. In fact, I think the audio book creates a closer connection to the pure work of storytelling than the printed page.
Here’s a Morning Edition segment on one of the most popular audio book readers, George Guidall. Follow the link to read the story, or better yet, click the icon below to listen to it. See if you don’t agree with me about the potential for magic that is possible with a great reader like this.
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