The Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC) is slated for May 29th followed by the Audie Awards ceremony May 30th. “June Is Audiobook Month” (JIAM) begins June 1st. Our schedule leading up to those events is packed full. Here’s what you can expect to see at AudioGals:
All three Gals are reviewing each of the five Audies Awards Finalists in Romance. To date:
Sharon Sala’s Don’t Cry for Me Published May 17th
Nora Roberts’ The Witness Published May 20th
Maya Banks Never Seduce a Scot Published May 23rd
Elizabeth Hoyt’s Scandalous Desires Scheduled May 25th
Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie Scheduled May 28th
May 24th – Talking with Narrator Xe Sands – a Recorded Interview
Xe talks about JIAM and her JIAM event, Going Public in Shorts in addition to her romance backlist and future releases. Also a giveaway of three Kira Brady audios sponsored by Blackstone Audio.
May 25th – The Gals Review Elizabeth Hoyt’s Scandalous Desires
May 27th – Talking with Jennifer Conner and her Armchair Audie Awards
Jennifer, through her Literate Housewife blog, has gained a lot of attention with her Awards. She’s talking about the specifics on Monday. To keep up to date with the ongoing awards, please check out Literate Housewife daily!
May 28th – The Gals Review Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
May 29th – Lea and the APAC
Lea is attending APAC this year and participating in a panel discussion, Listening Community Reviews, with moderator Karen White, Booklist’s Sue-Elen Beauregard, Publishers Weekly’s Adam Boretz, Audiobooker’s Mary Burkey, and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten. Lea talks about her participation.
May 30th – The Gals Predict the Winner of the Audie Award – Romance
May 31st – AudioGals Best Romance Audiobook of 2012 Poll Results
Voting remains open through Saturday, May 25th.
June 3rd – The Start of JIAM at AudioGals!
Our month will be packed with special events!
Since finding you last month, I have to say that have expanded my audio library by leaps and bounds. I cannot beleve I went through 12 credits in less than a month! Not only did I spend my credits, but spent my 10 dollar credit on the sale, and instead of just the 2 I thought to get I came away with 7. You gals are having a baaadd influence on me. :D I do have to say that I have one credit left but alas it is already spent, as I have saved it for Julie Garwood’s Guardian Angel. I do have 2 pre-orders waiting to be delievered, one next week and one the week after. Thank god this month was not only Mother’s Day but I celebrated my birthday as well. You gave me the tools to get just what I wanted. I love that May is my month of celebrating 3 weeks in a row!! Happy Memorial Day early!
I am looking forword to all the upcoming events listed above. I just want to say thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! I so wish I had found you sooner. I have been laid off for a while now and have to say that it is nice to have a place to come to where others like me share their love of audiobooks and romance. After the rejections, resumes, and all the job searching it nice to know where to get some HEA.
Katrina – thanks for the good word! So, so glad we’re helping you in a good way with your listening. But, I can’t be too sorry about all those spent credits. It means we are doing a good job helping you find really good listens. :)
Oh you have. I am eagerly awaiting the review of The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. It was one of the credits I spent. I had to get the Maya Banks title this morning after reading this mornings review. Since I also got the Prince of Midnight this morning as well. it was a tough decision to pick the first listen. I saved the best (the Prince ) for last.
I would also like to say that I found a lovely romance inside a fantasy series. I just finished The Sharing Knife series by Lois McMaster Bujold. Was not expecting it and for anyone that likes fanasy I highly recommend it.
I discovered The Sharing Knife series a couple of years ago at Brenda’s suggestion and wrote about it at Speaking of Audiobooks. I thoroughly enjoyed it!