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December 29, 2004
Audiobooks to Debut on XM Satellite Radio in January
A brief mention in an article in the Village Voice, mentions that a new show Audiobook Cafe, is set to debut in January on XM Satellite Radio. In the article, Lawrence Block, author of the article and several books, says:
"As the host of Audiobook Cafe, set to debut in January on XM Satellite Radio, I interviewed two authors and reviewed one audiobook for each of the four shows. I talked in-studio with Ron Chernow and SJ Rozan, and on the phone with Joyce Carol Oates, Ann Rule, and Tony Hillerman. I recorded my reviews of books by Ed McBain, Philip Roth, Augusten Burroughs, and Jonathan Lethem."
Now, there's only a quick note about this on Audiobook Cafe's website, but it does seem like Mr. Block gave the slip on this as there hasn't been any official announcement from XM yet. Here's what we can put together about this:
1. We don't know if this will be a whole new channel, or just a radio show (in which case it probably would be on Sonic Theater XM 163).
2. It seems that these won't be abridged audiobooks, and while that's a big assumption that was the overall gist of the Village Voice article. They'll be covering both abridged and unabridged audiobooks on Audiobook Café - Thanks Lawrence!
3. With the recording capabilities of the MyFi and the SkiFi2, XM has a great outlet for this time of programming. Lots of people love audiobooks, and with satellite radio they don't need to be at their computer to download the audiobooks like with Audible. The total mobile access to this content would be greatly appreciated by those constantly on-the-go (like Truckers amoungst others).
At the time of writing this entry, neither XM nor Audiobook Cafe has given any comments regarding this. As more info comes in, I'll update it here.
December 29, 2004 12:56 PM
Comments
Yes darling this is the real Elton. How come you arent covering my commercial for XM? It's fab
Posted by: Elton John at December 30, 2004 10:23 AM
Uhhh..
Posted by: Ryan at December 30, 2004 04:25 PM
Actually, we'll be reviewing and excerpting both abridged and unabridged audiobooks on Audiobook Café; in the Village Voice essay, I was only venting my own antipathy to the abridged variety. As far as time and channel, well, I can't seem to find that out either. . .but I'm sure the information's out there, somewhere.
Lawrence Block
Posted by: Lawrence Block at January 2, 2005 03:17 PM
Thanks Lawrence, the info is much appreciated. I'll update the entry.
Please do let us know if you find out anything more. Many people are very excited about this new show.
Posted by: Ryan at January 2, 2005 07:16 PM
