>Shout Out

by Roger Sutton
Jul 01, 2006 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>to Horn Book audiobook reviewer Kristi Jemtegaard here.

Beginning at ALA, I've been listening to New Orleans mystery The Axeman's Jazz by Julie Smith. While Kristi could give you a far more evocative analysis of her delivery ("rendition," the audiobook true believers call it), I can say that the book gets a great narration by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Anonymous

>Kristi's reviews are graceful, direct, clear--I'll never forget looking for her byline while reading reviews in SLJ, nearly 20 years ago. I knew I was in for a treat, and that I would learn something specific about the book she was discussing.

Posted : Jul 17, 2006 08:19

rindamybyers

>Oh, yeah! Hooray!

Posted : Jul 03, 2006 03:33

winnie

>I have to step out of the shadows where I lurk to comment on this topic. Audiobooks are a lifesaver in my household, as I have a dyslexic child. Audible.com, RFB&D (Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic), as well as a work ethic that comes from a gene pool other than my own, have allowed him to not only succeed but to excel in school. However, quality reviews of the "renditions" (we call them "performances") are hard to come by, and a poor performance distracts from a great book. Hooray for audiobook reviewers and the publishers who make space for them!

Posted : Jul 01, 2006 08:53

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