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New audiobooks to check out are "Adventures in Human Being" by Gavin Francis, "The Verdict" by Nick Stone, and "The Grownup" by Gillian Flynn.

Audiobook roundup: ‘Adventures in Human Being,’ more

May 9, 2019 at 5:56 p.m.

Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis, narrated by Thomas Judd, Audible Studios, 5:46, download only $14.95 The British actor who narrates Gavin Francis' "Adventures in Human Being: A Grand...

Review: ‘The Death of Cancer’ by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. and Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

May 9, 2019 at 5:54 p.m.

A few scenes from "The Death of Cancer" would slot nicely into an episode of "House of Cards," the Netflix series about Washington dirty dealings. A powerful senator sidles up...

New audiobooks including "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut, read by James Franco, "Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas read by Hillary Huber, and "Finale" by Thomas Mallon read by Christopher Lane.

Audiobook roundup: ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ more

May 9, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years by Thomas Mallon, narrated by Christopher Lane, Blackstone Audio Inc., 17:17, download $24.97, CD $39.95 President Reagan steps off the plane in Iceland...

An international cast of audiobooks to give

May 9, 2019 at 5:49 p.m.

Whether the people on your list are bound for Pluto or Dayton, Ohio, these audiobooks can take you there with some of the best voices in nonfiction and fiction. Dispatches...

Halloween audiobooks to listen to are "Locke & Key" by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, "Dead Boy" By Laurel Gale, and
"The Utterly Uninteresting & Unadventurous Tales of Fred. The Vampire Accountant" by Drew Hayes.

Audiobook roundup: Scares for Halloween

May 9, 2019 at 5:45 p.m.

Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez; performers Haley Joel Osment, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mulgrew and 50 others; Audible Studios; 13:26; free until Nov. 4 What happens when...

The six novels shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize.

Predicting the 2015 Man Booker Prize

May 9, 2019 at 5:44 p.m.

I shall be bold and announce that this year, for the first time ever, I will agree with the Man Booker judges when, on Tuesday, they decide which book will...

"The Only Woman in the Room," Eileen Pollack's examination of gender disparity in science, would benefit from a more inclusive approach.

Review: ‘The Only Woman in the Room’ by Eileen Pollack

May 9, 2019 at 5:43 p.m.

In 2012, researchers at Yale University published a study documenting what happened after they sent fabricated resumes to 127 professors of biology, chemistry and physics at six U.S. universities. The...

Audiobooks featuring a new James Bond novel (by Anthony Horowitz, with a splash of Ian Fleming), the first in Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan series and a New Yorker writer's surfing memories are three new ones to check out.

Audiobook roundup: ‘Trigger Mortis,’ more

May 9, 2019 at 5:41 p.m.

Trigger Mortis: A James Bond Novel by Anthony Horowitz, with original material by Ian Fleming, narrated by David Oyelowo, Harper Audio, 9:32, CD $39.99, download $24.99 Anthony Horowitz, author of...

New audiobooks to check out include "Do No Harm" by Henry Marsh, narrated by Jim Barclay, "Among the Ten Thousand Things" by Julia Pierpont, narrated by Hillary Huber, and "Elephant Moon" by John Sweeney, narrated by Helen Johns.

Audiobook roundup: ‘Do No Harm,’ more

May 9, 2019 at 5:36 p.m.

Do No Harm by Henry Marsh, narrated by Jim Barclay, HighBridge, 9:33, $17.49 digital, $34.99 CD Jim Barclay voices explanation convincingly, exasperation perfectly and humility simply and without pathos. It's...

Review: ‘The Ghost in My Brain’ by Clark Elliott

May 9, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

When Clark Elliott's Mazda was rear-ended by a skidding Jeep Cherokee one drizzly day in 1999, the incident seemed almost trivial. Elliott resisted efforts by emergency personnel to get him...

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