More 'Best of 2017' Audiobook Love!

We love celebrating the New Year with good news! Publishers Weekly and the Library Journal Review both released their "Best Audiobooks of 2017" lists and we are delighted to see a few we worked on in our very own studios. Congratulations to all the narrators and publishers involved!

The Hate U Give - Narrated by Bahni Turpin for HarperAudio - Publishers Weekly: Best Audiobooks of 2017 (YA)

Refugee - Narrated by Assaf Cohen, Kyla Garcia, and Michael Goldstrom for Scholastic - Publishers Weekly: Best Audiobooks of 2017 (YA)

The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness - Narrated by the author, Paula Poundstone for Tantor/Highbridge - Publishers Weekly: Best Audiobooks of 2017 (Nonfiction/Memoir)

Frogkisser - Narrated by Marisa Calin for Penguin Random House - Publishers Weekly: Best Audiobooks of 2017 (YA)

The Wangs Vs. The World - Narrated by Nancy Wu for Recorded Books - Library Journal Review - Best Media 2017: Audiobooks

Looking to produce your next YA adventure? Are you an author interested in narrating your own memoir? Drop us a line and let's make an amazing audiobook in 2018!

Audiofile's Best Audiobooks of 2017 Announced!

Audiofile's Best Audiobooks of 2017 Announced!

This week, Audiofile announced their selections for the best audiobooks of 2017 and we were delighted to see many titles that we had the honor of being a part of. A huge congratulations to all the narrators, authors, and publishers! You can download an interactive Ezine with all the nominations here.

Below are the titles Deyan Audio proudly played a role in:

The Golden House - Narrated by Vikas Adam - For Random House Audio/Books on Tape - 'Best Fiction' Selection

The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness - Narrated by Paula Poundstone - For Highbridge Audio- 'Best Non-Fiction & Culture' Selection

Chasing Space - Narrated by Ron Butler - For HarperAudio - 'Best Memoir' Selection

Lucy and Desi - Narrated by Jim Frangione - For Graymalkin Media - 'Best Biography & History' Selection

Don't Let Go - Narrated by Steven Weber - For Brilliance Audio - 'Best Mystery & Suspense' Selection

The Good Daughter - Narrated by Kathleen Early - For Blackstone Audio - 'Best Mystery & Suspense' Selection

The Thirst - Narrated by John Lee - For Random House Audio/Books on Tape - 'Best Mystery & Suspense' Selection

The Ethan I Was Before - Narrated by Kirby Heyborne - For HarperAudio - 'Best Children & Family Listening' Selection

I'm New Here - Narrated by Frankie Corzo, Ariana Delawari, Ramon De Ocampo, and Ruth Livier - For Live Oak Media - 'Best Children & Family Listening' Selection

In The Shadow of the Sun - Narrated by Jackie Chung - For Scholastic Audio - 'Best Children & Family Listening' Selection

My Brigadista Year - Narrated by Frankie Corzo - For Brilliance Audio - 'Best Children & Family Listening' Selection

Hello, Universe - Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo and Amielynn Abellera - For HarperAudio - 'Best Children & Family Listening' Selection

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage - Narrated by Michael Sheen - For Listening Library - 'Best Young Adult' Selection

The Hate U Give - Narrated by Bahni Turpin - For HarperAudio - 'Best Young Adult' Selection

2017 SOVAS Nominees Announced!

2017 SOVAS Nominees Announced!

The Society of Voice Arts Award Nominees have been announced for 2017 and we are so excited to see many familiar titles. There have been some exceptional audiobooks produced this year and we are incredibly grateful and proud to have been a part of many of them. Thank you to Novel Audio, Harper Audio, Blackstone Audio, Graymalkin Media, and Lyric Audio for entrusting us with these productions. Here's to many more in the future, and we can't wait to see everyone in November!

2017 NOMINEES

Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells us About Raising Successful Children / Narrated by Allyson Ryan for Novel Audio / Audiobook Narration - Self Help, Health and Fitness, Best Voiceover

Notes on Blindness: A Journey Through the Dark / Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith for Novel Audio / Audiobook Narration - Biography, Best Voiceover

Lost Gods / Narrated by RC Bray for Harper Audio / Audiobook Narration - Fantasy, Best Voiceover

The Kept Woman / Narrated by Kathleen Early for Blackstone Audio / Audiobook Narration - Mystery, Best Voiceover

Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride / Narrated by Jamie Lee for Novel Audio / Audiobook Narration - Author Performance, Best Voiceover

Undoctored / Narrated by Dan Woren for Blackstone Audio / Audiobook Narration - Self Help, Health and Fitness, Best Voiceover

Take Me Back / Narrated by Andi Ardnt and Zachary Weber for Lyric Audiobooks / Audiobook Narration - Romance, Best Voiceover

The Hot One / Narrated by Andi Ardnt and Zachary Weber for Lyric Audiobooks / Audiobook Narration - Romance, Best Voiceover

Lucy and Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television's Most Famous Couple / Narrated by Jim Frangione for Graymalkan Media / Outstanding Production, Audiobook

Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud / Narrated by January LaVoy for Graymalkin Media / Audiobook Narration - Biography, Best Voiceover / Also nominated for: Audiobook Narration - Nonfiction, Best Voiceover / Also nominated for: Outstanding Production, Audiobook

Dunkirk: The Complete Story of the First Step in the Defeat of Hitler / Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - History, Best Voiceover

Without a Doubt / Narrated by Marcia Clark for Graymalkin Media / Audiobook Narration - Author Performance, Best Voiceover / Also nominated for: Audiobook Narration - Crime & Thriller, Best Voiceover

A Portrait of Joan: An Autobiography / Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan for Graymalkin Media / Audiobook Narration - Biography, Best Voiceover

Who Killed Joan Benet Ramsey / Narrated by Mikael Naramore for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Crime & Thriller, Best Voiceover

A Marriage of Inconvenience / Narrated by Simon Vance for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - History, Best Voiceover

Satan's Harvest / Narrated by Will Damron for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Metsphysical, Best Voiceover

Ghost Hunters: True Stories from the World's Most Famous Demonologists / Narrated by Todd Haberkorn for GrayMalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Metaphysical, Best Voiceover

The Haunted / Narrated by Todd Haberkorn for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Metaphysical, Best Voiceover

 

You can check out the full list of nominees here!

New September 2017 Earphones Awards Announced!

New September 2017 Earphones Awards Announced!

We are thrilled to announce the new Audiofile Earphones Award winners for September 2017!

We are very grateful for the opportunity to work on these wonderful productions, a huge THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to all the narrators and publishers!

In the Shadow of the Sun - Scholastic Audio // Narrated by Jackie Chung

Death Around the Bend - Brilliance Audio // Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden

Last Breath - Blackstone Audio // Narrated by Kathleen Early

 

Check out all the recent winners here.

2017 CIPA EVVY Award for Audiobook Production - 1st Place!

2017 CIPA EVVY Award for Audiobook Production - 1st Place!

Amazing news about one of our independently produced audiobook titles! Over the weekend it was announced that Ulysses Dream: A Timeless Romance  was awarded a 2017 CIPA EVVY award for first place in audiobook production.

  A huge congratulations to author Tim White and narrator Yareli Arizmendi! 

"The CIPA EVVYs is one of the longest-running book award competitions on the Indie publishing scene, running for nearly 25 years. The annual contest is sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA), along with the CIPA Education and Literacy Foundation (ELF).

The CIPA EVVYs receive entries from all over the world, including England, Belgium, South Africa, Russia and Dubai. Averaging over 200 entries each year in 39 book categories and 8 technical categories, the CIPA EVVYs continue to provide an excellent way for independent authors to gain recognition for their work."

If you'd like to learn more about this award you can visit the official page here.