Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

Fall in love with these book recommendations for the best audiobooks for your next reading day. Meg, from Sorta Awesome, joined the show to share her top recommendations and why they hit the sweet spot in her reading life. This book stack has everything you crave- deeply personal memoirs, science fiction (sci-fi),  young adult reads, and pure escapist fun.We start our discussion with our audiobook habits, speeds, and what I’ve learned from our guests about staying engaged with your audiobook literature.If you struggle to stay focused during your audiobook time, don’t miss today’s show with some surprising tricks to keep your brain engaged. These audiobook reading hacks helped me to engage with our book club books in new ways this year.Don’t miss Meg’s recommendation on one of this year’s award winners (for the Audie Awards) or my selections with full cast narration that kept me engaged from start to finish.Get to Know MegMeg Tietz should be a very familiar voice to many of you. She runs a top women's lifestyle podcast called Sorta Awesome for women who want to stay current on all things awesome, including culture, media, and trending conversations! Meg first created Sorta Awesome in 2015, after closing her popular blog, Sorta Crunchy. Sorta Awesome has over three million downloads from thousands of awesome listeners.They also run a very active community in the show’s private Facebook group, the Sorta Awesome Hangout. There is so much to love about Meg and this show, and I'm so honored to have her in our space today.Mentioned in this episode:Book Gang Episode: Improve Your Reading Memory and FocusBook Gang Episode: Booker of the MonthSorta Awesome Romance Starter PackPop Culture Happy Hour on NPRFool Me Once by Ashley WinsteadThe View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli DattaLet’s Talk About Midlife with Mindy and MegAs You Wish by Cary ElwesNew York Times Spelling BeeHow to Use Scribd for Your Reading LifeThank You For Listening by Julia WhelanMy Oxford Year by Julia WhelanThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonBroken Horses by Brandi CarlileMean Baby by Selma BlairOpen Book by Jessica SimpsonOne of Us is Dead by Jeneva RoseThe Perfect Marriage by Jeneva RoseThe Girl I Was by Jeneva RoseThe Crossover by Kwame AlexanderThe Assistants by Camille PerriMy Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache WilliamsCover Story by Susan RigettiBad Blood on NetflixThese Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham GrantThe One by John MarrsBlack Mirror Hang the DJThe One on NetflixThe Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy WeirAmy’s interview with Andy WeirConnect With Us:Amy is @momadvice on InstagramMomAdvice.comSorta Awesome podcastSorta Awesome Hangout on Facebooksortaawesomemeg on InstagramJoin the  Book Gang Patreon for Exclusive Bonus Content 

Kelly Guimont and Jeff Butts join Charlotte Henry to discuss another award win for Jason Sudeikis and the potential of an Apple audiobooks service.

This months episode is all about audiobooks. I talk to Renee Conoulty and Nikki Minty about the pros and cons of creating audiobooks in a verity of ways.

AI can generate speech from text to record audiobooks with the exact emotional mix for each word and sentence. Listen for yourself. The post AI Audiobooks appeared first on Dr Peper MD.