In countless ways. The works of shakespeare, toni morrison, Jason Reynolds and Michelle Obama are of fire richer experience hard and silently read. Guest you are constantly listening and ill get my own fine and i think it might have some characters. I think it is less of myself as a poet who performs, and out is myself being like, let me hold your hand and tell you this thing i heard once. It is guiding people but in a different way. If i dont give everybody, the utmost respect and understanding and compassion and empathy, i am not doing justice to this book. Studies have shown the listening to audiobooks is more Emotional Experience and stories shared through other mediums. Is none of your book but it has the best of both worlds. It is a very intimate form of experience in the start because you actually human being giving the story to you. Noi absolutely love that. Tearing this how the person is telling thest story. Hearing your novel read aloud and bring transformed into an audiobook
Tran11 primetime, tonight 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Lets more people expense great stories. For people who cant read yet. You are off the reason that 50 of americans listen to an audiobook in 2019, so heres to all of you, heres two amazing audiobooks and heres to 25 years of the audio world. Ladies and document, we are thrilled to introduce this evening im a master of ceremonies, the witty and wonderful mr. Rocca. A correspondent for cbs sunday morning. Frequent catalyst on npr show, dont tell me. Is the author and narrator of the recent New York Times bestseller, obituary. I audio. Hes also the host of the podcast. We are excited to have him as our host this evening. Without further ado, mo rocca. [cheering] [applause] thank you, thank you. This is kind of a dream for me, i have to say. [cheering] here i am in this fabulous venue in front of this crowd and stephen king is here. [cheering] [applause] i feel like carrie when she was asked to prom. [laughter] anyway, i think given the