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With a family that boasts five librarians of different specialties, it is no surprise that Tanya Davidson is finishing her Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science. She is most interested in questions of theory, practical applications, all things historical, and the undeniably modern world. Tanya Davidson is currently reading The School of Night by Louis Bayard.


woman listening to earphones

In the World of Audiobooks, the Narrator Rules Supreme

I have just recently discovered the attraction of audio books. For the longest time, I couldn’t get comfortable with listening to a book when I would much rather curl up with one on the sofa. Plus, audiobooks were clunky. In the pre-downloadable days, I would have to cart around my Discman and the relevant disk in order to listen in line at the grocery store or while waiting at the doctor’s office.