Major Audio Releases

Carey, Peter. Parrot and Olivier in America. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13½ hrs. Blackstone Audio. ISBN 978-1-4417-2975-0. $109; 11 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F
From the two-time Booker Prize winner; simultaneous release with the Knopf hc (100,000-copy first printing), which received a starred review, LJ 1/10; eight-city tour; narrator TBA.

Kelley, Kitty. Oprah: A Biography. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 hrs. Books on Tape. ISBN 978-0-307-74926-0. $100; 11 CDs. retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. BIOG
Based on interviews with 850 sources, many of whom have never before spoken on the record; simultaneous release with the Crown hc (600,000-copy first printing); narrator TBA.

McEwan, Ian. Solar. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 hrs. Recorded Bks. ISBN 978-1-4498-0677-4. $123.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F
The Booker Prize winner's 11th novel, following On Chesil Beach (2007); the Nan A. Talese hc (see Prepub Alert, LJ 12/09) will be released this month; Roger Allam reads.

Patterson, James & Maxine Paetro. The 9th Judgment. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 hrs. Hachette Audio from BBC Audiobooks America. ISBN 978-1-60788-352-4. $79.99; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 7 CDs. retail ed. Hachette Audio; 5 CDs. retail ed. abridged; Playaway digital; digital download. F
Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hc (see Prepub Exploded, LJ Online 11/19/09); Carolyn McCormick reads.