All about audiobooks from an audio insider, with guest Chiara Priorelli from Wavesound
Dear Rach & SophShow Notes
We recorded this episode in September, and Rachael was under the weather at the time, but she’s not any more! And she also talks about her latest novel, The Lucky Sisters, maybe being out by the time this episode is - and that novel is indeed out now.
Our guest for this episode is the wonderful Chiara Priorelli from audiobook publisher Wavesound. (Wavesound published the audiobook of Sophie's latest novel, Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon.) We both know we have readers who have switched to audio for some books (and we have too), and from the publishing side Sophie knows that audio is growing in popularity. So we wanted to find out more about this sector of publishing and reading. Chiara said yes to our invitation and she was so generous with her insight and information - we found the chat fascinating, and not because of us!
This is our last ‘proper’ episode for the year (in the intro Sophie says it might be second-last if our planned last episode eventuated - we actually swapped the order, and the original planned last episode, with Lyla Sage, came out last week). We have recorded a bonus episode on The Lucky Sisters and that will be out towards the end of this month. It contains spoilers, so we’ve giving you a chance to read it beforehand. For more information about Rachael Johns: https://www.rachaeljohns.com
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