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Isaacs Takes On ‘Night Heron’
Hachette Audio is bringing in actor Jason Isaacs to read the
debut spy thriller Night Heron by Adam Brookes. The novel,
set in China, is a “pulse-pounding” story
that “reinvents the spy thriller for the
21st century,” by an author who has experienced “international intrigue first-hand” (Brookes is a foreign correspondent with the BBC). Isaacs’s “impressive
range and mastery of accents” are on display in this first of a trilogy, which is being released in print by Hachette’s new
Red Hook imprint. Isaacs notably played “Death Eater” Lucius
Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, and will appear alongside
Brad Pitt in the upcoming World War II film Fury. The audiobook is set for a May 27 release.
Waters Hits the Road with Macmillan
Filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist John Waters (best known
for directing cult films like Hairspray and Pink Flamingos)
was in the studio last
month recording the
audio edition of his
forthcoming Carsick:
John Waters Hitchhikes
Across America. Waters,
described by the publisher as “America’s
most beloved weirdo,”
chronicles his trip across
the country in this “unforgettable vacation with a wickedly
funny companion.” The audiobook goes on sale June 3.
Penguin Brings In an Oscar Winner
Academy Award–winning actress Lee
Grant will read the introduction of her
memoir, I Said Yes to Everything, for Penguin Audio. The rest of the book will be
narrated by Orlagh Cassidy. I Said Yes to
Everything, set for a July 8 release, details
Grant’s starring roles in Valley of the Dolls
and Shampoo (for which she won an Oscar
for Best Supporting Actress), her 12
In the Studio
A LOOK AT AUDIO IN PRODUCTION
years on the “Hollywood blacklist,” and her “singularly unpredictable life.”
Sestero Gets Disastrous at Tantor
Actor Greg Sestero will read his book Disaster Artist: My Life
Inside ‘The Room,’ the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made, cowritten
with journalist Tom Bissell, for Tantor. The “hilarious” and
“inspiring” memoir tells the story of a “mysterious misfit”
named Tommy Wiseau, who made the “$6 million cinematic
catastrophe” referred to in the title, which starred Sestero. The
Disaster Artist has been optioned for film by James Franco’s
production company, and it was recently announced that Seth
Rogan has signed on for a role. The audiobook will go on sale
May 19.
S&S Brings Back Hatcher
Actress Teri Hatcher returned to
Simon & Schuster Audio to read
The Battle for WondLa, the third
installment of Tony DiTerlizzi’s
series, the Search for WondLa. In
the new volume, “All hope for a
peaceful coexistence between
humankind and aliens seems
lost.” The audio edition was released on May 6.
Chopra in the Booth at RH
Deepak Chopra will read his new book, The Future of God, for
Random House Audio, due out November 11. In it, Chopra
divulges the “faulty reasoning, bogus science, and general bad
faith prevalent among militant atheists like Richard Dawkins
and Sam Harris,” and offers new and provocative ways to understand God and the nature of belief in the 21st century. ■
➤BY CLARE SWANSON
Simultaneous print and audiobook • June 3, 2014
PRAISE FOR JOHN WATERS’S NARRATION
“[Waters is] an eloquent writer who can turn a witty phrase almost as deftly as one
of the book’s subjects, Tennessee Williams, and do so with convincing style.
This goes for his narration as well...his flamboyance is infectious.” —AudioFile
“Waters himself narrates, in a fast-paced
conversational tone...often hilarious.” —Library Journal Audio Review
A CROSS-COUNTRY HITCHHIKING JOURNEY WITH ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED ECCENTRICS