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And the Best Spoken Word Album goes to…

Monday, February 14th, 2011

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And the best spoken word album goes to…

With the Grammy Awards on last night, it was no surprise that Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race won for Best Spoken Word Album. Written by Jon Stewart & The Daily Show, the book’s premise covers in its entirety, the human experience. How we got here, what we did while we were here and how we’re leaving. I haven’t had a chance to listen to this audio book quiet yet, but knowing it’s a winner makes me want to pick it up.

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ALWAYS LOOKING UP wins Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Last week the folks around Simply Audiobooks threw down our theories about who we thought would win the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album. Our money was on Michael J. Fox for his memoir Always Looking Up. We were right. This post is partially to gloat in our correct prediction, but mostly to congratulate Mr. Fox on a beautiful, inspiring book that absolutely deserved this recognition.