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Jim Dale Wins Audie Award for "Deathly Hallows" Narration

Sat May 31 17:23:00 -0400 2008

Congratulations are in order today for Jim Dale who won an Audie Award last night in Los Angeles for best “Solo Narration-Male” for his work on the US audio book of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As we first reported back in February, Mr. Dale had been nominated in two categories for his work on “Deathly Hallows,” however the winner of the Audiobook of the Year went to The Chopin Manus

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Jim Dale to Speak at Portus 2008

Sun Mar 09 16:05:00 -0400 2008

Actor Jim Dale, narrator of the US edition of the Harry Potter audio books, will be a speaker at the upcoming Portus symposium later this summer. HPEFhas now announced that Mr. Dale will give a special presentation on Saturday July 12 at the Portus 2008 Harry Potter Symposium in Dallas, Texas, followed by a Question and Answer event as well as autograph opportunities later that same day. The p

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Jim Dale Wins Grammy Award for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" AudioBook

Mon Feb 11 01:21:00 -0500 2008

At ceremonies before tonight’s telecast, it was announced that Jim Dale won the Grammy Award in the category best “Spoken Word Album for Children” for his audio recording of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” written by J.K. Rowling. Congratulations Jim Dale!

If you have not yet heard Jim Dale’s voice work for the Harry Potter audio books, be sure to check out these excerpts here from Rando

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Audie Award Nomination for Jim Dale and "Deathly Hallows"

Wed Feb 06 03:12:00 -0500 2008

Actor Jim Dale has been nominated for his audio recording of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the 2008 Audie Awards. Recognized for his voice work in the category of “Solo Narration-Male,” Jim Dale is nominated along with Edward Herrmann, narrator of The Coldest Winter (David Halberstam), John Lee, narrator of The Long Walk (Slavomir Rawicz), and Jay O. Sanders, narrator o

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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Audio Book Honored by ALA

Tue Jan 15 01:18:00 -0500 2008

Today, the American Library Association announced their winners for the year’s top books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults. In the first ever Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows narrated by Jim Dale was named an honor title, with the winning title going to Jazz. The US audiobooks of the Harry Potter serie...

A Deathly Hallows Year in Review

Mon Dec 31 21:27:00 -0500 2007

Ten Years, Seven Books, One Story. 2007 saw the last chapter in the Harry Potter series brought to life with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. It was quite the journey to reach that remarkable day; please join us as we take a look back at the year in books.

January

As we began the year already knowing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the title of book se

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Grammy Nomination for Jim Dale's "Deathly Hallows" Narration

Thu Dec 06 19:31:00 -0500 2007

Actor Jim Dale received a Grammy nomination today for his audio recording of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Theatermania.com reports Mr. Dale “is up for Best Spoken Word Album for Children,” with the awards due to be presented February 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. As readers will recall, Mr. Dale, who narrates the US editions of the Harry Potter audio books, was...

Clip of Jim Dale Reading "Deathly Hallows" Audio Book Now Online

Thu Jul 26 03:24:00 -0400 2007

Listening Library and Random House here in the US have now released an excerpt of actor Jim Dale reading from the first chapter of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audio book. To listen, click here, then underneath where it reads “Hear the Magic.” Enjoy! (SPOILERS of course for those who have not yet got the book)

Video of Jim Dale Reading at New York "Deathly Hallows" Release Party

Tue Jul 24 20:01:00 -0400 2007

Barnes and Noble have updated their website with footage from their Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release party held in New York City, which featured US Harry Potter audio book narrator Jim Dale as a guest. The video on the book seller’s website includes a lengthly segment of Jim Dale reading from the various Harry Potter novels. To watch, click here, then on the right side where it says

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Listen and Play the Harry Potter Audio Book Way

Wed Jul 18 23:47:00 -0400 2007

Calling all Harry Potter audio book fans! Listening Library and Random House have launched a “Guess the Voices” game featuring actor Jim Dale and the narrations he does for the US audio book editions of the Harry Potter novels. In this game, there are 15 questions in all, where you listen to a clip from the audio books, and guess the character who is speaking. To play, click here then at the to

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Jim Dale Not Talking the End of "Deathly Hallows"

Tue Jul 17 03:24:00 -0400 2007

The New York Times has a new interview with actor Jim Dale about the work he does recording the audio books of the US editions of the Harry Potter novels. In this new article, Mr. Dale says after completing his work for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audiobook, he of course knows the ending to the series (“It’s a surprise ending,Let’s say that”) but says he will not be spoiling anyone

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Jim Dale Featured In New Interviews

Mon Jul 16 03:18:00 -0400 2007

Jim Dale, narrator of the US audio book editions of the Harry Potter novels, is the subject of two new articles now online. The first comes from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where Mr. Dale is discusses the countless voices he has created for the many characters in J. K. Rowling’s series, the way he approaches the work and the recognition he has gotten from fans of all ages. Here is an excerp

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Jim Dale to Host "Deathly Hallows" Midnight Release Party in NYC

Tue May 08 09:18:32 -0400 2007

Jim Dale, narrator of the US audio book editions of the Harry Potter novels will be hosting the midnight release party of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in New York City. Held at the Union Square Barnes and Noble store, Jim Dale will be reading excerpts from the previous six Harry Potter novels at this party which begins at 10:30pm (EST). He will then lead a magical countdown to the relea

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Pre-Order "Deathly Hallows" Audio Book,Excerpts Online from First Six Books

Tue Mar 27 10:38:50 -0400 2007

Over the years we at TLC have received many questions about the audio books for the Harry Potter series, especially about the availability of one for this last book. In the wake of yesterday's announcement, Random House and Listening Library have now updated their website for these audio books, and you can now pre-order the CD or audio cassette of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Also, if y

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Listening Library Confirms July 21 Release of DH AudioBook

Mon Mar 26 16:00:06 -0400 2007

Reader Sarah has informed us that Listening Library has confirmed that the Deathy Hallows audio book, featuring Jim Dale as narrator, will be released on July 21, 2007. It will run 21 hours and retail for $79.95. The first run number is unknown, but the publisher has said it will definitely be more than the 635,000 printed for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The publisher also noted that

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