Jim Dale Wins Audie Award for "Deathly Hallows" Narration

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 twoContinued...

Jim Dale to Speak at Portus 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 QuestionContinued...

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

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.Continued...

Audie Award Nomination for Jim Dale and "Deathly Hallows"

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 ofContinued...

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

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 narratedContinued...

A Deathly Hallows Year in Review

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 beganContinued...

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

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 StaplesContinued...

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

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! (SPOILERSContinued...

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

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 lengthlyContinued...

Listen and Play the Harry Potter Audio Book Way

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 listenContinued...

Jim Dale Not Talking the End of "Deathly Hallows"

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 endingContinued...

Jim Dale Featured In New Interviews

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 approachesContinued...

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

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 HarryContinued...

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

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 websiteContinued...

Listening Library Confirms July 21 Release of DH AudioBook

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 definitelyContinued...