Adam Verner
@adamverner.bsky.social
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Audio book narrator of 700+ titles. Husband, father, ultra-runner.
http://www.adamverner.com
Well, most things.
4 months ago
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Good article, so many friends quoted here!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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The audiobook business is booming. But the bounty isn't being shared by all
Many actors are vying for audiobook roles at a time when the talent pool is expanding and casting is becoming a growing topic of debate.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-09-23/audiobook-voice-actors-casting-wages
4 months ago
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I have thoughts on AI audiobooks and synthetic voices. Maybe you do too. A while back a bout of COVID gave me vocal fold paralysis, so I set pen to paper and wrote. Today my essay on AI audiobooks is published in LitHub!
#audiobooks
#acting
#AI
@lithub.com.web.brid.gy
lithub.com/why-ai-narra...
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Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story
I grew up with nary a TV to be seen. My mother’s parking lot come-to-Jesus moment and subsequent Evangelical faith translated to an aversion to He-Man and The Smurfs (an episode featuring Smurfette…
https://lithub.com/why-ai-narrators-will-never-be-able-to-tell-a-real-human-story/
5 months ago
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Only humans can tell a story.
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5 months ago
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Running books. What others do I need to read?
#running
10 months ago
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Emily Herring
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Had a fabulous time hanging out with Whoopie Goldberg and Kate McKinnon at the Audies in NYC! (if by "hanging out" you mean I was in the same room...I'm counting it :) Every two years we crawl out of our booths and remember how to socialize.
#audiobooks
11 months ago
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LOOK. AT. THAT. SNOOT.
#dogs
11 months ago
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Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST for @pronarrators webinar on attending APAC: Best Foot Forward! (and how to not put your foot in your mouth) We have a lovely panel of veteran narrators, newer narrators and producers lined up for you! RSVP here:
pronarrators.org/event/apac-b...
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APAC: Best Foot Forward - Professional Audiobook Narrators Association
Join us Thursday, February 20th for APAC: Best Foot Forward, a special webinar panel about attending APAC. Whether you’ve been there once, not at all, or you were an OG founder, there will be somethin...
https://pronarrators.org/event/apac-best-foot-forward/
11 months ago
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New tongue twister just dropped!
#AudioBooks
youtube.com/shorts/iPHFN...
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Tongue Twisters
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
https://youtube.com/shorts/iPHFNj9sP4E?si=rO34-HpVQ1GFvAqP
12 months ago
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Hey readers, run don't walk to check out The Tuesday Girl by Tany Eby! A deep look at starting over by a fellow narrator, check it out!
@tanyaeby.bsky.social
#Reading
www.amazon.com/Tuesday-Girl...
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The Tuesday Girl: A Memoir
Buy The Tuesday Girl: A Memoir: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Tuesday-Girl-Memoir-Tanya-Eby-ebook/dp/B0CHS949QN
12 months ago
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Eleanor Morton
about 1 year ago
Literally every company now
youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...
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Literally every company now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
https://youtube.com/shorts/hL9plvciiOQ?si=TQj4y8W0U5-eDgSa
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New release! The Forgotten Sense, by Jonas Olofsson, from
@harpercollins.bsky.social
. A fascinating deep dive into your sense of smell, come sniff it out!
#AudioBooks
www.audible.com/pd/The-Forgo...
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The Forgotten Sense
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. For listeners of James Nestor and Mary Roach, a fascinating tour of the science behind our most essential sense—and all we unleash when we stop and literall...
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Forgotten-Sense-Audiobook/B0D3G6WY78
about 1 year ago
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A beautiful 4 miles today, starting off slowly on the trails to build up to 100K in July.
#running
about 1 year ago
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Caitlin Kelly
about 1 year ago
You don't usually get to see
#AudiobookNarrators
in the wild. But here is a lovely onscreen interview with Matt Godfrey. Who is not on Bluesky. Boo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJA...
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Book Club: Chatting with Voice Actor and Audiobook Narrator Matt Godfey
YouTube video by KOLR10 & Fox49
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJAKehkaig
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Kaleb
about 1 year ago
I started a Bluesky Runners Starter pack and it's growing fast! Hit me up if you want to be added! 🏃🏃♀️ Any and all
#runners
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#trailrunners
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#ultrarunners
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#marathon
runners and the like! This is our bsky running community!
go.bsky.app/TrQkRmw
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Channeling my optimism and registered for the Never Summer 100k in July! 65 miles and 14k+ of vert, 7 months to train.
#running
#ultrarunning
#ultramarathon
about 1 year ago
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Follow all these fine folk!
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about 1 year ago
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Caitlin Kelly
about 1 year ago
Why? Let these people rest in peace. They did not consent to this. And as a fan, how is a poor imitation supposed to compare with the real live artist who infuses their storytelling with empathy and experience? What are we even doing here?
#Audiobooks
#Narration
www.eweek.com/news/jerry-g...
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Jerry Garcia’s AI Voice Debuts in ElevenLabs' Audiobook App
Jerry Garcia AI voice debuts via Eleven Labs, letting fans hear the Grateful Dead icon narrate books, articles, and more in 32 languages.
https://www.eweek.com/news/jerry-garcia-ai-voice-eleven-labs/
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Melissa Florer-Bixler
about 1 year ago
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
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Last race of the season, the Dead Horse 30k (18 mi). Came in fifth in my age group with a total time of 2:57, about 9:32 minute miles. A beautiful weather run through the red Canyons of Moab, Utah.
#Running
about 1 year ago
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Kathe Mazur
about 1 year ago
go.bsky.app/34QxCp9
Audiobook narrators-- if you don't see yourself here, let me know!
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Trying to theme my reading while running a race in Moab. Beyond the Wall by Edward Abbey and There is No Wall by Allie Bailey.
#Running
about 1 year ago
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Dawn Xiana Moon
about 2 years ago
I've said it elsewhere, but the open secret is that in most of the arts, 90% of artists who are FT with no other jobs (teaching counts as a separate job because it's not making the actual art) are being supported by a partner/family. You can get lots of awards & cred & still struggle to pay rent.
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Amirite?
#AudioBooks
#Narrating
#HumanVoice
about 2 years ago
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