tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737753672966581351.post8992440265222548756..comments2024-03-28T22:57:00.782-07:00Comments on THRILLERCAST: Episode 47- The Audio Perspective with Jeffrey Kaferthrillerpodcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676792732825430896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737753672966581351.post-80970580983197169132012-07-24T04:31:33.344-07:002012-07-24T04:31:33.344-07:00I was glad to hear Jeff mention Neil Gaiman as an ...I was glad to hear Jeff mention Neil Gaiman as an author who delivers excellent audiobooks of his own writing. My first exposure to audiobooks came 30+ years ago ... before there was even the term audiobooks much less podiobooks ... from a writer who Neil Gaiman has often mentioned as an influence not only on his writings but as an inspiration to record his writing and one of the early pioneers of this form of communication -- Harlan Ellison. Harlan actually had a club, HERC (The Harlan Ellison Record Collection), that released regular (okay semi-regular, this is Harlan I am writing about) records (yes, LPs) of Harlan reading his award-winning fiction. as I recall, Harlan also was involved in doing dramatic readings of other writers' works on a radio show in LA.Greg Danielnoreply@blogger.com