ABOUT THE TALKING BOOK
The Talking Book is an audiobook recording studio and production house located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is our continued hope to record awesome books by innovative authors and publishers.
We are home to NC’s only recording studio specializing in audiobooks.
We record, edit and master audiobooks with professional voice actors as well as authors who want to narrate their own work, right here in the heart of Asheville, NC. We work with publishers (big and small) as well as authors.
We also produce Podcasts, pro VoiceOver, and original audiobook music. Our small, in-house team has over 10 years of experience in book publishing and audio production.
Tell us about your project below.
A few Talking Bookers…Kris, Sara and Dave in the studio. We like recording books!
My name is Kris Hartrum. I’m a writer and the Publisher of The Talking Book. I also host The Talking Book Podcast. We produce books for orgs like North Atlantic Press, UNC Chapel Hill, New Directions, Bookshop.org, The Jewish Braille Institute, Coffee House Press, Penguin Randomhouse and more! Contact me at kris@talkingbook.pub. Or book a call on my Calendly. <3
Dave Burr is our Studio Director and chief audio engineer. Dave is where the sausage is made, as they say. He’s rarely seen without the studio mascot Pumpkinhead the cat. Dave also makes insanely good music under the moniker RUBY WEAPON. Go listen immediately.
Sara “Little” Moore is our Assistant Editor. She reads voraciously across all genres and finds time to tinker in her garden when the mood strikes. Sara lives in Nashville, TN with her husband and two children.
Dani Hartrum is a professional designer and master of interiors. She makes our logos, art, book covers and merch. She also makes our dreams come true.
THE TALKING BOOK PODCAST
The Talking Book currently accepts EXCERPTS, ESSAYS, FICTION and POETRY for the Podcast and Blog
Work with accompanying AUDIO (MP3) will be given extra love. Please include an author photo and a brief bio with every piece.
all blog submissions should be sent to SUBMIT@TALKINGBOOK.PUB. Please check out The Talking Book and receive our blessings.
Since 2018, the Talking Book also maintains a 501c3 nonprofit arm to publish audiobooks that may have been otherwise overlooked by larger houses.
MERCH
The Talking Book Sweatshirt. Designed by Dani Hartrum. $40 plus shipping. What a sweatshirt! <3 <3 <3
Sizes in small, medium and large. Send us an email at kris@talkingbook.pub or use our contact form above.