Last week was full of adventure! On Wednesday morning I was at Union Station for the launch announcement of audible.ca where Margaret Atwood spoke and Elisabeth Moss read from Handmaid’s Tale.
My fav moment was when Atwood was talking about Handmaid’s Tale and said ‘there’ll be no makeup in the dystopian future, WORST!‘. I didn’t expect that from her, she’s the best! I showed up just before it started and jumped into one of the last media seats. I love the opportunity to do this stuff! I took the UP Train from Bloor (near my house) and was there in about 10min.
Audible is an Amazon company (love Amazon!) and their Canadian programming includes 100 new titles from Canadian authors in (Eng & Fr), original programs, lectures, and comedy.
There’s a whole bunch of books on Audible read by celebrities including Samuel L. Jackson reading Adam Mansbach’s “Go the F— to Sleep”, Anne Hathaway reading L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Naomi Watts reading ‘Summer‘ by Edith Wharton, Kim Basinger reading ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin, and Dustin Hoffman reading ‘Being There‘ by Jerzy Kosinski.
I love that you can listen to familiar voices. Don Katz, CEO of Audible, said they hope to be the largest employer of actors in Hollywood. That’s a lofty goal but possible I reckon. Maybe I’ll read one someday!
Later in the day a bunch of media peeps boarded a branded Audible train to Montreal. They hooked us up with Audible swag and iPod Touches charged, and loaded with books. After about an hour on the train, I went into the last car, behind us to find a full-on charcuterie spread w/ full bar, candy, popcorn, coffee, shrimp, and more. It was fantastic! The fanciest train ride of my life!
I grabbed my computer and sat back there for a while. A special edition of The Handmaid’s Tale read by Claire Danes is free for a month and I listened to 12 chapters on the train!
Cool to be on this #sponsored @Audible_CA train to @Montreal! They decked it out and hooked us up! Gonna read + work ??? #YouGottaHearThis pic.twitter.com/mKftR1Spuh
— CASiE STEWART ☀️ (@casiestewart) September 13, 2017
Feeling very luxurious on this @VIA_Rail train. Nicest train experience I’ve ever had! TY @Audible_CA for the invite & welcome to ??! pic.twitter.com/UDlWNAFPRe
— CASiE STEWART ☀️ (@casiestewart) September 13, 2017
Sign up for your first 30 daysmembership here, exchange any book you don’t like, and access 24/7 Customer Service. Listen to Claire Danes read The Handmaid’s Tale here.
Thank you Audible.ca for taking me on this adventure. I can’t believe Gracie, Daniel, Julio and I didn’t get a photo together!
I absolutely love my Kindle and am looking forward adding Audible to my reading routine.
THIS WAS SO FUN! COOL OPPORTUNITY! TO BE WORKING AND PAID TO TRAVEL, HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS, AND WRITE ABOUT IT.
THIS IS MY LIFE OMG. SO COOL!
