Hey friends, it's Anne.

For this episode, to the best of our knowledge, we thought we'd get into the spirit with our own

curated collection of books read out loud by the authors.

So this is a world where in some ways the, the apocalypse happens again and again and again.

Not the whole book's obviously excerpts.

They're like tiny trailers for your ears.

This is what you must remember.

The ending of one story is just the beginning of another.

So grab your popcorn and turn up the volume. Wisconsin Public Radio. It's to the best of our knowledge. I'm Anne Strange Hamps.

The books I love most have a certain cinematic quality. The words on the page unfold in my head in full, glorious sound and color.

I can practically see the waves crashing on the beach,

smell the salt in the air.

As audio producers, one of the most fun things we get to do

is bring the soundscape of a novel to life.

Cue the monsters, the storms, the footsteps of a creature emerging slowly from the ocean.

So that's what we're bringing you today.

Great writers, epic sound design.

Like this.

Only two people on the beach witnessed the watery abduction of Adora and the two men.

One was a young boy.

His stomach was growling,

but he forgot about his hunger for the moment.

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