For those of you wondering where the new blogs were for my author page, I have to apologize first for the simple fact that I have been working in the surgery gig again for the past 10 months, and it is pretty much back to business as usual. But at the same time, I had enlisted the aid of a top audio book director/producer, May Wuthrich, to take Somersett to the next level.
I am happy and proud to announce (finally!) the opening of the audiobook format for the book. The text version was released almost exactly one year ago, and for those who have read it, thank you. For those who were curious but didn’t take that deep dive (I have had too many people to count, advise me that they only listen to books now, and thus the need for this new edition) and who requested audio format, it is scheduled for release on July 4, 2021. The date is of course, not a coincidence.
But there’s more, much more. Our director, who has personally directed numerous audiobooks in various genres, advised me when she agreed to produce and direct the project, that the new development in audiobook is to expand the story with characters and dialogue. What does this accomplish? Well, you will actually be able to hear the conversations between Franklin and his friends now. You will be in the parlor at Dr. Fothergill’s home in Harpur Street, London, in Franklin’s home on Market Street in Philadelphia, and in Craven Street in London. You will be able to listen in with the Pownall brothers discussing the British response to the American protests.
All of this will be new to readers of the print version, as you sit in the courtroom listening to the testimony of Somersett’s trial in London and await the jury verdict. By the close of the book, you will understand the American Revolution as you have not understood it before. To give you some idea of what the audio version provides, we will be providing examples on this site in the weeks before the launch. Stay tuned here, and thanks for your ongoing loyal support!