The project is part of a boom in Canadian audiobook production led by Amazon-owned Audible. He has been hosting training sessions for Toronto-based actors who want to learn the "acting acrobatics" that it takes to successfully read an audiobook. Toronto-based voice actor Braden Wright has been holding training sessions to give other actors tips on how to best perform an audiobook. A starry world unto itselfIt's not only Canadian actors opening up to a new world of audio opportunities, but also Hollywood stars. Author Michael Redhill's Bellevue Square, winner of the 2017 Giller Prize, has been turned into an audiobook read by actor Sarah Mennell.

Source: CBC News November 26, 2017 10:07 UTC