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Nov 2020
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From the printed page to audio book: Wit...

LOUISE HARNBY (FICTION EDITOR) AND DENISE COWLE (NON-FICTION EDITOR)
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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle talk to author David Unger about transforming a novel from print to audio. 
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