‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ books are soon coming out in audio

By iNFOTEL
April 30 2019 05:07 AM

CP2123544058 — FILE - In this March 14, 2019 file photo, Elle Fanning arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. ‚ÄúThe Baby-Sitters Club‚Äù will soon be joining the audiobook revolution. More than 100 books in the beloved middle grade series started by Ann M. Martin will be available Aug. 13 in audio editions, the producer and distributor Audible Inc. announced Tuesday, April 30. The first five installments will be narrated by Fanning, with other readers including Brittany Pressley and Emily Bauer. Fanning said in a statement that she loved bringing to life the books‚Äô ‚Äúfierce friendships and babysitting adventures.‚Äù (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK – “The Baby-Sitters Club” will soon be joining the audiobook revolution.

More than 100 books in the beloved middle grade series started by Ann M. Martin will be available Aug. 13 in audio editions, the producer and distributor Audible Inc. announced Tuesday. The first five installments will be narrated by Elle Fanning, with other readers including Brittany Pressley and Emily Bauer. Fanning said in a statement that she loved bringing to life the books’ “fierce friendships and babysitting adventures.”

Audio has been a rapidly growing part of the publishing business and Martin said in a statement that she welcomed seeing her work in a “new format for the next generation.”

“The Baby-Sitters Club,” which tells of a circle of friends in Stoneybrook, Connecticut, has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.

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