Sshh! I'm Trying To Listen

When I was a boy you weren't supposed to talk in libraries. Stern librarians glared at you if you so much as sneezed loudly. I have to admit, I preferred it like that. I like to look at books in peace and quiet. But, the world moved on; librarians got more relaxed and sociable; libraries became places to have coffee in, places to bustle in. The world was growing inexorably noisier

At least that was what I thought until the other day when a friend told me that there's a growing movement of people who whisper books to each other. Look on youtube, she told me.You can hear one of your own books being whispered.

So I did. And she was right! There's a whole dedicated whispering channel where afficiandos conduct sotto voce discourse. It's really rather weird. But I kind of like it and I am happy to say that a whispered extract from The Hollow People has received over three thousand hits to date.

Check it out here . But be prepared to listen very carefully!