Titles from Jerry Garcia, Amanda Palmer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, others also coming to wax

Have you ever wanted to hear an entire book on vinyl? Today’s your lucky day: Hachette Audio (an imprint of Hachette Book Group) and Wax Audio Group have announced a series of audiobooks pressed to vinyl. First up is David Foster Wallace’s This Is Water, an essay adaptation of his 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College. There are two pressings: one with a “blue-and-white water-inspired design” (available online) and another that is orange (available at bookstores and record shops).

This Is Water is just one of the many vinyl pressings that Hachette and Wax Audio Group plan for 2018: Other titles include Hamilton: The Revolution (by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter), Jerry on Jerry (by Jerry Garcia, edited by Dennis McNally), and The Art of Asking (by Amanda Palmer).

It’s not the first time Hachette has tried its hand at vinyl. Back in 2009, the label released David Sedaris’ Live for Your Listening Pleasure on wax. In addition, back in 2015, HarperAudio (the audiobook division of HarperCollins Publishers) released Amy Poehler’s Yes Please on vinyl. HarperAudio plans to launch its own vinyl series in April. The vinyl-only poetry press Fonograf Editions has released records by Eileen Myles, Alice Notley, and more.

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