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JOANNA PENN || THE CREATIVE PENN || SEPT. 2015

I live in central London and every time I travel on the Tube, I see people reading … with headphones plugged in. They are listening to music at the same time as reading.

My husband does it at home as well, usually to block out the sound of my interviews for the podcast. Ambient noise while reading blocks out the sounds that might distract you from the book.

But what about using sound to actually enhance a book?

We’re not talking about audiobooks where you are being read to, but a sound track that goes alongside your reading, one that adjusts to your reading pace.

Booktrack provides this kind of soundtrack for books.

Last year, I interviewed Paul Cameron, the CEO of Booktrack, and we talked about how Booktrack worked and what it offered readers. Click here to watch the interview.

I have a couple of sample chapters up at Booktrack and one fully-booktracked book, Day of the Vikings, so I am testing the waters because I find it fascinating.

But some authors are going all in and today, AD Starrling writes about her experience with Booktrack. >>READ MORE

GABRIELLE DAVID is a multidisciplinary artist who is a musician, photographer, digital designer, editor, poet and writer. She is the Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, 2Leaf Press Inc. and publisher of the Black/Brown female-led 2Leaf Press in New York. David is the author of the six-part series, TRAILBLAZERS, BLACK WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT. (https://trailblazersblackwomen.org).