Author Teams With Actor To Develop Audio Book

E.S. Kraay Expects Release of "The Sixth Day" Early Summer 2013
 
TUCSON, Ariz. - March 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Novelist E.S. Kraay has announced that Alistair McKenzie will produce and narrate The Sixth Day: A 17,175-Word Novella About Creation and Prizefighting.  Best known for his historical novels, Kraay wrote The Sixth Day in 2012.  “As advertised, the story is as quirky as the title,” Kraay says, “and I’m very pleased that everyone who’s read it closes the book with a smile on his face.  It’s a feel good story.”  The Sixth Day is about five brothers who have raised themselves in the 1960’s on the banks of the Housatonic River.  It takes place in a single day and concludes with the oldest brother’s prizefight.

McKenzie came across the short book and prepared a four-minute audition.  “It’s a pleasure working on something with meaning,” McKenzie says.  The artist – also no stranger to the L.A. music scene with his Richard McKenzie Band – considers the audio book project “acting in its purest form.”  “All the characters, scenes and smells are in the imagination. I get to voice them and try to paint a picture you’ll want to see,” he explains.

“I was totally won over by Alistair’s tape,” Kraay admits.  “I shared it with several confidants, and one summed it up perfectly when he said, ‘Talk about bringing a book to life. This is a terrific read.... [McKenzie] really makes the book throb with vitality. You gotta go for this!’”

The partnership expects to conclude the project by the end of May 2013 in anticipation of a June release.  The physical book and the EBook will be available coincident with the audio book.

E.S. Kraay writes from the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona where he resides with his wife Marie of 38 years and their three dogs.  All of his books are available at Amazon.com and other online retailers.  Each of Kraay’s novels is available electronically from Kindle.  Interested readers can learn more at ESKraay Online (http://www.eskraay.com/).

Alistair McKenzie is a working actor in Los Angeles.  He can be seen in the soon to be released films, Ashley and Distant Location.  He is a member of the National American Shakespeare Company/Knightsbridge Theatre where he is Associate Producer on their latest film, Scream At The Devil.  His most recent album, Seventh Day, is available at his website, Richard McKenzie, a higher power working in us all (http://richardmckenziemusic.com/).  Currently he is putting the finishing touches on two novels and working on a third.  He is a proud father of 27 years.
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