Stars to voice audiobooks

Some top thesps will probably be adding their voices to Audible.com's new kind of audiobooks. Stars lending their narrative pipes includes Kim Basinger for "The Awakening," Hathaway As Catwoman for "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Samuel L. Jackson for "A Rage in Harlem," and Nicole Kidman for "For the Lighthouse." Others slated to complete include Annette Bening, Jennifer Connelly, Colin Firth, Dustin Hoffman, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Naomi W and Kate Winslet. According to Audible, thesps play a dynamic role in selecting a books they record. Audible.com Boss Jesse Katz hopes the hurry of celebrity voices will "draw huge new audiences with this effective artform." New audiobook productions are scheduled for release online noisy . 2012. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com