First off let me explain what a podiobook is and then I'll let you know about a brand new one that you can get for free via your very own podcast client (iTunes for example). Podiobooks are serial novels released as podcasts. If Great Expectations were released for the first time today it would be in podiobook format. Podiobooks.com is a great place to find many of these books for free performed by either the author or by various voice actors. You need only pick your favorite book and subscribe to its podcast and then a new chapter will show up in your podcast client (possibly for transfer to your iPod) weekly (or even more often). They even will let you start at the beginning of any podiobook available.

On to the book though. 'Serve It Cold' is a brand new podiobook that just started podcasting on June 1st and has only just released its second chapter. The main character of the book is private detective Jonny C and he is currently investigating a missing persons case while living in a guest house in the French Quarter. 'Serve It Cold' is written by Ronnie Blackwell and performed by Dancing Cat Studios. Blackwell is a native of Hattiesburg, MS and alum of USM. Given his closeness to New Orleans its only natural that he would write a book about our fair city. The story sounds really interesting and can be a great way to pass the time on the way to work or whatever (maybe even while you wait for the next Blogging New Orleans podcast).