INKLUDED: Audio Production

INKLUDED: Spotlight Event October 2025 - Audio Production

You've probably listened to one or two audiobooks in your lifetime, especially you're a serious book lover. Maybe you're washing your dishes and listening to an audiobook of an old favorite. Maybe you're stuck in traffic in a terrible commute and passing the time with the audiobook of a new release. Maybe you're sitting and enjoying your favorite book narrator read through the lines of a particularly thrilling novel.

But, how did audiobooks come to be? What motivated the rise in popularity for audiobooks? Who are the people who help make these audiobooks possible? Why do they choose certain narrators over others? What do audio producers focus on to create a Grammy Award-winning audiobook? What makes a successful audiobook? How does the effect of marketing and publicity help the spread of audiobooks? How do you get a job in audio production? What kind of skills would one need to be in this industry?

In this Spotlight, Nita Basu will pull the curtains back on a rising star department in the publishing world, and give a behind-the-scenes look into audio production. If you've ever been curious to know what really goes on in-and-out the recording booth, this is a Spotlight event you don't want to miss!

Titled Audio Production, this event will take place Wednesday October 15 at 6:00 PM EST. Registration will close on Tuesday October 14th, at 1PM EST.

*Doors will open at 5:30 PM EST and close at 6:05 PM EST. If you are running late, please email the event coordinators to let us know in advance so we can make sure to let you into the building.

This event will be entirely free, but we encourage all amounts of donations to help Inkluded to continue our mission into 2026. Please only get a ticket if you will 100% attend the event, as space is limited.

Nita Basu is the Associate Director of Social Media, Publicity, and Marketing at Hachette Audio, where she has worked for more than eight years. In her role, she oversees marketing, publicity, and advertising, leading efforts to connect with audiobook listeners and reach new audiences. Nita is proud to collaborate closely with authors, narrators, and Hachette’s print teams to bring audiobooks to life and champion the voices behind them.

Nita’s prior experience includes Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Diversion Books before joining the audiobook world in 2017. She has represented Hachette Audio at major industry events including New York Comic Con, BookCon, BookExpo America, and RWA. Actively engaged in the publishing community, Nita has served on the Board of the Publishers Advertising and Marketing Association (PAMA) and for the past eight years has been a member of the Audio Publishers Association’s (APA) PR Committee. She is also a former co-lead of Hachette’s Non-Majority Religion Employee Resource Group and served on the company’s Diversity Advisory Board.

A lifelong audiobook listener herself, Nita enjoys listening while knitting, backpacking, and even doing housework.

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Info: Nita will give a presentation on audiobook production, her years of experience working in both traditional publishing departments and audio departments, and all the nitty-gritty details in between when the manuscript goes to audio and when the audiobook gets released to the world.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hachette Book Group, 1290 6th Avenue, New York, United States