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From Short Stories to Family Sagas
Contributor Alex Richey joins Behind the Mic host Jo Reed to talk about three fantastical audiobooks and how their different forms shape the listening experience. The conversation moves from Brandon Sanderson’s
story collection Tailored Realities to two intergenerational stories
centered on daughters—Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite and As
Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel—where voice and perspective carry particular emotional weight. As Alex observes, these audiobooks
demonstrate how narration can enhance both broad narrative structures and more focused, character-driven works.
Books Discussed:
Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson, read by
Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Michael Kramer, Ray Porter, Andre Santana, Avi Roque, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Imani Jade Powers, MacLeod Andrews, Shahjehan Khan, and Stephanie Nemeth Parker
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite, read by
Weruche Opia, Nnei Opia Clark, and Diana Yekinni
As Many Souls as Stars, written by Natasha
Siegel, read by Kristin Atherton
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Contributor Alex Richey joins Behind the Mic host Jo Reed to talk about three fantastical audiobooks and how their different forms shape the listening experience. The conversation moves from Brandon Sanderson’s
story collection Tailored Realities to two intergenerational stories
centered on daughters—Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite and As
Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel—where voice and perspective carry particular emotional weight. As Alex observes, these audiobooks
demonstrate how narration can enhance both broad narrative structures and more focused, character-driven works.
Books Discussed:
Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson, read by
Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Michael Kramer, Ray Porter, Andre Santana, Avi Roque, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Imani Jade Powers, MacLeod Andrews, Shahjehan Khan, and Stephanie Nemeth Parker
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite, read by
Weruche Opia, Nnei Opia Clark, and Diana Yekinni
As Many Souls as Stars, written by Natasha
Siegel, read by Kristin Atherton
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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