Hot Girls Read: Unabridged

What does it take to become the voice of a character listeners love?

In this episode of Hot Girls Read: Unabridged, I sit down with award-winning audiobook narrator Eunice Wong, the voice behind Vera Wong, to talk about what really goes into bringing a book to life on audio.

We get into how Eunice found Vera Wong’s unforgettable voice, the surprising ways narrators approach mysteries and plot twists, and why audiobook narration is far more than simply reading a book out loud.

Eunice also takes us behind the scenes of the recording booth - from the deeply emotional to the completely hilarious - and shares what makes a performance feel truly human.

If you love audiobooks or have ever wondered what’s happening on the other side of the microphone, this conversation is for you. 🎧

What really goes into bringing an audiobook to life? 🎧

In this episode of Hot Girls Read: Unabridged, I’m joined by award-winning audiobook narrator Nancy Peterson, the voice behind more than 260 audiobooks, including The Things We Cannot Say, The German Wife, and The Warsaw Orphan.

Nancy takes us behind the microphone to share what audiobook narration actually looks like—from building distinct character voices and switching between accents to using her entire body to create a character. We also talk about how she prepares for emotionally difficult scenes, why she sometimes has to stop recording to cry, and the surprising ways narrators learn dialects.

We get into how Nancy prepares a book before recording, what makes certain writing particularly challenging to narrate, her work in historical fiction, and why the best audiobook performances can make you forget there’s a narrator there at all.

If you’ve ever wondered how audiobook narrators create so many voices, master different accents, or bring your favorite books to life, this episode is for you.

In this episode:
• How Nancy creates distinct character voices
• Why audiobook narration is surprisingly physical
• How narrators learn accents and dialects
• What happens when a book makes the narrator cry
• Why Nancy reads and prepares a book before recording
• What makes a book difficult to narrate
• The art of disappearing into the story
• Life behind the scenes as a professional audiobook narrator

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🎧 Hot Girls Read: Unabridged goes behind the scenes with authors, audiobook narrators, and book-world insiders to talk about the stories we love—and everything that happens behind the scenes

USA Today bestselling author Marisa Walz joins me to talk about her novel Good Intentions and what really goes into writing a story you can’t put down.

We get into how she approaches twists without giving too much away, the writing advice that changed the way she works, why sometimes you have to “drop the bomb,” and what it’s been like watching readers react to Good Intentions.

We also go behind the scenes of the audiobook, narrated by Brittany Pressley, and talk about what it’s like hearing your characters brought to life by someone else.

In this episode:
• The story behind Good Intentions
• How Marisa approaches twists and reveals
• The best writing advice she’s received
• Why sometimes you have to “drop the bomb”
• Hearing Brittany Pressley narrate Good Intentions
• What surprised her most about readers’ reactions
• What’s next for Marisa

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