Today’s episode revisits a favorite biography from this year’s 2023 Best Audiobooks. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this Golden Voice narrator’s captivating performance. Dion Graham captures the Civil Rights leader’s deep, resonant tone; deliberate ministerial intonation; and during offstage moments, his world-weariness. Author Jonathan Eig renders King as a great but flawed man. A monumental biography performed exquisitely. Be sure to listen to our interview with Dion Graham about the making of this powerful biography.

Find KING: A LIFE and more excellent listening on our list of 2023 Best Audiobooks.

Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Macmillan Audio.

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