Narrated

As 2021 comes to a close, our panel (Mark Siegal, Shachi Bhatt, Lisa McCarty, and Scott Ullery) take a look back at our favorite audiobooks from 2021 and titles we are looking forward to in 2022.

Round 1 (2021):

Mark: Leviathan Falls [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 128]

Shachi: When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: Black Water Sister [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: A Psalm for the Wild-Built [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 113]

Round 2 (2021):

Mark: Concrete Rose [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 98]

Shachi: You Can't Be Serious [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 130]

Lisa: She Who Became the Sun [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117]

Round 3 (2022):

Mark: Keeper of the Lost Cities #9: (Written by: Shannon Messenger / Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly): November 8, 2022

Shachi: Lessons in Chemistry (Written By: Bonnie Garmus / Narrated by: TBD) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]: April 5, 2022

Lisa: The Martian Contingency (Lady Astronaut #4) (Written and Narrated By: Mary Robinette Kowal): TBD 2022

Scott: Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2) (Written by: Rebecca Roanhorse / Narrated by: TBD) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]: April 19, 2022

Additional Picks:

Mark: A to Z Mysteries: Super Editions (March 15, 2022); The Last Graduate; The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance #3) (September 27, 2022); The Donut Trap; and Circling Back to You (July 12, 2022)

Shachi: Cloud Cuckoo Land; Klara and the Sun; All the Lonely People; and Professional Troublemaker

Lisa: The Grief of Stones (Goblin Emperor #3) (June 14, 2022); TA Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot #2) (July 12, 2022)

Scott: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers #4); Project Hail Mary; Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante #2); and The Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni #2)

Additional References:

Sundry Book Club: [Instagram] / [Newsletter]

Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2020 [Episode 85]

Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2019 [Episode 57]

2021 Guest Host Episodes: When Stars Rain Down (Shachi) [Episode 112] / The Donut Trap (Mark) [Episode 124] / The Book Rack - Independent Bookstore (Lisa) [Episode 129]

Review and discussion of The Annual Migration of Clouds, written by Premee Mohamed and narrated by Eva Tavares.

Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and ECW Press for providing a review copy of The Annual Migration of Clouds for the episode.

The Annual Migration of Clouds [Libro.fm]

Other References:

DisCon III / 2021 Hugo Awards

The Poppy War [Libro.fm] / [Episode 115]

The Past Is Red [Libro.fm] / [Episode 117]

Station Eleven [Libro.fm]

You Can't Be Serious, written and narrated by Kal Penn is a funny, smart, and thoroughly enjoyable memoir that works perfectly in audiobook form.

Review & discussion with Scott Ullery and Shachi Bhatt.

You Can't Be Serious (9h 43m) [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] /

Mississippi Masala (1991) [IMDb]

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366551/">IMDb]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVir4kGJGcF/">Book Swag Bag

Born A Crime [Audible] / [Episode 16]

My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through (Un)Popular Culture [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 42]

Narrated By The Author [Episode 123]

Lisa talked with Mike Buglio, owner of the independent bookstore: The Book Rack, in Arlington, MA. Together they discussed The Book Rack, Libro.fm, and some holiday gift recommendations.

Connect with The Book Rack: [Website] / [https://libro.fm/bookrackarlington">Libro.fm] / [Instagram] / [https://www.facebook.com/BookRackArl/">Facebook]

Referenced Works & Recommendations:

The Book Rack links for local pickup

Harry Potter (series) [Libro.fm] / [https://book-rack.com/browse/filter/t/harry%20potter/k/keyword">The Book Rack]

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)]

Project Hail Mary [The Book Rack (Hardcover)] / [Audible] / [Episode 101]

Cloud Cuckoo Land [https://tidd.ly/31v0uHR">Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)] / [Episode 119]

All the Light We Cannot See [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)]

The Lincoln Highway [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)]

Gentleman in Moscow [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)]

Still Life (Louise Penny Mysteries/Chief Inspector Gamache series) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Paperback)]

Renegades [The Book Rack (Hardcover)]

Taste: My Life Through Food [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)]

A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (CD Audio)]

Broken (in the best possible way) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Paperback)]

Narrator Rebecca Soler [Libro.fm]

Gilded [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Hardcover)]

The Lunar Chronicles (Series) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack]

The Guest List [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Audio CD (MP3))]

Mythos (Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Hardcover)]

Heroes (Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #2) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Hardcover)]

Troy (Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #3) [Libro.fm] / [The Book Rack (Hardcover)] / [Episode 102]

Leviathan Falls is a thoroughly enjoyable and fitting conclusion to the epic Expanse series, created and written by James S.A. Corey, and brought to life by Jefferson Mays' narration.

Review & discussion (non-spoiler and spoiler with warnings) with Scott Ullery, Lisa McCarty, and Mark Siegal.

Thank you to Recorded Books for providing an advance review copy of Leviathan Falls for today's episode

Leviathan Falls [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] /

Interview with narrator Jefferson Mays [Episode 126]

The Churn (Narrated by: Jefferson Mays - Available: 28 Dec 21) [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Gods of Risk (Narrated by: Jefferson Mays - Available: 28 Dec 21) [[Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/7244010/gods-of-risk">Overdrive/Libby]

Memory's Legion (Available: 15 Mar 22) [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Other Referenced Works:

The Expanse (Series) [IMDb]

The Good Place (Series) [IMDb]

Foundation's Edge [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Scythe [Audible] / [Episode 12]

Firefly (Series) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/">IMDb] - https://firefly.fandom.com/wiki/Jayne_Cobb">Jayne Cobb

Review and discussion of Noor, Nnedi Okorafor's latest novel, narrated by Délé Ogundiran.

Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Tantor Media for providing a review copy of Noor for the episide.

Noor [Libro.fm]

Other Referenced Works:

Binti (Series) [Libro.fm]

Remote Control [Libro.fm]

Machinehood [Libro.fm]

We are Satellites [Libro.fm]

Tony Award winning actor Jefferson Mays joined me to discuss his experiences as an audiobook narrator and 10 years of narrating for The Expanse series including Leviathan Falls, the upcoming final novel of the series. We also discuss how he prepares for a narration, his approach to creating character voices, and why he occasionally pages Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

Jefferson Mays [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/creators/484181/jefferson-mays">Overdrive/Libby] / [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563070/">IMDb] / [IBDB]

Leviathan Falls (Available: 30 Nov 21) [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/128">Episode 128 (Review episode: 30 Nov 21)]

The Churn (Narrated by: Jefferson Mays - Available: 28 Dec 21) [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Gods of Risk (Narrated by: Jefferson Mays - Available: 28 Dec 21) [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/7244010/gods-of-risk">Overdrive/Libby]

Memory's Legion (Available: 15 Mar 22) [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Referenced Works:

Garden of Beasts [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/3640509/garden-of-beasts">Overdrive/Libby]

The Expanse (Series) [IMDb]

Shohreh Aghdashloo [IMDb]

Jefferson Mays (spacecraft) [https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Jefferson_Mays_(spacecraft)">The Expanse Wiki]

https://musicmanonbroadway.com/">The Music Man

The Tragedy of Macbeth [IMDb]

A Narrated Audiobook club discussion of The Last Graduate, book two of The Scholomance series, written by Naomi Novik, and narrated by Anisha Dadia.

Review & discussion with Scott Ullery, Lisa McCarty, Mark Siegal and Gina Gagliano

The Last Graduate [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

A Deadly Education [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode]

Other Referenced Works:

Harry Potter (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Vita Nostra [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Lord of the Flies [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Temeraire (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Mark discusses Julie Tieu's debut novel The Donut Trap, a sweet contemporary romance novel narrated by Natalie Naudus.

Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing a review copy of The Donut Trap for today's episode.

The Donut Trap - Available 9 Nov [Libro.fm]

Narrator Natalie Naudus - Video

We take a look at some of our favorite audiobooks narrated by the author.

Panel including Shachi Bhatt, Mark Siegal, Lisa McCarty, and Scott Ullery.

Round 1:

Shachi: Black Nerd Problems (Written & Narrated by: William Evans & Omar Holmon) [Libro.fm]

Mark: Several Short Sentences about Writing (Written & Narrated by: Verlyn Klinkenborg) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus]

Lisa: Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement (Written & Narrated by: Tarana Burke) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Born a Crime (Written & Narrated by: Trevor Noah) [Audible]

Round 2:

Shachi: Sh🍿t, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema (Written & Narrated by: Lindy West) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/Shit-Actually-Audiobook/1549141589">Audible] / [Episode 89]

Mark: Stardust (Written & Narrated by: Neil Gaiman) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 6]

Lisa: 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works (Written & Narrated by: Dan Harris) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Written & Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/Astrophysics-for-People-in-a-Hurry-Audiobook/B06X9MXN32">Audible]

Round 3:

Shachi: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Written & Narrated by: Heather McGhee) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark: The Calculating Stars (Written & Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal) [Audible] / [Episode 27] / [Episode 73: The Relentless Moon with Mary Robinette Kowal]

Lisa: Never Say You Can't Survive (Written & Narrated by: Charlie Jane Anders) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (Written & Narrated by: Mike Massimino) [https://www.audible.com/pd/Spaceman-Audiobook/B01LZJWYUP">Audible]

Additional Picks:

Shachi: Punch me up to the Gods (Written & Narrated by: Brian Broome), Dog Flowers (Written by: Danielle Geler / Narrated by: Charley Flyte)

Mark: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Written & Narrated by: Stephen King), Working (Written & Narrated by: Robert A. Caro), Laurie Berkner's Song and Story Kitchen (Written by: Laurie Berkner, The Laurie Berkner Band / Narrated by: Laurie Berkner, Josiah Gaffney)

Lisa: When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Written by: Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele / Narrated by: Angela Davis, Patrisse Cullors), Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Written & Narrated by: Brené Brown), You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience (Written by: Tarana Burke, Brené Brown / Narrated by: Tarana Burke, Brené Brown, the Contributors, Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin, JD Jackson, L Morgan Lee), Riot Baby (Written & Narrated by: Tochi Onyebuchi)

Scott: Norse Mythology (Written & Narrated by: Neil Gaiman), Graveyard Book (Written & Narrated by: Neil Gaiman), As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (Written by: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden / Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal), No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality (Written & Narrated by: Michael J. Fox), The Princess Diarist (Written by: Carrie Fisher / Narrated by: Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd), An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything (Written & Narrated by: Chris Hadfield)