Narrated

Our panel (Mark, Shachi, and Scott) shares some of our favorite short audiobooks (under 6 hours) with another Narrated audiobook draft.

Round 1:

Mark: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane [1:56] (Written by: Kate DiCamillo / Narrated by: Judith Ivey) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Shachi: The Phantom Tollbooth [4:40] (Written by: Norton Juster / Narrated by: Rainn Wilson & Norton Juster) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 53]

Scott: Binti [2:30] (Written by: Nnedi Okorafor / Narrated by: Robin Miles) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Round 2:

Mark: A to Z Mysteries (Series) [0:42-4:00] (Written by: Ron Roy / Narrated by: David Pittu) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Shachi: Sasha Masha [3:30] (Written & Narrated by: Agnes Borinsky) [Libro.fm]

Scott: All Systems Red [3:17] (Written by: Martha Wells / Narrated by: Kevin R. Free) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Round 3:

Mark: The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life [5:59] (Written & Narrated by: Allison Fallon) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Shachi: The Poet X [3:30] (Written & Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Scott: Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World [2:02] (Written & Narrated by: Michael Pollan) [Audible Plus]

Round 4:

Mark: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter [2:37] (Written By: Margareta Magnusson / Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 58]

Shachi: Matilda [4:18] (Written By: Roald Dahl / Narrated by: Kate Winslet) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 5]

Scott: Penric's Demon [4:02] (Written By: Lois McMaster Bujold / Narrated by: Grover Gardner) [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Additional Picks:

Mark: Expanse Novellas [2:26 - 2:34] [Episode 4], To Be Taught, If Fortunate [Episode 88]

Shachi: No Time Like the Future [5:59]

Scott: This is How You Lose the Time War [4:16], The Deep [4:01] [Episode 57], The Dispatcher [2:18], Legion [2:06] [Episode 24], Born Standing Up [4:02] [Episode 40], Doctor Aphra (Star Wars) [5:35] [Episode 74], Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches [5:23]

Other References:

Episode 22: Mount Everest Draft

Narrated Drafts

Jordan Ifueko's debut novel Raybearer, brings us rich storytelling, layered worldbuilding with an intriguing magic system, and complex characters that are brought to life by narrator Joniece Abbott-Pratt. Raybearer was recently selected as a finalist for a 2021 Audie in Fantasy; and The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Blackstone Publishing for providing a review copy of Raybearerfor this episode

Raybearer [https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781094149226">Libro.fm]

2021 Audie Finalists

Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots written and narrated by Morgan Jerkins [Libro.fm] / [Episode 78]

These Ghosts are Family by Maisy Card and narrated by Karl O'Brian Williams [Libro.fm] / [Episode 81]

The Deep written by: Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes and Narrated by: Daveed Diggs [Libro.fm] / [Episode 57: Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2019]

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising) Written by: Timothy Zahn [Penguin Random House Audio] / [Episode 79]

Discussion of A Deadly Education, written by Naomi Novik, and narrated by Anisha Dadia.

A Deadly Education [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593287415">Libro.fm]

Spinning Silver [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 30]

Uprooted [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

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

The Last Graduate (The Scholomance: Book #2) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Our audiobook club takes a deeper look at one of Shachi's picks from our Favorite Audiobooks of 2020 Draft: Sh🍿t, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema written and narrated by Lindy West.

Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Hachette Audio for providing a review copy of Sh🍿t, Actually to Shachi and inspiring this episode.

Episode 85: Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2020

The Fugitive (1993) [IMDb]

Face/Off (1997) [IMDb]

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097523/">IMDb] / Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104437/">IMDb] / Shrunk (1992) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11399224/">IMDb]

Garden State (2004) [IMDb]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) [IMDb]

The Lion King (1994) [IMDb]

Love, Actually (2003) [IMDb]

American Pie (1999) [IMDb]

Back to the Future II (1989) [IMDb]

Shawshank Redemption (1994) [IMDb]

Titanic (1997) [IMDb]

Jurassic Park (1993) [IMDb]

Friends [IMDb]

Golden Girls [IMDb]

Episode 85: https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/042">My Life as a Goddess written and narrated by Guy Branum

Mark Siegal joined me to discuss To Be Taught, If Fortunate, a stand-alone science fiction novella written by Becky Chambers and narrated by Brittany Pressley; that celebrates curiosity and exploration with a different look at interstellar travel.

To Be Taught, If Fortunate [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780062959041-to-be-taught-if-fortunate">Libro.fm]

Wayfarers (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [https://libro.fm/search?q=Wayfarers&searchby=series">Libro.fm] / [Episode 45]

Book Riot's 2021 Read Harder Challenge

2021 Libro.fm Audiobook Challenge

Kate Reading and Michael Kramer joined me to discuss their experiences as audiobook narrators of hundreds of titles across all genres including their work with the Library of Congress Talking Books Program. We also discussed how they prepare for even the longest audiobooks and their insights into the technical and business side of audiobook production.

Kate Reading [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Michael Kramer [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Referenced Works:

Wheel of Time (series) [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Stormlight Archive (series) [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Wanderer of the Wasteland [Libro.fm] [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Prophet [Awesound] / [Libro.fm] / [downpour] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [Libro.fm] [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Other References:

Grover Gardner

Flo Gibson

2Cellos

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

Piano Technicians Journal

Books to Prisoners [ Donate] / [ Personal Greeting Request]

Spoken Realms

Connect:

Website: Michael Kramer and Kate Reading

Twitter: Michael Kramer/Kate Reading , Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

Instagram: Michael Kramer & Kate Reading

Facebook: Michael Kramer and Kate Reading

As we begin 2021, our Audiobook Club explores stories of kindness and positivity as we discuss Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community, written by Lady Gaga & Born This Way Foundation Reporters, and narrated by Lady Gaga, Alex Aide, Aysha Mahmood, Connor Long, Cynthia Germanotta, Hanna Atkinson, Mitu Yilma & Shadille Estepan.

Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Macmillan Audio for providing a review copy of Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community to Shachi and inspiring this episode.

Audiobook Club: Shachi Bhatt, Gilbert Tang, Mark Siegal, and Scott Ullery

Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Born This Way Foundation

Gilbert's Year of Positivity: EDIT/OR Episode 52

Episode 58: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Birthday Cakes 4 Free

Cathouse of the Kings

Ted Lasso [IMDb] / [Apple TV+]

Schitt's Creek [IMDb] / [Netflix]

As 2020 comes to a close, our panel (Gilbert Tang, Shachi Bhatt, Mark Siegal, and Scott Ullery) take a look back at our favorite audiobooks from 2020 and titles we are looking forward to in 2021.

Round 1 (2020):

Gilbert: Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All (Written by: Erno Rubik / Narrated by: Alistair Petrie) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Shachi: When No One Is Watching (Written by: Alyssa Cole / Narrated by: Susan Dalian & Jay Aaseng) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark: Ready Player Two (Written by: Ernest Cline/ Narrated by: Wil Wheaton) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 84: Ready Player Two]

Scott: Black Sun (Written by: Rebecca Roanhorse/ Narrated by: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab & Shaun Taylor-Corbett) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 84: Black Sun]

Round 2 (2020):

Gilbert: This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century (Written by: Steven Hyden / Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Shachi: Sh🍿t, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema (Written and Narrated by: Lindy West) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark: How to Write One Song (Written and Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: The Relentless Moon (Written and Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal) [Audible] / [73: The Relentless Moon with Mary Robinette Kowal]

Round 3 (2021):

Gilbert: Leviathan Falls (The Expanse #9) (Written by: James S.A Corey / Narrated by: Jefferson Mays): October 28, 2021

Shachi: Professional Troublemaker (Written and Narrated by: Luvvie Ajayi Jones) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]: March 2, 2021

Mark: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Written by: Becky Chambers / Narrated By: TBD) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]: April 20, 2021

Scott: The Hidden Palace (Written by: Helene Wecker / Narrated By: George Guidall) [Audible]: June 8, 2021

**Additional Picks:**

Gilbert: The Best of Me

Shachi: These Ghosts Are Family,Wandering in Strange Lands,No Time Like the Future, and Get a Life Chloe Brown

Mark: The Aleph Extraction, I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are, and the Audible Plus catalog

Scott: The City We Became, The Last Emperox, Rhythm of War, and A Desolation Called Peace

Ep 57: Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2019

Ernest Cline's Ready Player Two, narrated by Wil Wheaton, picks up soon after the events of Ready Player One and follows as Wade Watts and friends with new technology and a new and more personal quest.

Ready Player Two [Libro.fm] /[Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Ready Player One [Libro.fm] /[Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/7">Ep 7] / [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/11">Ep 11 (Movie Adaptation)]

Other Referenced Works:

Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay [https://www.audible.com/pd/Enders-Game-Alive-The-Full-Cast-Audioplay-Audiobook/B00E3U3IB6">Audible Plus] / [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/080">Ep 80: Audible Plus]

Ep 15: Audiobooks for Kids

Arc of a Scythe (Series) [Audible] / [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/12">Ep 12]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7">The Lord of the Rings (TV Series)

Author C.M. McGuire joined me to discuss her debut YA Fantasy novel Ironspark. We also discussed writing, publishing, and audiobook production from an author's perspective.

Ironspark [Libro.fm] /[Audible]

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Other Referenced Works:

Abhorsen/The Old Kingdom (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Name of the Wind [Audible]

Discworld (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

C.M. McGuire:

Twitter (@SeeEmMcGuire)

Instagram

Website