Where the Drowned Girls Go is the latest book in the Wayward Children series, written by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Whitney Johnson. Review & discussion with Scott and Lisa. Where the Drowned Girls Go [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] ”2021 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella” [ https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/111 ">Episode 111]...
Guest host Lisa McCarty reviews Perhaps the Stars, the fourth and final book in the Terra Ignota series, written by Ada Palmer and narrated by T. Ryder Smith. Perhaps the Stars [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] Ada Palmer's essay: " Gender in Terra Ignota "...
The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are , written by David M. Henkin and narrated by Pete Cross; takes a historical look at the evolution of the seven-day week, its rhythms, and impact on our lives. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Dreamscape Media for providing a review copy of The Week for today’s episode The Week [ Libro.fm ]
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-Buil...
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 [ Audibl...
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/f...
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 Jeffers...
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] / [ ...
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 [ Overd...
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 & Narr...
Emily Woo Zeller joined me to discuss her experiences as an audiobook narrator and producer across a range of genres including how she prepares for a new narration, collaborating with other narrators, and the benefits and downsides to working and recording from home. Emily Woo Zeller [ Audible ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] Referenced Works: The Poppy War [ Audible ] [ Libro.fm ] [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Episode 115 ] Doctor Aphra (Star Wars) [ https://www.audible.com/pd/Doctor-Aphra-Star...
My Monticello , written by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, and narrated by Aja Naomi King, January LaVoy, Landon Woodson, LeVar Burton, Ngozi Anyanwu & Tomiwa Edun brings the listener five thought provoking short stories and a novella centered around Monticello, Charlottesville, and greater Virginia. Review & discussion with Scott Ullery, Lisa McCarty and Shachi Bhatt Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Macmillan Audio for providing advance review copies of My Monticello for today’s episod...
This time we discuss and compare two recent science fiction novels: We are Satellites , written by Sarah Pinsker, and narrated by Bernadette Dunne; and Machinehood , written by S.B. Divya, and narrated by Inés del Castillo and Deepti Gupta. Discussion with Scott Ullery and Lisa McCarty. We are Satellites [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Machinehood [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Other Referenced Works: A Song for a A New Day [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / ...
Cloud Cuckoo Land , written by Anthony Doerr, and narrated by Marin Ireland & Simon Jones tells the interconnected stories of individuals linked across the centuries by a common story and the fragility of keeping a story alive. Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Simon & Schuster Audio for providing advance review copies of Cloud Cuckoo Land for today’s episode. Cloud Cuckoo Land [ Libro.fm ] Other Referenced Works: Damian's Workshop [ https://www.audible.com/pd/Damians-Workshop-Au...
Redemptor , written by Jordan Ifueko, and narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt is a fitting conclusion to the Raybearer duology. Review and discussion with Scott Ullery and Lisa McCarty. Redemptor [ https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781094149301-redemptor ">Libro.fm] / [ r ">OverDrive/Libby] / [ Audible ] Raybearer [ Libro.fm ] / [ OverDrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] / [ https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/091 ">Episode 91]...
The Past is Red , written by Catherynne M. Valente, and narrated by Penelope Rawlins, takes a frequently whimsical look at post-apocalyptic life on a floating garbage patch that manages to balance being challenging, thought provoking, and entertaining. The Past is Red [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] A Psalm for the Wild-Built [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] /[ Audible ] / [ Episode 113 ] Space Opera [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] The Future is Blue [ Amazon ...
The Witness for the Dead , written by Katherine Addison, and narrated by Liam Gerrard, is a non-traditional sequel that gives us a glimpse at a different part of The Goblin Emperor universe. Review and discussion with Scott Ullery and Lisa McCarty. The Witness for the Dead [ Audible ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] The Goblin Emperor [ Audible ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] Wayfarers (Series) [ Audible ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Episode 45 ] / [ Episode 97 ]...
The Narrated audiobook club convened to discuss the 2021 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Series. Scott Ullery with Lisa McCarty The Poppy War (Series) [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm (Only Book 1&2)] / [ Audible ] The Interdependency (Series) [ Audible ] / [ Episode 66: The Last Emperox with Author John Scalzi ] / [" ">The Origin of the Flow " (short story)] The Murderbot Diaries (Series) [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] / [ Episode 99: Fugitive Telemetry ] The Daevabad Tri...
Strange Beasts of China , written by Yan Ge, translated by Jeremy Tiang, and narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, follows an amatuer cryptozoologist writing about the different creatures found in and around the fictional city of Yong’an. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Dreamscape Media, LLC for providing advance review copies of Strange Beasts of China for today’s episode Review and discussion with Scott Ullery and Lisa McCarty. Strange Beasts of China [ Libro.fm ] The Lonesome Bodybuilder [ Libr...
A Psalm for the Wild-Built written by Becky Chambers and narrated by Emmett Grosland, starts a new novella series centered around a tea monk and the arrival of the first robot to make contact with the people of Panga in centuries. Becky Chambers has once again created a rich and inviting world with characters you will want to follow and join on their journey. Review and discussion with Scott Ullery and Lisa McCarty A Psalm for the Wild-Built [ Audible ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] The G...
Shachi Bhatt reviews the historical fiction novel When Stars Rain Down , written by Angela Jackson-Brown and narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt. When Stars Rain Down [ Libro.fm ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] The Hate U Give [ Libro.fm ] / [ OverDrive/Libby ] / [ Audible ] / [ https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/071 ">Episode 71] Caul Baby [ Libro.fm ] / [ https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/0 94">Episode 94]...
The Narrated audiobook club convened to discuss the http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ ">2021 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella. Scott Ullery with Lisa McCarty The Empress of Salt and Fortune [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Come Tumbling Down [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Finna [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Ring Shout [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Riot Baby [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ]...
The Narrated audiobook club had a wide ranging discussion about Klara and the Sun , written by Kazuo Ishiguro and narrated by Sura Siu Scott Ullery with Shachi Bhatt and Lisa McCarty Klara and the Sun [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] / [ https://www.overdrive.com/media/5558574/klara-and-the-sun ">Overdrive/Libby] Road Trip Audiobooks II [ Episode 100 ]...
Narrator Marc Thompson joined me to discuss The Rising Storm , the latest installment in the new Star Wars: The High Republic series that explores an earlier era of the Star Wars universe. The Rising Storm [ Audible ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] Light of the Jedi [ Audible ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] Tempest Runner [ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679156/star-wars-tempest-runner-the-high-republic-by-cavan-scott/ ">Penguin Random House Audio] / [ Audible ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] Star Wars: The ...
Midnight, Water City , written by Chris Mckinney and narrated by Richard Ferrone; is a futuristic detective story with noir undertones that goes beyond the immediate murder mystery to introduce and explore an interesting post apocalypse-averted world and the lasting impacts from the decades old crisis.. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books for providing a review copy of Midnight, Water City for today’s episode Midnight, Water City [ Libro.fm ]...
The Narrated audiobook club convened to discuss the http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ ">2021 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novel. Scott Ullery with Mark Siegal and Lisa McCarty. Network Effect [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] The City We Became [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Piranesi [ Audible ] The Relentless Moon [ Audible ] / [ Episode 73 ] Harrow the Ninth [ Overdrive/Libby ] / [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] Black Sun [ Overdrive/Lib...
In Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World , author and narrator Matt Parker takes listeners on an instructive and often humorous journey of math related errors, their consequences, and an exploration of what went wrong. Discussion included first-time Narrated guest https://twitter.com/Javi ">Javi. Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World [ Libro.fm ] / [ Audible ] / [ Overdrive/Libby ] https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths ">Stand-up Maths Spreadsheets Other Referen...
