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AudioFile Magazine's Golden Voice narrators are the stars of the audiobook universe. Today host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten are announcing the new Golden Voice honorees for 2025: Hillary Huber, Vikas Adam, and Kimberly Farr. AudioFile Magazine has bestowed the Golden Voice honor on 53 audiobook narrators; it's an accolade that honors those who have made significant contributions to the audiobook art form. We're celebrating the iconic skills these narrators bring to their performances, and listeners can be assured that when they pick up an audiobook narrated by any of the Golden Voices, they will have an exceptional listening experience. Robin and Jo will be honoring each of the new Golden Voices in turn this week, and we'll have full interviews with each of the new Golden Voices this month, starting with Hillary Huber's on June 6 — be sure to follow our podcast so you don't miss it! Visit AudioFile's website for a full list of AudioFile's Golden Voice narrators.   Enjoy our Spotify Playlist to all of AudioFile's Golden Voice Interviews Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Bob Goff, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Lysa TerKeurst, and so many more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We meet Robin Whitten, founder and editor of AudioFile Magazine. She traces the magazine's inception in 1992, its dedication to reviewing and celebrating audiobooks, and the introduction of awards like the Golden Voices and Earphones Awards. Robin discusses the magazine's podcast, "Behind The Mic," and shares her perspective on the evolving audiobook industry, including the rise of AI narration. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!We want your feedback!Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up! Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.caAbout AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaInc

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AudioFile's Managing Editor, Jenn Dowell, joins host Jo Reed on our podcast to talk about a favorite gift of hers for the holiday season — SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS, written and read by Deb Perelman. Deb is well known in the food world for her long-time blog Smitten Kitchen, and her accessible cookbooks, both packed full of recipes. Now, she has an audio adaptation of her newest cookbook, giving listeners a chance to learn more about the recipes and spend time with Deb's friendly voice in your ear. Jenn shares a bit about her interview with Deb for a recent issue of AudioFile Magazine, and tells listeners about gifting this great cookbook and audiobook pairing.   Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Random House Audio. Read Jenn's interview with Deb Perelman in the December/January issue of AudioFile magazine. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website.      Today's episode is brought to you by Brilliance Publishing. The Sound of Storytelling. Discover your next great listen at https://www.brilliancepublishing.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Narrator Kristen Ariza lends her expert skills to Danzy Senna's intimate character study. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine's Michele Cobb discuss a story of a professor and struggling writer, Jane. She moves her family near Hollywood, where she meets a producer who wants to make her book into a television show. Jane is a complex character who is often skeptical, and when she is met with the usual difficulties while navigating Hollywood, she becomes even more suspicious. A great listen for fans of contemporary fiction. Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Penguin Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for our podcast comes from Dreamscape, an award-winning audiobook publisher with a catalog that includes authors L.J. Shen, Freida McFadden, and Annie Ernaux. For more information, visit dreamscapepublishing.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine's Robin Whitten discuss a magical children's audiobook from author Katherine Rundell, and narrated by English actor Samuel West. If Christopher weren't holding a baby griffin, he never would have come to believe his grandfather about the hidden archipelago where magical creatures live—or agreed when Mal, a girl who is looking for her griffin, asks him to go there and help her find out why they're dying. West's presentation shines as he provides voices appropriate for the magical world's denizens, and increasing emphasis as the journey becomes more dangerous and its consequences more dire. Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Listening Library. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website.      Support for our podcast comes from Dreamscape, an award-winning audiobook publisher with a catalog that includes authors L.J. Shen, Freida McFadden, and Annie Ernaux. For more information, visit dreamscapepublishing.com.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Here's What We Know, we're thrilled to bring you a fascinating conversation with an award-winning audiobook narrator! Our guest is the incredibly talented Scott Brick. Scott shares how he continues navigating his successful career from his journey through 1,100 audiobooks to overcoming health challenges and working on notable titles like Jurassic Park from Michael Crichton's collection, Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz, and many more!Tune in and discover how his dedication shines through every project, whether it be new releases or classic retellings! In This Episode:Career Milestones: From Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park to its sequel, The Lost World, discover how Scott got these iconic gigs.Health Challenges: Hear about Scott's journey through diabetes and thyroid cancer and how it shaped his career.Character Voices: Learn about the delicate balance between staying true to characters without mimicking previous performances.Audiobook Narration Techniques and Insights: Uncover Scott's approach to vocal training and balancing originality with audience expectationsEmotional Depths: Feel the passion as Scott recounts breaking into tears while narrating an Orphan X book.Preparation & Dedication: Discover how thorough preparations like listening to previous series' narrators have helped him excel—such as for Shawn Inmon's Middel Falls Time Travel series.This episode is sponsored by:Reed Animal Hospital (Be sure to tell them Gary sent you!)Mike Counsil Plumbing & Rooter (Use code “Gary” to get $89 off any service!)Bio:Scott Brick is an actor, writer, and award-winning audiobook narrator who certainly knows how to tell a story! Hailed by Audible in 2012 as their most prolific narrator, Brick has narrated titles such as Jurassic Park, the Jack Reacher series, Alexander Hamilton, the Hunt For Red October, The Passage trilogy, In Cold Blood, the Bourne trilogy, Atlas Shrugged, Helter Skelter, Fahrenheit 451 and the Dune series. To date, he's won over 60 Earphones Awards for his narrating skills, as well as five Audie Awards, five SOVAS Awards for voiceover, and a Grammy nomination for the multi-cast recording of The Mark of Zorro (2011). After recording 250 titles in his first five years, AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE named Brick “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy,” and proclaimed him a Golden Voice, but it was the WALL STREET JOURNAL that sealed the moniker with a front-page article in November, 2004.  PUBLISHERS WEEKLY then honored Brick as Narrator of the Year in both 2007 and 2011.  That honor was followed up with another feature in the WSJ in 2019 and a recent appearance on the CBS Sunday Morning news show.  And the ultimate distinction – being inducted into the Audible Narrator's Hall of Fame in 2018.  Having now recorded over 1100 audiobooks, Brick has no intention of slowing down. He obviously won't be happy until he's recorded every book ever published.Website: https://scottbrick.com/Connect with Gary: Gary's Website Follow Gary on Instagram Gary's Tiktok Gary's Facebook Watch the episodes on YouTube Advertise on the Podcast Thank you for listening. Let us know what you think about this episode. Leave us a review!

Download the audiobook of A Hard Silence, by Melanie Brooks before July 2nd to receive a special sale price at any audiobook retailer! A Hard Silence at AudibleA Hard Silence at Libro.FMCheck out AudioFile Magazine for more audiobook recommendations and reviewsSign up for Michelle Redo's newsletter at michelleredo.com where you can also hear a sample of A Hard Silence, and other Flying Pig Audiobook productions!

AudioFile Magazine is proud to announce Dominic Hoffman as a 2024 Golden Voice narrator. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss Dominic's many talents, including his skill with bringing characters and stories to life for audiobook listeners. Listen to hear more about what makes Dominic a Golden Voice, his many accolades, and more. Essential listening: DEACON KING KONG by James McBride, read by Dominic Hoffman JAMES by Percival Everett, read by Dominic Hoffman I CAN'T BREATHE by Matt Taibbi, read by Dominic Hoffman THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, read by Dominic Hoffman THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY by Walter Mosley, read by Dominic Hoffman Visit AudioFile's website for more on Dominic Hoffman, and for a full list of AudioFile's Golden Voice narrators. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AudioFile Magazine's Golden Voice narrators are the stars of the audiobook universe. Today host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten are announcing the new Golden Voice honorees for 2024: Dominic Hoffman, Kate Reading, and Robert Petkoff. AudioFile Magazine has bestowed the Golden Voice honor on 50 audiobook narrators; it's an accolade that honors those who have made significant contributions to the audiobook art form. We're celebrating the iconic skills these narrators bring to their performances, and listeners can be assured that when they pick up an audiobook narrated by any of the Golden Voices, they will have an exceptional listening experience. Robin and Jo will be honoring each of the new Golden Voices in turn this week, and we'll have full interviews with each of the new Golden Voices this month, starting with Dominic Hoffman's on June 7 — be sure to follow our podcast so you don't miss it! Visit AudioFile's website for a full list of AudioFile's Golden Voice narrators. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AudioFile's celebrating 1500 episodes of our Behind the Mic podcast. Today host Jo Reed talks with Alan Minskoff, a longtime AudioFile reviewer who has excellent insights into audiobooks. Alan tells Jo about how he fits audiobooks into his busy weeks as he commutes to his work at the College of Idaho. He loves to feature audiobooks on food, the environment, and history and the occasional literary fiction on Behind the Mic. AudioFile's podcast honors the work and dedication to the craft of making excellent audiobooks, and features the best in audiobooks each week. Read more about AudioFile Magazine and discover thousands of audiobook reviews at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're honoring the 1500th episodes of Behind the Mic podcast with spotlights on each of our contributors. Today host Jo Reed talks with Kendra Winchester, who reviews for AudioFile and shares many insights into fascinating audiobooks here on the podcast and as a contributing editor for Book Riot. Kendra tells Jo about her audiobook listening, her favorite genres to enjoy, and how she picks her features for the podcast. She often highlights new literary fiction, essays, and memoirs, and has a keen ear for excellent audiobooks. AudioFile's podcast honors the work and dedication to the craft of making excellent audiobooks, and features the best in audiobooks each week. Read more about AudioFile Magazine and discover thousands of audiobook reviews at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're celebrating AudioFile's Behind the Mic podcast all week with highlights of our contributors. Listen in to hear host Jo Reed in discussion with AudioFile's Assistant Editor, Emily Connelly. She tells Jo about when she started listening to audiobooks, her work since she started at AudioFile, and how her love of audiobooks helps her on the podcast and in her role at the library. She's always happy to talk about what she's listening to, whether it's a new favorite family listen or a fascinating science fiction world to get lost in. AudioFile's podcast honors the work and dedication to the craft of making excellent audiobooks, and features the best in audiobooks each week. Read more about AudioFile Magazine and discover thousands of audiobook reviews at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AudioFile is celebrating our 1500th episode of Behind the Mic with highlights of each of our contributors. Today host Jo Reed is talking with AudioFile's Publisher, Michele Cobb. Listen in to hear all about Michele's work in the world of audiobooks and podcasts, what she loves about the Behind the Mic podcast, and what she looks for in her next featured audiobook. When Michele's on the podcast, you can bet there will be a juicy celebrity memoir or buzzy new audiobook to discuss! AudioFile's podcast honors the work and dedication to the craft of making excellent audiobooks, and features the best in audiobooks each week. Read more about AudioFile Magazine and discover thousands of audiobook reviews at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy 1500 episodes to AudioFile's Behind the Mic Podcast! We're celebrating this milestone all week long by highlighting each of our podcast contributors. Today host Jo is talking with AudioFile's Editor and founder, Robin Whitten. They talk about all the fun and work that goes into recording 1500 episodes of Behind the Mic, their favorite episodes, and their shared love for mystery audiobooks. AudioFile's podcast honors the work and dedication to the craft of making excellent audiobooks and features the best in audiobooks each week. Read more about AudioFile Magazine and discover thousands of audiobook reviews at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AudioFile Magazine is celebrating the 2024 Audie Awards all this week. Today's episode is all about this year's Audiobook of the Year award winner — SURRENDER: 40 Songs, One Story, written and read by Bono. Listen in on an earlier episode with host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discussing this memoir that blends Bono's words with singing, music, and sound effects to make for a fascinating listening experience. If you missed the live event, you can visit the APA YouTube to catch all of the Audies livestream. Discover more about the Audie Awards at AudioFile's website. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. See the full list of the 2024 Audie Awards finalists and winners. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Joanna Gaines, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry - meaning there's more attention now than ever before on what the audio experience of a book is like. So what should authors know about this important medium? This episode with award-winning audiobook narrator Julia Whelan takes you behind the scenes of audiobook production, so you can understand just what goes into it. We talk through questions like, should authors narrate their own audiobooks? Do authors always get to narrate their own books if they want to? How do you integrate audio elements like music? What are the physical demands on your voice, and how do you prepare for studio time? Plus, we'll hear from Julia about how writing audiobooks impacts her writing process and the launch of her new audio platform, Audiobrary!Dubbed "The Adele of Audiobooks" by The New Yorker, Julia Whelan is a writer, lifelong actor, and audiobook narrator of over 500 titles. She has won numerous awards, including Audible's Narrator of the Year and the Best Female Narrator Audie. AudioFile Magazine has given her its lifetime achievement award, a "Golden Voice", and her performance of her own debut novel, the international bestseller, My Oxford Year, garnered a Society of Voice Arts award. Her latest novel Thank You For Listening was a Best of 2022 pick at Amazon, Audible, and NPR as well as a Goodreads Choice Award nominee. She has just launched a new audio publishing company and app called Audiobrary, which aims to elevate human storytellers and disrupt standard compensation models for authors and narrators alike; her new book, the 8-part audio series, Casanova LLC, will debut on Audiobrary Valentine's Day, 2024. She has most recently been invited to participate in the 10th annual Rancho Mirage Writer's Festival. She is also a Grammy-nominated audiobook director, a former writing tutor, a half-decent amateur baker, and a certified tea sommelier.Learn more about Audiobrary and listen to Casanova, LLC at audiobrary.com.Connect with Julia @justjuliawhelan on Instagram.

Suzanne Toren's exquisite enunciation and no-nonsense manner meld beautifully with Donna Leon's sardonic, witty reflections on Venice and its denizens. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine's Robin Whitten discuss how American-born Leon has made her home in the watery city for more than 40 years, and the long-running mystery series she's penned set in Venice. These essays, first published in 2013, explore Venice's oddity and inscrutability in depth, as well as touching on Leon's New Jersey childhood. Toren narrates it all with perfect timing and a wink. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Recorded Books. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com This episode of Behind the Mic is brought to you by Brilliance Publishing. From the author of The Last Mona Lisa comes a thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds, and mystery. Alternating between a perilous search and the history of stolen art and lives, listen at audible.com/TheLostVanGogh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rose & Samantha are joined by Michele Cobb (Audiofile Magazine, APA) and Jen Prokop (Fated Mates, Kirkus Reviews). This fourth roundtable discussion is part two of a series on marketing practices for audiobooks and specifically focuses on the power of reviews. Jen Prokop: @jenreadsromance on instagram or follow her on the fated mates website www.fatedmates.net or her personal site jenreadsromance.com. You can follow Audiofile online @Audiofilemagazine on Instagram and Facebook and @AudioFileMag on X. To follow the APA you can follow @audiobooks on IG and X and @audiobookcommunity on FB. Audiofile has a daily review podcast called Behind the Mic available at audiofilemagazine.com/podcast.

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Laura Rossi and I chat about her roles in the literary world, how she got started in the book world, launching her own PR firm, her work as a podcast producer, her favorite and least favorite thing about her job, including the audiobook in a book's publishing day promotional events, celebrity book clubs, and much more. Laura's recommended reads are: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Small World by Laura Zigman Books by Caroline Leavitt and Jenna Blum. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Listen to the interview with Robin Whitten at AudioFile Magazine. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a story about a group of women in the late 1960's. Their shared love of art and some unusual coincidences bring them together. Author Linda Rosen decided to anchor her fiction to a real event in New York City in 1970 that ended up being more relevant today than she first imagined. From Black Rose Writing, with the audiobook published by Tantor Audio, we're talking about The Emerald Necklace. You'll hear a scene from narrator Traci Odom who's narrated more than 300 audiobooks and whose narration style was described by AudioFile Magazine as "...one of high-quality invisibility. Her technique is sort of like air.. a crucial thing." I want to thank  Grace Sammon for introducing me to Linda. Grace is the host of The Storytellers Radio Show and Podcast. She focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story. I highly recommend you search for The Storytellers Podcast wherever you consume your pods. As always thanks for listening. https://www.traciodom.com/ https://www.linda-rosen.com/ https://www.gracesammon.net/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-bakken/support

Thank you for listening to AudioFile's Audiobook Break. We hope you've enjoyed getting to listen to wonderful audiobooks performed by talented narrators, and thank you to the audiobook publishers who shared their audiobooks with our listeners. Audiobook Break is going on hiatus, but we're still putting out new podcast episodes every weekday! Listen to Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine for short episodes featuring our recommendations for excellent new audiobooks to enjoy. That's also where you can hear our bonus episodes with extended interviews with narrators and authors talking about the craft of audiobook narration. Follow Behind the Mic on your favorite podcast platform. For even more reviews of new and favorite audiobooks, visit AudioFile's website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's bonus episode, narrator Marin Ireland joins host Jo Reed to talk about her career as an audiobook narrator and being named a 2023 Golden Voice by AudioFile Magazine. Marin and Jo discuss Marin's acting career, getting her start in audiobook narration, and her remarkable ability to breathe life into characters through her voice. Marin won an Audie Award for Best Female Narration in 2020 for her work on NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Kevin Wilson, and her work has earned her recognition on AudioFile's Best Audiobooks list for years. She is gifted with the versatility to voice a range of characters and the emotional intelligence and skill to reveal the nuances of any story. Read reviews of many of Marin Ireland's audiobooks on AudioFile's website. Today's episode is sponsored by Dreamscape Publishing. Join Dreamscape Publishing as they celebrate Audiobook Month with mesmerizing tales, talented narrators, and endless inspiration for audiobook lovers everywhere! Join them online on social media or at their website, dreamscapepublishing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is the final story of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, “Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late.” It is the ninth story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Listeners who have enjoyed the many adventures of Lupin should look to Dreamscape Media for more excellent tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Audiobook Break for thrilling tales of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar. Today's mysterious tale is “The Black Pearl,” the eighth story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is excited to share thrilling mysteries with listeners. Today listeners can hear “Madam Imbert's Safe,” the seventh story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Audiobook Break for thrilling tales of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar. Today listeners can hear part two of “The Seven of Hearts,” the sixth story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Be sure to listen to the first part of “The Seven of Hearts” in Episode 7. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is excited to share thrilling mysteries with listeners. Today's adventure is part one of “The Seven of Hearts,” the sixth story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. This is only the first part of “The Seven of Hearts”—listeners will need to tune in on May 30th for the conclusion of this tale. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Audiobook Break for thrilling tales of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar. Today we're sharing “The Queen's Necklace” the fifth story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is excited to share thrilling mysteries with listeners. Today's adventure is “The Mysterious Traveller,” the fourth story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Audiobook Break for thrilling tales of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar. Today we're sharing “The Escape of Arsène Lupin,” the third story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is excited to share thrilling mysterious tales with listeners. Today you can hear “Arsène Lupin in Prison,” the second story in THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Audiobook Break. This season, we're delighted to share THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, written by Maurice Leblanc, narrated by Mark Meadows, and published by Dreamscape. Our story begins with the thrilling tale of “The Arrest of Arsène Lupin.” Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for more tales of the gentleman burglar. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back for another season of Audiobook Break. This season, Audiobook Break takes us to France for mysterious listening with Arsène Lupin. Narrator Mark Meadows brings just the right mix of charm, wit, and debonair flair to THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR, nine engrossing short stories written by Maurice Leblanc, published by Dreamscape. If you're a fan of the Netflix series, you'll love getting to know the origins of the clever thief. Join us for new chapters and suspenseful tales every Tuesday and Thursday, starting May 9. Read a full review of THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Dreamscape for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven James, host of The Story Blender, is a critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and numerous nonfiction books that have sold more than 1 million copies. His books have won or been shortlisted for dozens of national and international awards. In addition, his stories and articles have appeared in more than eighty different publications, including the New York Times. He is also a popular keynote speaker and professional storyteller with a master's degree in storytelling.  Bethany Jett  is an author, as well as a literary agent and a book marketing expert. She co-founded Serious Writer, Inc. and recently completed an MFA in Communication. When she's not writing or speaking at events nationwide, she reads suspense novels, manages a busy household with three boys and consults on the business of writing.  Kaleo Griffith was raised in the Hawaiian Islands and has been been performing since the age of 15. Griffith graduated cum laude from Franklin Pierce University with a B.A. in Theatre, holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has also lived, and trained classically in the United Kingdom through Roger Williams University. Recently Kaleo has been nominated for his second Audie for Tools of Titans written by Tim Ferriss. Griffith's voice work encompasses many TV/ Radio commercial campaigns and over 250 audiobooks. Griffith won an Audie for Lincoln In The Bardo (multicast) and has been honored by The Library Journal, and AudioFile Magazine with six "Earphone" Awards. He is the narrator for the audiobook of Steven James' newest novel, BROKER OF LIES. 

On this episode, we delve into the oldest forms of so-called media known to man: storytelling and writing as host Michael Azevedo welcomes first-time guest and award-winning actor and audiobook narrator Eduardo Ballerini and welcomes back best-selling author Jane Healey. Edoardo Ballerini is a two-time winner (and five time nominee) of the Best Male Narrator "Audie" Award from the Audio Publishers Association, the industry's highest prize. In a 2020 profile, The New York Times called Edoardo “a master in his field… at the forefront of a new kind of celebrity.”  In 2019, Edoardo was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile Magazine, an honorific bestowed to only 40 narrators in the magazine's 22 year history. Jane Healey is the author of The Beantown Girls, a Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller, The Secret Stealers, which was an Amazon First Reads Editor's Pick and a Historical Novel Society's Editors' Choice, and her debut, The Saturday Evening Girls Club.  Jane joined us to talk about Goodnight from Paris, her newly released novel from Lake Union Publishing. Jane is also the host of Historical Happy Hour, a monthly webinar and podcast featuring interviews with premier historical fiction authors and their latest novels. Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.   About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/ Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead 

Dr. Dan welcomes Barbara Rosenblat (Orange is the New Black's Miss Rosa) (and Winnie-the-Pooh!) to the podcast today to discuss storytelling, creativity, audiobooks, acting, and of course life lessons and wisdom (think Zen and The Tao of Pooh) from Winnie-the-Pooh.Currently, Barbara is the narrator of Winnie-the-Pooh, a new podcast from AudioFile Magazine for kids and kids at heart. Barbara brings her passion and iconic voice to this episode to discuss how this classic story empowers children. She shares what she discovered when she connected with Winnie-the-Pooh late in life (and not in her own childhood) and how Winnie-the-Pooh can bring us all a bit of Zen along with lessons of resilience, conquering fear, and our shared humanity regardless of our age.Barbara Rosenblat is a prolific audiobook narrator earning AudioFile Magazine's Golden Voice lifetime achievement recognition. She has been described as having a gift that "is to audiobooks what Meryl Streep is to film” and her other acting credits include House of Cards, Homeland, Gotham, and most recently on Better Call Saul as Judge Samantha Small in the series finale (Episode: "Saul Gone”; 2022). London-born, NYC-bred, Barbara Rosenblat carries performance credits from the US to the UK, from Broadway to London's West End and from network television to Netflix (and beyond). For more information visit www.barbararosenblat.com or follow Barbara on Twitter and Instagram @Rosenblat_Actor. Listen to Barbara's Winnie-the-Pooh on Audiobook Break (Season 6).Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don't forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shopSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our storytime ends with Chapter 10 of WINNIE-THE-POOH. Thank you for listening along as Golden Voice Barbara Rosenblat narrates A.A. Milne's beloved family classic. In this final chapter, spring has come to the Hundred Acre Wood, Christopher Robin decides to host a party for Pooh, and we all say goodbye. We hope you have enjoyed listening to WINNIE-THE-POOH, and we welcome you to explore AudioFile's website for many more audiobook recommendations for listeners of all ages. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. In Chapter 9, there is a great deal of rain, and Piglet finds himself entirely surrounded by water. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. Today we're listening to Chapter 8, so bring your big boots—Christopher Robin is leading an adventure to the North Pole! Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. In Chapter 7, we meet new friends, Kanga and Baby Roo, though the others are nervous about having a new creature in the Hundred Acre Wood. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. In Chapter 6, it's Eeyore's birthday and he is down in the dumps, and Pooh seeks out the perfect gift. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. In Chapter 5, Christopher Robin, Piglet, and Winnie-the-Pooh are having a picnic when the subject of Heffalumps comes up, and Piglet and Pooh devise a plan to catch one. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. Today we listen to Chapter 4, with poor Eeyore losing his tail and Pooh finding it in an unexpected place. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. In this third chapter, Pooh and Piglet track a mysterious something around a beech-tree and nearly catch a Woozle. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website, where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. In Chapter 2, Winnie-the-Pooh visits his friend Rabbit but gets a bit stuck. Oh, bother! Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood! Audiobook Break is delighted to share WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's beloved family classic, read for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. We begin the story with Chapter 1, which introduces us to Pooh himself, and Christopher Robin, and we hear as the two work together to try and get Pooh some delicious honey. Check for new chapters of WINNIE-THE-POOH every Tuesday and Thursday. Hear from Barbara Rosenblat about why she loved narrating A.A. Milne's family favorite for listeners of all ages in her narrator video. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're excited to welcome you back for another season of Audiobook Break! This season, listen along to WINNIE-THE-POOH, A.A. Milne's family favorite, narrated for you by Golden Voice narrator Barbara Rosenblat. It's a collection of stories that will linger in the hearts and minds of all listeners. The story begins tomorrow, January 19th, so find a cozy spot by the fire to listen along with your family. New chapters from the Hundred Acre Wood will be released every Tuesday and Thursday. Read a full review of WINNIE-THE-POOH on AudioFile Magazine's website where you can also learn more about Audiobook Break. Thank you to Design Sound Productions for sharing this classic audiobook with our listeners. Our music is Magic Toy Box by Judson Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Robin Whitten and I chat about how she created AudioFile Magazine and its role in the publishing industry, how the magazine chooses which audiobooks to review, focusing on the listening experience versus the reading experience, the two podcasts the magazine hosts, serializing Dracula on its Audiobook Break podcast, the Golden Voices and Earphones Awards, and much more. Robin's recommended reads are: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell The Match by Harlan Coben The Maid by Nita Prose Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.         Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some have seen the veil of existence lifted, and wonders upon wonders opened before their mind's eye. They call this seeing the Great God Pan. Now Dr. Raymond will attempt to lift the veil again, surgically. Arthur Machen, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. We are proudly supported by our listeners. Many, many thanks to our financial supporters who pitch in every month to help us keep the lights on. If you enjoy the show, please sign up to be a supporter for as little as $5 a month. We'll give you a coupon code every month as a thank you. Go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter today. The Crystal Stopper, the fifth installment in the Arsène Lupin series, is now available at http://classictalesaudiobooks.com. The fourth installment, 813, was recently reviewed in Audiofile Magazine. You can pick up 813 and The Crystal Stopper by visiting the links in the details for this week's episode.   And now for something completely different. Welsh author Arthur Machen pioneered the world of Gothic fiction, spanning the distance between Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. This particular work of classic horror is instrumental in employing the triggering device of occultism, as well as using several different points of view to build a story. This use of various letters to build a cohesive narrative was also used by Victorian authors Wilkie Collins in The Moonstone, Bram Stoker in Dracula, and later by H.P. Lovecraft in The Call of Cthulhu. The concept of a veil that is lifted to reveal a “world elsewhere” is also a common Victorian story device, as used by George Eliot in “The Lifted Veil”. Machen moved them all forward. First published in 1890, it is interesting to consider that when the story's editor, Clarke, is compiling his volume of proof of the existence of the Devil, he assiduously refrains from using published works. In the compiling of his theory, the use of unpublished works is far more valuable to make his point absolutely clear.   And now, The Great God Pan, Part 1 of 3, by Arthur Machen. Follow this link to purchase The Crystal Stopper, Arsène Lupin #5, by Maurice Leblanc.   Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:   Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: