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Ruby Corazon brings festive cheer to Alexis Daria's sweet and spicy holiday novella. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly talk about the fun of cozying up with a holiday romance audiobook. Evie Cruz is a comic illustrator on a tight deadline, and she's barely unpacked into her new apartment. Corazon's voice echoes Evie's stress, but she brightens up as Evie discovers anonymous Christmas ornament gifts on her door—and gets delightedly flustered at any signs of her hot neighbor, Theo. When they encounter each other at their building's Santa-themed party, sparks fly. A delicious holiday treat. Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more 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, Max Lucado, Kathie Lee Gifford, Bob Goff, Lysa TerKeurst, and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This action-packed thriller from Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado is performed with skill by André Santana and Aida Reluzco. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss this fast-paced, nonstop audiobook filled with twists, turns, and well-developed characters, good and evil. The seamless narration enhances the suspense, making this an engaging listen. Fans will eagerly await the next installment in this new series. Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Brilliance Audio.  Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more 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, Max Lucado, Kathie Lee Gifford, Bob Goff, Lysa TerKeurst, and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden Voice Nicholas Boulton delights in Isabel Allende's short story of passionate lovers. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss listening to this audiobook about a runaway bride who wakes up in Spain's Guggenheim Museum wearing her wedding dress, in the arms of a stranger. The story is told from the perspective of a detective who is determined to charge the lovers with a crime following their torrid night of lovemaking in the museum. Boulton speaks brusquely as Detective Larramendi separately interviews the couple, who both offer the same explanation. Despite his crusty nature, Detective Larramendi cannot help being captivated by the magically implausible story that the lovers tell. Neither will listeners.  Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Moon performs this debut novel set in the 1990s against the backdrop of the California redwoods. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss this story of the Red Grove, a safe haven for women seeking refuge from patriarchal violence. Luce lives in the Red Grove with her mother, Gloria, and her little brother, Roo. When Gloria disappears, Luce is determined to find her and accidentally uncovers the Red Grove's secret history. Moon maintains the tension in her voice throughout the audiobook, adding to the suspense of this twisty novel. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Hachette Audio, and the audiobook edition of RELENTLESS by Luis A Miranda Jr, featuring a foreword read by none other than Lin-Manuel Miranda. To find out more about this, and any other Hachette Audio productions, please visit www.hachetteaudio.com, or @HachetteAudio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Climber DIES & Sees the TRUTH OF HEAVEN! Peter PanagoreToday we're talking with Peter Patagore. 

Nina Yndis narrates a bewitching short story about a girl, Judith, who longs for adventure and romance in her quiet life. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this atmospheric tale from Silvia Moreno-Garcia that reads like an enchanting—and slightly sinister—fairy tale. Judith dreams of the world beyond her small village, and resents her lot working for her beautiful and cruel older sister. Listeners hear her thrill as a handsome stranger comes to town—and devastation when he chooses her sister over her. The winter brings snow and hungry wolves to the village, and Judith falls into sensuous entanglements in the wintery woods. Yndis's light Norwegian accent and engaging voice will draw listeners into this romantic tale. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Dreamscape Publishing. Dreamscape is an award-winning independent publisher and multimedia studio that is committed to producing a diverse catalog of high-quality audiobooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I'm talking to Peter Panagore about his book 'Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning'.When Peter Baldwin Panagore died on the side of a mountain, his life was forever changed. Decades later, the intense spiritual journey continues, with a story that combines the thrills of a wilderness adventure with the awe-inspiring elements of a paranormal novel.In March of 1980, college senior Peter Panagore went ice climbing on the world-famous Lower Weeping Wall, along the Ice Fields Parkway in Alberta, Canada. His climbing partner was an experienced ice climber, but Panagore was a novice. On their descent, they became trapped on the side of the mountain. As the sun set, he was overcome by exhaustion and hypothermia. He died on the side of that mountain. And in those minutes on the other side, he experienced hell, forgiveness, and unconditional love. Heaven was beautiful.Panagore's death experience changed his life and resulted in an intense spiritual journey that has continued for decades. It impelled him to pursue a master's degree at Yale Divinity School, focusing on systematic theology and Christian mysticism. His educational background coupled with 30 years of meditative practice and 20 years of professional work with the dying and grieving has given him unique insight, language, and perspective on heaven, God, death, life, love, beauty, and hope.BioGlobal Audible Best-Selling Author of Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just The Beginning and Maine Best-Selling Author of Two Minutes for God: Quick Fixes for the Spirit Rev. Peter Baldwin Panagore, MDiv. is an entrepreneur and ordained pastor. For fifteen years (2003-2018), he broadcasted a daily two-minute spot on two NBC TV stations with Daily Devotions (brand) just before the morning's weather. Storytelling, communicator, public speaker, pastor, and storyteller, Peter had thirty million views annually on TV (Nielsen Ratings) and uncounted listeners on FM and AM across Maine and New Hampshire plus around the nation.Peter graduated from Yale University, where he completed his MDiv, focusing on the practices and writings in the classics of western mysticism.A two-time Near-Death Experiencer, Peter, first died in 1980 of hypothermia while ice climbing in Banff Provincial Park in Canada, and then again of a heart attack in 2015, just as Hampton Roads, HarperCollins Canada, Guidepost's, Jaffa Kiado, Audible, Brilliance Audio, Kindle, Audible, and Nook, released Heaven Is Beautiful globally. In 2020, Ananta Productions with Andrea Stone and Avenue Pictures with Cary Brokaw optioned Heaven Is Beautiful for a feature film.Peter's Maine Best Seller, Two Minutes for God: Quick Fixes for the Spirit, published with Simon & Schuster, is a daily inspirational story drawn from among the seventeen hundred he wrote and broadcast each day. Peter's at work on his third book with the working title, Knowing God.From 1990-2003, Peter published publishing one-hundred and fifty sermons and dozens of prayers as a staff writer for Homiletics (now Homiletics.Online), a national leading worship preparation journal for progressive clergy.Peter published his first story, Former Enemies, once in The NYTs #1 Best Seller, Chicken Soup for the Veteran's Soul: Stories to Stir the Pride and Honor the Courage of Our Veterans, and again in Stories from a Soldier's Heart: For the Patriotic Soul (over 5 million copies in print) by Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers. He wrote blogged on Huffington Post's Blogspot, by invitation, for a decade.Amazon Prime released the Life to Afterlife: Death and Back 2 featuring Peter in this episode. Death and Back 2 Fox and Friends, Coast to Coast AM, Canada's The Drew Marshall Show, featured Peter, and recently he appeared on Buddha at the Gas Pump and Shaman Oaks. He speaks, talks, gets interviewed, and teaches worldwide, in person, live-streamed, on stages, in pulpits, on podcasts, and YouTube by the dozens plus TV, FM, and AM frequently. His YouTube channel has had one million views. In 2020, The International Association of Near-Death Studies invited Peter as their Conference Plenary Speaker. A devotee of centering prayer and Kriya yoga Peter has daily pursued the Pursuer for forty years.He served eighteen years as a Congregational and community minister in New England in the United Church of Christ, specializing in death and dying and service to the poor and hurting. For seven years, Peter sat on The State of Maine's Domestic Homicide Review Panel as a gubernatorial appointee. He lives in coastal Maine, where he enjoys his family, nature, books, gardening, writing, sailing, and skiing.https://www.peterpanagore.love/https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

Bruce Rosenstein is Managing Editor of Leader to Leader, a publication of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum and Wiley/Jossey-Bass. He is the author of Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way, (McGraw-Hill and Brilliance Audio, 2013) and Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker's Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life (Berrett-Koehler, 2009). He worked for USA TODAY from 1987-2008, as a corporate librarian and during the final 12 years, also as a writer about business and management books for the newspaper's Money section. He is a regular writing contributor and member of the steering committee for Corporate Learning Network. He started a blog, “The Peter Drucker Files,” for Psychology Today in January 2022. Since 1996, he has taught as an adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America Department of Library and Information Science.

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss two recent audiobooks written and read by former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation). Harjo shares short vignettes about her life and her inspiration for her poetry in CATCHING THE LIGHT, and her wide-ranging topics include language, Native American history, music, and human nature, with her soft and strong voice. She meditates on why she writes poetry, and the inspiration her studies in music and art bring to her work. Her recent children's audiobook, REMEMBER, includes one poem as well as a beautiful author's note on the need for a poetry room in our lives, where we keep poems we love. In both audiobooks, listeners will discover greater appreciation for the power of words, music, dance, and Harjo's generous spirit and worldview. Read the full reviews of CATCHING THE LIGHT and REMEMBER on AudioFile's Website. Published by Audible, Inc and Listening Library. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, the 14th season of AudioFile's SYNC launches, and Robin Whitten tells host Jo Reed about this year's excellent season of free audiobooks for teens, including YOU CAN'T SAY THAT! It's a collection of interviews with authors of YA books about censorship and free expression, and it could not be more timely. Listen to hear professional narrators bring interviews with authors to life, including Angie Thomas, Katherine Paterson, and David Levithan. Sign up for this year's SYNC program and learn more about how to download 28 free audiobooks for teens on our website: audiobooksync.com Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio/Candlewick. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With her keen talent for British accents, narrator Orlagh Cassidy masterfully delivers this stand-alone historical mystery from Jacqueline Winspear. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss Winspear's new heroine, Elinor White. The story moves around in time from White's life in Britain in 1947, to her recruitment in the Belgian Resistance as a teen during WWI, and her work as an SOE agent during WWII. Cassidy guides listeners through the emotional, physical, and long-term impacts of two wars and illuminates the unrecognized role of women. An engrossing experience of Winspear's beautifully written work. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the opening lines, narrator Mela Lee draws listeners into this thriller. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss an audiobook with an action-packed plot. Tom, the recently remarried widower; Heather, the younger new wife; and Tom's children travel to Australia for a medical conference. Then the family adventure turns into a terrifying situation on a remote island. As the bad goes worse, Lee's narration never lets the suspense subside in this edge-of-your-seat thriller and 2023 Audies Finalist. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen Sieh narrates Jenny Odell's audiobook that is a dazzling meditation on the possibilities and abuses of time. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss how Sieh gives a lovely, engaging performance of this wide-ranging compilation. Sieh narrates with emotional breadth and cultural awareness in this book with its sprawling range of perspectives, historical references, and moving personal vignettes. Odell shows how keeping track of time is a modern invention, and obsessing about measured external time keeps us from connecting more fully with our deeper selves and the beauty around us. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly talk about the fun of listening to Christina Soontornvat's middle-grade graphic memoir translated into audio. Grace Li leads the narration as young Christina, a seventh grader navigating a particularly intense cheerleading tryout—plus a lot of middle-school drama. Christina was the only Thai American kid in her small town Texas school, and she faced microaggressions and outright racism. Sounds of ringing school bells and squeaking sneakers join the full cast to dramatize the story, full of joyful giggles, frustration, and determination. The audiobook's gracefully expanded narration ensures an immersive standalone listening experience. Gimme a W . . . for WINNER! Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Scholastic Audiobooks. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billie Fulford-Brown narrates this contemporary British novel from Alice Oseman, author of the HEARTSTOPPER series. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this emotional audiobook about a memorable first year at University. Eighteen-year-old Georgia has never kissed anyone, had a crush, dated, or fallen in love—and really hasn't ever wanted any of those things. As she begins her first year at Durham University, she can't give up her idea of a “normal” university experience. It's only after many missteps that she claims her identity as asexual and aromantic and recognizes the deep value of her friendships. Fulford-Brown's soft-spoken, sensitive narration makes Georgia's many emotions ring true. Elizabeth Schenk and Imogen Church narrate a bonus short story about two fiery characters falling for each other. Listeners can download LOVELESS during AudioFile's SYNC free summer audiobook program for teens. Visit audiobookSYNC.com for more information — and mark your calendar for June 22nd to download LOVELESS! Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Scholastic Audiobooks. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss how Kyla Garcia brings this award-winning 2018 novel by Cynthia Leitich Smith to life for listeners. Louise Wolfe is a smart and curious high school senior in Kansas, and a citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Garcia's bright narration suits the character as she finds her voice in the school paper, navigates crushes, and thinks about the future. Lou and her family face discrimination and harassment over her younger brother's lead role in the school play, and she notes each time a Native stereotype appears, debating how it would be received if she spoke out. Louise is a character listeners will love to spend time with, and Garcia makes this a highly recommended and engaging listen. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Listening Library. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joniece Abbott-Pratt and Zeno Robinson beautifully capture the voices of Cristina and Clement Trudeau, Black teenage twins growing up in a magical New Orleans family. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this action-packed YA fantasy from Terry J. Benton-Walker. A year after their father's death, the twins fear their mother is soon to follow. Then they discover she isn't just ill, but cursed, and they are all targets—so they set out to find the truth. Robinson and Abbott-Pratt pull out all the emotions in a tale full of closely held secrets, danger, romance, and incredible magic. Bahni Turpin and Torian Brackett narrate as additional characters, including ambitious antagonists and a terrifying god, giving listeners more insight into the complex tale. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Macmillan Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Kim movingly narrates a raw and relatable memoir about grief and loss from Nicole Chung, author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss Chung's story of moving away from her parents and starting her own family, and the heartbreaking loss of both of her parents. Kim's somber narration sensitively navigates the immense guilt and grief that Chung experiences having been far from her parents when they parents died and unable to help. Kim sharply captures Chung's pointed criticisms of the U.S. healthcare system that failed her family because of their economic status. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Grann's enthralling audiobook is performed by a masterful narrator, Dion Graham. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss an audiobook that details the true story of HMS WAGER, an English warship that sailed in the 1740s. Graham delivers the nautical adventures at a strong pace with a mesmerizing cadence and impeccable timing. The excitement and peril of the high seas are captured through Grann's dramatic accounts of mutiny, shipwreck, and remarkable perseverance. A compelling and entertaining listen. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Harrison combines a fine storytelling style with a sure sense of the dramatic and a good tempo as he narrates Malcom Harris's monumental work. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss this activist's look at his hometown and the powerful institutions that reside there, revealing the dark side of Silicon Valley. The thesis is that technological innovators and their political allies became unfathomably wealthy as they despoiled the planet, exploited workers, and were ruthless in the accumulation of money and power. Harrison's resonant voice fits this prodigiously researched audiobook. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lessa Lamb narrates Erica Berry's audiobook about wolves with a fine tone and timbre. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss how she inhabits the youthful sound and elegant style of this layered audiobook. Lamb's timing and sense of occasion add richness to its informed foray into all things wolf as she captures the drama, fear, and anxiety that underlie the immersive presentation. The text weaves together the author's own fraught coming-of-age story, recounts the accidental reintroduction of wolves in Oregon, and retells the foundational myths and lore of wolves around the world. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Macmillan Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff talk about a fun history of food lore and language from Judith Tschann, and Alejandra Reynoso's gifted narration. This witty treasury of food lore will enlighten listeners curious about the origin of the fine French wine Chateau Neuf de Pape or how the orange, the fruit, gave its name to the color. Reynoso establishes just the right tone and cadence for a global journey centered on foodways. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish climate activist, has a voice that rings with passion, palpable emotion, and earnest commitment. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss her audiobook of essays, where she's joined by a talented trio of English narrators bringing skill and understanding to the text. Climate experts and other scientists sound the alarm about the shocking state of our warming planet. This anthology of experts, artists, and, especially, the young woman influencing a generation is a clarion call. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Penguin Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Narrator Jeanette Illidge's impressive vocal versatility perfectly suits Monica Brashears's debut novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss this gothic novel featuring Southern and Appalachian folklore. Magnolia's grandmother dies, leaving her alone at 19 with a predatory landlord and a job that pays poorly. When a white man offers her a strange but lucrative modeling job, she accepts and moves to his plantation-style house and funeral parlor. There as Magnolia impersonates the dead, Illidge's numerous portrayals are realistically delivered. She immerses listeners in Magnolia's horror as things gradually fall apart, and captures just the right amount of suspense for this creepy, almost supernatural listen. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Macmillan Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashraf Shirazi reads Lamya H's extraordinary debut memoir with the perfect mix of tenderness and ferocity. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss Lamya H's memoir, where they use stories and verses from the Quran to reflect on their life as a queer Muslim immigrant. Shirazi's narration is searching, conversational, and often humming with emotion. Her voice flows naturally, drawing listeners into Lamya H's lush prose and probing questions. This powerful, vulnerable, and beautifully written and performed audiobook is a game changer for queer Muslim literature and an absolute must-listen for 2023. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milton Barnes, Tymika Tafari, and Wesley French perform this historical novel set in Canada in the 1800s. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Kendra Winchester discuss this story within a story, where listeners receive a new piece of the puzzle with each chapter. Lensinda, a free Black woman working as a researcher for a Black journalist, interviews an older woman arrested for shooting a slave catcher who was trying to take her back to America. But when she begins the interview, Lensinda discovers there is more to the woman than meets the eye. Tafari's performance of Lensinda is vibrant, while Barnes and French rotate through additional perspectives, helping listeners follow the large cast of characters. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Penguin Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Newbern performs this memoir by a journalist who became famous after he wrote about President Biden's stutter and how he overcame it. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss John Hendrickson's memoir that explores both the author's own experiences with a stutter and the experiences of others. Newbern's performance capures Hendrickson's deep anguish from internalized ableism and an educational system that wasn't equipped to help students with disabilities. With his ability to create emotional intimacy between the text and the listener, Newbern shows off his incredible range and skill as a narrator. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deepti Gupta performs Aanchal Malhotra's lush historical novel set against the backdrop of the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Kendra Winchester discuss Deepti's skill at giving voice to the dozens of characters in this multigenerational family saga. A Hindu teen named Samir, who is working in his family's perfume shop in 1930s Lahore, falls in love with Firdaus, the daughter of a Muslim calligrapher. As tensions between Muslims and Hindus increase leading up to Partition, Samir and Firdaus believe their love can withstand anything. Gupta captures the deep emotional connection between the two young people, making listeners feel hope that they will find a way to stay together. Gupta's performance complements this sweeping story, dazzling with every new chapter and plot twist. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Macmillan Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio's I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kashana Cauley's satirical comedy about survivalists, gun dealing, and finding happiness is masterfully narrated by Bahni Turpin. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this lively and surprising audiobook. Aretha, an up-and-coming attorney, falls for Aaron, and when she moves in, Aretha discovers another side of him. Aretha's life is thrown into chaos when she's fired for missing a day of work—and then Turpin embodies a new and improved Aretha who only looks out for herself. Turpin's performance perfect for this story full of sharp dialogue and a wicked sense of humor.  Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where is the future of leadership heading? What You'll Learn: 1. How can entrepreneurial thinking help develop better leadership qualities?  2. How does one operationalize the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion in leadership? 3. What timeless lessons can we learn from Peter Drucker's work on leadership Who is Bruce Rosenstein? When Bruce Rosenstein, Managing Editor of the prestigious Leader to Leader magazine within the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum, works with thought leaders, CEOs, and professors to publish articles on leadership, he encounters the unique challenge of distilling complex concepts into a globally understandable format while staying true to their original intent. Bruce is the author of Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way (McGraw-Hill and Brilliance Audio, 2013) and Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker's Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life (Berrett-Koehler, 2009). Mentions: Living in More Than One World: https://brucerosenstein.com/living_in_more_than_one_world/ Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way: https://brucerosenstein.com/create_your_future/ Follow Bruce: Website: https://brucerosenstein.com/editor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-rosenstein/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brucerosenstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor More of Do Good to Lead Well: Website: https://craigdowden.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdowden/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craig-dowden/message

Back in October, Ryan presented the first of four audiobook excerpts from Steven Pressfield's “Turning Pro.” In this excerpt Steven talks about identifying and battling the habits and addictions that hold us back, the fears of the amateur, the simplicity of life once one turns pro, and his own story of turning pro. Published by Recorded Books on Brilliance Audio.

In this excerpt Steven talks about the difference between an amatuer and a professional, the qualities that a professional expresses, and he explains what it takes to become a professional at whatever you do. Published by Recorded Books on Brilliance Audio.

This is a story that author Kerry Anne King says began with a house: a house that won't stay painted, whose shingles won't stay on, and the lawn won't stay mowed.  It's in a constant state of falling apart. Like it's grieving, or possessed by ghosts. Kerry's new novel IMPROBABLY YOURS is her 13th, and it does have some spooky elements.  But, it's also an adventure complete with a real treasure map. It begins with a memory, a young girl sitting with her grandmother who speaks in fortune teller fashion about a prediction for the little girl's future. You'll hear that scene from the audiobook. And, you'll hear how Kerry plays with the idea of hidden treasure and what's hidden below the surface. Brilliance audio produced IMPROBABLY YOURS in a dual narrator format. So, when you hear about Blythe it's audiobook actress Terri Clark Linden - an earphones award winning narrator who's performed some of Kerry's other books. And, when you hear about the other main character -  Flynn the Viking  - the narrator is Aaron Shedlock who is a rising star in the world of audiobooks. Thanks to Kerry for her openness and good humor. And to her publisher Lake Union and the audiobook publisher Brilliance Audio for the excerpt you hear in this episode.  Find out what other books these narrators perform (Teri Clark Linden , Aaron Shedlock ). And, check out the fun Kerry creates for her readers on her website.  I'd love to know what you think about Improbably Yours.  Reach out anytime!  Thanks for listening.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-bakken/support

The Deception is about life and death and the delicate veil between the two. The story spirals around an Illusionist running from her past, and a Medium whose past fame and spirit guide have abandoned her. The pliable Maud (the Medium known as the Maid of Light) and the clever Clementine (a master of tricks and illusions) join forces to find fame and fortune, but at what cost… does the end justify the means? Listen as author Kim Taylor Blakemore shares how she scoured history to find her own muses for this tale of authenticity and duplicity. We talk about how she delivers readers to an 1870's New England that was romanced by spiritualism. We discuss her seductive and charming characters and rainy rainy setting with shades of gray ethics that will seep into your very bones. Thanks to Kim's publisher Lake Union Publishing and the audiobook publisher Brilliance Audio. You can find other hauntingly beautiful books by Kim Taylor Blakemore on her website here. You can find other stories narrated by Gail Shalen and Hope Newhouse on their websites. As always, thanks for being here - thanks for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-bakken/support

Harlan Coben's new audiobook is an edge-of-your seat gripper. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss Steven Weber's Earphones Award-winning performance in this second installment of Wilde. In THE BOY FROM THE WOODS we learn the story of Wilde, a child found in the woods with no memory of how he got there. In MATCH, Wilde still doesn't know his story, but an ancestry website identifies a match for Wilde's father—who promptly vanishes. Then a cousin; same story. And then the bodies start piling up. It's very skillful, very high-octane fun. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Bolinda Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eva began her career in musical theatre playing frenetically delightful roles such as Penny in Hairspray opposite Broadway's Jay Johnson and Marissa Perry, and the title role in Anne of Green Gables.  Currently, you can see her work on Hulu, HBO, and Apple TV+.  Eva expanded her toolkit to include voiceover, narrating books for Audible and Brilliance Audio, as well as lending her voice to commercials, scripted podcasts and animated projects.Follow Eva:@officialevakantorwww.officialevakantor.com

Is it difficult for someone in an executive-level corporate job to build a successful real estate career? Tune in to find out as Andrew Schutsky dive in with us to share the massive benefits of his humble beginning from small while working full-time to a higher level of investing business. This episode is about mindset and decision-making when scaling a short-term and multifamily business, so don't miss this!WHAT TO LISTEN FORMarkets you could consider for multifamily investmentsWhy do most investors start with single-family rentals?The mindset you must have before taking action and putting your vision into reality2 key principles in balancing w2 jobs with real estate investingHow to overcome limiting beliefs and generate awareness about real estateRESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONEDThe Bezos Letters by Steve Anderson and Karen Anderson https://amzn.to/3zPnXCMRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki  https://amzn.to/3PFfCqL Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant https://amzn.to/3GnHnjuWho Stole My Pension? by Robert Kiyosaki, Edward Siedle, Tom Parks, Brilliance Audio  https://amzn.to/3IeOzPERich Dad's Who Took My Money? by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Tim Wheeler, Brilliance Audio  https://amzn.to/3nD29Tw ABOUT ANDREW SCHUTSKYAndrew is the founder of Redline Equity, LLC, a real estate syndication firm specializing in the acquisition, improvement, and management of large apartment buildings. He also has over 14 years of real estate rental experience, beginning with a “house hack” of his first home in 2007.In the multifamily investment space, He's currently active as both a GP and LP and has ownership interest in over 1100 units. He likes to move quickly and take massive action - In his first 5 months, he closed 2 deals as a GP. He's also the host of the Crushing Cashflow podcast which interviews investors of all stages of their journeys to tell their stories of successes and failures. Additionally, he also currently works in the technology space as a CIO (Chief information officer) for a $700MM Medical Technology business based out of Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He lives in Thornton, PA with his beautiful wife, Jodi, and two children, Aidan and Jaclyn. CONNECT WITH ANDREWWebsite: Redline Equity, LLCFacebook: Redline Equity, LLCLinkedIn: Redline Equity, LLCCONNECT WITH USTo learn more about investment opportunities, join the Cityside Capital Investor Club.Follow us on Facebook: Cityside CapitalFollow us on Instagram: @citysidecapital_tim_lyonsConnect with us on LinkedIn: Tim Lyons

Bruce Rosenstein is Managing Editor of Leader to Leader, a publication of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum and Wiley/Jossey-Bass. He is the author of Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way, (McGraw-Hill and Brilliance Audio, 2013) and Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker's Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life(Berrett-Koehler, 2009). He worked for USA TODAY from 1987-2008, as a corporate librarian and during the final 12 years, also as a writer about business and management books for the newspaper's Money section. He is a regular writing contributor and member of the advisory board for Corporate Learning Network. He started a blog, “The Peter Drucker Files,” for Psychology Todayin January 2022. Since 1996, he has taught as an adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America Department of Library and Information Science. https://brucerosenstein.com

In her debut novel A DAY LIKE THIS, author Kelley McNeil explores intuition, memory, motherhood, science, the mystery of creativity and the magic of place. Her main character Annie is an artist who is haunted by visions and memories of things she can not explain. The novel follows Annie far from home as she tries to reconcile her memories with her reality. Our conversation is full of wit and wisdom. Kelley's essential thing made me so happy. It's about belonging and family and home. Her narrator is one of my favorite voice actors. Amanda Leigh Cobb delivers this immersive story with just the right blend of urgency, skepticism and wonder. Thanks to Brilliance Audio for the audiobook excerpt. And, as always, thank you for listening. https://www.kelleymcneil.com/ https://www.amandaleighcobb.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-bakken/support

Our conversation with author Kim Taylor Blakemore begins and ends with how her stories come to her - sometimes it's dark. We talk about gothic tropes, Gettysburg Battlefield ghosts, and the drive to find the voice of a lost loved one. There are also some big ideas about sibling relationships and mercy. Kim uses mercy - both how we show it and how we deny it. What you will not find here are spoilers. This historical thriller (with gothic roots) delivers a delightfully uncertain and sometimes weird ride and we deliberately navigated away from ruining it for anyone getting on after us. Enjoy award winning narrator, producer and actress Amanda Leigh Cobb 's performance of the audiobook scene thanks to Brilliance Audio, Amazon Publishing. Here is the website for the author Kim called the 'queen of gothic' - Laura Purcell. https://www.laurapurcell.com/ As well as Kim's https://www.kimtaylorblakemore.com/ and Amanda's websites https://www.amandaleighcobb.com/ Thanks to author Robert Gwaltney for encouraging me to reach out to Kim. You were right, she's talented AND fun! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-bakken/support

Podcast guest 287 is Peter Panagore and in this episode we talk about how he chased UFO, NDEs, religion and more. Peter is a Two-time Near-death Experiencer and International Audible Best-Selling Author of Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning, Peter Baldwin Panagore, MDiv, Yale Divinity School, publishes with Red Wheel-Weiser-Hampton Roads, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Canada, Guideposts, Jaffa Kiado, Audible, Brilliance Audio, Kindle, and Nook. His other Best Seller, Two Minutes for God: Quick Fixes for the Spirit, is drawn from among the seventeen hundred inspirational stories of hope he wrote and told on his daily two-minute TV/FM spot for fifteen years, broadcast on two NBC-TV stations in New England reaching 80K viewers a day, 7/365. His master's degree focused on Western Mysticism, and his B.A. is in English from the University of Massachusetts.Peter Panagore is an internally known speaker and storyteller who has appeared on broadcast TV, FM, AM thousands of times on his own show and a thousand times as public speaker, on dozens of popular podcasts around the world, including Fox and Friends, Coast to Coast AM, and Canada's Drew Marshall Show with a total of more than 2 million media views gathered since leaving TV. Currently starring on Amazon Prime and on YouTube in the documentary, “Life to Afterlife 2: Death and Back.” Heaven is Beautiful has been optioned for a film and is in development. On his YouTube Channel he deconstructs Christianity through the lens of near-death experience and mysticism, and teaches Centering Prayer and Kriya Yoga.

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 41.  We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.   ANNOUNCEMENTS "The Pirates of Penzance" at WWCA The hysterical Gilbert & Sullivan musical classic opens September 10, 2021, and runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through October 3, 2021.  The show is directed and choreographed by our friends (and past guests) Dan Estes and Rebecca Ewen.  Tickets start at $19, so dust off that old eye patch and peg leg and visit wwca.us today. The 2021 Seattle Film Summit The 2021 Seattle Film Summit is coming to the Emerald City virtually and in person September 3 - 11, 2021.  This premier event is a series of interactive, educational panels and workshops focused on connecting our local industry to L.A., New York, and the world.  The summit is a hybrid event comprised of classes, workshops, panels, film screenings, pitch sessions, award ceremonies, and networking opportunities and we'll be there to cover it all.  Watch our social media pages for more info or JOIN us!  Register at seattlefilmsummit.com and we hope to see you there.   IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Kathy Garver Most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long running CBS hit, “Family Affair”, Kathy Garver has garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, and audio book narration.   Legendary Cecil B. DeMille was one of the first to recognize Kathy's talent.  Originally hired for a small part in the epic motion picture “The Ten Commandments”, Kathy was noticed by the great director who had special scenes written into the movie to highlight the little girl.   During her teenage years, Kathy added radio and stage to her burgeoning film and television career and was a freshman majoring in speech at UCLA when she was cast in “Family Affair” to star as “Cissy” alongside Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot.  One of the warmest and most enduring series of the 1960's and 70's, Family Affair earned Kathy a host of accolades such as Best Actress from the “Family Television Awards” and continues to be popular today and is available on Amazon Prime. Today Kathy is an active, accomplished, and versatile actress, appearing in such films as "Sweet November" and "The Princess Diaries".  Kathy is also very much in demand for her numerous vocal characterizations and is best known as “Firestar”, a mutant super hero in the Spiderman and his Amazing Friends TV series.  Kathy has also recorded audiobooks for Brilliance Audio, Dove, Listen and Live and her voice has been heard in "Apollo 13" (which was awarded the Academy Award for sound), "Ransom", "Back Draft" and "Jingle all the Way", all directed by Ron Howard.    Kathy also added author to her long list of accomplishments. Her first book, "The Family Affair Cookbook", was a tasty trip down memory lane and her 2015 memoir, "Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood" was just released in paperback.  This year, Kathy has two more books scheduled for publication: "TV Dinners with a Side Dish of Stars" and, to celebrate the 55th anniversary of "Family Affair", "Family Affair: A Pictorial Scrapbook" will be released in September.   Currently, Kathy can be seen on her YouTube channel cooking show, "Cooking with Kathy and Scot" and she'll soon be launching a podcast called "All Things Classic" with director, writer, producer John Norton.  She is a regular at comic conventions and autograph shows where she greets her many fans.  Kathy joined us from her home in Bell Canyon, CA. Connect with Kathy online: kathygarver.com And on Facebook: @kathygarverfanpage   COMING UP NEXT WEEK Join us next week, Friday, September 3rd, when we'll be joined by documentary filmmaker and Adjunct Professor at Bremerton's Olympic College Film School Marq Evans.  Marq's latest project “Clay Dreams” premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and he'll join us to talk about his journey as a teacher and the future of filmmaking in the digital age.

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 40.  We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.   ANNOUNCEMENTS Movies of the Decade: E.T. at the Roxy Roxy tomorrow, Saturday August 21st, for "Movies of the Decade".  This month we're celebrating the 1980's with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.  Stephen Spielberg's four-time Oscar winner from 1982 starring the adorable Drew Barrymore hits the Roxy big screen at 6:30 with a special intro from TMC's Jeremy Arnold.  For tickets visit RoxyBremerton.org. In the Mix celebrates De Niro's 78th B-Day with a Godfather cocktail trilogy This week we also return to the Bay Street Bistro for a new episode of In the Mix.  August 17th we celebrated the birthday of the young Don Vito Corleone himself, Robert De Niro, with a trio of cocktails celebrating the epic Godfather trilogy.  Find the video on our YouTube channel and call the Bistro now (360-602-0310) for reservations for this week's Sunday Supper featuring a menu fit for a Don. ‘Salute'! WWCA Prepares for Pirates and Love Letters Next up at WWCA is Pirates of Penzance opening September 10th and for those of you itching to get back on stage, come out to WWCA at 10AM tomorrow for auditions for “Love Letters” by A. R. Gurney, opening in October. Virtual Theater 2020 Presents Pride & Prejudice - The Musical VTHEATER2020's special presentation of Pride & Prejudice, written and produced by founder Amy Knickerbocker, is free to stream on Facebook Watch and will be available LIVE for 3 performances today, August 20 and tomorrow August 21 at 6pm PDT, and August 22 at 3pm PDT.  Tune in on their Facebook page!   IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Kathy Garver Most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long running CBS hit, “Family Affair”, Kathy Garver has garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, and audio book narration.   Legendary Cecil B. DeMille was one of the first to recognize Kathy's talent.  Originally hired for a small part in the epic motion picture “The Ten Commandments”, Kathy was noticed by the great director who had special scenes written into the movie to highlight the little girl.   During her teenage years, Kathy added radio and stage to her burgeoning film and television career and was a freshman majoring in speech at UCLA when she was cast in “Family Affair” to star as “Cissy” alongside Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot.  One of the warmest and most enduring series of the 1960's and 70's, Family Affair earned Kathy a host of accolades such as Best Actress from the “Family Television Awards” and continues to be popular today and is available on Amazon Prime. Today Kathy is an active, accomplished, and versatile actress, appearing in such films as Sweet November and The Princess Diaries.  Kathy is also very much in demand for her numerous vocal characterizations and is best known as “Firestar”, a mutant super hero in the Spiderman and his Amazing Friends TV series.  Kathy has also recorded audiobooks for Brilliance Audio, Dove, Listen and Live and her voice has been heard in Apollo 13 (which was awarded the Academy Award for sound), Ransom, Back Draft and Jingle all the Way, all directed by Ron Howard.    Kathy also added author to her long list of accomplishments. Her first book, The Family Affair Cookbook, was a tasty trip down memory lane and her 2015 memoir, Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood was just released in paperback.  This year, Kathy has two more books scheduled for publication: TV Dinners with a Side Dish of Stars will be released in May and to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Family Affair, Family Affair: A Pictorial Scrapbook will be released in September.   Currently, Kathy can be seen on her YouTube channel cooking show, Cooking with Kathy and Scot and she'll soon be launching a podcast called All Things Classic with director, writer, producer John Norton.  She is a regular at comic conventions and autograph shows where she greets her many fans.  Kathy joined us from her home in Bell Canyon, CA. COMING UP NEXT WEEK Join us next week, Friday, August 27, for the second half of our interview with Kathy.  You can find out more about her, order copies of her books, and keep up on her latest projects at kathygarver.com.

Author Susan Orlean narrates a short essay about overcoming her fear of flying. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss her introspective narration. Orlean highlights her phobia and the path she took to overcome it, including hypnosis. Orlean’s experience is shared with a touch of humor, and coming in at 40 minutes, it’s an enlightening and short production for anyone interested in exploring the topic. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Cass vividly reads this captivating audiobook from Anthony M. Amore. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this true story of a 1970s aristocrat turned revolutionary. Wealthy Rose Dugdale, who begins as a conservative debutante who attends Oxford and earns a Ph.D in Economics, transforms into a radical supporter of the IRA She not only becomes a political revolutionary but masterminds a world-class art theft, including a Vermeer. Cass situates the listener with her apt English and Irish accents. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Earphones Award Winner Bill Homewood talks to Raymond Bisha about the story of King Arthur and Thomas Malory’s much-loved reinterpretation Le Morte d’Arthur at Naxos AudioBooks Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss David Sadzin’s performance of this classic 1912 novel which is described as evocative, even poetic. James Weldon Johnson tells the unnamed man’s story in the first person, and Sadzin re-creates the character’s intimate and intelligent tone and catches the cadence of his self-conscious yet assured voice. Race, race relations, and the complex story of passing for white provide the sociological underpinnings of this short but compelling audiobook. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com April 2021 marks the 25th annual celebration of poets and poetry with National Poetry Month. Nicholas Farrell delivers an inspiring work of imagination from the William Wordsworth autobiography in verse, The Prelude: according to our reviewer at AudioFile The Prelude “ is an essential listen for anyone interested in the roots of Romanticism.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss how this audiobook absorbs the listener from its prologue to its end. Narrator Rebecca Lowman presents the many complex characters with just the right pace and carefully acts the various voices. Lowman particularly illuminates the character of Hazel Saltwater, an introspective, damaged seer whose life is indelibly marked by events that take place on the night of February 6 during the Blizzard of ‘78. Jack Livings’s novel has mystery, mayhem, and sci-fi, flashing forward and back as it revels in the lost world of late 1970s Manhattan. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States, Booker T. Washington is remembered today. Hear his 1908 Atlanta Exposition Address in the Naxos AudioBooks production, Voices of Black America, now on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Power of Perseverance with Kathy Garver “Visionaries and creatives tend to be more emotionally sensitive.” — Dianne A. Allen  2020 has been a tough year for everybody which makes perseverance a relevant topic to talk about. Think about the hard times you opted to persevere when you had all the chance to give up. After all, what can you achieve by giving up? Winners in life don’t quit. In this week’s episode, we have Kathy Garver to share with us her journey and the importance of perseverance.  Part One of ‘The Power of Perseverance with Kathy Garver’ Back in high school, Kathy started wondering what her life purpose is. Living in Los Angeles, her mother enrolled her into a singing and dance class, with the expectation of becoming the next Shirley Temple. She didn't start working professionally until she was eight.  Hollywood's legendary Cecil B. DeMille was one of the first to recognize Kathy's distinct talents. Originally hired for a small part in the epic motion picture "The Ten Commandments," Kathy was noticed by the great director who had special scenes written into the movie to highlight the little girl. This followed her first film, The Night of the Hunter, directed by Academy Award winner Charles Laughton. “In the entertainment business, you have to be able to do a lot of things.” – Kathy Garver Kathy doesn't suffer from the sometimes-exaggerated maladies common to former child actors. The hardest thing is being accepted as someone who has depth. Her parents stressed education and normalcy through her childhood and during her Family Affair days, in learning to think and work independently.  One of the most significant conclusions of why so many famous child stars did not make the transition from being a well-renowned personage, well-reviewed, to jumping over to success is because: One, the parents took all their money, and when they got to be 18, they didn't have anything. They were bitter and resentful. Two, they didn't have an education or any other skill sets on which to maneuver and move on to. Three, they got depressed because they weren't in the limelight anymore. They went from the cute little kid to the awkward teenager, and nobody was buying in Hollywood. The emotionality led them to drugs. It's a serious thing that happens to other child stars. Part Two of ‘The Power of Perseverance with Kathy Garver’ Kathy's parents have always been supportive but when they moved from Los Angeles to San Bernardino, her awkward transition away from the limelight turned out to be a blessing in disguise.  Ms. Garver was a freshman majoring in speech at UCLA when she was tested for a television series entitled Family Affair. Kathy, deemed "perfect" to star as "Cissy" with Brian Keith as "Uncle Bill" and Sebastian Cabot as "Mr. French" performed for five years in one of the warmest and most enduring series of the 1960s and '70s. With Anissa Jones as "Buffy" and Johnny Whitaker as "Jody," the show continues to be popular today, pleasing old and new audiences worldwide – a true classic. “Be joyful every day and make the most of who you are.” – Kathy Garver Kathy is also very much in demand for her numerous vocal characterizations. She's a stand out in the very competitive field of voices overs for cartoons, commercials, toys, and audiobooks. She voiced "Pepper" an automotive whiz in the Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos series and "Firestar," a mutant superhero in the Spiderman and his Amazing Friends TV series. Ms. Garver produced, narrated, and wrote lyrics and original music for eight audio Beatrix Potter tales and eight Mother Goose based audiotapes for Smarty Pants, Inc.   Kathy's Beatrix Potter tapes have sold over two million copies and have won numerous awards.  Ms. Garver has also won two Audie Awards, one for her narration of The World's Shortest Stories, the other in 2004 for her direction of Amy Tan in The Opposite of Fate read by the author. Kathy has recorded books for Brilliance Audio, Dove, Listen, and Live and can be downloaded at the Timberwolfpress.com site. Her voice has been heard in Apollo 13 (which was awarded the Academy Award for sound), Ransom, Back Draft, and Jingle all the Way, all directed by Ron Howard. It takes hard work, dedication, and focus to accomplish something. No matter what your talent is, use all of them to spark inspiration in others. Be proud of yourself, no matter what circumstances you're in. Don't let your negative thoughts consume you and make you think you'll never achieve your goals. About Kathy Garver Kathy was born in Long Beach, California to Hayes and Rosemary Garver joining her sister, Beverly, and brothers, Hayes, Jr. and Lance.  Beverly entered UCLA at a precocious 15 years old at the time Kathy started working professionally. During Ms. Garver’s teenage years, Kathy added radio and stage to her burgeoning film and television career.  Kathy now has her own family affair. She met her husband of 33 years, business executive David Travis, on a tennis court in Palm Springs – truly a love match.  Their son Reid Garver Travis, now 23, continues the tradition of show business by appearing in national commercials, TV, movies and by doing voice overs. Most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long running CBS international television hit, “Family Affair”, Kathy Garver has also garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, and audio book narration.  Ms. Garver has used her wealth of experience and education to entertain and instruct thousands of people with her exciting and successful motivational and interactive speeches and presentations. From Keynote speaker to host to workshop leader, Kathy Garver has enriched the lives of those who have been able to listen and learn from her inspirational communications.   Kathy is available for corporate events, hosting, emceeing, moderating groups, giving lectures, workshops, keynote addresses and tailoring specific programs for the needs of her clients.  She includes workbooks and takes home audio albums for her clients and audience members. Today, Kathy Garver is an accomplished and versatile actress, appearing in such films as Sweet November, The Princess Diaries, MOW'S such as FBI Murders and Stay the Night with Guest Star roles on many TV shows. She is a sought-after celebrity on Game shows, winning top money for charities as she did on “Street Smarts” and other reality programs. How to Connect with Dianne A. Allen You have a vision inside to create something bigger than you. What you need are a community and a mentor. The 6-month Visionary Leader Program will move you forward. You will grow, transform and connect. http://bit.ly/DianneAAllen Join our Facebook Group Someone Gets Me Follow our Dianne’s Facebook Page: Dianne A. Allen Email contact: dianne@visionsapplied.com Dianne’s Mentoring Services: msdianneallen.com Website: www.visionsapplied.com Be sure to take a second and subscribe to the show and share it with anyone you think will benefit. Until next time, remember the world needs your special gift, so let your light shine!

Miebaka Yohannes narrates with a conversational tone that mirrors Frederick Joseph’s engaging writing. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this YA audiobook that weaves together stories from Joseph’s own life and interviews with others to create an audiobook full of sincere and frank commentary. The audiobook touches on issues such as systemic racism, cultural appropriation, and becoming an “active accomplice.” Throughout, Yohannes amplifies the sincerity in Joseph’s writing—and the humor. Teen listeners will come away with a strengthened resolve to learn about and fight oppression. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Dreamscape Media, Publishers of bestselling audiobooks from classics like THE GREAT GATSBY to suspenseful mysteries, to indulging romance to essential non-fictions that make your ears happy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Si vous deviez créer un programme de recherche pour étudier l'esprit humain, comment vous y prendriez-vous ? Présentation de la réflexion d'une poignée de chercheurs dans les années 80/90. Première vidéo d'une longue série ! Psychologie évolutionniste, evopsy (prends ça moteur de recherche). Le gène égoïste sur Amazon (lien affiliation) : https://amzn.to/3iiSBK6 Ce n'est que grâce à votre soutien que je peux affecter mes gènes à la production de vidéos ! Si vous aimez leur travail et souhaitez qu'il continue, faites augmenter ma fitness sur uTip ou Tipeee : https://utip.io/homofabulus https://tipeee.com/homofabulus/ (Vous pouvez aussi y acheter des t-shirts et mugs stylés. Merci à toutes et tous pour votre soutien !) Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/H0moFabulus/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/homofabulus pour les infos strictement liées à la chaîne et https://twitter.com/stdebove pour mon compte perso alimenté plus régulièrement Insta : https://www.instagram.com/stephanedebove/ Musique : Jingle Bells par Jobii Moonbeams par Gregory David Références : 1. Darwin. L'origine Des Espèces (1859). 2. Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L. in The Adapted Mind (1992). 3. Pinker, S. How the Mind Works Unabridged édition. Anglais. isbn : 978-1-4915-1496-2 (Brilliance Audio, New York, 1997). 4. Dawkins, R. Le gène égoïste French. isbn : 978-2-7381-1243-9 (1976). 5. Chomsky, N. Syntactic Structures English. isbn : 978-90-279-3385-0 (Mouton, The Hague, 1957). 6. Harlow, H. F. Learning to Love English. isbn : 978-0-87668-159-6 (Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers, New York, 1971). 7. Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L. en. in The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology 1-85 (American Cancer Society, 2015). isbn : 978-1-119-12556-3. 8. Buss, D. M. The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Vol. 1 isbn : 978-1-118-75588-4 (2016). 9. Dennett, D. C. Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Evolution and the Meanings of Life Illustrated edition. English. isbn : 978-0-684-82471-0 (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1995).

در این قسمت به ظرافت‌های قابل‌توجه در تحلیل‌های آماری و روش‌های تخمین طول عمر و محدودیت‌های آن‌ها صحبت می‌کنم.همچنین، به این موضوع می‌پردازم که زندگی یک‌جانشینی چگونه موجب افزایش بیماری‌های عفونی و کاهش طول عمر شد.در پایان هم به بیان این نکته می‌پردازم که با وجود کارآمدی شگرف واکسیناسیون و آنتی‌بیوتیک در درمان یا پیشگیری بیماری‌های عفونی، همچنان با اپیدمی بیماری‌های مزمن روبرو هستیم.و هم این که افزایش طول عمر همراه با مشقت دستاوردی نیست که بتوانیم به آن ببالیم.Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships. Brilliance Audio, 2014.Sapolsky, Robert M. Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. Penguin Press, 2017.History on Fire podcast, Episode 22: http://historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/2017/7/21/episode-22-the-conquest-of-mexico-part-3-tenochtitlan-syndromeAfrican Drums (Sting) by Twin Musicom ist licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gerdeatash)

Narrator Amir Abdullah depicts Chicago’s wealthy enclaves, struggling neighborhoods, and mouthwatering foods while introducing the former-cop-turned-PI Ashe Cayne. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss Abdullah’s engaging narration of this missing person mystery from author Ian K. Smith. Ashe Cayne is called on to find Tinsley Gerrigan, a billionaire’s adult daughter. When Ashe finds her, she’s living her own secret life outside of her family’s sphere--and when her boyfriend is found dead, things start to heat up. Abdullah has a rich, expressive voice--his excellent performance makes the text compelling in the audio format. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of Remembering Kobe Bryant. Hear firsthand stories about what it was like to go toe-to-toe with one of basketball’s greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder how our modern Pledge of Allegiance came to be? How the rise of the Soviet Union played into our current Pledge of Allegiance? Even learn about how our original gestures matched that of Nazi Germany. Listen in to find out. Show Notes: Canipe, L. (2003).” Under God and Anti-Communist: How the Pledge of Allegiance Got Religion in Cold War America”. Oxford Journals. Retrieved at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23919776.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ae97ff1e83a1b8f6052b43add97d190d7 Kid Explorer. (2020). “The Pledge of Allegiance For All Kids!” Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE89h8grI_c Kruse, K. One Nation Under God”. Brilliance Audio; Unabridged Edition. Canipe, L. (2003).” Under God and Anti-Communist: How the Pledge of Allegiance Got Religion in Cold War America”. Oxford Journals. Retrieved at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23919776.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ae97ff1e83a1b8f6052b43add97d190d7 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transformingamerica/message

Nicholas Boulton is simply a masterful narrator. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile contributor Alan Minskoff discuss Boulton’s tour-de-force performance that shows the full complement of his vocal ability: he does all manner of English accents and dexterously captures age, gender, and geographical idiosyncrasies. Dickens’s gifts as a storyteller are well served by Boulton. In this age of binging, here is an audiobook that can be listened to and enjoyed over time. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic comes from Hollywoodland Audiobooks, a new imprint celebrating the lives and works of Hollywood screen legends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edoardo Ballerini is a highly acclaimed narrator who was honored as an AudioFile’s Golden Voice last year. He won the Best Male Narrator Audie Award in the same year for his narration of WATCHERS by Dean Koontz, and in 2013 he won his first Best Male Narrator Audie Award for BEAUTIFUL RUINS by Jess Walter. Audiobook listeners love his smooth voice and easy delivery and his skill with a range of accents. He is known for excellence in his narrations across genres, including thrillers. In today’s episode, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Edoardo’s narration of THE EIGHTH SISTER, Robert Dugoni’s espionage thriller. It is the first in Dugoni’s new Charlie Jenkins series about a retired CIA caseworker called back for a mission tracking down an assassin in Russia. Nothing goes according to plan, and it’s a race for his life to get back home to his family. Edoardo’s skilled narration guides listeners through the many twists and turns and ratchets up the intensity of the story. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of the complete Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library and the all-new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have the amazing, award-winning author of Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story (Random House and Brilliance Audio), founder of Real Speaking® (www.realspeaking.com), and SBA award-winning entrepreneur, Gail Larsen, on the show. Gail's original approach to communication draws from her own journey as a speaker, her respect for indigenous wisdom, 3+ decades in the world of speaking, and wide experience in business and association management. She is a former EVP of the worldwide National Speakers Association and has taught at Omega, Hollyhockk and Esalen. Gail offers Transformational Speaking to a global audience through both her Online Academy and live immersions in Santa Fe, NM. Gail is here today to share her transformational wisdom with all leaders and guide us through the grief process of our interrupted dreams, that will ultimately lift us up into a new vision of what life can be so that we can not only survive in this moment but THRIVE in it. See show notes and get free tools and guides at Caneel.com.

Steven Weber returns to narrate the newest Harlan Coben thriller, and it’s a suspenseful listen. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Jonathan Smith talk about this audiobook that goes beyond just a missing person story to explore terrifying depictions of the vulnerability that arises from our reliance on social media for facts. Narrator Weber is perfectly in step with the pace of the action. When his classmate goes missing, Matthew Crimstein turns to his grandmother, Hester, for help. Hester engages a private detective to help her with the case. Weber masterfully gives Hester a big attitude and strong New York accent, and his acting talents also shine in his performance of sulky, awkward teenagers and class bullies. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of Jolina Petersheim’s How the Light Gets In — a 2020 Audie Awards winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young woman has put her soul at risk by bargaining with a monster. AudioFile’s Emily Connelly tells host Jo Reed what impressed her about narrator Angela Dawe’s performance in this audiobook full of myth and magic. Enna has struck a deal with a creature, Maekallus, and when he fails in his mission and finds himself trapped in the human realm, their lives become even more intertwined. Dawe is able to draw listeners deep into a complex world and enlivens each character with unique voices, particularly the magical non-human creatures who lurk in the wildwood. She makes this listening experience as magical as the story itself. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from GraphicAudio, A Movie In Your Mind. Unique Audio Entertainment featuring a Full Cast and Imaginative Sound Scapes with new releases such as Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer Saga 5, Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations, S.M Stirling's Emberverse, and over 1,300 more full cast titles available only at www.GraphicAudio.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travel the Dakota badlands to Gladstone, Montana, in the early 1950s with George and Margaret Blackledge. AudioFile’s Jonathan Smith tells host Jo Reed what he loved about this historical fiction audiobook centered on a feud between families. Narrator Dan John Miller propels the story along expertly as a laconic former sheriff follows his strong-willed wife on a journey to reconnect with their grandson. Published by Brilliance Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from GraphicAudio, A Movie In Your Mind. Celebrating 15 Years of Immersive Audio Entertainment featuring A Full Cast and Imaginative Sound Scapes with new series such as Brandon Sanderson's White Sand, Vault Comics Wasted Space, Ordinary Magic, and over 1,250 more full cast titles available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seasoned thriller master Harlan Coben and narrator Steven Weber know how to grab the listener and not let go. Simon and Ingrid Greene are searching for their daughter—a search that takes them to drug dens in the Bronx, adoption agencies, and more unexpected places. Great suspense with unexpected twists and a perfect performance. Published by Brilliance Audio. Read the full review of RUN AWAY at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Founder and Editor Robin Whitten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congratulations go to Edoardo Ballerini for being named Best Male Narrator 2019 Audie Awards for his narration of WATCHERS by Dean Koontz. Follow Edoardo into the woods and discover a world of genetic experiments and creatures with enhanced intelligence. Edoardo brings the suspense in a new recording of this 1987 thriller. Hear a sample and learn why it’s a winner. Published by Brilliance Audio. Read the full review of WATCHERS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for AudioFile’s Sound Reviews comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of THE GOOD NEIGHBOR: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, read by LeVar Burton and nominated for the 2019 Audie Awards Audiobook of the Year.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bridget reads the "Super Hearing" section from the chapter entitled "The Five Superpowers," including the very short exercise at the end of the chapter which may prove helpful. To buy the book on Amazon or wherever you buy your books!  You can even get it on Audible from Brilliance Audio, read by Teri Schnaubelt! Enjoy, Supeheroes!  

Our guest on today’s special narrator episode is Brittany Pressley, the talented narrator behind one of AudioFile’s 2018 Best Audiobooks, THE SOMETIMES SISTERS by Carolyn Brown, published by Brilliance Audio. Brittany has narrated several of Brown’s titles, and the author and narrator team have an obvious talent for creating memorable romance audiobooks. Listen as Brittany tells us about narrating THE SOMETIMES SISTERS. Read our full review of THE SOMETIMES SISTERS at audiofilemagazine.com. Explore ALL the audiobooks in AudioFile’s Best of the Year Ezine with sound clips and narrator videos at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bestof/. On today’s episode are Michele Cobb, Publisher at AudioFile Magazine, and our guest, narrator Brittany Pressley. We are giving away audiobooks from Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, and Downpour on Twitter — visit us there at @audiofilemag and look for the #podcast for your chance to download your picks from our Best Of lists. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Support for Behind the Mic comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A middle grade children's novel written by R. J. Palacio, narrated by Diana Steele, Kate Rudd, and Nick Podehl, and published by Brilliance Audio. Wonder Audible Free Trial

In the 1970 episode, "Scrooge Gets An Oscar," from The Odd Couple's first season, we get a hilarious take on the world's most famous ghost story. I'm joined by special friends, Anthony D. P. Mann and Barry Yuen for some fun banter about everyone's favorite mispaired friends. Look for Anthony D.P. Mann's own A CHRISTMAS CAROL audio production, now available from Bleak December and Brilliance Audio!

Main Fiction: "In Apprehension How Like a God" by Richard Johnson Originally published in Writers of the Future Richard Johnson is an award-winning writer of science fiction having won the Gold Award at the Writers of the Future Competition in 2011 and the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest in 2012. He has previously appeared on Starship Sofa with his flash fiction A Friend in Need (and you’ve also accepted my Writers of the Future winging story although that hasn’t appeared yet). His day job as a structural engineer has taken him all over the world from the UK and Dublin to Singapore and Hong Kong. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and two young sons. He blogs at RPLJohnson.com and his previously published short stories can be found at all ebook retailers. Narrated by Mikael Naramore Mikael Naramore has worked in the audiobook industry since 2001 when, fresh out of college, he was hired as a recording engineer for publisher Brilliance Audio (now Brilliance Publishing... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis Main Fiction: "Oh Give Me A Home" by Adam Rakunas Originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July-August 2013 Adam Rakunas is the author of the Philip K. Dick Award-nominated WINDSWEPT and the forthcoming LIKE A BOSS. His short fiction has appeared in Futurismic.com and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He has had a long and varied career as a video game engineer, a triathlon race director, a parking lot attendant, an IT consultant, and a theater usher. He splits his copious spare time between writing, political rabble-rousing, and being a stay-at-home dad. A former Southern Californian, he and his family now live in the Pacific Northwest. Find him online at giro.org. Narrated by Mikael Naramore Mikael Naramore has worked in the audiobook industry since 2001 when, fresh out of college, he was hired as a recording engineer for publisher Brilliance Audio (now Brilliance Publishing, subsidiary of Amazon.com). Over... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Quentin Ketterly stood in the Gold Star Saloon and lit his cheroot with one hand, the other resting lightly on his hip, very close to his waistcoat pocket. He stared across the room at the five men playing poker at a nearby table. His eyes tracked the movement of the cards that they held and played, though his mind was on another set of Cards entirely. | Copyright 2014 by Rajan Khanna. Originally published in DEAD MAN'S HAND, edited by John Joseph Adams. Reprinted by permission of the author. | Podcast Audio courtesy of Brilliance Audio, publisher of the audiobook edition of DEAD MAN'S HAND. Narrated by Phil Gigante.

Angela has been an actress her whole life, but about three years ago she began working full time as an audio book narrator and has made quite a success of herself. She is the voice of over 100 audiobooks including some by Heather Graham, Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, and many more. Hosted by Rich Baker. For more info go to facebook.com/livingthedreampodcast. Email me at livingthedreampodcast@gmail.com