Tuesday, July 24, 2012
THE INVISIBLE ONES by Stef Penney, read by Dan Stevens
Gypsies, poisonings, and disappearances--Penney’s plot and Stevens’s narration mesh beautifully to create a gripping listen.
Listen now. Time 2:59 
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Comment here: Monday, July 23, 2012
HOPE: A Tragedy, written and read by Shalom Auslander
Displaying a combination of sarcasm, insight, and wit in his novel, Auslander narrates with the precision of the best audiobook performers. Listen now. Time 2:37 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, July 20, 2012
PRACTICAL GENIUS by Gina Rudan, read by Joyce Bean
Corporate trainer Gina Rudan provides an outstanding lesson on how to connect effectively with others. Narrator Bean gives a confident, charismatic reading Listen now. Time 2:49 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
BOOK OF JONAS by Stephen Dau, read by Simon Vance
This is a coming-of-age story of a boy named Jonas and his journey from an unnamed war-torn Muslim country to a new life as an orphaned immigrant in the United States. Narrator Vance infuses urgency into the sparse prose and gripping events. Listen now. Time 2:51 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
THE VANISHERS by Heidi Julavits, read by Xe Sands
Julia Severn hopes her psychic abilities will help her uncover the reasons behind her mother’s suicide when she was a baby. Xe Sands connects with Julia and brings out her varied emotional states. Listen now. Time 3:08 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
STAY CLOSE by Harlan Coben, read by Scott Brick
Coben’s thriller involves many characters and he makes them memorable through their backstories. Scott Brick crafts characters through expressions and tones that convey strong emotions. Listen now. Time 3:07 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, July 16, 2012
THE MAGIC ROOM: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow, read by Sandra Burr
Sandra Burr is an outstanding interpreter of Zaslow’s thought-provoking look at how modern women begin the transition from daughter to wife, and how the colorful proprietors of a wedding-dress business cope with them. Listen now. Time 2:48 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, July 13, 2012
LISBON: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939–1945, by Neill Lochery, read by Robin Sachs
Robin Sachs is an apt choice as narrator for Neill Lochery’s polished narrative of intrigue, profit, and ennui in WWII Lisbon. Listen now. Time 2:39 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK by Ben Fountain, read by Oliver Wyman
Billy Lynn gets a crash course on what it means to be an American, a soldier, and a brother. Narrator Wyman gives this book the depth and emotional heft it deserves. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest. Listen now. Time 3:04 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
IT WORKED FOR ME by Colin Powell and Tony Koltz, read by Colin Powell
General Colin Powell delivers stories of his experience in war, peace, politics, and international diplomacy with excellent diction and pacing. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest. Listen now. Time 2:44 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 2.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
EARTHSEED by Pamela Sargent, read by Amy Rubinate
In this young adult science fiction adventure, Zoheret and dozens of other 15-year-olds will soon seed a new planet with human life. Rubinate’ narration does not disappoint. Listen now. Time 2:25 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, July 09, 2012
FIELD GRAY by Philip Kerr, read by Paul Hecht
Life-worn Bernie Gunther is living in hiding in Cuba—until he’s arrested and returned to a US military prison. Hecht’s portrayal of gravelly voiced Gunther is an absolute tour de force. Listen now. Time 2:33 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, July 06, 2012
TIGER, TIGER by Margaux Fragoso, read by Susan Bennett
Fragoso's memoir of her 15-year relationship with a pedophile is devastating and haunting. Bennett inhabits Margaux from her youthful innocence to her teenage depression. Listen now. Time 2:51 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
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