Friday, August 31, 2012
THE CHAPERONE by Laura Moriarty, read by Elizabeth McGovern
In 1922 New York, Cora Carlisle takes the job of chaperoning a willful Kansas girl at a summer dance school. McGovern's soft-spoken performance is utterly entrancing.
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Comment here: Thursday, August 30, 2012
BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel, read by Simon Vance
This second volume in Hilary Mantel’s planned trilogy about Thomas Cromwell is a perfect marriage of the written and spoken word. Listen now. Time 2:57 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE, written and read by Anna Quindlen
In just over a dozen essays, author-narrator Anna Quindlen looks at life from the far end of her 50s, reflecting on friendships, parenthood, marriage, materialism, mortality, and aging. Listen now. Time 2:59 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, August 27, 2012
HOME, written and read by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison sets the gold standard for a writer narrating her own work. Her elegant, modulated, perfectly articulated performance holds the listener. Listen now. Time 3:05 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, August 24, 2012
MAY THE ROAD RISE UP TO MEET YOU by Peter Troy, read by John Keating, Barrie Kreinik, Allyson Johnson, and Adam Lazarre White
Four immigrant characters, who each tell parts of this Civil War-era story from their own point of view, are performed by four narrators, all of whom meld seamlessly into their characters and provide stellar performances. Listen now. Time 3:14 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
BITTERBLUE by Kristin Cashore, read by Xanthe Elbrick
Now 18, Bitterblue is queen of a restless kingdom who is kept busy with meaningless paperwork. Narrator Elbrick infuses this young adult audiobook with all the tenderness and insight she showed in Cashore’s FIRE. Listen now. Time 2:56 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
IN ONE PERSON by John Irving, read by John Benjamin Hickey
Bestselling novelist John Irving explores the spectrum of human desire through the identity of his bisexual main character. Narrator Hickey weaves this funny and heartbreaking story at a calm and deliberate pace. Listen now. Time 2:54 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
THE UNSEEN GUEST: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 3 by Maryrose Wood, read by Katherine Kellgren
Katherine Kellgren is spot-on as governess Penelope Lumley continues her efforts to "domesticate" the wolf-raised Incorrigible children. Fans and kids ages 10 and up will love this latest volume. Listen now. Time 3:09 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Monday, August 20, 2012
CANADA by Richard Ford, read by Holter Graham
From Ford’s engaging first sentences, through to the very end of this unforgettable story, Graham takes command of Ford's words, pulling the listener into the story of 15-year-old Dell Parsons and the six weeks that should have destroyed him. Listen now. Time 3:12 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Friday, August 17, 2012
MISSION TO PARIS by Alan Furst, read by Daniel Gerroll
In Furst’s thriller an American film star is the target of Germany's political warfare. Gerroll delivers the subtlety of Furst's suspense with the quiet menace of the best spy fiction. Listen now. Time 3:03 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
DIVERGENT: Insurgent, Book 2 by Veronica Roth, read by Emma Galvin
The second book in Roth’s Insurgent series is expertly narrated by Emma Galvin, who an intense, fast-moving reading. A great choice for young adult fans. Listen now. Time 3:11 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
TRAPEZE by Simon Mawer, read by Kate Reading
Marian Sutro is trained at a spy school and sent into Nazi-occupied France to convince a former lover to help the Allies continue their work on the atomic bomb. Reading’s narration sparkles. Listen now. Time 2:52 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
LOCOMOTION by Jacqueline Woodson, read by Dion Graham
Author and narrator create an epic team and bring Lonnie C. Motion’s stunning poetry to life. A great choice for ages 10 and up. Listen now. Time 2:58 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio and Hachette Audio.
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