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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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.


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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.


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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.


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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

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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

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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

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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.


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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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