A few months ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Will Norman on his podcast, Book Jump, where he gives writers tips on how to find and connect with their audience. We spoke about my reading habits, my secret love of Taylor Swift’s music, and how to cast the right narrator for your fantasy…
This month, one of my personal heroes, Paul Meier, invited me to have a conversation about audiobooks for his new podcast, In a Manner of Speaking. You’ll recognize Paul as the gentleman and scholar-founder of the International Dialects of English Archive (used by every self-respecting audiobook narrator and actor…on the planet). Not only was that an honor, but…
What a lovely review of a difficult and important book — Hannah Arendt’s On Revolution, which is described as follows by the publisher: “From the 18th-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the 20th century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the…
If you’re in or near Brooklyn, please join me on July 27th for a conversation with my dear friend, Stephanie Kallos, the author of one of my favorite book projects, Language Arts from Recorded Books (print edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). We hope to see you at the powerHouse Arena on Monday, July 27th at 7 pm, when…
I am thrilled to announce that my performance of IT’S WHAT I DO: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario for Blackstone Audio, has received AudioFile Magazine‘s Earphones Award. The text of the review can be found below, along with a direct link to the review and audio sample on AudioFile‘s website. It’s What I…
THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS by TaraShea Nesbit Read by Tavia Gilbert Nesbit’s well-researched novel looking back to the years 1943-45 and the creation of the A-bomb is made even better by Tavia Gilbert’s energetic, upbeat narration. The author takes a risk by making her narrator a collective “we.” Having no individual character to connect…
Last fall, I was privileged to be part of an award-winning cast of actors who narrated We Are Water by Wally Lamb, an ensemble performance that subsequently received an Earphones Award from AudioFile Magazine. To promote the book, the cast was invited to a public reading at BookCourt in Brooklyn in October, and in November, we were interviewed live by Judith Regan…
WE ARE WATER Wally Lamb Read by Wally Lamb, George Guidall, Maggi-Meg Reed, Tavia Gilbert, Richard Ferrone, Edoardo Ballerini, Cynthia Darlow, Therese Plummer, Robin Miles, Sandy Rustin In New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb’s new novel, Annie Oh falls in love with her Manhattan-based art dealer, Vivica, setting off a stick of emotional dynamite that…
My recent conversation about the writing life with Kate Christensen, author of Blue Plate Special, was featured in Library Journal. Read about how our serendipitous meeting at a pilates class turned into a professional partnership and friendship that resulted in a beautiful recording of Kate’s food-based memoir.
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL An Autobiography of My Appetites Kate Christensen, Read by Tavia Gilbert • Unabridged • AUGUST 2013 Random House Audio • Trade Ed. Books on Tape • Library Ed. Tavia Gilbert’s voice is lovely and full of sensitivity, enthusiasm, and ruefulness–the perfect choice to convey Kate Christensen’s eventful life. Christensen vividly remembers both the shock and…