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.
I admit that I’d completely forgotten about this interview, until Recorded Books Tweeted a link to me this afternoon. It was a pleasant surprise to find that the conversation had been published on the Book Reporter blog, the last in their series of narrator talks in honor of “June is Audiobook Month,” the audiobook community’s annual…
Ever since I voiced the magnificently written Little Century, the story of a young woman making her way in turn-of-the-century Oregon, I’ve wanted to highlight the debut novelist Anna Keesey. I deeply admire Anna’s writing — her clearly drawn characters, the undercurrent of tension and yearning throughout the narrative, the richly realized sense of place…
My very talented and humorous friend Jason Wilkins, playwright, librettist, composer, musician, and librarian extraordinaire, has an eclectic and interesting new podcast called Periodic Mood Swings, and he was kind enough to interview me for the 2nd episode. Before the interview, Jason had heard that in the @SpeakingofAudio Listener’s Poll, my narration of the paranormal romance…
Johnny Heller and Jo Anna Perrin interviewed me about audiobooks last April on their very funny blog, Abbreviated Audio. Please rest assured that the contents of my refrigerator, while similar to those listed in answer to the audiobook-centric question, “If I looked in your refrigerator right now, what would I find?,” are not the very…
This June, in honor of June is Audiobook Month 2012, Robert Fass managed to produce thirty videos featuring audiobook professionals, including narrators, publishers, publishers, and others. It was an impressive accomplishment, and I hope Robert rested after all the work he put in to highlight what dozens of members of the audiobook community are excited…