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Bronson Pinchot beautifully delivers Mafi’s dark companion to FURTHERMORE. He presents the macabre tale of Laylee, a 13-year-old mordeshoor, who washes and prepares the dead for their journey to the next realm. Pinchot’s delivery perfectly suits the rich, descriptive text. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134196/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
As he presents this complex Founding Father, John Mayer’s skillful narration keeps our attention. With tones of excitement during war and gravitas during the writing of the Constitution, Mayer helps us understand one man at a crucial time in the infancy of our great nation. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/134170/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Dunbar, a Rupert Murdoch figure, is in a sanitarium, committed by his awful daughters, Abigail and Megan, while they take over his media empire. Henry Goodman’s performance of this contemporary rendition of King Lear is dazzling, inventive, hilarious, and bitter. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/133988/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
A.J. Jacobs is delightful delivering his amusing exploration of how we humans are interconnected. He proposes that we are all cousins, related in some degree of separation. As he tries to put together the largest “family” reunion in history, he is droll, witty and informative. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/133712/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Scott Brick plays up the tension in this dark thriller. Philadelphia detectives Byrne and Balzan find an ex-cop wrapped in barbed wire in a church, along with a strange message: "7 Churches One God." As more bodies turn up, Brick's compelling reading keeps the tension high. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/133421/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
For the Duke of Ripley, helping his friend Ashmont with his wedding, proves difficult when the drunken bride escapes. A witty love story set in 19th c. London, Reading’s precision and tempo provide a thrilling enactment of the climactic altercation between Ripley and Ashmont. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/133388/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Irish maid Emma Rose, dead for a century, is ready to tell her story. Lauren Ezzo embodies her with a light brogue as gossamer as the spirit herself, a strong contrast to the reserved, low tones of her nemesis, ghost hunter Phillip Pratt. Ezzo makes Emma as real as the living. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/132005/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Max, desperate to keep his parents together, seeks a magician, hoping a “love spell” will save his family. Jonathan Davis provides a stellar performance of a tale that elegantly moves from pathos to humor, from present-day Los Angeles to flashbacks of Nazi-occupied Europe. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131733/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Tanya Eby’s diction and smooth delivery are ideal for Solnit’s powerful essays on feminism. Eby presents Solnit’s anger about silencing women through violence, fear and rigid gender roles. She highlights the idiocy of language warning women about the dangers of alcohol, unwanted pregnancy or rape, as if men are not involved. Read the full audiofile review at www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/129056/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks @hachetteaudio
Bronson Pinchot recounts a timeless story of adventure—brought to life anew through the touching experiences of the author and his 81-year-old father. The pair decide to re-live Odysseus’s journey throughout the Mediterranean. Pinchot recounts their story with all the gravitas necessitated by such a classic. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131710/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Kate Reading’s rich tones are perfect for this poetic tale of the Brontë children’s adventures in their imaginary wonderland. Filled with dazzling imagery and glorious wordplay, Reading masterfully performs with a lilting style, highlighting the beautiful alliteration and musical assonance of Valente’s work. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131646/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Anna lives alone in uptown Manhattan. An agoraphobic who never leaves the house, she resorts to binge-watching noir movies, spying on neighbors, and drinking a lot of wine. Ann Marie Lee delivers the tightly-wound heroine with precision, raising her pace and pitch when Anna believes she sees an act of violence in a neighbor’s house. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131270/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net
Golden Voice narrator and actor Robin Miles is known for her subtle and nuanced narration of hundreds of audiobooks including HIDDEN FIGURES, N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy, and Josephine Reed's favorite, ANNIE JOHN by Jamaica Kincaid. Robin brings talent and precision to her narration, and experience through years of acting. Hear more of her secrets behind her impressive narrations — and you just might want to grab a beer beforehand to listen along. Check AudioFile's blog post on Robin Miles, http://bit.ly/2GaBMhe
Wonderful new introduction to this audiobook version by film director Ava Duvernay, and includes an archival clip of author Madeline L'Engle introducing the book.
Shorto's history of the Revolutionary War era singles out a freed slave who became Connecticut landowner, an Iroquois warrior who sided with the British, an abused wife who left her husband, George Washington and others. Shorto’s narration represents the different aspects of the independent spirit of the time. Read the full audiofile review at http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131542/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio “A Movie in Your Mind” Audio Entertainment. Featuring over 1,000 Action Adventure Titles from Over 100 Series performed by a Full Cast of Actors with Sounds Effects and Cinematic Music. @GraphicAudio www.GraphicAudio.net