![]() It’s an incredible (and deeply upsetting) book, but Dion Graham’s amazing narration was definitely part of what made it so compelling. It’s not every day that you come across a nonfiction book you simply can’t put down, but I listened to Evicted practically straight through without stopping. Jones, The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan Dion Graham Other Notable Work: The Known World by Edward P. Must Listen: The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton But serious isn’t the only thing he does-he also brings his significant talent to Rick Riordan’s middle grade Kane Chronicles. Everything comes through in his voice, making the book that much more powerful. Free brings so much emotion to this beautifully written and heartbreaking memoir-rage, hopelessness, fear, humor, despair, hope, love. The Sun Does Shine, Anthony Ray Hinton’s memoir about the 30 years he spent as an innocent man on death row, is certainly not an easy read. Other Notable Work: Rooms by Lauren Oliver, the Maisie Dobbs books by Jacqueline Winspear Kevin R. Cassidy brought the hive spectacularly alive, and convinced me she’s capable of doing just about anything. I was completely mesmerized by Cassidy’s narration of The Bees-a novel in which humans appear for a total of less than five minutes. You know a narrator is talented when they can convincingly voice the character of Flora 717, a lowly sanitation worker bee. Other Notable Work: Bird Boxby Josh Malerman, Everything I Never Told You by Celestine Ng Orlagh Cassidy Must Listen: The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs That’s hundreds of hours of great listening. These voice actors stand out not just for the brilliance of their work, but because they have all narrated at least 20 books. Here are 21 of my favorite prolific audiobook narrators. This is the joy of prolific audiobook narrators: knowing there are so many books to choose from, and that all of them will have superb narration, is like winning the audiobook jackpot. ![]() But it’s even more exciting if that person has narrated dozens (or even hundreds!) of audiobooks. ![]() It’s always exciting to discover a new narrator I adore. I’ve listened to a lot of incredible audiobooks preformed by many talented voice actors. Bad narration can turn a perfectly excellent book into a chore to slog through. Good narration can elevate already fantastic books to new levels. When it comes to audiobooks, narration is everything. You can hear all about her favorites in her newsletter, Books & Bakes. She runs a tiny cookie business out of her home kitchen, and spends the rest of her time reading and writing about queer books. She lives in rural Massachusetts with her sweet pup, and together they are determined to find every good swimming hole within an hour's drive. Laura Sackton is a lifelong reader, writer, and lover of made up worlds. ![]()
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