Audiobook Recommendations - Page 8

Catlady · 02-28-2016, 11:32 AM

In addition to the ones Issybird has mentioned: I like Cassandra Campbell, Julia Whelan, Khristine Hvam, Hillary Huber, Amy Rubinate, and Katherine Kellgren.

Whelan and Hvam are especially good for young-sounding female voices, Huber and Rubinate for noir femme fatales.

Luffy · 02-28-2016, 10:39 PM

Duly noted, Catlady. Big thanks for these recommendations.

ReadingManiac · 03-04-2016, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Luffy

Hi everyone. I prefer to read audiobooks narrated by women. But I'm not partial to the romance genre. Can someone recommend me audiobooks voiced by women? Preferably not from the romance/adult genre?

What genres do you like? I'm sure there are plenty of women readers out there.

BearMountainBooks · 03-11-2016, 07:38 PM

I don't listen to a lot of audio, but I have listened to this one by Tamora Pierce (Fantasy) -- it happens to be on sale for $1.99 this week at Apple (I had the CDS, but I assume it's the same recording produced by Full Cast Audio):

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id999121797

edited to add

The others in the series have also been marked down from 24.99 to 9.99: WOLF-SPEAKER, EMPEROR MAGE, and REALMS OF THE GODS.

pwalker8 · 03-12-2016, 12:31 PM

I've got most of Pierce's books in audiobook. Kind of odd that they are being sold as apps rather than simply as audiobooks.

BearMountainBooks · 03-12-2016, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I've got most of Pierce's books in audiobook. Kind of odd that they are being sold as apps rather than simply as audiobooks.

It may have to do with the upload procedure. Apple makes it pretty difficult to upload things and can take a looong while to approve them. Example: To directly upload ebooks for sale you MUST have a MAC -- no other apple machine will work (I have an iPad and it won't work to upload books for sale because they have an app they use and it will ONLY download to a Mac) and it must have 10.latest OS loaded.

I think they are also pretty restrictive with audio so perhaps this was the cheapest and fastest way to do it? Just a guess.

pwalker8 · 03-12-2016, 06:29 PM

They actually have all the Tamora Pierce books in the audiobook store (for $15). It could be that they are experimenting with a way to expand their audience to people who are much more familiar with the app store than the audiobook store. Or they could be experimenting with a different price model.

Catlady · 04-10-2016, 12:09 PM

Just noticed that an audiobook version of Barbara Pym's Excellent Women is now available in the U.S.! I can only hope that more of her titles will make it to audio on this side of the pond!

SeaBookGuy · 02-12-2019, 09:18 PM

If anyone is looking for a nonfiction title, which happens to read like a piece of gripping fiction, consider Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick, narrated by Karen White.

ReadingManiac · 02-15-2019, 09:27 AM

Lauren Ezzo is an excellent narrator and seems to do a variety of stuff. I've got a Christmas Horror novel she narrated.

Bookworm_Girl · 03-09-2019, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

If anyone is looking for a nonfiction title, which happens to read like a piece of gripping fiction, consider Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick, narrated by Karen White.

Thanks for the recommendation. I had borrowed this book from the library as an ebook but then was too busy to read it before I had to return it. Maybe I'll try it as an audiobook instead.

SeaBookGuy · 09-13-2020, 04:32 PM

Elizabeth is Missing read by Davina Porter is one I can recommend.

ReadingManiac · 09-18-2020, 07:53 AM

For a sultry female voice, Kalinda Little is good. She narrates Shanna Lauffey's Time Shifters series.

SeaBookGuy · 09-24-2020, 04:01 PM

I've begun a re-listen of Paul Theroux's classic travel narrative The Great Railway Bazaar, narrated by the late Frank Muller - highly recommended!

SeaBookGuy · 02-11-2021, 08:10 PM

Juliet Stevenson does an outstanding job with Miss Benson's Beetle and Elizabeth McGovern is perfect for The Chaperone.

03-11-2016, 07:38 PM	#109
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I don't listen to a lot of audio, but I have listened to this one by Tamora Pierce (Fantasy) -- it happens to be on sale for $1.99 this week at Apple (I had the CDS, but I assume it's the same recording produced by Full Cast Audio): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id999121797 edited to add The others in the series have also been marked down from 24.99 to 9.99: WOLF-SPEAKER, EMPEROR MAGE, and REALMS OF THE GODS. Last edited by BearMountainBooks; 03-11-2016 at 09:15 PM.

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02-28-2016, 11:32 AM	#106
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	In addition to the ones Issybird has mentioned: I like Cassandra Campbell, Julia Whelan, Khristine Hvam, Hillary Huber, Amy Rubinate, and Katherine Kellgren. Whelan and Hvam are especially good for young-sounding female voices, Huber and Rubinate for noir femme fatales.

02-28-2016, 10:39 PM	#107
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Duly noted, Catlady. Big thanks for these recommendations.

03-12-2016, 12:31 PM	#110
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I've got most of Pierce's books in audiobook. Kind of odd that they are being sold as apps rather than simply as audiobooks.

03-12-2016, 06:29 PM	#112
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	They actually have all the Tamora Pierce books in the audiobook store (for $15). It could be that they are experimenting with a way to expand their audience to people who are much more familiar with the app store than the audiobook store. Or they could be experimenting with a different price model.

04-10-2016, 12:09 PM	#113
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Just noticed that an audiobook version of Barbara Pym's Excellent Women is now available in the U.S.! I can only hope that more of her titles will make it to audio on this side of the pond!

02-12-2019, 09:18 PM	#114
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	If anyone is looking for a nonfiction title, which happens to read like a piece of gripping fiction, consider Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick, narrated by Karen White.

02-15-2019, 09:27 AM	#115
ReadingManiac Genre Jumper Posts: 1,070 Karma: 11070900 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle paperwhite	Lauren Ezzo is an excellent narrator and seems to do a variety of stuff. I've got a Christmas Horror novel she narrated.

09-13-2020, 04:32 PM	#117
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Elizabeth is Missing read by Davina Porter is one I can recommend.

09-18-2020, 07:53 AM	#118
ReadingManiac Genre Jumper Posts: 1,070 Karma: 11070900 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle paperwhite	For a sultry female voice, Kalinda Little is good. She narrates Shanna Lauffey's Time Shifters series.

09-24-2020, 04:01 PM	#119
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I've begun a re-listen of Paul Theroux's classic travel narrative The Great Railway Bazaar, narrated by the late Frank Muller - highly recommended!

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02-11-2021, 08:10 PM	#120
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Juliet Stevenson does an outstanding job with Miss Benson's Beetle and Elizabeth McGovern is perfect for The Chaperone.