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As someone who enjoys reading the same book in both print & in audio, the narrator is obviously the make or break factor in the listening experience. Below are some of event & outreach coordinator K.'s favorite vocal performances of 2023, from full-cast audiobook experiences, to one person who has the tremendous capacity for voicing multiple POVs, to nonfiction writers adept at reading their own work (it’s its own skill!).

Creep

Accusations and Confessions

By: Myriam Gurba
Narrated by: Myriam Gurba
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST
A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST

“Quite simply one of the best books of the decade.” —Los Angeles Review of Books * “The mother of intersectional Latinx identity.” —Cosmopolitan * “Brilliant…a hopeful book…rooted in the steadfast belief other worlds are possible.” —The New York Observer * “Witty,... Read more

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Big Swiss

A Novel

By: Jen Beagin
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Carlotta Brentan, Stephen Graybill, Joy Osmanski & Matt Pittenger
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“If you're looking for a sapphic romp with dark humor that's comparable to Ottessa Moshfegh, look no further than to Big Swiss by Jen Beagin! Greta is a transcriber for a sex therapist and begins a torrid affair with one of his clients after meeting her in their small town dog park. With sarcastic prose, an outlandish narrator, and sapphic... Read more

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Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

National Book Award Finalist

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & Lee Osorio
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

“One of those books that I could not stop thinking about or talking about. The character development, the tension, the darkly satirical commentary on American culture - everything culminates into a bomb of a book. It will leave you reeling. Read more

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Pageboy

A Memoir

By: Elliot Page
Narrated by: Elliot Page
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Pageboy is a quietly powerful, captivating memoir with a small amount of salacious-ness. Elliot Page is so earnest, vulnerable and generous with his heartbreak, dysphoria, pain and healing. I was particularly struck by the many poignant and relatable moments Page describes, yet we, as a society, have only recently come up with the language to... Read more

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Our Share of Night

A Novel

By: Mariana Enriquez
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 27 hours 16 minutes

“A masterpiece of supernatural horror.”—The Washington Post
“An enchanting, shattering, once-in-a-lifetime reading experience.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)

ONE OF TIME AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S TEN BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE YEAR • LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD • GOOD MORNING...
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Quietly Hostile

Essays

By: Samantha Irby
Narrated by: Samantha Irby
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“The audiobook is absolutely stellar. Hearing the book in Irby's literal voice is a delightful way to enjoy her authorial voice. Funny, relatable, engaging, and rewarding. Read more

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Tell Me I'm Worthless

By: Alison Rumfitt
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt is a trans, leftist haunted house story that’s not for the faint of heart - it *will* eviscerate you. You know from the start that the house is a metaphor for fascism because the author tells you as much. What you have to confront for yourself are the ways fascism seeps into your life seemingly unnoticed... Read more

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