Author, editor, explorer of stories real and imagined
“You’re a great interviewer. I’d talk to you anytime.”
At AudioFile Magazine, I chat with authors and narrators about everything imaginable. And I listen to and review as many audiobooks as my ears can absorb. Here are PDFs of some recent pieces, plus a few older ones still worth your time. And links to reviews (by me and other reviewers) of the books mentioned.
Louise Penny’s famous Inspector Gamache of Quebec is truly a man for all seasons. Loved by his creator, her readers, and his audio interpreter , Robert Bathurst. (AudioFile, August/September 2021)
Although their generations and experiences are far apart, Morgan Jenkins and the late great Joan Didion share the ability to explore larger truth in personal stories. (AudioFile, June/July 2021)
The author of THE WORD IS MURDER, MAGPIE MURDERS, and the Alex Rider YA spy series often can’t type fast enough to keep up with what his characters are saying. (AudioFile, October/November 2018)
The beloved voice of HER ROYAL SPYNESS and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES among hundreds of others, left the world too early. A remembrance. (AudioFile, April/May 2018)
Enter a coat closet. Do not find Narnia. Do find a recording career. (AudioFile, December 2017/January 2018)
So where does Dr. Who park his magical flying telephone booth, the Tardis? In actress Alison Larkin's back yard. (AudioFile, August/September 2017)
Making the best of things isn't always easy, but it's sure worthwhile, particularly when you narrate your own audiobook. (AudioFile, June/July 2017)
The actor with the velvet voice explains what to do when the first sex scene appears before coffee. (AudioFile, April/May 2017)
What's really cool about being an audiobook narrator? You get to read lots of books, including The Nix. (AudioFile, December 2016/January 2017)
Author and freelance writer Aurelia C. Scott writes fiction and nonfiction books; profiles of actors, narrators, and businesses; and personal essays and articles about adventure, travel, gardening, fantasy, and discovery. Author of Otherwise Normal People, the book about competitive rose growers. Contributing Editor at AudioFile Magazine.
Contributing editor at AudioFile Magazine; stories in NYT, MPBN, Down East, Garden Design, Yankee. Author. Editor.
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Readers rejoice - the author of LIFE AFTER LIFE and TRANSCRIPTION has finally written a new Jackson Brodie meta-detective novel. (AudioFile, August/September 2019)