Profiles
& Interviews
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.
From acting in Beverly Hills 90210 to performing TJ Klune’s Cerulean Chronicles fantasy novels, Henning does it all with enthusiasm. (AudioFile, October/November 2024)
Wanda McCaddon was one of those special narrators whose fans would listen to whatever she performed simply for the pleasure of hearing her voice. (AudioFile, February 2024)
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)
Readers rejoice - the author of LIFE AFTER LIFE and TRANSCRIPTION has finally written a new Jackson Brodie meta-detective novel. (AudioFile, August/September 2019)