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Media and Press featuring Susan Hanfield

Engage! The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years – is now on Audio!

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51WNF-WB+3L._SL300_The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From the Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek by  Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman has just released – on Audio!

The Next 25 Years begins with Star Trek: The Next Generation and beams through to present day.  I had so much fun portraying a myriad of incredibly talented women in this audible history of Star Trek! An added highlight, was the opportunity to portray two of my favorite women in space – Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher) from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) from Star Trek: Voyager. Such an honor to be a part of this exciting (audible) history, as we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek.

Published by Macmillan Audio and produced by the great team at Punch Audio, The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years is now available on Audible.com and Amazon.

 

Beyond The Orphan Train Series – just released on audio!

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9781633897854Step back in time to May 1907 and meet the Cooper children – Ethan, Alice, Simon and Will as they begin a remarkable journey to find a new home and life in Arleta Richardson’s Beyond The Orphan Train Series. I so enjoyed narrating these heartwarming books for christianaudio and immediately fell in love with Richardson’s poignant writing and her wonderfully rich characters.

Based on the real life story of Ethan Cooper, this series takes place during the early 1900’s where eight year old Ethan and his younger sister and brothers find themselves suddenly on their own.  They journey to an orphanage in Pennsylvania called Briarlane Christian Children’s Home, and soon after, continue on with 21 other children in search of a new life aboard the Orphan Train.

Orphan Trains were in operation between the years 1824 and 1929 and carried approximately 250,000 children who were either orphaned, homeless or abandoned.  The trains would make stops in small mid-western farming communities along the way, in the hopes that a loving family would take one or more of these children in.

Looking For Home, Whistle-Stop West, Prairie Homestead and Across The Border are now available on Audible, Amazon and at christianaudio.

 

AudioFile Magazine Review of GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL!

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GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL Tyme, Book 1

by Megan Morrison | Read by Susan Hanfield

Children Ages 8+ • 12.75 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2015

In this fractured fairy-tale debut, narrator Susan Hanfield adds vocal perfection to Morrison’s rich characters. Rapunzel knows only her tower and Witch, who takes care of her every need. When Jack comes to her tower with stories of injured fairies, cures, fairy magic harmful to Witch, and stories of Witch’s lies, Rapunzel reluctantly agrees to descend into the world she’s been taught to fear. Hanfield handles Rapunzel’s emotional transitions from incredulous disbelief to all-consuming love for Witch and to her ultimate transformation from a spoiled and sheltered girl into a confident and trustworthy companion. Hanfield’s portrayal of Witch switches effortlessly between sweet and motherly and cold and raspy. Hanfield nails each character no matter the role, creating a magnificent performance. M.F.T. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2016]

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Natural Beauty Tips from Celebrities! – Now out on Audio

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I have always been incredibly interested in natural beauty remedies for as long as I can remember so when I received an offer from Danielle McIntosh to narrate her new book, Natural Beauty Tips from Celebrities, I was immediately enthused.  Throughout this informative book Danielle shares natural beauty tips not only from celebrities, but also from top hair stylists, nutritionists, make-up artists and fitness experts from around the world.

If you have been searching for a comprehensive guide to enhance your own beauty naturally, check out this new listen!

Natural Beauty Tips From Celebrities is now available on Audible and Amazon.com.  To hear a sample, just click on the link.

Get ready for the Second Formic War – THE SWARM is now out on Audio!

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For Ender’s Game fans this is especially exciting news… The Swarm – is now out on audio! The Swarm is the first novel in the Second Formic War Trilogy and the Prequel Trilogy to the Original Ender’s Game!!

I had so much fun being back with the amazing team at Skyboat Media where I had the joy of playing nun/biochemist Wila in this exciting multi-voiced project!

Written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, The Swarm is produced by Skyboat Media and published by Macmillan Audio.

Now available at Audible.com and on Amazon. To have a listen, just click on the link: The Swarm

 

Two Pawns. Two Eternal Adversaries. Who will win? – The Game of Love and Death – now available on Audio!

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The Game of Love and DeathI am so excited to celebrate the audiobook release of The Game of Love and Death written by the magnificently talented Martha Brockenbrough and published by Scholastic Audio.

The Game of Love and Death captured my heart from the first moment my eyes found its pages and I continued to think about the characters and riveting storyline long after I finished narrating this deeply moving book.

The story begins in 1920 where we are given a glimpse into the lives of two sleeping babes who are both about to become pawns in a deadly Game of Love and Death. Two eternal adversaries, Love and Death, choose their players wisely and the game is set. We are then propelled 17 years ahead to 1937 where these two infants have grown up to become Henry and Flora.  A young man who lives to play the bass and a young woman who desperately wants to become the next Bessie Coleman. Both share a passionate love for music and amidst the jazz clubs and flight strip, romance blooms.

Destined to fall in love with each other despite the racial obstacles they face and despite their own efforts to stay away from each other, Henry and Flora soon discover that they are the pawns in a high stakes game of Love and Death.  What is more powerful – Love or Death? And who will win…

96 SOULS to screen Friday June 3rd at Phoenix Comicon!

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Phoenix Comic Con 96 Souls Premiere

So happy to share that a wonderful Sci-Fi feature that I had the pleasure of working on has been accepted as part of the Official Selection for Phoenix Comicon 2016. Congratulations to the cast and crew of 96 Souls! This film was such a joy to work on.

If you’re in the Phoenix Area – 96 Souls will screen this Friday June 3rd at 3:30 pm at the Phoenix Convention Center in the West Building, Room 102B.  Attached is a link for program info!

http://www.phoenixcomicon.com

 

 

 

Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel – Now available on Audio!

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GROUNDED: The Adventures of Rapunzel written by the incredibly talented Megan Morrison – is now available on audio!

I so enjoyed narrating this wonderful book for Scholastic Audio. I have always loved the story of Rapunzel and in Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel, Megan Morrison expertly creates a fresh, heartfelt spin to this beloved fairy tale.

Following Rapunzel as she embarked on her many exciting adventures in the magical land of Tyme was such a treat and so much fun to work on! I especially loved how Megan’s characters grew and changed as the book progressed. To have a listen, please just click on the link below.

Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel

Now available at Audible and Amazon.com!

 

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe? Now available on Audio!

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51y4N3UOxIL._AC_UL320_SR224,320_Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?  – Harriet Beecher Stowe was many things – but the word amazing is the first image that comes to my mind when I think of  her and all that she accomplished and stood for.

I’m excited to have had the opportunity to narrate this fantastic book for Penguin Random House Listening Library. Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?  written by Dana Meachen Rau, is part of a super fun non-fiction kid’s series called Who Was? While this series is aimed at children, these books are so packed with interesting and exciting facts, they truly make learning history – fun – for all ages!

If you’d like to learn more about Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe? Simply click on the link to have a listen here.  I’ve also included a brief description about Harriet’s life below, taken from the book cover:

“Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, an author, and a playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north toward. The publication of her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a scathing antislavery novel, fanned the flames that started the Civil War.”  ©2015 Dana Meachen Rau (P)2016 Listening Library

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe? in audiobook format is now available everywhere!  Including Audible.com and Amazon.com.

Audiobook Release Day – The Regional Office is Under Attack!

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Releasing today on Audiobook – The Regional Office is Under Attack!

I had so much fun playing Rose, a young assassin leading the attack, in this super cool multi-voiced project – The Regional Office is Under Attack! by ​Manuel Gonzales for Penguin Random House.

To listen to a sample, simply click on the link: The Regional Office is Under Attack!

Now available on Audible.com and Amazon.