Susan Hanfield narration.
I have been having such a wonderful time narrating this beautiful series!
Here is a sample from the newly released audiobook JESSICA. Jessica is Book 1 of The Manhattan Stories written by Donna Mabry for Dreamscape Media. Now available on Amazon and at Audible.com.
Have a listen…
Next up: Pillsbury Crossing to be released August 18th, 2015. Jessica takes us into to the heartland, where a new generation takes the stage.
Manhattan, New York, 1869 – I have always loved time period pieces, in all media forms, whether it be a novel, a piece of music or a movie. Perhaps it’s my classical theatre background, I’m not sure. What I do know, is that it was with great joy that I returned from Manhattan, New York, 2015 to learn the wonderful news that I would be narrating JESSICA by Donna Mabry for Dreamscape Media.
I have loved working on this first book in the Manhattan Series and I’m so excited to celebrate today’s audiobook release day of JESSICA.
Here is a short descripton to give you an idea as to what this beautiful story is all about. Jessica grabbed my heart from the moment my eyes met the very first page. I hope she’ll do the same to yours. Enjoy!
“Wealthy heiress Jessica McCarthy desperately wants to be married and have a family. A rogue and a scoundrel, Zachary Belk is the only one who has proposed. Even though her father warns her that Zachary won’t make a good husband, she marries him. She soon discovers that her father was right. When the stock market crashes, and both families are left penniless, Zachary seeks a new fortune on a property he owns in another Manhattan, in Kansas. They are only there a short time before he deserts her. With a new baby, Jessica must learn to survive and support her family in an unfamiliar frontier land with only her faith and determination to guide her.”
I can’t believe that the 2015 Audie Awards took place a month ago already! Such an incredible evening and one I won’t soon forget. I was elated to be both a nominee this year for STARS and also deeply honored to be asked to present at the 2015 Audie Award Ceremony. Our host, author Jack Gantos, was an absolute delight and so much fun to play off of during the ceremony. My heartfelt thanks to Skyboat Media, Audible Studios and to the Audio Publisher’s Association for such a magical night!
It’s been an amazing month since returning from New York! I’ve been busy with a new series that I’m narrating for Dreamscape Media. It’s been great fun and I’m truly loving every minute. I will share more about this captivating book series, soon!
It’s been a super busy but exciting month! The 2015 Audie Awards are tonight and I’m thrilled to be nominated for STARS: Original Stories Based On The Songs Of Janis Ian. In addition to being nominated, I am also deeply honored to be presenting at the awards this evening.
On the recording front, I just finished recording a new release called Both Sides Now by Barbara Ferrer. It’s an incredibly moving book about grief, love and loss. The print and audiobook version will be released on June 23, 2015.
In addition, I have recorded my second book for author Ryan Skinner, which will also be coming out in June 2015. This is a non-fiction book called Skinwalker Ranch: Tales of the Skinwalker. It is a collection of true to life paranormal experiences that occurred near and around areas of Utah, Phoenix and Nevada.
Lastly, congratulations to all the nominees this year! It’s going to be an exciting night!
We’re gearing up for an exciting, fun-filled weekend that you won’t want to miss!! The award winning production & publishing company, Skyboat Media will be at the LA Times Festival of Books this coming weekend at Booth 184. On Sunday, April 19th from 10am – 5pm, Skyboat has put together an ah-mazing line-up of Audiobook Narrators available to chat, sign your audiobooks, take photos, answer questions – all of the above! I’m excited to be a part of it.
Bring your audiobooks, or buy some from Skyboat Media (they’ll have lots of goodies on hand) and let the signing begin!! This is going to be such fun and what’s even more awesome – the event is free!!
Here is the narrator signing schedule! I’ll be there at 4:30pm on Sunday. Can’t wait to see you!
Wow. This has been one exciting day! Today the Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the Finalists for the 2015 Audie Awards Competition that will take place this coming May in New York City. I’m thrilled to have learned that I am a 2015 Audie Finalist in the Multi-Voiced Performance Category for Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian! I’m beyond excited and so thankful to have had the opportunity to work on this wonderful book, surrounded by such a phenomenal cast with an equally amazing production team. Many thanks & congratulations go out to Skyboat Media, Janis Ian and to Audible for this incredible opportunity! Congratulations also to our amazing cast. What an honor it is to be among all of you!
Good news! Lightspeed Magazine’s June 2014 issue of “WOMEN DESTROY SCIENCE FICTION” has been chosen as the Book of Honor at Potlatch 24.
WDSF is the issue that was high-jacked last June by us women under the awesome leadership of Christie Yant, Assistant Editor of Lightspeed Magazine. The amazing Gabrielle de Cuir of Skyboat Media was our fantastic Podcast Producer, with Mur Lafferty beautifully doing all of the intros. For my part, aside from being in the company of so many incredibly gifted women, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to narrate Carrie Vaughn’s wonderful short story Salvage.
This issue is packed full of so much wonderful SSF love you won’t want to miss a minute of it! You can check out most of the issue here for free at June 2014 Lightspeed Magazine. WDSF in it’s entirety can be purchased in various e-reader and print formats at Women Destroy SF.
Potlatch 24 will take place in Seattle, Washington this weekend, Feb 6-8th! So if you live in Seattle or the surrounding area, do try to check out the convention if you can! It looks like it’s going to be a pretty fabulous weekend. Here’s a link to all the festivities! Potlatch24Program.
Although not your typical Valentine’s Day love story… The Lonely Heart is a story sure to capture your heart. I had so much fun recording this hauntingly disturbing tale, mainly because the writing of Aliette de Bodard is so good!! The story is now available at Lightspeed Magazine and it is a retelling of the “The Painted Skin” from Pu Songling’s Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.
The Lonely Heart is graphic, explicit, dark and all the while completely compelling. Part of the fun for me as a narrator is learning about the places & traditions of the characters that I get to portray. To get into the right mind-space for this particular story, I spent a lot of time researching the area of China where the story took place, most specifically the “Ghost City” of old Fengdu. It’s incredibly fascinating! In case you’re interested, here is an article on some of the historic facts & myths of this old city located on the bank of the Yangtze River. Enjoy! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengdu_Ghost_City
“Two-Ton Tony had a hard body…” JUPITER WRESTLERAMA – A wonderfully rich, captivating story that I had the pleasure of narrating is now available at Lightspeed Magazine. This gripping story is about murder, betrayal, love, and intrigue and it all takes place on a cramped space station!
I have become an immediate fan of the writer, Marie Vibbert. Her stunning use of language and imagery in Jupiter Wrestlerama made this particular story incredibly exciting for me to narrate.
You can listen to the podcast of Jupiter Wrestlerama for free here: Jupiter Wrestlerama. Be sure to stay and check out the many other incredible stories that the 2014 Hugo Award Winning Lightspeed Magazine has available online. You won’t be disappointed!
Oh my, is right! Such unrestrained fun I had narrating one of 5 stories in Pauline’s Passion and Punishment and Other Escapades written by Louisa May Alcott , beloved writer of Little Women. Alcott wrote this series under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, which should give a little insight into how scandalous these stories were for the time!! The story I had the pleasure of narrating, Marion Earle: or, Only an Actress! explores sexual betrayal and abandonment following the life of an actress and what many assumed was her disgraceful profession. It’s a fierce story, full of passion, heartache, self-sacrifice and suggests another view of what the life of an actress may really have been like during that era. Alcott herself made a journal entry in 1858 stating “Perhaps it is acting, not writing, I’m meant for. Nature must have a vent somehow.” She clearly had a heart for her subject matter. I’m so glad she did.
Pauline’s Passion and Punishment and Other Escapades is now available on Amazon, Audible and Downpour. Published by Blackstone Audio and Skyboat Media.
