Category Archives: Voice

Thrilled to be a nominee at the 2016 Voice Arts Awards!

Posted on by

pin2proof1-296x300

Congratulations to my many friends and colleagues who received nominations today for the 2016 Voice Arts Awards!!

I am so excited to learn that I’m also a nominee, alongside a sublime cast (Alex Hyde-White, Gabrielle de Cuir, Joan Baker, Steve Marvel) for Hemingway in Love: His Own Story  written by A.E. Hotchner, published by Macmillan Audio and produced by Punch Audio.

In this poignant memoir, I had the immense joy of playing Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway’s first wife. To step into Hemingway’s world in the 1920s and learn who this extraordinary woman was, is an experience I will always treasure!

Hemingway in Love: His Own Story is available on Audible and at Amazon.com.

You, Fascinating You – First Glimpse Inside the Upcoming Audiobook!

Posted on by

I couldn’t be more thrilled to be narrating this exquisite novel written by Germaine Shames, produced by Punch Audio.  You, Fascinating You is based on the true story of Hungarian ballerina, Margit Wolf, who leaves Hungary at the age of 17 with dreams of dancing at La Scala.  Once in Italy, she meets Italian composer, Pasquale Frustaci, the man who would become the love of her life.  As World War II becomes imminent and in the wake of Mussolini’s edict banishing foreign Jews from Italy, Margit returns to Hungary with their young son. She would not be reunited with her Italian maestro for another 22 years.

In this brief clip, older Margit takes us back to the day when at 17, she breaks the news to her parents that she has received an opportunity to dance … at La Scala. Have a listen!

“We never saw them coming”…. NINTH CITY BURNING – now available on Audio!

Posted on by

51hfrylnwal-_sl300_

Thrilled to be a part of this very cool multi-voiced audiobook, Ninth City Burning, written by the incredibly talented J. Patrick Black and published by Penguin Random House.

I had so much fun portraying the quirky, always outspoken inventor Kizabel and her alter ego or “instara” (a.k.a. spectral assistant) Lady!

Set 500 years in the future after an alien attack on planet Earth, suddenly Earth is at risk once more. A select group of 7 individuals come together from unique locations around the globe, each needed for their rare talent, if they have any hope of saving the planet. Written from various perspectives, all in first person, Black has created wonderfully rich characters that are a joy to portray.

Ninth City Burning is now available on Audible and at Amazon.com.

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

Posted on by

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!

Posted on by

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.

 

THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS UNDER ATTACK! – on Book Riot’s list as one of the Best 10 Audiobooks of 2016 So Far

Posted on by

10 of the Best Audiobooks of 2016 So Far

51SoryuPmhL._SL300_The Regional Office Is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales:

A smart, bonkers, and awesome book filled with lady assassins, a mechanical arm wielding character, an Oracle, and great fight scenes that had me cheering for fighting–and was literally what the title says it is about. The delivery of the narrators (Sarah Scott, Natasha Soudek, Susan Hanfield, and Mike Chamberlain) was so spot-on that every time there was an f-bomb dropped I’d laugh out loud (the real kind not the online lol kind).  08-08-16

To see Book Riot’s top 10 Audiobook list in its entirety, just click on the link.  Happy listening!

AudioFile Magazine Review of GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL!

Posted on by
AudioFile - Find your next great audiobook

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]

Rapunzel

 

Natural Beauty Tips from Celebrities! – Now out on Audio

Posted on by

beauty tips

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!

Posted on by

TheSwarm_

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!

Posted on by

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…