• An Interview with Shayna Small, Narrator of Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome

    Celebrating the Best 2020 Audiobooks for Children

    Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens.

    Article continues after advertisement
    Remove Ads

    Narrator Shayna Small joins AudioFile’s Robin Whitten to discuss her co-narration of Lesa Cline-Ransome’s historical picture book Overground Railroad. Shayna shares why she finds narrating audiobooks for children to be so important and about working on productions full of rich sound effects. Listen and discover a new family favorite.

    For the full list of AudioFile’s 2020 Best Audiobooks, visit audiofilemagazine.com.

    ***

    Article continues after advertisement
    Remove Ads

    To listen to the rest of the episode, as well as the whole archive of Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine, subscribe and listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts.

    Support comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of Remembering Kobe Bryant. Hear firsthand stories about what it was like to go toe-to-toe with one of basketball’s greats.


    Behind the Mic
    Behind the Mic
    Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile Editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. All in 6 minutes or less. It’s short, sweet, and just what your ears need.





    Read More

    I tried “the Netflix of books.” It was not the Netflix of books.

     Maybe it was Oscar Wilde that said, “Everything in the world is about tech except tech. Tech is about power.” Even books,...

    We Need Your Help:

    Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

    Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.