Narrator Dion Graham joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to discuss his narration of King: A Life, written by Jonathan Eig, and one of AudioFile’s 2023 Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks. Listen to hear Graham discussing the research and preparations that went into this narration, and the challenges he faced bringing it to life. It’s a riveting audiobook, and Graham emulates the majestic cadence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches. It’s a monumental biography performed exquisitely by a Golden Voice narrator.

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Read AudioFile’s review of the audiobook, published by Macmillan Audio.

 

AudioFile’s 2023 Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks:

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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel, read by Edoardo Ballerini, Michael Finkel

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair, read by Safiya Sinclair

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, read by Dion Graham

Making It So by Patrick Stewart, read by Patrick Stewart

While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger, read by Meg Kissinger

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Why Fathers Cry at Night by Kwame Alexander, read by Kwame Alexander

Find the full list of 2023 Best Audiobooks on our website: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/best-audiobooks-2023/

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