Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby, Read by the Author

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Australian stand-up comedian Hannah Gadsby narrates her memoir, Ten Steps to Nanette, wonderfully. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this excellent memoir from the woman who shot to fame with her Netflix special Nanette. Her work combines humor with personal accounts of the brutal realities of her life as a queer autistic woman, and how her experiences informed her career and the memorable Nanette. She delivers the audiobook the same way she performs on stage, demonstrating a mastery of expression and pacing that allows her words and stories to have the maximum impact. A don’t-miss audiobook of the year.

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