Dion Graham, Audiobook Narrator
CI217 Show Notes
In Circulating Ideas, Episode 217, I chatted with Dion Graham, actor and audiobook narrator, about his love of libraries from an early age, how he approaches books he's going to be narrating, representation in audio work, and some of the recent books he's narrated.
Graham's work for the Random Penguin.
Spotlight on Narrator Dion Graham | AudioFile Magazine
6 Must-Read Dion Graham Audiobooks | Book Riot
Where to start with Dion Graham audiobooks: a guide to some of his best work, including nonfiction, YA, historical fiction, and fantasy.
Interview: Dion Graham | Ears on the Odyssey
Caught Up in the Rapture | Audible Audio Edition
Graham voices the character X-Man in his first professional audiobook work!
Synthetic Voices Want to Take Over Audiobooks | WIRED
Actors / narrators like Graham bring to audiobooks what no computer can... but as computer-generated voices become more sophisticated, the number of audiobooks—including from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—is set to explode.
Recirculated
In Circulating Ideas, Episode 183 (2020), I chatted with January LaVoy, actress and audiobook narrator, about her experience with libraries, how she finds the right voice for each audiobook she narrates, the care she takes in translating an author's story in audio, and working with a little-known actress named Meryl Streep to bring Charlotte's Web to life.
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