tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722350762019626332024-03-28T09:32:14.219-04:00Freeze-FrameMusings, essays, my audiobook recordings, a little bit of this, that... and the other.Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.comBlogger447125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-91918673457723363122024-03-18T19:59:00.004-04:002024-03-18T19:59:42.802-04:00My latest recording now on Audible<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvB6uTj_nVIJvzVQLDoLcDRmur3Zs09ZxpqgnOUJPIux1sVNVGnrYmGtGnAPW0JlPwgUqvmBUS1TS_tHfE-sgPPmB7C4vZ8gwQN7l5GKZXt_kHFEjQGrnDcTWf4lcCMl6YBCeMpM2AaIHr8FR_xk-E5ZqmxR9z_qei1IZfl_TmjlZxMZAYQfjLOJ8F-kb/s500/41OBQRTas0L._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvB6uTj_nVIJvzVQLDoLcDRmur3Zs09ZxpqgnOUJPIux1sVNVGnrYmGtGnAPW0JlPwgUqvmBUS1TS_tHfE-sgPPmB7C4vZ8gwQN7l5GKZXt_kHFEjQGrnDcTWf4lcCMl6YBCeMpM2AaIHr8FR_xk-E5ZqmxR9z_qei1IZfl_TmjlZxMZAYQfjLOJ8F-kb/w200-h200/41OBQRTas0L._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a>My newest recording is now available on Audible. <u>Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods</u> is by Sarah Neidhardt.</p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Sarah Neidhardt grew up in the woods. When
she was an infant, her parents left behind comfortable, urbane lives to
take part in the back-to-the-land movement. They moved their young
family to an isolated piece of land deep in the Arkansas Ozarks where
they built a cabin, grew crops, and strove for eight years to live
self-sufficiently.</p> <p>In this vivid memoir, Neidhardt explores her
childhood in wider familial and social contexts. Drawing upon a trove of
family letters and other archival material, she follows her parents’
journey from privilege to food stamps—from their formative youths, to
their embrace of pioneer homemaking and rural poverty, to their sudden
and wrenching return to conventional society—and explores the
back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s as it was, and as she lived it.</p> <p>A
story of strangers in a strange land, of class, marriage, and family in
a changing world, Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods is
part childhood idyll, part cautionary tale. Sarah Neidhardt reveals the
treasures and tolls of unconventional, pastoral lives, and her
insightful reflections offer a fresh perspective on what it means to
aspire to pre-industrial lifestyles in a modern world."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CYCVZXP7?qid=1710806002&sr=1-2&ref_pageloadid=x1X3xhKrKEcHFPIZ&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=EKECPND66E4AS8XTV1SY&pageLoadId=qjHbjRNiPmvm8Tij&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-52138298588596766102024-01-05T15:43:00.000-05:002024-01-05T15:43:05.817-05:00The Little Women collection now on Audible!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrvILMD5eaibOhM8p0yE1ETMj9odFGhLn_0TH1P-UqaTziIRbjkllo9PyBtXb8pyvOVuv7r-G9WGshLvBfOHelqs7jofZ8VR5St4SuZaVKFweK40VDAZ2zs_UXBSOkIZc9713Pc4xVQijYd8ZslWjlfUtseyW4mALnZ8tz1wE7BZL84fTx7SYzi3OknhK/s500/51npwqcvlUL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrvILMD5eaibOhM8p0yE1ETMj9odFGhLn_0TH1P-UqaTziIRbjkllo9PyBtXb8pyvOVuv7r-G9WGshLvBfOHelqs7jofZ8VR5St4SuZaVKFweK40VDAZ2zs_UXBSOkIZc9713Pc4xVQijYd8ZslWjlfUtseyW4mALnZ8tz1wE7BZL84fTx7SYzi3OknhK/w200-h200/51npwqcvlUL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I'm very happy to see the full collection of the Little Women books by Louisa May Alcott now available on Audible. The books are all full-cast productions by members of The Online Stage. I played the narrator. <p></p><p></p><div class="bc-box
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<span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"><p>"The Little Women Collection by Louisa May Alcott presented by The Online Stage.</p> <p>This
collection includes the remastered Online Stage productions of Little
Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys as well as Comic Tragedies by Jo & Meg.</p> <p>Little
Women is the story of four sisters growing up against the background of
the American Civil War. Alcott wrote the book at the urging of the
publisher, Thomas Niles, who was seeking a story about girls that would
have popular appeal. Although it was commenced essentially as a
children's book, it developed into something of a bildungsroman, which
touches on more serious issues such as the difficulties faced by
single-parent families, the death of a sibling, and fractured
relationships.</p> <p>Little Men tells the continuing story of Jo March, who has married Professor Bhaer, with whom she now runs a small school.</p> <p>In
Jo's Boys, we revisit the Plumfield clan 10 years later, all grown up
and finding their way through life's adventures and misadventures.
Simmering romances blossom for some while the bravery and strength of
others are tested. Through it all, Jo and Professor Bhaer desperately
hope they have done their duty in raising up good citizens of the world
with dreams, passions, empathy, and intelligence. Alcott shines once
again with her ability to write human emotion through real-world
scenarios that are still relevant today.</p> <p>Comic Tragedies by Jo
& Meg is a collection of plays written by Jo and Meg March, often
discussed and performed in the March family attic by the beloved Little
Women as the Pickwick Players. Our cast returns as Jo, Meg, Amy, and
Beth to perform every role with dramatic flair from damsels in distress
to evil villains, and no shortage of mistaken identities and sword
fights.</p> <p>Cast:</p> <p>Narrators—Lee Ann Howlett and Erin Grassie</p> <p>Jo—Amanda Friday</p> <p>Meg—P. J. Morgan</p> <p>Beth—Tiffany Halla Colonna</p> <p>Amy—Becca Maggie and Anna Grace</p> <p>Laurie—Andy Harrington</p> <p>Professor Bhaer—Ben Lindsey-Clark</p> <p>Various
other roles performed by Elizabeth Klett, Ron Altman, Ben Stevens,
Nancy German, Maureen Boutilier, Jeff Moon, Jennifer Fournier, Miranda
Hodges, Izzy Lindsey-Clark, Rebecca Thomas, Brett Downey, Sarah
Pignatello, Chris Marcellus, Leanne Yau, Cate Barratt, Libby Stephenson,
Marty Krz, David Prickett, Arielle Lipshaw, Ted Wenskus, Tomas Peter,
Anastasia Durning, Josh Innerst, Tim Sailer, Sydnee Fullmer, Lance
Rasmussen, Tyler Hyrchuk, Max Gallo, Anna Grace, Jennie VanderLugt, and
Trisha Rose."</p><p>You can listen to the sample and/or purchase the book on Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Little-Women-Collection-Audiobook/B0CQ9TFY5M?qid=1704485561&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=3GSx59BPCsaDCO5b&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=TEM8XQW91AX8HAQCMZJS&pageLoadId=2S61jNh9njagPVzm&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /></p><p> </p></span>
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bc-color-secondary">"The critically acclaimed memoir of award-winning author and poet, Ann Carbine Best. <br /> <br />
When Ann Carbine marries Larry Best in the Salt Lake temple in 1961,
she's certain their marriage will last forever. Eleven years later, she
learns that he's been having affairs with men. Devastated by the
revelation, Ann feels betrayed and abandoned. She still loves Larry and
wants to save their marriage. However, powerful emotions pull Larry away
from his family, just as AIDS is beginning its relentless march through
the gay community. As a single parent, Ann is faced with four grieving
children who don't want to leave their father and their home in Utah.
But Ann needs to start a new life in a new place. In the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, she at last makes peace with the past."</span></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary">To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/In-the-Mirror-Audiobook/B0CQKLSK8X?qid=1703103985&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=yFUJfTONiTZ3Jm07&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=Q98RRT9BKMX3EH9H3Y6E&pageLoadId=cnSblHbNopubOHgP&ref_plink=not_applicable&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></span></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-3667459505935263212023-12-16T09:13:00.003-05:002023-12-16T09:13:42.836-05:00Pre-order of a children's classic now on Audible!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mm2EyznCQg1hxve3t4L7N4HK0LpUjfMT2L15FmDXKgV9MKSiovU7fd0aHOx4TifibLIBte_30ul4u8xXYva5Gu46rt1at-bQZuTHdAx8-H5s5xCGszAbPDrFQiTv0AbvmO4rQo7o3558pvv2BRHN3C2ayM4reLSE6bGfUuH8ctJ0HcLtRQgOD-BMWR_1/s500/51FLdMhcWoL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mm2EyznCQg1hxve3t4L7N4HK0LpUjfMT2L15FmDXKgV9MKSiovU7fd0aHOx4TifibLIBte_30ul4u8xXYva5Gu46rt1at-bQZuTHdAx8-H5s5xCGszAbPDrFQiTv0AbvmO4rQo7o3558pvv2BRHN3C2ayM4reLSE6bGfUuH8ctJ0HcLtRQgOD-BMWR_1/w200-h200/51FLdMhcWoL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I was very happy to contribute to this full cast production as a member of Voices of Today to this children's classic! <u>Now We Are Six</u> by A.A. Milne features 35 poems. <p></p><div class="bc-box
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<span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"><p>"This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to <i>When We Were Very Young</i>, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.</p> <p>As
the author explains in the introduction: “We have been nearly three
years writing this book. We began it when we were very young … and now
we are six. So, of course, bits of it seem rather baby-ish to us, almost
as if they had slipped out of some other book by mistake. So we want
you to know that the name of the book doesn’t mean that this is us being
six all the time, but that it is about as far as we’ve got at present,
and we half think of stopping there.”</p> <p>Featuring Bob Gonzalez,
Daniela Acitelli, Emma Faye, JD Sutter, Cath Bilson, Kendra Murray, Erin
Grassie, Ted Wenskus, Shane Hughes, Lucy Bacaller, Terah Tucker, Graham
Scott, Jennie Litt, Susan Iannucci, Aisling Gray, Jennifer Fournier,
Marty Krz, Lee Ann Howlett, Melissa Green, Rebecca H. Lee, Sarah
Bacaller, Kris Keppeler, and others."</p><p>Due to be published January 16, 2024, you can pre-order the book on Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Now-We-Are-Six-Audiobook/B0CQ8XRLWR" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></p></span>
</div><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-75951708374679544382023-12-11T23:37:00.005-05:002023-12-11T23:37:58.577-05:00New book out on Audible! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplXyXJPkj_kVK79vJGE_bGUWFYTy6JjNhzKBiS4_q6B-mgK3cknnft-DAC2QN2GfuHWYdUfgQrTARWZTxqUTPSiaLdeoyp-38RUkq1JBrfMlr85eEMnkL-XcQ7NWTkFP3eiK8UNzPRpj_cKNfRjn7h60o9nPKbG00tMAGjgNRKtzBrQTwgM_9Oid_5c5V/s500/61B+nfjLvyL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplXyXJPkj_kVK79vJGE_bGUWFYTy6JjNhzKBiS4_q6B-mgK3cknnft-DAC2QN2GfuHWYdUfgQrTARWZTxqUTPSiaLdeoyp-38RUkq1JBrfMlr85eEMnkL-XcQ7NWTkFP3eiK8UNzPRpj_cKNfRjn7h60o9nPKbG00tMAGjgNRKtzBrQTwgM_9Oid_5c5V/w200-h200/61B+nfjLvyL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording debuted on Audible today. <u>Losing Eden: An Environmental History of the American West</u> is by Sara Dant with a foreword by Tom S. Udall. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"In <i>Losing Eden</i> award-winning historian
Sara Dant debunks the myth of the American West as “Eden” and instead
embraces a more realistic and complex understanding of a region that has
been inhabited and altered by people for tens of thousands of years.</p> <p>In
this lively narrative Dant discusses the key events and topics in the
environmental history of the American West, from the Beringia migration,
Columbian Exchange, and federal territorial acquisition to post–World
War II expansion, resource exploitation, and current climate change
issues. <i>Losing Eden</i> is structured around three important themes:
balancing economic success and ecological destruction, creating and
protecting public lands, and achieving sustainability.</p> <p>This
revised and updated edition incorporates the latest science and
thinking. It also features a new chapter on climate change in the
American West, a larger reflection on the region’s multicultural history
and updated current events. Cohesive and compelling, <i>Losing Eden</i>
recognizes the central role of the natural world in the history of the
American West and provides important analysis on the continually
evolving relationship between the land and its inhabitants."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CPZ1K14B?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-379239&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_379239_pd_us&fbclid=IwAR3l5aY493XMRYgQiGBZfX8rqnUZRviI0peYGH029qjMa7RyBqJyS25aZr4" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <br /></p><br /> <p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-35829469944103150002023-10-16T16:48:00.002-04:002023-10-16T16:48:52.538-04:00New book on horse racing now on Audible!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7tRLZH2L08kABfsd8bAPXOO8BAWcKLtpbdoyDH4hGnFHke3uDN_jedH8KvJH61-HNlYKshTK4rnCZ_wy0oyG6qPO_u1Cu010ERiFb9cjIc1v9H_f7imu_P3UYna3u7Wgn5f5x5rP5nndx5herrRhartlPL5DKbj17JJ55sG_OvtWJ53Of_3pH0pjJqZV/s500/41gWv2JoxcL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7tRLZH2L08kABfsd8bAPXOO8BAWcKLtpbdoyDH4hGnFHke3uDN_jedH8KvJH61-HNlYKshTK4rnCZ_wy0oyG6qPO_u1Cu010ERiFb9cjIc1v9H_f7imu_P3UYna3u7Wgn5f5x5rP5nndx5herrRhartlPL5DKbj17JJ55sG_OvtWJ53Of_3pH0pjJqZV/w200-h200/41gWv2JoxcL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording just debuted on Audible. This one is nonfiction and covers a part of American horse racing history. It's called: <u>The Foxes of Belair: Gallant Fox, Omaha, and the Quest for the Triple Crown</u> and is by Jennifer S. Kelly. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"The story of one of racing's earliest
dynasties, the historic Belair Stud, began with William Woodward's
childhood memories of grand days at the racetrack, inspiring dreams of
breeding a champion or two of his own. Woodward turned those dreams into
reality, building Belair Stud on his family's Maryland estate,
launching what would become the preeminent thoroughbred breeding and
racing empire in America and chasing racing's biggest prizes in both the
United States and England.</p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"> <p>The defining moment for Belair came
when Woodward bred the imported stallion Sir Gallahad III to his mare
Marguerite. Their colt, Gallant Fox, became only the second horse in
history to win the Preakness Stakes, the Kentucky Derby, and the Belmont
Stakes in the same year. In 1935, the farm cemented the Triple Crown as
the gold standard for three-year-olds when Gallant Fox's son, Omaha,
duplicated his sire's trio of victories, a sweep that sealed the farm's
legacy and carved its name in the annals of racing history.</p> <p>In <i>The Foxes of Belair: Gallant Fox, Omaha, and the Quest for the Triple Crown,</i>
Jennifer Kelly examines the racing legacies of Gallant Fox and Omaha
and how William Woodward's service to racing during the 20th century
forever changed the landscape of the American thoroughbred industry."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CL54HVDC/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-371848&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_371848_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></p></span><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-80347587846800256512023-08-31T19:52:00.000-04:002023-08-31T19:52:11.673-04:00New history book out on Audible<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApYyVjtDBZYHHFYDRqE_7bMKhl7bzTMPgGkuN9kL5Foq1OiUsOYiC1jcO9AsoZfWrfUDMQcNey7EDDy6jdYUBPKJoXaxeTnFifG-64aHuaVrq2bsolz2VH3a5EHHTxrJSKeC2E4TBy7ulb3jgiKWJk2YFVLnFtLZfzNV06peGDTvUwqpCKsiojrzQwFhQ/s500/61fBYiFcq6L._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApYyVjtDBZYHHFYDRqE_7bMKhl7bzTMPgGkuN9kL5Foq1OiUsOYiC1jcO9AsoZfWrfUDMQcNey7EDDy6jdYUBPKJoXaxeTnFifG-64aHuaVrq2bsolz2VH3a5EHHTxrJSKeC2E4TBy7ulb3jgiKWJk2YFVLnFtLZfzNV06peGDTvUwqpCKsiojrzQwFhQ/w200-h200/61fBYiFcq6L._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording just debuted on Audible today! <u>Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts</u> is by Elise Lemire. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Concord, Massachusetts has long been heralded
as the birthplace of American liberty and American letters. It was here
that the first military engagement of the Revolutionary War was fought,
and here that Thoreau came to "live deliberately" on the shores of
Walden Pond. Between the Revolution and the settlement of the little
cabin with the bean rows, however, Walden Woods was home to several
generations of freed slaves and their children.</p> <p>In <i>Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts,</i>
Elise Lemire brings to life the former slaves of Walden Woods, and the
men and women who held them in bondage during the 18th century. After
charting the rise of Concord slaveholder John Cuming, <i>Black Walden</i> follows the struggles of Cuming's slave, Brister, as he attempts to build a life for himself after 35 years of enslavement. </p> <p>Brister
Freeman, as he came to call himself, and some of the town's slaves were
able to leverage the political tensions that fueled the American
Revolution and force their owners into relinquishing them. Once
emancipated, however, the former slaves were permitted to squat on only
the most remote and infertile places. Walden Woods was one of them.
Here, Freeman and his neighbors farmed, spun linen, made baskets, told
fortunes, and otherwise tried to survive in spite of poverty and
harassment."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CH1GSRBH/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-366061&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_366061_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></p><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-78304049618783355072023-07-25T20:13:00.002-04:002023-07-25T20:13:55.311-04:00Another true crime book on Audible!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYF8Ljd9rxGxrfRRinqnjJd7d92ewLfT_eCXRbXxWzSpmxwiYarMcSH4YaxBdgEoZ-Uy5rrBuWiEDAW6F3M1hIes3r_mL800gKgC2r3ur6k4rlgClt45Kz02PHXJ4NSamMs8ITDJwzJrfZYflL_Sby42sFJubjLSV308eYoCdufNznL489YmACEBisPrA/s500/61xbdl11fmL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYF8Ljd9rxGxrfRRinqnjJd7d92ewLfT_eCXRbXxWzSpmxwiYarMcSH4YaxBdgEoZ-Uy5rrBuWiEDAW6F3M1hIes3r_mL800gKgC2r3ur6k4rlgClt45Kz02PHXJ4NSamMs8ITDJwzJrfZYflL_Sby42sFJubjLSV308eYoCdufNznL489YmACEBisPrA/w200-h200/61xbdl11fmL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording to debut on Audible is another book in the true crime genre. <u>Precious Few Clues: The True Crime Investigation of Kansas City's "Precious Doe" Murder</u> is by Marla Bernard and was published by Wildblue Press. <p></p><div class="bc-box
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<span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"><p>"On an unseasonably warm April evening in
2001, the headless body of a tiny girl was found discarded in a
makeshift dump site in the woods on the southeast side of Kansas City,
Missouri.</p> <p>One long night turned into four long years for Sgt.
David Bernard and the Kansas City Police Department’s 1020 Squad. They
followed 1,500 leads, had a replica of the child’s head sculpted from
her skull, and ultimately conducted the single most extensive area
canvass in the KCPD's history.</p> <p>Erica Michelle Marie Green, a.k.a.
“Precious Doe”, captured the hearts of not only the dedicated
detectives who fought tirelessly to identify her and her killer, but of
an entire community.</p> <p><i>Precious Few Clues</i> is a candid and
touching account of the painful impact that this brutal murder had on
Sgt. Bernard, his family, and the KCPD’s 1020 squad. It chronicles the
all too frequent story of child abuse, failed social services, a flawed
court system, and battered women who sacrificed their own children to
shield their abusive lovers, echoing the same preposterous explanations
of “...but I love him”."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CCSPFW53/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-361534&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_361534_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></p></span>
</div><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-29022808261168509242023-06-21T15:16:00.001-04:002023-06-21T15:16:25.097-04:00New true crime book on Audible!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPkik1MfWL9uincvAgzbJwzTqwCN3YdlmIPXvI_W4XACoiKdPL6R6gOgeCz7Eo5169jBpfMpcUL8rDg8Kis8p3qyTeNXdmcTLCqL3oepxaxqJ7A_DG5BOuqx4iiwPGq9cmccc4YAlusJXpYrQiZFnykHK5ndTD6FR87VIxREJfSnSF5GrtOATmC9H_AIo/s500/51kwi4DtTuL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPkik1MfWL9uincvAgzbJwzTqwCN3YdlmIPXvI_W4XACoiKdPL6R6gOgeCz7Eo5169jBpfMpcUL8rDg8Kis8p3qyTeNXdmcTLCqL3oepxaxqJ7A_DG5BOuqx4iiwPGq9cmccc4YAlusJXpYrQiZFnykHK5ndTD6FR87VIxREJfSnSF5GrtOATmC9H_AIo/w200-h200/51kwi4DtTuL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording on Audible is a mixture of a true crime book and a biography/memoir. <u>A Mind for Murder: The Real Life Files of a Psychic Investigator</u> is by Noreen Renier and was published by Crossroad Press.<p></p><div class="bc-box
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<span class="bc-text
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Academy, Noreen Renier has assisted law-enforcement officials all over
the world, working on more than 400 criminal cases. From the discovery
and development of her unique talents to becoming a respected figure in
the police community, this is the true account of Noreen Renier's
remarkable life and career.</p> <p>Included here are the stories of:</p> <ul><li>Her prediction of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.</li><li>The client who was a professional mercenary.</li><li>The police officer suspected of being a rapist and murderer.</li><li>Her involvement in the Laci Peterson murder (she told the police where to find the body).</li></ul> <p><i>A Mind for Murder</i> has all the elements of true crime, memoir, and psychic mystery."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C8P9C5Y2/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-356739&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_356739_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a></span>. <br /></p></span>
</div><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-35490875283206026572023-05-23T20:00:00.001-04:002023-05-23T20:00:45.667-04:00New nonfiction book on Audible<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0EmLsIPZOfUgZG9MdmcZEwKvLAlKMVkvcj0_Zmqi7TnQR4Ao5JWxv6lvxyLtQlPSMqbT9PWyQEhOFOzcu-iJZ1sdnMIKWe7vpBVsNU0qi0P4nGdcz6m1greiWPlhZE9PLcz1pvZNDQI4B4W3SfibIvicO0jk9Qn3s30lPjegLa7wqvBa67R4iPecOw/s500/51qXB-UgvaL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0EmLsIPZOfUgZG9MdmcZEwKvLAlKMVkvcj0_Zmqi7TnQR4Ao5JWxv6lvxyLtQlPSMqbT9PWyQEhOFOzcu-iJZ1sdnMIKWe7vpBVsNU0qi0P4nGdcz6m1greiWPlhZE9PLcz1pvZNDQI4B4W3SfibIvicO0jk9Qn3s30lPjegLa7wqvBa67R4iPecOw/w200-h200/51qXB-UgvaL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Another one of my recordings just went up for sale on Audible today. This one is nonfiction and is called <u>Older and Wiser: New Ideas for Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century</u> by Jean E. Rhodes. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Youth mentoring is one of the most popular
forms of volunteering in the world today, but does it work? Drawing on
over 30 years of research and her own experience in the field, Jean
Rhodes reveals that most mentoring programs fail to deliver what young
people actually need. Many prioritize building emotional bonds between
mentors and mentees. But research shows that effective programs go far
beyond this, developing specific social, emotional, and intellectual
skills.</p> <p>Most mentoring programs rely on volunteers, who rarely
have the training to teach these skills. Their one-size-fits-all models
struggle to meet the diverse needs of mentees, and rarely take account
of the psychological effects of poverty on children. Rhodes doesn’t
think we should give up on mentoring—far from it. Instead, she
recommends “organic” mentorship opportunities—in schools, youth sports
leagues, and community organizations—and shares specific approaches that
can spark meaningful change in young people’s lives.</p> <p>The book is published by Harvard University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C62HVWGY/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-353700&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_353700_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a>.</span> <br /></p><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-72477754896824753072023-05-22T14:19:00.000-04:002023-05-22T14:19:05.565-04:00New cozy mystery on Audible!<p>My latest recording -- a cozy mystery -- is now for sale on Audible.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtKig_b1yGus6zFv52Wh4FF61CxvqdGjPk0sDdiuwpv0FrrYOUW5L5h317vMXCZjUqFFfFm0i8LAVRVXe4CHRz2kb4HMnU9nlDUvOFiUxVcG2hAeGtD9yaTpmE9LwSYj0SK4xbOK3jkFgco4dbmDWCPiRCFVEhXoqH_xVL93S1-NhjkwQncyCUT1eDA/s500/51S0sFB8l4L._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtKig_b1yGus6zFv52Wh4FF61CxvqdGjPk0sDdiuwpv0FrrYOUW5L5h317vMXCZjUqFFfFm0i8LAVRVXe4CHRz2kb4HMnU9nlDUvOFiUxVcG2hAeGtD9yaTpmE9LwSYj0SK4xbOK3jkFgco4dbmDWCPiRCFVEhXoqH_xVL93S1-NhjkwQncyCUT1eDA/w200-h200/51S0sFB8l4L._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><u>The Dame's Demise</u> is by Donna Muse. It's the first book in the new series, A Macey & Mugsy Mystery. The was a fun book to narrate.</p><div class="bc-box
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<span class="bc-text
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girl, she read every crime novel in the school library, and memorized
the plots of her favorite British detective shows. A brainy, awkward
girl with few friends and a knack for getting into trouble, she dreamed
of becoming a sleuth like the heroes of her beloved Agatha Christie
novels. But when her mother is murdered in a seemingly random shooting
and Macey is no longer guaranteed shelter or food, she’s forced to put
away her childish dreams.</p> <p>That is, until 13 years later, when a
string of killings reunites her with her best friend from high school,
Christa Bailey—a ditzy, vivacious woman. Whaler’s Bay is still reeling
from the murder of Betty Bunkle, who ran pottery classes out of her
tourist shop by the sea. There are any number of people who had reason
to kill her—the hunky young art student who had taken a fancy to the
lady, the online therapist whose advice she routinely ignored, and the
piano teacher who blames Betty for a failed marriage.</p> <p>When a
second person is murdered, Macey, Christa, and Macey's beloved beagle
Mugsy must face the likelihood they’re dealing with a serial
murderer—and find the man or woman responsible before they kill again."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C5S83FV4/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-352370&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_352370_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a>.</span> <br /></p></span>
</div><p></p><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-28431046945936612992023-04-06T09:55:00.001-04:002023-04-06T09:55:35.924-04:00New true-crime book available for pre-order on Audible!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPgkfScZIfRieO4pPoN4WwGTFVsJhXY0A6X8iKU1UveJ-W4PXaDQEcjHecfTalxjUpGG-MgLTYkJDVWVTfGUG8n9MZo95LHlYGQ4VUJyyqiD7kcO93tJStpOwKIlE7CI-GUjvbbvPNCGBCC3ryQh23-bzCuPf_RaLd-HOD6pvHsqJ8Y-SVY2jyEwsTQ/s500/31NcKEm74eL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPgkfScZIfRieO4pPoN4WwGTFVsJhXY0A6X8iKU1UveJ-W4PXaDQEcjHecfTalxjUpGG-MgLTYkJDVWVTfGUG8n9MZo95LHlYGQ4VUJyyqiD7kcO93tJStpOwKIlE7CI-GUjvbbvPNCGBCC3ryQh23-bzCuPf_RaLd-HOD6pvHsqJ8Y-SVY2jyEwsTQ/w200-h200/31NcKEm74eL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording is now available for pre-order on Audible with publication scheduled for May 2, 2023. This is a different sort of true-crime book written by a woman who unwittingly played a part in the story. <u>True Crime Redux</u> by Stephanie Kane is a product of Bancroft Press. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"More than a witness but less than an active
participant, I was a bit actor whose role in the crime shaped my life.”
So writes Stephanie Kane, who here recounts the dramatic events that
forever fractured the lives of the Frye family, as well as her own.</p> <p>The
murder of Betty Frye goes unpunished for decades. Kane, ex-wife of
Betty's son Doug, finally decides to tell her story by fictionalizing
the events she witnessed, as well as those about which she simply
speculated. The result is the novel <i>Quiet Time</i>. She shortly finds out, however, that fiction can oftentimes accurately mirror reality.</p> <p>In her new true-crime non-fiction, <i>True Crime Redux</i>,
Kane artfully describes the chain of events that followed the
publication of her novel and brings a forgotten cold case back to life.
She dives deep into the inner-workings of modern crime and punishment
through the retelling of events she played an involuntary role in.</p> <p>This strikingly transparent report of a brutal homicide engulfs listeners from the very first line. <i>True Crime Redux </i>is thus a perfect pick for true-crime fans looking for a compelling, true story that leaves no stones unturned."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or pre-order the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BZWQL683/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-346242&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_346242_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a>.</span> <br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-89235604646097796672023-02-24T19:24:00.002-05:002023-02-24T19:24:45.646-05:00New western romance on Audible<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwqJCBvV2hsXvdzfizaefYEuwZYPhFlQ5BLc0HX5cTlQUXOkzu-3U6NZACKg6m6jNRp4ZKdW_hJBE-JNJxLDHqoXrWTxDnYNPB3soAMeWj22_OiRrSHupMhcDu0ONzw-YVDXsuDlJ28XcnRen_O148gJ0BAx97tVm7TxWH60N0KdpFprpVGMWa14_7g/s500/61vJlG1i6oL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwqJCBvV2hsXvdzfizaefYEuwZYPhFlQ5BLc0HX5cTlQUXOkzu-3U6NZACKg6m6jNRp4ZKdW_hJBE-JNJxLDHqoXrWTxDnYNPB3soAMeWj22_OiRrSHupMhcDu0ONzw-YVDXsuDlJ28XcnRen_O148gJ0BAx97tVm7TxWH60N0KdpFprpVGMWa14_7g/w200-h200/61vJlG1i6oL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording on Audible is a sweet mail-order bride western romance. It's called <u>Learning to Trust Again</u> by Susannah Calloway.<p></p><p></p><p>"<span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"><b>Fearful and frightened, Lacey Harper must learn to save herself</b>.
When her father plans to marry her off to enrich himself, she answers
an advert for a Mail Order Bride. She boards a train to Colorado
Territory to marry a man named Neil Thompson.<br /> <br /> <b>But Neil doesn’t want or need a wife.</b>
He’d buried his beloved Maggie four years earlier and cannot move on
from her death. His daughter, Darcy, now six, needs the mother Neil
refuses to provide.<br /> <br /> Lacey arrives in Miner’s Gulch, Colorado,
and learns that Neil’s family had asked for a Mail Order Bride for him;
Neil has no knowledge of the arrangement<b>. Lacey agrees to stay on only until she finds a new husband.</b> Except Lacey is attracted to Neil, and Neil to Lacey.<br /> <br />
But Neil declares he’ll never marry again. Lacey writes the Mail Order
Bride Agency to find a man who truly wants her, but Darcy’s sudden
illness prevents Lacey from leaving.<br /> <br /> <b>Neil realizes he’s fallen for Lacey, but has he lost her?</b> When Lacey’s father arrives to take her home to marry another, Neil fights for her. <b>Then a mysterious event binds Lacey and Neil together for all time."</b></span></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"><b></b></span></p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BWL22C8T/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-341935&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_341935_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /> </p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-27707302638612336572023-02-14T09:19:00.001-05:002023-02-14T09:19:32.210-05:00A fun sci-fi short story now on Audible<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GQSLH2mPDnNq_xybouoA4lwVriZA0KaGfz0bfb8pN0giOU_AxMAJgIDOwjlGVLcEneLqOuVuyAatZrVXgFapCkoXDzrgFjymxhyDtSGeCxO2an7OSBo5dBdc0dj5PTMuQ4QgsQu_ekcppqtk1cURUcxYUxPHmDBmqFsDBHTcXB7ucSxPNXVHsw4edg/s500/512hgfqrmpL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GQSLH2mPDnNq_xybouoA4lwVriZA0KaGfz0bfb8pN0giOU_AxMAJgIDOwjlGVLcEneLqOuVuyAatZrVXgFapCkoXDzrgFjymxhyDtSGeCxO2an7OSBo5dBdc0dj5PTMuQ4QgsQu_ekcppqtk1cURUcxYUxPHmDBmqFsDBHTcXB7ucSxPNXVHsw4edg/w200-h200/512hgfqrmpL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I had the opportunity to record a classic sci-fi short story by William Tenn for Audible. <u>Venus is a Man's World</u> is a fun read. <p></p><p>"<span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary">In the future, Earth is ruled by women and many
of the men have fled to other planets. Ferdinand is a boy on a spaceship
headed to Venus where the men are said to be plentiful. He's with his
older sister, Evelyn, who decided to leave Earth in search of a husband.
After Ferdinand stumbles on a stowaway named Butt Lee Brown, a battle
of the sexes ensues. Satire and humor abound in this tale from William
Tenn."</span></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary">To listen to the sample and/or purchase the recording, head to Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Venus-Is-a-Mans-World-Audiobook/B0BVJD6RRZ?ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_B0BVJD6RRZ&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=CVSQA8RW9F6GBC7JGJ38&pageLoadId=dXVKbHlQ8rcmrbK7&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a><span style="color: red;">.</span> </span><br /> </p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-49403292407545550812023-02-07T20:36:00.003-05:002023-02-07T20:36:57.064-05:00New collection from Voices of Today!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-0FPppV0b8GlRZD9bkBwT1Ww5kV9tbIDWZPA8Gd-ypzl8yBfiXBuDUS8eY4BbXlzVeZ_3T4demL8AMDMMinPnLErpF6eaDnqNPxRBDIF2kZRxADH_YCyL8XIarDTnwI0vFZBikU44uC0t_5bZwiUd9_DMqa0bCfnQiAHCmi6BE6RhF-ynknLne15Fg/s500/41BBwok9SqL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-0FPppV0b8GlRZD9bkBwT1Ww5kV9tbIDWZPA8Gd-ypzl8yBfiXBuDUS8eY4BbXlzVeZ_3T4demL8AMDMMinPnLErpF6eaDnqNPxRBDIF2kZRxADH_YCyL8XIarDTnwI0vFZBikU44uC0t_5bZwiUd9_DMqa0bCfnQiAHCmi6BE6RhF-ynknLne15Fg/w200-h200/41BBwok9SqL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I was very happy to be a part of these full-cast productions as a member of Voices of Today! <u>A Gene Stratton-Porter Collection</u> by Gene Stratton-Porter was produced via Spoken Realms. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Freckles and A Girl of the Limberlost are two
of Gene Stratton Porter's most famous novels. Set primarily in the
Limberlost Swamp of Indiana, USA, Freckles follows the story of
Freckles, a lame orphan whose innate character rises above his
circumstances. A Girl of the Limberlost is the story of Elnora, blamed
for her father's death by her mother, who nevertheless meets every
challenge that comes her way with admirable resilience. Uplifting and
encouraging family listening!</p> <p>Narration by Susan Iannucci. Also
featuring the voices of David Shears, Sarah Bacaller, Ben Stevens, Linda
Barrans, Graham Scott, Marty Krz, John Burlinson, Trisha Rose, Lee Ann
Howlett, J D Sutter, John Burlinson, Lee Ann Howlett, Andy Harrington,
Emma Faye, Adam Skousen, Sara Morsey, and Kendra Murray."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BV42PZ5R?qid=1675817378&sr=1-7&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_7&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=8ZRDYV5QDT0CGB1TRCK1&pageLoadId=hLR91X8Jj1oYoBBh&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <br /></p><br /> <p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-34396266991853904652023-02-07T19:43:00.000-05:002023-02-07T19:43:10.177-05:00New recording (finally!) on Audible<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6_DXqqGLGSkDEBJ-p_vQEcznDCyp3nTHcvDrc1jFl98E4wnh-ErPnXZA_m3WBH3eNvDYDK8D6cKEw8qX740-RtUcetWH6QVjUQ5dQ0MoEGfN33voCjGCznUY_Hlt4md_3UQQke5Nv4xlCeB_2HPk-FWGIELl1sfokksUAQCxhspqhQk8qqytm2w_bQ/s500/41mIMYOF93L._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6_DXqqGLGSkDEBJ-p_vQEcznDCyp3nTHcvDrc1jFl98E4wnh-ErPnXZA_m3WBH3eNvDYDK8D6cKEw8qX740-RtUcetWH6QVjUQ5dQ0MoEGfN33voCjGCznUY_Hlt4md_3UQQke5Nv4xlCeB_2HPk-FWGIELl1sfokksUAQCxhspqhQk8qqytm2w_bQ/w200-h200/41mIMYOF93L._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Having a new roof put on your house and recording audio are two things that definitely do not mix. I had to work on a couple of short projects in between the sounds of ripping, hammering, etc. One hit Audible today via Spoken Realms: <u>Gretchen's Forty Winks</u> by F. Scott Fitzgerald.<p></p><p>"A light, comedic short story from American author F. Scott Fitzgerald.</p><div class="bc-box
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bc-spacing-s2"><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"> <p>A
young married couple with a baby is eking out a living while the
husband, Roger, works to establish his own advertising company. His
wife, Gretchen, is stunningly beautiful and unhappy with how much time
Roger spends working.</p> <p>After an evening with Roger's old friend,
George Tompkins, who suggests that Roger needs more of a work/life
balance, a flirtation begins between George and Gretchen.</p> <p>How
Roger decides to nip the relationship in the bud while meeting his
career goal involves, among other things, a sleeping potion and a
suitcase full of his wife's shoes."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the recording, head to Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BV4KC4FW?qid=1675815530&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=ZQ2H1PD25JJ0P5998DTP&pageLoadId=8Qa2enFp7JCAsXre&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <br /></p></span>
</div><p> <br /><br /></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-81880020397138730602022-12-19T19:21:00.000-05:002022-12-19T19:21:14.019-05:00My lastest recording on Audible <p></p>My latest recording for University Press Audiobooks just debuted on Audible today. <u>What Workers Say: Decades of Struggle and How to Make Real Opportunity Now</u> is by Roberta Eversen. <br /><p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshoYrLofxBhjrtys_OaqHj5BfSHBD0DsbEKRmq-mEPawCjkZywLpGqgqtybClZFa5RL6Df_TdJVc0bRfJAyBx7DPphqoFtx6-ZRInZBrC11iTfLatgdYdDBqq1iVCMquusxJ--ChZghyMvRpnOkdV45BoeScJhICpDDxk4kbTHtyOlL0aKLK3O3zk2Q/s500/51xnjLRgSuL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshoYrLofxBhjrtys_OaqHj5BfSHBD0DsbEKRmq-mEPawCjkZywLpGqgqtybClZFa5RL6Df_TdJVc0bRfJAyBx7DPphqoFtx6-ZRInZBrC11iTfLatgdYdDBqq1iVCMquusxJ--ChZghyMvRpnOkdV45BoeScJhICpDDxk4kbTHtyOlL0aKLK3O3zk2Q/w200-h200/51xnjLRgSuL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a>"What have jobs really been like for the past 40 years and what do the workers themselves say about them? In <i>What Workers Say,</i>
Roberta Iversen shows that for employees in labor market
industries—like manufacturing, construction, printing—as well as those
in service-producing jobs, like clerical work, healthcare, food service,
retail, and automotive—jobs are often discriminatory, are sometimes
dangerous and exploitive, and seldom utilize people’s full range of
capabilities. Most importantly, they fail to provide any real
opportunity for advancement.</p> <p><i>What Workers Say</i> takes its cue from Studs Terkel’s <i>Working,</i>
as Iversen interviewed more than 1,200 workers to present stories about
their labor market jobs since 1980. She puts a human face on the
experiences of a broad range of workers indicating what their jobs were
and are truly like. Iversen reveals how transformations in the political
economy of waged work have shrunk or eliminated opportunity for
workers, families, communities, and productivity. <i>What Workers Say</i>
also offers an innovative proposal for compensated civil labor that
could enable workers, their communities, labor market organizations, and
the national infrastructure to actually flourish."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BQJV1PRN/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-334953&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_334953_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a>.</span> <br /></p><br />Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-51998034511511474662022-12-02T20:28:00.000-05:002022-12-02T20:28:08.833-05:00New nonfiction title on Audible<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio811t9FjoMVkfADuRibl3kF3ep2IvBc6Tq2M_YO0KLqU6HY22S_Vw2A2twRCzNYw3L1_RlnBudR6PHmoz-Vfr6V8Msx--Zn-DeOgUa-bmnDIUrxzYztPl1aLEW4Mmoo93jYYhcSnGMPoFu_USkXshFaySVQf7a1zMQeZDpfdtdiuktmeYE2ii6Fv73w/s500/41-bvmKLzwL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio811t9FjoMVkfADuRibl3kF3ep2IvBc6Tq2M_YO0KLqU6HY22S_Vw2A2twRCzNYw3L1_RlnBudR6PHmoz-Vfr6V8Msx--Zn-DeOgUa-bmnDIUrxzYztPl1aLEW4Mmoo93jYYhcSnGMPoFu_USkXshFaySVQf7a1zMQeZDpfdtdiuktmeYE2ii6Fv73w/w200-h200/41-bvmKLzwL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording on Audible was produced by Spoken Realms. A treatise on free speech: <u>The Censorship in Boston</u> by Zechariah Chafee, Jr.<p></p><div class="bc-box
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<span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"><p>'Censorship, entailing the banning of books
works on the stage and film, and public speeches, is not new. During the
late 1920s in Boston, Massachusetts, it reached a fever pitch. Book
banning was prominent but officials in the city also managed to stifle
free artistic expression in theatrical productions, and the right to
express ideas in a public forum. The bans were often carried out under
the law by religious groups, the serving Mayor of Boston, and even the
local police. Zechariah Chafee, Jr. was a professor of law at Harvard
University and a staunch advocate of the First Amendment. Here he
discusses the policies of 1929 in layman's terms and the various methods
censors used to 'protect' the public. In addition to literary and
artistic ideas, speeches regarding topics such as politics and birth
control were affected.</p> <p>Chafee published this pamphlet with The
Civil Liberties Committee of Massachusetts. Years later, Senator Joseph
McCarthy denounced Chafee as 'dangerous' in his work to defend free
speech. Today, Chafee is considered a scholar on the First Amendment.'</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the recording, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BNW5SZ5D?qid=1670027531&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=AXFGA8TYPVGXPB5MJ2SR" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span> <br /></p></span>
</div><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-90831259512571237762022-11-23T09:18:00.002-05:002022-11-23T09:18:49.701-05:00Classic recording from The Online Stage<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmZCTFbg13rprypEiw-etl3IQU30S7UUHQXP3KT-jXpfZ5ugYczFrjw5SK5Zt4lGV4yGAqal86_ECEn2fCQoYEsp5gh9qMlveqz6uyfh3VEW14DIvq4Q_pikot_-wNs0YhP0F8kGcw_J5t9MY23-H-Zy0kaRLDexUJRFVgRxKdfvt6IMGc9cxvnAIiA/s500/51RSUqA4qqL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmZCTFbg13rprypEiw-etl3IQU30S7UUHQXP3KT-jXpfZ5ugYczFrjw5SK5Zt4lGV4yGAqal86_ECEn2fCQoYEsp5gh9qMlveqz6uyfh3VEW14DIvq4Q_pikot_-wNs0YhP0F8kGcw_J5t9MY23-H-Zy0kaRLDexUJRFVgRxKdfvt6IMGc9cxvnAIiA/w200-h200/51RSUqA4qqL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I had the pleasure of playing several small roles as a member of The Online Stage in their production of <u>The Iliad & The Odyssey</u> by Homer. This was a massive undertaking but it was great to be a part of it.<p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"The Iliad, set 9 years into the Trojan War,
tells the story of the wrath of Achilles. The Odyssey tells the story of
Odysseus as he wearily travels home from the war. The two epics provide
the basis of Greek education and culture in the classical age. They
have long remained among the most significant poems of European
tradition. Produced here in full cast arrangement and narrated by Rob
Goll, one can experience these age-old stories in a brand new way.</p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"> <p>Featuring
the voices of Rob Goll, Lance Rasmussen, Josh Innerst, Tyler Hyrchuk,
Amanda Friday, Anna Grace, David Stifel, Jeff Moon, John Burlinson, Ted
Wenskus, Lee Ann Howlett, Tom Saer, Nik Sliwerski, Marty Krz, Andy
Harrington, Trisha Rose, Bob Gonzalez, Sydnee Fullmer, Stephen
Indrisano, Lillian Rachel, Tomas Peter, Chris Marcellus, Russell Gold,
Merete Mohs, Tim Sailer, Erin Grassie, Linda Barrans, Elizabeth Klett,
Grace Keller Scotch, Ron Altman, Max Gallo, Andrew Coleman, Alan Weyman,
and Michelle Marie.</p> <p>This production is based on the prose translation by Samuel Butler."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Iliad-and-The-Odyssey-Audiobook/B0BN2KSHD1?qid=1669212940&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=1SH80C582BKFPHRRWGXH" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span> <br /></p></span><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-19373116112926435192022-10-10T19:53:00.000-04:002022-10-10T19:53:12.055-04:00New recording debuts on Audible!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zOGToRWKETUX7A8vwIQzf9_-Xb_B64Kx5jhbtt6A2arfJgNuyQwfUxyyTZD7HKkaAyclXHgJvp3--GflAtJvZQXiV8wJiz0HPPLI3-2jT91wixtbLWf3-n6eKnLyx3sE1iVC9eIx2fJmJ0vt1HuhwgZSPncPJBwIF5UI_r2QjBxJ0sfcIRNBjeNd8A/s500/51Ekwww6FML._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zOGToRWKETUX7A8vwIQzf9_-Xb_B64Kx5jhbtt6A2arfJgNuyQwfUxyyTZD7HKkaAyclXHgJvp3--GflAtJvZQXiV8wJiz0HPPLI3-2jT91wixtbLWf3-n6eKnLyx3sE1iVC9eIx2fJmJ0vt1HuhwgZSPncPJBwIF5UI_r2QjBxJ0sfcIRNBjeNd8A/w200-h200/51Ekwww6FML._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording just hit Audible today. <u>Encounters in Avalanche Country</u> by Diana L. Di Stefano is a nonfiction book published by University Press Audiobooks.<p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Every winter, settlers of the US and Canadian
Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly
avalanches. This constant threat to trappers, miners, railway workers
and their families forced individuals and communities to develop
knowledge, share strategies, and band together as they tried to survive
the extreme conditions of "avalanche country". The result of this
convergence, author Diana Di Stefano argues, was a complex network of
formal and informal cooperation that used disaster preparedness to
engage legal action and instill a sense of regional identity among the
many lives affected by these natural disasters.</p> <p><i>Encounters in Avalanche Country</i>
tells the story of mountain communities' responses to disaster over a
century of social change and rapid industrialization. As mining and
railway companies triggered new kinds of disasters, ideas about
environmental risk and responsibility were increasingly negotiated by
mountain laborers, at the elite levels among corporations, and in
socially charged civil suits.</p> <p>Written in a lively and engaging narrative style, <i>Encounters in Avalanche Country</i>
uncovers authentic stories of survival struggles, frightening
avalanches, and how local knowledge challenged legal traditions that
defined avalanches as acts of God. Combining disaster, mining, railroad,
and ski histories with the theme of severe winter weather, it provides a
new and fascinating perspective on the settlement of the Mountain West."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BHTQKNWP/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-326667&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_326667_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a>.</span> <br /></p> <br /><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-30950460848834744562022-08-30T16:32:00.000-04:002022-08-30T16:32:00.099-04:00New full-cast production of a children's classic from Voices of Today!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpvWy75tchpv2-fn4jJaMk1f9btv-rN3hYv61m_nvPXtwsBHLraasW3kvZcHGNRJGmddx727LA8WCg1xYL96JIihgPsFSHns2-7FJb8E_6q7vAaMdo6fMl4PnvrId3_GeDybzwNa901kLRu2POlhR-VVzrAtLyzFVMVULAxAGAL_6vlLrOBXY0-tpfQ/s500/61uLjmLiaPL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpvWy75tchpv2-fn4jJaMk1f9btv-rN3hYv61m_nvPXtwsBHLraasW3kvZcHGNRJGmddx727LA8WCg1xYL96JIihgPsFSHns2-7FJb8E_6q7vAaMdo6fMl4PnvrId3_GeDybzwNa901kLRu2POlhR-VVzrAtLyzFVMVULAxAGAL_6vlLrOBXY0-tpfQ/w200-h200/61uLjmLiaPL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I was very happy to play a role in the recent production of <u>Freckles</u> by Gene Stratton-Porter as a member of Voices of Today. This is a full-cast production.<p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p><i>"Freckles </i>is primarily set in the Limberlost Swamp of Indiana, U.S.A., with brief scenes set in Chicago. </p> <p>Freckles
is the only name he has ever known. His right hand is missing at the
wrist, and he is haunted by not knowing how it happened. Raised since
infancy in a Chicago orphanage, he speaks with a slight Irish accent and
sings with a beautiful voice. Now, exhausted after many days of
walking, he applies for a job with the Grand Rapids Lumber Company,
guarding timber in the Limberlost Swamp from timber thieves.</p> <p>Along
with timber thieves, visitors to the swamp are the Bird Woman, who
often comes to photograph birds' nests, and a lovely young woman whom
Freckles promptly falls in love with and names his "Swamp Angel". He
fears that he is descended from criminals who abused their baby and cut
off his hand intentionally and so he cannot be worthy of her. The Swamp
Angel declares her love for him and promises that she will find his
parents and prove that Freckles comes from "a race of men that have been
gentlemen for ages, and couldn't be anything else."</p> <p>Be sure to follow up by listening to this book with the sequel, <i>The Girl of the Limberlost</i>, also produced by Voices of Today."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Freckles-Audiobook/B0BC2H94NF?qid=1661891151&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=78TKBQKKR3ZZ6C6PX3MK" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span> <br /></p><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-78472343286380348252022-08-29T20:12:00.002-04:002022-08-29T20:12:42.571-04:00Release day on Audible for my latest book!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwa2TrpjE_BvaxsOs8fgSZfuuQaF1xuWgXcwAIfvmKy7sYJGGXlENZpaGOQHAzaFZvyniUl4_KaYAdwVtJJM4843OKRR-CQzS1zlg8ENpfXQ1zHacYzzFmktgc67rslJKGM_HmwkeWOncEhnKAMiAU3mtkGePuUeYDtrsaJErPIlFfZHBWwP2IQ-CXg/s500/41iWFScAteL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwa2TrpjE_BvaxsOs8fgSZfuuQaF1xuWgXcwAIfvmKy7sYJGGXlENZpaGOQHAzaFZvyniUl4_KaYAdwVtJJM4843OKRR-CQzS1zlg8ENpfXQ1zHacYzzFmktgc67rslJKGM_HmwkeWOncEhnKAMiAU3mtkGePuUeYDtrsaJErPIlFfZHBWwP2IQ-CXg/w200-h200/41iWFScAteL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>A nice long book for my newest release on Audible. <u>The Reluctant Spiritualist: The Life of Maggie Fox</u> is by Nancy Rubin Stuart. Nancy also wrote the book about Marjorie Merriweather Post that I narrated called <u>American Empress</u>. Marjorie actually consulted with the spiritualist Maggie Fox at one point during her life. Here's the info on this book:<p></p><p>"American Spiritualism—a movement that at its
peak claimed more than a million followers—was born out of the basic
human longing for contact with a loved one lost to death. But
Spiritualism's true spark came in 1848 from something no more or less
powerful than a bored teenage girl.</p><div class="bc-box
bc-box-padding-none
bc-spacing-s2"><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"> <p>This is the first
authoritative biography of Maggie Fox, the world-famous medium and
cofounder of the Spiritualism movement that swept America in the
mid-1800s. </p> <p>In 1848, 15-year-old Maggie and her sister Katy
created rapping sounds by manipulating their toe joints, practicing
until they convinced their parents that their farmhouse was haunted.</p> <p>By 1853, more than 30,000 mediums were at work with Maggie among the most famous.</p> <p>But when she denounced the faith in 1888, Spiritualism withered almost as quickly as it had bloomed.</p> <p>Through
the memoirs of the Fox sisters, the letters of Maggie's Arctic explorer
husband, contemporary newspaper accounts, and other primary sources,
Nancy Rubin Stuart creates a vibrant portrait of a Victorian-era woman
at the heart of the controversies of her era.</p> <p>Maggie Fox's Spiritualistic legacy continues today with mediums, channeling, and celebrity spiritualists.</p> <p>Yet
the origins of American Spiritualism were surprisingly humble. In 1848,
15-year-old Maggie and her sister Katy created rapping sounds by
manipulating their toe joints, practicing until they convinced their
parents that their farmhouse was haunted. </p> <p>What started as a prank soon transformed into a movement. By 1850, Maggie’s séances stunned author James Fenimore Cooper, <i>New York Tribune</i>
editor Horace Greeley, and other prominent citizens. Within a matter of
weeks, Maggie and her sisters—dubbed the Rochester Rappers by the
press—became celebrities.</p> <p>By 1853, more than 30,000 mediums were at work with Maggie among the most famous.</p> <p>Award-winning author Nancy Rubin Stuart’s <i>The Reluctant Spiritualist </i>was
five years in the making during which time she received a William
Randolph Hearst Fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society to
research the book. The American Society of Journalists and Authors
awarded <i>The Reluctant Spiritualist</i> honorable mention for its 2006
Outstanding Book Awards. It was also nominated for the 2006 History
Book Award of the New York Historical Society."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BC2J338S/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-320598&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_320598_pd_us" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <br /></p></span>
</div><p> </p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-58963133477655107532022-06-29T16:06:00.000-04:002022-06-29T16:06:06.540-04:00New on Audible! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURDsmVYKL0Q2bcZ7bhiiHztfpYQuktXXOg-rpsbAQC8OzgzllrawozAK58nU0jzDYdAs4WdxWK7VaGS00wGl6qLTw5oL3LFigTjky6bQfhlcEyauI30VFdiq9TPGAB8P3mlguV9H9GgM2jWhl_IxP43AK3MGOC3L-fKJRKjm1DqdcJtB21j5X88wggg/s500/41Bq0j7yKnL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURDsmVYKL0Q2bcZ7bhiiHztfpYQuktXXOg-rpsbAQC8OzgzllrawozAK58nU0jzDYdAs4WdxWK7VaGS00wGl6qLTw5oL3LFigTjky6bQfhlcEyauI30VFdiq9TPGAB8P3mlguV9H9GgM2jWhl_IxP43AK3MGOC3L-fKJRKjm1DqdcJtB21j5X88wggg/w200-h200/41Bq0j7yKnL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording hit Audible yesterday. This one is a 'how to' for anyone interested in their genealogy: <u>Ancestry: How To Research Your Family History and Climb Your Family Tree</u> by Dr. Trina Boice and Dr. Tracey Long. <p></p><p><b>"Learn more about yourself when you learn about your ancestors!</b></p><div class="bc-box
bc-box-padding-none
bc-spacing-s2"><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"> <p>This
audiobook will help you know what to do with all of those old family
photos sitting in a box and how to connect them to real names and dates.
You’ll learn how to use free websites and tools to gather information
and build your personal family tree. Find and meet living relatives who
can help you research and share more information, including stories,
photos, and vital documents.</p> <p>In addition to the helpful tips and
“how-to” information, you will also be inspired as you hear true stories
from people just like you who witnessed miracles as they researched
their own family information. Try some of the fun and creative ways you
can celebrate your family and honor your heritage. Even kids will become
interested in helping you search for more information about your
family! </p> <p>Here is a preview of what you’ll learn:</p> <ul><li>How to find information about your ancestors online.</li><li>How to organize the information and records you find.</li><li>What to do when you hit a brick wall in your research.</li><li>How to get information from your ancestors’ tombstones when you can’t travel to the cemeteries where they’re buried.</li><li>How to find heirlooms and artifacts that belonged to your ancestors.</li><li>How to connect with living relatives.</li><li>How to share information with other people who are researching the same ancestors as you are.</li><li>How to get your family and children interested in genealogy.</li><li>How to plan a family reunion.</li><li>How to honor your heritage in creative ways.</li><li>How to qualify for university scholarships based on your heritage and ethnicity. </li><li>What to do with ancestors who were adopted.</li><li>How to create memorable family events and traditions.</li></ul> <p>Each
chapter offers easy-to-follow tips and gets you started on specific
tasks to help you quickly move along in your search for your ancestors."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B58F9F7Q/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-313521&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_313521_pd_us" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <br /></p></span>
</div><p></p><p><br /> </p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-8798895961021012742022-05-27T15:52:00.002-04:002022-05-27T15:52:55.568-04:00New recording now on Audible<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQa163waDrOQjUCVceFdFc_D3qgN8SVVM_OwmbcJOTXpEeM0VNLeKm1kB6jCEEk4YvtRLpQJUV7As5JVcVoJSDfuRcRlD-sTGmeqy_-_FwtHfZGlNpSPqTUW28UC2zRxweNburw34SqTmniN2azyuFKMIPOmDHajWRLE4SyN1DEgMviYgRGMTlQHzQQ/s500/51t591FPKLL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQa163waDrOQjUCVceFdFc_D3qgN8SVVM_OwmbcJOTXpEeM0VNLeKm1kB6jCEEk4YvtRLpQJUV7As5JVcVoJSDfuRcRlD-sTGmeqy_-_FwtHfZGlNpSPqTUW28UC2zRxweNburw34SqTmniN2azyuFKMIPOmDHajWRLE4SyN1DEgMviYgRGMTlQHzQQ/w200-h200/51t591FPKLL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording just went live on Audible. <u>Isabella of Castile:</u> <u>Spain's Controversial Queen</u> is by Nancy Rubin Stuart. I previously recorded another of Nancy's books -- <u>American Empress</u> -- about the life of Marjorie Merriweather Post. This new one is a great fairly short take on Isabella's life. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Originally published in 1991 as a Book of the
Month Club Featured, dividend and awarded the Best Nonfiction Book by
the American Society of Journalists and Authors, this authoritatively
researched portrait of Queen Isabella brings to life one of the most
controversial figures in European history -- a woman who was passionate
lover to Ferdinand of Aragon, conquered the Moors (Muslims) of Spain,
funded Columbus on his famous journey, brought the Renaissance to Spain,
and was hated for introducing the Spanish Inquisition. Like many modern
career women, Isabella was torn between her workaday obligations, her
marriage, and child-rearing. Which was she -- a visionary, a saint, or a
she-devil? Listen to <i>Isabella of Castile</i> and decide for yourself.</p> <p>Who then, was the real Isabella?</p> <p>Was
she, as some people still believe, an unrecognized saint who deserved
beatification because of her charitable acts to her subjects, her
special concern for widows and orphans, and insistence upon cleansing
the church of corruption?</p> <p>Or was she a heartless bigot -- a
religious fanatic who forced conversions of Spanish Moors and Jews to
Christianity on pain of death through the instruments of the Spanish
Inquisition?</p> <p>Was she, as history suggests, a brilliant woman --
the only European monarch who understood the implications of a
successful transatlantic crossing -- and consequently sponsored
Christopher Columbus's famous journey across the ocean seas to the New
World.</p> <p>Who then, was the flesh-and-blood Isabella? As her
dramatic biography reveals, the Queen was a very human blend of these
three historical images.</p> <p><i>Isabella of Castile</i> describes the
complex social and psychological forces that drove the queen to become
one of history's most famous and quixotic monarchs, a monumental figure
who is alternately revered and despised to this very day."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B2FGTS7R/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-309748&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_309748_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span> <br /></p><p></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872235076201962633.post-86417063021873408432022-04-30T13:59:00.000-04:002022-04-30T13:59:11.896-04:00New nonfiction book now on Audible<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZBDMfKltB3OzG9cw4nzFU9AS5h_u8NGXz7HjYzxF2D1CH5Q75FdexOXOrcRIUwwj-9dFhdpEp49vb4nlDARsACYumb0X8JSodUEX98kuRHacSRozgYpIaZ6uNnu4kMXQEol5MP20aKf7LYlLGQ6BZsrus45WF2wr-O_pgwcCXM8Bi4PvMPFKuHQxmA/s500/51GvNdwu8fL._SL500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZBDMfKltB3OzG9cw4nzFU9AS5h_u8NGXz7HjYzxF2D1CH5Q75FdexOXOrcRIUwwj-9dFhdpEp49vb4nlDARsACYumb0X8JSodUEX98kuRHacSRozgYpIaZ6uNnu4kMXQEol5MP20aKf7LYlLGQ6BZsrus45WF2wr-O_pgwcCXM8Bi4PvMPFKuHQxmA/w200-h200/51GvNdwu8fL._SL500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My latest recording was just published on Audible yesterday. What do gangster Pretty Boy Floyd, boxer Sonny Liston, and MLK assassin James Earl Ray all have in common? They were all prisoners at the Missouri State Penitentiary at some time. <u>The Missouri State Penitentiary: 170 Years inside <i>The Walls</i></u> by Jamie Pamela Rasmussen is a fascinating look at this prison. <p></p><p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"></span></p><p>"Asked how the Missouri State Penitentiary
compared to other famous prisons, a historian and former prison
administrator replied, “It’s older and meaner.” For 168 years, it was
everything other prisons were and more. </p><span class="bc-text
bc-color-secondary"> <p>In <i>The Missouri State Penitentiary</i>,
Jamie Pamela Rasmussen recounts the long and fascinating history of the
place, focusing on the stories of inmates and the struggles by prison
officials to provide opportunities for reform while keeping costs down.
Tales of prominent prisoners, including Pretty Boy Floyd, Sonny Liston,
and James Earl Ray, provide intrigue and insight into the institution’s
infamous reputation.</p> <p>A highlight in the chapter on the Civil War
years is the story of George Thompson, who was imprisoned for attempting
to help a number of slaves to freedom. The narrative enters the 20th
century with the controversy surrounding the various systems of inmate
labor; the effort to make the prison self-supporting eventually caused
punishment to be driven by factory needs. The example of Firebug Johnson
demonstrates how inmates reacted to the prison labor system, while Kate
Richards O’Hare’s struggles and efforts to improve conditions in the
penitentiary illuminate the role of women in the system at the time. </p> <p>A
full chapter is devoted to the riot of 1954, and another concentrates
on the reforms made in the wake of that catastrophe. Rasmussen also
considers the effect inmate lawsuits during the 1980s and 1990s had on
prison life before telling the story of the decision to close the
prison.</p> <p><i>The Missouri State Penitentiary</i> provides a fitting account of an institution that was part of Missouri’s history for well over a century."</p><p>To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/B09Z74T1ZS/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-307557&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_307557_pd_us" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span> <br /></p></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Lee Ann Howlett - Audiobook Narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280023028176004875noreply@blogger.com0