Audiobook Narration with Voice Actor Sean Pratt

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Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 87! My guest this month is audiobook narrator and voice actor, Sean Pratt. Sean has been an audiobook narrator for 30 years, recording over 1,200 books in almost every genre across his career. He has received 12 AudioFile Magazine “Earphones” awards, 5 SOVAS nominations, and 5 “Audie” nominations from the Audio Publishers Association. In addition to his work in audiobooks, Sean coaches performers on audiobook narration technique, and teaches classes on and writes articles about the business.In our conversation we talk about the process of narration, the role of performance in narrating both fiction and nonfiction, the impact of AI on the audiobook industry, and Sean gives some fantastic advice for anyone interested in getting started in narration. Connect with Sean: website | IG | FBVideo: So You Want to be an Audiobook Narrator?ACX websiteMentioned on the Show (audio links are to Sean's narrated version):Cabbages and Kings - O Henry (audio)Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace (audio)The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner (audio)The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett (audio)Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Tom RobbinsThe Body Keeps the Score - author (audio)The Anxious Generation - Jonathan Haidt (audio)The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt (audio)Hidden Valley Road - Robert Kolker (audio)The Vanishing Family - Robert Colker (audio)Hardy Boys - Franklin W. DixonConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

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