Episode 23: Telling It Like It Is

The Watchung Booksellers Podcast

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, audiobook narrators Stephanie Willing, Sura Siu, and Khristine Hvam discuss the craft of storytelling for audiobooks.
Stephanie Willing is a local author whose contemporary fantasy middle-grade debut West of the Sea was a Junior Guild Library selection. She’s an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice actor who has narrated for many other kidlit authors such as A. S. King, Sara Pennypacker, and R.L. Stine, as well as across genres for authors such as Jeffrey Deaver, Hank Philippi Ryan, Kim Hooper, and F. Paul Wilson. She has her MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. Stephanie is a bisexual cisgendered woman who lives in Bloomfield, NJ, with her family.

Khristine Hvam is an Emmy award winning voice over performer and a Multi award-winning audiobook narrator, producer/director and creator. Additionally, she is an audiobook coach and mentor and the co-Founder of Curated Audio LLC. Khristine’s performances can be found in TV and Radio commercials, video games, various animated series, and most notably in over 450 audio book titles.

Sura Siu is a multi-nominated, award-winning narrator and voiceover talent committed to amplifying diverse and marginalized stories. She has voiced works for renowned authors like Kazuo Ishiguro, Sarah J. Maas, and Christina Soontornvat, collaborating with leading publishers such as Penguin Random House and Harper Collins. Passionate about women’s rights, health, and education, Sura’s voice carries a relatable, youthful trust. Her work extends to video games and animation, partnering with companies like Kuro Games, YoStar, Tencent, and Hi Rez Studios, as well as Disney, Netflix, and Cartoon Network.

Audiobooks:
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
The Last Mapmaker
Ways the World Could End
Spin: The Rumplestiltskin Musical

Books:
A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available here.

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The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup and is recorded at Silver Stream Studio in Montclair, NJ.

The show is edited by Kathryn Counsell and Bree Testa. Special thanks to Timmy Kellenyi and Derek Mattheiss.

Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica.

Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff.

Thanks to all the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids’ Room!

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