Ep. 81: Behind-the-Scenes of Narrating Audiobooks with Julia Whelan (Audiobook Narrator)

<p><strong>In Episode 81, audiobook narrator Julia Whelan goes behind-the-scenes of narrating audiobooks.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>How Julia started narrating audiobooks and a bit about her career path.</li> <li>How Julia got her breakout job narrating <a href= "https://amzn.to/3dTggPt" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Gone Girl</a>.</li> <li>How Julia typically gets hired to narrate an audiobook.</li> <li>How Julia decides which audiobooks she will and won’t narrate.</li> <li>How many audiobooks Julia narrates a year.</li> <li>Authors whose books she would love to record.</li> <li>Types of books Julia generally won’t narrate.</li> <li>How audiobook narration auditions look.</li> <li>How much authors are involved in the recording contract.</li> <li>Julia’s favorite author to narrate for.</li> <li>Julia’s process from when she gets hired to narrate a book through completion.</li> <li>How involved the author is in Julia’s preparation process.</li> <li>How Julia feels about narrating books written by men (and why she mostly narrates books written by women).</li> <li>How Julia feels about narrating male voices, accents, and memoirs (and details about narrating <a href= "https://amzn.to/3wQmuYP" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Educated</a> by Tara Westover).</li> <li>How the increase in celebrity narrators has impacted the audiobook narration industry.</li> <li>Julia’s personal reading taste.</li> </ul> <h2>Julia’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[36:53]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3seDww9" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">The Idea of You</a> by Robinne Lee | <a href="https://amzn.to/3seDww9" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Buy from Amazon</a><strong><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01BD1SSO4" alt="" width="