As his voice captures the feel of the times, he skillfully brings listeners the coffee shops, storefronts, and conversations of the era. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead | Read by Dion Grahamĭion Graham’s performance invites listeners into the world of New York in the early 1960s. Both Ireland and Jones are masters of pacing and cadence, which matters in an interwoven narrative that shifts in time from the fall of Constantinople (1450s) to present-day small-town Idaho and to a future set on a spacecraft. When she slows down to enunciate the classical Greek sprinkled throughout the text, her reading shimmers with meaning. A gifted mimic, Ireland performs subtle and effective accents.

They vividly deliver the stories that weave through this audiobook. Marin Ireland and Simon Jones sparkle as they narrate this immersive time-traveling novel. Lee’s captivating dialogue reveals Joy’s frustration with her adult children, her husband’s lament for what could have been, and the tedium of retirement, setting the stage for uncharacteristic behavior.Ĭloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr | Read by Marin Ireland, Simon Jones

Australian narrator Caroline Lee is an amazing performer who digs so deeply into her characters’ personas that listeners will become addicted to each witty, insightful, and gutsy one. The Delaneys are not an ordinary family, and Joy and Stan, well-respected retired tennis coaches and parents of four near-pros, find themselves immersed in the mystery of a lifetime. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty | Read by Caroline Lee

Best business audiobooks