Author Spotlight: Julia Whelan

Summer Author Spotlight kicks off with Julia Whelan: In addition to being an accomplished author and actor, Julia has narrated over 400 audiobooks in all genres, she is, by industry standards, considered one of the top narrators recording today. She’s repeatedly featured on Audiofile Magazine’s annual Best-Of Lists. She was named Audible’s Narrator of the Year in 2014 and is a Grammy-nominated audiobook director. She has acquired multiple Audies and SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts) Awards, including for the performance of her own novel, My Oxford Year. She has won dozens of Earphone Awards, including The Audie Award for Best Female Narrator of 2019, and was presented with Audiofile Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Golden Voice Award in 2020. She attributes her distinctive style of narration to her ongoing passion for literature fueled by her decades of acting experience. Join us LIVE on Zoom with award winning author, actor, and audiobook producer/narrator Julia Whelan! We will talk with her about her numerous awards and what it is like behind the mic of some of our favorite novels and characters!

Recorded June 29, 2022.