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Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?

Maris Kreizman argues the author-vs-actor debate misses the point: both have merit, but skilled narrators like Dion Graham and January LaVoy prove that voice performance is its own art form capable of transforming a text.

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Maris Kreizman argues the author-vs-actor debate misses the point: both have merit, but skilled narrators like Dion Graham and January LaVoy prove that voice performance is its own art form capable of transforming a text.

Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?
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