Danielle Cohen

What was the first audiobook you performed?

The Vineyard by Michael Hurley

What title or series are you best known for?

The White Hare by Jane Johnson

If a listener wanted to get to know your work, which of your audiobooks would you point them to?

33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen
A Rome of One’s Own by Emma Southon
The Bright Side Running Club by Josie Lloyd
The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill
A Tale of Stars and Shadow by Lisa Cassidy

Where else have we heard your voice?

A commercial for Lands End in the UK back in the 90’s!
VO for the documentary The Mobile, Channel 5 UK
VO for the documentary Spring Break, Channel 5, UK

What do you always have in the booth?

Hot water with a slice/chunk of lemon in it, plain water, apple slices, Vaseline for my lips, orthodontic wax, eye drops, notebook, pen and an Allen key.

How did you come to performing audiobooks?

From the minute I started to read I always read aloud and I loved books! I remember reading articles from the newspaper to members of my family when I was very young and I thought I wanted to be a newsreader! I took elocution lessons from age 9 – 21 in verse and prose, and acting. By the time I stopped I had performed hundreds of pieces of sight reading prose and poetry; it was the best training to be an audiobook narrator! After my degree in Drama and English Literature in London I pursued a career in theatre. My audiobook career didn’t start until I moved to Vermont with my family, where we moved to a house in the woods. It was quiet and had space for a booth and I thought it was time to live my childhood dream of reading aloud all day! I’ve loved every minute since!

Anything else you’d like a listener to know?

Being an audiobook narrator has changed my life in many ways. It’s allowed me to be the creative I always dreamed of being and if possible, has increased my love of the written word. I have always been an avid reader and I still am, but now the genres I read or listen to have become significantly broader as I strive to support authors and narrators I know, by listening to their work. More important to me than the work is the amazing audiobook community. We support each other and cherish our friendships. It’s a wonderful community to be a part of and I’m very grateful.