by BTS & Myeongseok Kang ; translated by Anton Hur , Clare Richards & Slin Jung ; read by Kim Young-Gi & Park Chan-won ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2023
Primarily narrated by Kim Young-Gi, this biographical audiobook celebrates the ten-year-long career of the Korean boy band BTS. Kim's tender narration details the band's immense trials and unprecedented successes. He approaches the content with a voice full of wonder and admiration throughout their joys and quiet sympathy when detailing their tribulations. The audiobook also features in-depth interviews with the members of BTS, voiced by Park Chan-won. While the seven members of BTS aren't given highly differentiated voices, Park's narration is conversational and colloquial. Perfect for fans of BTS or K-pop in general, this audiobook recounts their path from before their debut in June of 2013 to their worldwide acclaim today.
Pub Date: July 9, 2023
Duration: 11 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781250329134
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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by Mary Berry ; read by Patricia Hodge ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2026
Thanks to Hodge’s most enjoyable narration, this is a tasty treat.
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British actress Patricia Hodge’s narration of Berry’s reflections is high-toned, crisp, and professional. Berry, now 91, offers her first book about gardening after dozens of cookbooks. Berry is a familiar face to BBC and PBS viewers, and here she enthusiastically shares the meaning gardening has for her. In this lightly sketched family memoir, she details the plants she loves to grow and identifies the people who have inspired her. Hodge's performance is particularly keen when Berry discusses being named a Dame of the British Empire and focuses on her charitable efforts, which include opening her personal gardens for events and tours.
Thanks to Hodge’s most enjoyable narration, this is a tasty treat.Pub Date: March 10, 2026
Duration: 6 hrs, 5 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217303137
Publisher: DK Publishing
Review Posted Online: April 21, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 2026
by Liza Minnelli with Michael Feinstein , Josh Getlin & Heidi Evans ; read by Liza Minnelli ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2026
Minnelli tells her story her way, one-on-one, in a wonderful performance.
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For this memoir, Minnelli worked with her best friend, Michael Feinstein, to offer an extraordinary glimpse into her life both in front of and behind the camera. At 80, Minnelli performs her own audiobook in high style. The content is candid, funny, and revealing, if slightly sanitized. It’s all here—Minnelli’s collaborations with songwriters Kander and Ebb and her many marriages and affairs, triumphs, disasters, substance use, and, most recently, 11 years of sobriety. The only drawback when listening is that it’s not always clear when the narrative is moving on to a new theme.
Minnelli tells her story her way, one-on-one, in a wonderful performance.Pub Date: March 10, 2026
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668653418
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: March 16, 2026
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