Christopher Ketcham makes the wise choice to narrate his own audiobook, an exhaustive exposé of the Mormon ranchers who are keeping a murderous choke hold on the Bureau of Land Management. Ketcham speaks with an upbeat twang that doesn't reflect a specific region. His voice grows softer as he heads into Utah's Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument to research the rampant exploitation of public lands there. Ketcham expertly reenacts his audiobook's many interviews with passionate scientists, terrorized former BLM workers, and anti-federalist ranchers. His descriptive love of wild ecosystems provides the backdrop for his sledgehammer of scorn. No one but the author could express such informed disgust for the multilayered, bipartisan corruption that is destroying what is left of our public lands.
Pub Date: July 16, 2019
Duration: 15 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781984889546
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
A nuanced performance of the complicated journey to recover from one of Canada’s worst natural disasters.
Canadian actress and narrator Athena Karkanis commands listeners’ attention from the very first paragraph of this emotionally gripping audiobook, which was released on the 10th anniversary of the Fort McMurray fire in Alberta, Canada. The author, an award-winning journalist, recounts in frightening detail her race to reunite with her husband and narrowly escape the ferocious wildfire that engulfed her home and most of her community. Told through memories of the diverse objects that the author quickly chose to pack in the car before fleeing for her life, the audiobook is an intense emotional exploration of what it means to lose nearly everything.
A nuanced performance of the complicated journey to recover from one of Canada’s worst natural disasters.Pub Date: April 28, 2026
Duration: 5 hrs, 21 mins
DD ISBN: 9781778526343
Publisher: ECW Press
Review Posted Online: June 16, 2026
A superb naturalist, Heinrich’s musings on everything from climate change to yellow-bellied sapsuckers matter.
This delightful cornucopia of nature writings, scientific observations, and snippets of memoir makes for a stimulating audiobook. Narrator Steve Marvel has a naturally authoritative tone. He captures biologist (and prolific author) Heinrich’s sense of wonder, fun, and exploration. Heinrich’s four decades in the Maine woods are the backdrop: He lives in a cabin and has studied ravens, closely observed porcupines, scooted up trees to avoid bears, and chopped his own wood. The collection is not linear but presents a collage of his thinking. A lover of birds, Heinrich writes about ravens’ intelligence, owls’ abilities, and the peculiarities of sparrows. His planting of American Chestnut trees has resulted in thousands of now-thriving specimens in the Northeast.
A superb naturalist, Heinrich’s musings on everything from climate change to yellow-bellied sapsuckers matter.Pub Date: April 21, 2026
Duration: 5 hrs, 57 mins
DD ISBN: 9798318565007
Publisher: Tantor Media
Review Posted Online: June 2, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2026
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