Tavia Gilbert demonstrates the value of a skilled professional as she narrates what might easily have been a wandering and disconnected work. In a series of brief chapters, NEW YORK TIMES book critic Michiko Kakutani picks her 100+ favorite books "to read and reread," a solid and eclectic list with a number of surprises. The listings are alphabetical by author, and the sequences often wildly mismatched. But Gilbert's expert timing and vocal shading bring purpose and direction, highlighting the author's sharp insights and abiding enthusiasm for good books of every kind. Kakutani effectively sums up each book's unique character and appeal, and listeners will be sure to add a half dozen or more fresh titles to their listening lists before they've finished.
Pub Date: Oct. 20, 2020
Duration: 8 hrs
DD ISBN: 9780593394960
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Inspiring collections of Angelou reading her poetry. These selections showcase Angelou's smooth, lyrical voice and her warm vitality. Her innate rhythm celebrates her verse and offers the poems to listeners as they should be remembered. Occasionally Angelou comments between the selections, and occasionally she interjects a resonant laugh.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: N/A
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Pirhalla’s expert pacing enlivens the suspense of this true history.
Nothing beats a good spy story, especially one that involves outwitting Nazis. This true history of Greece’s covert resistance to German occupation during World War II chronicles a group of unlikely operatives: the curators and archeologists who hid Greece’s ancient treasures from the German invaders, and the Greek Americans who returned to Greece undercover. Narrator John Pirhalla expertly weaves narrative continuity out of a dozen consecutive but mostly separate episodes. Some depict Greek museums’ obstruction of Nazi demands, others the fledgling American O.S.S. infiltration of wartime Greece. Crisply narrated, the chapters flow naturally and seamlessly.
Pirhalla’s expert pacing enlivens the suspense of this true history.Pub Date: June 9, 2026
Duration: 9 hrs, 4 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217338351
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: July 16, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 2026
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