It's really special the way that she does it. Ford, for example, reads her memoir, "Somebody's Daughter," and there's this little moment where she talks about her mom, and she does, like, her mom voice for her mom. WINCHESTER: Oh, it is the most amazing magic that I have ever heard. RASCOE: What about when authors read their own work? What has been your experience with that? And it all depends on their voice and their ability to communicate what the characters are feeling. And then they perform it, so it's like a one-person show performing this text. So whether it's a romance, a horror novel, a children's book, they have to set the right tone.
WINCHESTER: Well, like I mentioned with Shaun Taylor-Corbett, the narrator has to capture the atmosphere of the book. So what makes for a good narrator of these books? Like, what makes someone stand out? I mean, I had always heard from - my uncle is a really big fan of audiobooks, right? But he is always very clear that you have to have a good narrator, and if you don't, the book will be horrible. RASCOE: OK, see, what - now, you know, I'm a horror person, so (laughter) I really need to check this out. And I normally am not a horror novel person, but Stephen Graham Jones has definitely made me one now. And a little while later, these men start being killed, and it's this whole mystery. You have these young men who have killed this elk, and according their customs, they are supposed to treat it in a certain way, and they don't. WINCHESTER: "The Only Good Indians" is an excellent audiobook because Shaun Taylor-Corbett captures the tense atmosphere of a thriller. What makes "Only The Good Indians," in your view, a good listen in addition to being, presumably, a good book? RASCOE: So first of all, tell us a little bit more about what we just heard. Kendra Winchester is a contributing editor for Book Riot, where she writes about audiobooks, and she joins us now from Hilton Head, S.C. According to my next guest, it's a really good audio book. RASCOE: That's Shaun Taylor-Corbett, the narrator of Stephen Graham Jones' thriller "Only The Good Indians" (ph). SHAUN TAYLOR-CORBETT: What had it been like, sitting there while the buffalo flowed down through the air within arm's reach, bellowing, their legs probably stiff because they didn't know for sure when the ground was coming? What had it felt like bringing meat to the whole tribe? (SOUNDBITE OF AUDIOBOOK, "THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS")
And we think there are similar opportunities in audiobooks where we can really innovate and create something that is different.Sometimes what you need isn't to read a good book it's to listen to one. There is no reason for you to switch from whatever you used for podcasts to Spotify unless we created an environment where it was better and easier for you. Vogel adds: “When it comes to podcasting, we gave you a better experience. The move was aimed at allowing Spotify users to be able to access audiobooks through their Spotify application. In January 2021, the company started testing the audiobook format with several classics such as “Harry Porter” and “Frankenstein.” The same year in May saw the company announce a partnership with Storytel, an audiobook platform. It is expected that the move will also influence the books market to move into producing more audiobooks. The addition of audiobooks to Spotify will not only see the platform grow but will see publishers and authors grow. Some of its main competitors are Amazon’s Audible,, Scribd, and more. The move is expected to rival other brands which are offering their users an audiobook feature that allows them to listen to audiobooks.
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