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Interview with George Newbern: 2019 Best Audiobooks
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Interview with George Newbern: 2019 Best Audiobooks

Engaging narration from George Newbern makes this vivid work of history come to life for listeners. THE BRITISH ARE COMING is one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, and George joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb for a conversation about this History winner.

Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Audiobook Reviews

December 6, 20198m 15sbonus

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Show Notes

Narrator George Newbern joines AudioFile’s Michele Cobb for a discussion of Rick Atkinson’s newest history, THE BRITISH ARE COMING: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777. This engaging listen is one of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Biography & History Audiobooks and is the first in a planned trilogy about the American Revolution. Listen for insights into the special preparation needed to bring this nonfiction audiobook to life. Published by Macmillan Audio.

2019 Best Biography & History Audiobooks:

  • ZORA AND LANGSTON by Yuval Taylor, read by Bahni Turpin
  • FIRST: SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR by Evan Thomas, read by Kirsten Potter
  • AMERICAN MOONSHOT by Douglas Brinkley, read by Stephen Graybill
  • THE BRITISH ARE COMING by Rick Atkinson, read by George Newbern, Rick Atkinson [Intro.]
  • MIDNIGHT IN CHERNOBYL by Adam Higginbotham, read by Jacques Roy


For the full list of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, visit www.audiofilemagazine.com.

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