Hey, it's NPR's book of the day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. Today's interview is just all sorts of

delightful. It's with Julia Waylon, who's a prolific audiobook narrator. She's out now with her

second book, A Romance, about an audiobook narrator narrating a romance. She talks to NPR's

Mary Louise Kelly about flipping the romance genre on its head a bit with this book,

poking fun at it and honoring it all at the same time. And maybe unsurprisingly, the two of them

start having this conversation about voices and comparing the different kinds of voices they use.

And Julia says she tries to make her own voice

the least intrusive, which is such a good example of if you're doing something right,

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All right, listen closely to this next voice.

If you were a fan of audiobooks, it may sound familiar.

The girl wakes up in someone else's bed.

I can certainly consult for you while reading books and writing about them. Was Donald Trump's de facto headquarters for much of his...

Doing it is meaningless, especially in literature

from 18... A novel, written and performed by Julia Waylon. Julia Waylon, she is all those voices you just heard.

She is one of the most prolific, most in-demand narrators in the audiobook business. She is also a novelist,

now out with her second book titled, Thank You for Listening. It is the audiobook business. She is also a novelist, now out with her second book titled,

Thank You for Listening. It is the very funny tale of Swanee Chester, who is an audiobook narrator.

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