Cassandra Campbell
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Cassandra Campbell is an American narrator of over 900 audiobooks.[1] She has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publishers Association and has been a finalist for several more. She has also earned numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile, who named her a Golden Voice Narrator.[1] In 2018, she was inducted into Audible’s Narrator Hall of Fame.[2]
Literary Hub called her "an oral shapeshifter," saying, "her versatility, her emotional intelligence, and her resonant voice make her a much sought-after narrator."[3]
Biography
[edit]Campbell's "mother was a drama teacher and her father was a theater critic."[3]
Prior to narrating audiobooks, Campbell taught in the theater department at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.[4]
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2018, Campbell was inducted into Audible’s Narrator Hall of Fame,[2] and in June 2021, AudioFile named her a Golden Voice narrator,[3][5] their "lifetime achievement honor for audiobook narrators."[1]
Awards
[edit]"Best of" lists
[edit]Campbell's narrations have frequently landed on lists naming the best audiobooks of the year.
In 2017, Booklist included Campbell's narrations of George Saunders's Lincoln in the Bardo and Jessica Shattuck's The Women in the Castle on their "Audio Stars for Adults" list.[32] The following year, they included Lincoln in the Bardo on their Listen List for Outstanding Audio Narration.[33]
In 2019, Booklist included Campbell's narration of Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing on their "Audio Stars for Adults" list.[34]
Year | Audiobook | Organization | Category | Ref. |
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2009 | Half Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn | AudioFile | Contemporary Culture | [35] |
The Help by Kathryn Stockett | AudioFile | Fiction & Classics | [35] | |
Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron | AudioFile | Children | [35] | |
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister | AudioFile | Fiction | [4] | |
2010 | Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani | AudioFile | Fiction | [4] |
Juliet by Anne Fortier | AudioFile | Fiction | [4] | |
2011 | The Program by Kelly Traver and Betty Kelly Sargent | AudioFile | Personal Growth | [4] |
2012 | Juliet in August by Dianne Warren | AudioFile | Fiction | [4] |
Lucky for Good by Susan Patron | ALSC | Children's | [36] | |
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool | ALSC | Children's | [36] | |
2014 | Life Drawing by Robin Black | AudioFile | Fiction | [4][3] |
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton | AudioFile | Young Adult | [4] | |
Vatican Waltz by Roland Merullo | AudioFile | Fiction | [4] | |
2015 | The Lost Landscape by Joyce Carol Oates | AudioFile | Biography & Memoir | [4] |
2016 | When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi | AudioFile | Memoir | [4] |
2017 | The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs | AudioFile | Memoir | [4][3] |
The Jersey Brothers by Sally Mott Freeman | AudioFile | Biography & History | [4] | |
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders | Booklist | Adult | [37] | |
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders | Booklist | Historical Fiction | [38] | |
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson | Publishers Weekly | Fiction | [39] | |
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck | Booklist | Adult | [37] | |
2018 | Booklist | Women's Fiction | [40] | |
2019 | Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens | Booklist | First Novels | [41] |
Booklist | Women's Fiction | [42] | ||
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck | Booklist | Historical Fiction | [43] | |
2020 | Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens | Booklist | Book-Group Audiobooks | [44] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "In Conversation with Golden Voice Narrator Cassandra Campbell". AudioFile Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "Cassandra Campbell | Narrator". Penguin Random House Audio. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e Behind the Mic (2021-06-25). "A Conversation with Cassandra Campbell, Narrator of Where the Crawdads Sing". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator Cassandra Campbell". AudioFile Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Behind the Mic (2021-06-02). "Celebrating AudioFile's 2021 Golden Voice Narrators: Cassandra Campbell". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2006 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Sehgal, Parul (2010-01-04). "The 2009 ListenUp Awards". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c "2010 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "2011 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "The Audie Awards 2011". Book Reporter. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Finneke, Jaclyn (2011-01-13). "YALSA names 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "BEA 2011: Audiobook of the Year to 'Life'". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "2012 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "2013 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Klose, Stephanie (2013-04-10). "Audie Award Finalists Announced". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c Boretz, Adam (2014-01-03). "The 2013 Listen-Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2014 Audie Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. 2014-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2015 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Audie Award Finalists and Winners (2015)". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2016 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Audie Award Finalists and Winners (2016)". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c "2017 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c "Audie Award Finalists and Winners (2017)". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Coreno, Annie (2017-06-09). "The 'Hamilton' Revolution Continues at the Audies". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2019 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2019-01-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b Anderson, Porter (2020-02-04). "Audio Publishers Association Names 2020 Audie Awards Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2020 Audie Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-03-03. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2020 Audie Awards Finalists Named". Publishers Weekly. 2020-02-03. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "2022-audie-awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Wang, Jessica (2022-02-03). "Barack Obama, Sam Heughan, and Oprah among finalists for 2022 Audie Awards: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Saricks, Joyce (2018-02-28). "Audio Stars for Adults: 2017". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "The Listen List: Outstanding Audio Narration, 2018". Booklist. 2018-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Booth, Heather (2019-02-20). "Audio Stars for Adults: 2018". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c "AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2009". AudioFile Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "Notable Children's Recordings | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b "Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults, 2017". Booklist. 2018-01-01. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Saricks, Joyce (2017-04-15). "Top 10 Historical Fiction on Audio: 2017". Booklist. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Coreno, Annie (2018-01-05). "The Best Audiobooks of 2017". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Saricks, Joyce (2018-03-01). "Top 10 Women's Fiction on Audio: 2018". Booklist. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Booth, Heather (2019-11-01). "Top 10 First Novels on Audio: 2019". Booklist. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Booth, Heather (2019-04-15). "Top 10 Women's Fiction on Audio: 2019". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Booth, Heather (2019-03-01). "Top 10 Historical Fiction on Audio: 2019". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Booth, Heather (July 2020). "Top 10 Book-Group Audiobooks: 2020". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2023-05-09.