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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]
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]
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]
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] |
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Cassandra Campbell | |
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Notable works |
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Notable awards |
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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]
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]
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]
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] |
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