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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: From Short Stories to Family Sagas
Description: Contributor Alex Richey joins Behind the Mic host Jo Reed to talk about three fantastical audiobooks and how their different forms shape the listening experience. The conversation moves from Brandon Sanderson’s
story collection Tailored Realities to two intergenerational stories
centered on daughters—Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite and As
Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel—where voice and perspective carry particular emotional weight. As Alex observes, these audiobooks
demonstrate how narration can enhance both broad narrative structures and more focused, character-driven works.
Books Discussed:
Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson, read by
Dion Graham, Januar...