It was a very busy fall and winter for recording audiobooks – here are some of my favorites that have been released in recent weeks:

1. The Devil Wins – A History of Lying from the Garden of Eden to the Enlightenment – This is an exquisite and accessible scholarly work that explores the nature of man and lying from Genesis through the ancient world and into the Renaissance. It was the subject of a recent post in Andrew Sullivan’s Dish. To tell you the truth, it was an absolute joy to narrate, such beautiful language. Also no lie – it’s currently the hottest new release on the Philosophy of Good and Evil sales charts.

2. Democracy Inc.: How Members of Congress Have Cashed In on Their Jobs – This project collects the award-winning recent reporting from the Washington Post on congressional malfeasance. Short, to the point, and shocking, it’s investigative journalism at its finest.

3. The Spirit of ’76 – Rolling Stone editor David Browne’s best-selling Kindle Single is now out in audiobook form. Fun and informative cultural and political snapshot of an important year in American history. It starts with Saturday Night Live and punk rock and goes out from there.

Updates! Here are a few recent audiobooks I narrated that have received year-end awards and/or significant press attention.

1. The Wars of Reconstruction – this audiobook released way back in January 2014, but it was remembered during awards season, being named “Best Book of the Year” by one of the editors at The Atlantic for their year-end feature. Written by Douglas R. Egerton, it’s a powerful history of Reconstruction and its aftermath through to the present day. I found it to be an illuminating and deeply moving experience.

2. John Quincy Adams: American Visionary – this epic biography of our nation’s sixth president was written by Pulitzer-nominated author Fred Kaplan, was the subject of a recent New Yorker article, and was just named a notable nonfiction book of 2014 by The Washington Post. It was an honor to spend so much time with the writings of this remarkable man and president.

3. Deeply Divided: Racial Politics and Social Movements in Postwar America – The subject of a recent Politico feature story, Doug McAdam and Karina Kloos’ engaging and persuasive analysis of the last 70 years of race and social movements on American politics was an honor and a delight to adapt to audio form. A compelling and important work!

Excited to announce today’s release of the audiobook of Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax!

This tells the incredible true story of Dr. William Wright, M.D., who gave up his comfy private practice to become the only medical doctor at Colorado’s supermax prison. It’s funny, scary, and an absolutely compelling tale.

I both narrated and produced this project. When the book released a few months back, it was a #1 bestseller in several categories, including both Humor AND True Crime. It was an honor to work with Dr. Wright to adapt his story to an all-new format, and it was one of my very favorite experiences – this project was a joy from beginning to end.

I’m very proud of Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax, and hope you will check it out!

Excited to announce today’s release of “The Beam: Season 1” – a serialized science fiction tale from hot indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant.

I’m proud to be part of a cast that includes Johnny Heller, RC Bray, Rachel Fulginiti, Jeffrey Kafer, Tara Sands and others.

This work comes from Podium Publishing, and reunites me with Greg Lawrence, who produced “Detroit: An American Autopsy.”

Click the link below to check it out!

Lots of new projects to announce! Here are a couple of new audiobooks that have come out in recent weeks.

The Myth of Mirror Neurons – Gregory Hickok

I was proud to be selected by Audible Studios to narrate this groundbreaking and controversial new neuroscience book, an essential reconsideration of the “mirror neuron” theory of the mind. It’s a bestseller for Audible in the Psychology and the Mind category, and it was a lot of fun to do!

The Age of the Vikings – Anders Winroth

I also narrated the recent release The Age of the Vikings for Audible Studios, written by Yale Professor of History Anders Winroth. It’s a scholarly but exciting tale of the true story of the Vikings and Scandinavian history. In short, VIKINGS.