<![CDATA[There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma.]]>There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. Birgit Nilsson singing Wagner. Enrico Caruso singing Puccini. Indira Varma reading Pratchett. A perfect collaboration. Her interpretations of the characters are spot-on and hilarious. Their mannerisms and accents are like the cure for a bad day. Nothing more joyful than hearing a Varma-acted argument between Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick.


]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/5e4ef206-0f42-4cf1-9e84-ce79b056b8d5/there-should-be-a-nobel-prize-in-audiobook-narration-and-it-should-be-awarded-to-indira-varma.RSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 23:48:48 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 10:41:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:20:20 GMT]]>@CiaraNi 😂 I'm sure it is!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/theappletree/statuses/116403261936307360https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/theappletree/statuses/116403261936307360Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:20:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:18:26 GMT]]>@theappletree I'm a complete fangirl, so my opinion is not to be trusted. But a few others in the thread are enthusiastic about these readings too, so I think it's a safe recommendation objectively too 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116403254495182914https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116403254495182914Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:15:10 GMT]]>@dbsalk Heartfelt agreement. I think most authors should never read their own writing to others. Narrating an audiobook is a different skill that few writers have. As the New Yorker's The Writer's Voice often proves. Good to know Mara Wilson is one of the exceptions. Roddy Doyle and Louise Erdrich are too. And Thomas Korsgaard and Lauren Groff, if memory serves.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116403241651259711https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116403241651259711Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:15:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:11:53 GMT]]>@CiaraNi Thank you for the lovely recommendation! 🙏🏼

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/theappletree/statuses/116403228717431814https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/theappletree/statuses/116403228717431814Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:11:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:01:17 GMT]]>@beep @awfulwoman Me too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116403187036611396https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116403187036611396Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:01:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:02:37 GMT]]>@CiaraNi A good narrator can absolutely elevate the audiobook experience. Thanks for the rec on this one!

It's not always great when an author narrates their own work (looking at YOU, Colson Whitehead... you sounded bored on The Noble Hustle) but Mara Wilson is heartfelt perfection reading her memoir Where Am I Now?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dbsalk/statuses/116402956373029794https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dbsalk/statuses/116402956373029794Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:02:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:27:07 GMT]]>@beep @CiaraNi I’ve still not listened to all of them. Not sure I can cope with the Shepards Crown. 😭

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/awfulwoman/statuses/116402816746219861https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/awfulwoman/statuses/116402816746219861Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:27:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There should be a Nobel Prize in Audiobook Narration and it should be awarded to Indira Varma. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:21:21 GMT]]>@CiaraNi omg yes. I LOVE her narration of the witches books.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/awfulwoman/statuses/116402794098505095https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/awfulwoman/statuses/116402794098505095Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:21:21 GMT