Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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Rochelle O'Gorman

Rochelle Marie O'Gorman has been a professional writer for her entire ​adult life. After learning, very quickly, that news reporting was not for her, she began work as a film critic. O'Gorman has also reviewed television, theater, and print books, as well as writing general feature stories, before turning to audiobooks full time. The first syndicated audiobook reviewer in the United States, her reviews can be read in various newspapers around the country and she was awarded an Audie by the Audio Publishers Association for her work in spreading the word about audiobooks. She currently works reviewing audiobooks and writing essays. O'Gorman lives in the hayloft of an old barn with her lovely teenage daughter and a foul tempered parrot.

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Amplifications: Starting over

"I spent approximately 265 days in the hospital last year because someone misread both my symptoms and a CAT scan, then rushed me in for unnecessary surgery ... In all honesty, I’m surprised I’m alive."

AUDIOBOOKS: Shakespeare, time travel, and essays

This week we have a lovely collection from a local actor, a fun and funny time travel adventure, and a collection of essays.

AUDIOBOOKS: A saga, climate change and adoption

This week we have the most mature installment of Mildred Taylor’s saga of the Logan family, a futuristic exploration of life after climate change, and a look at the early days of adoption in this country.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Definitions

If one trolls social media, it will be noticed that people are tossing around the words “fascism” and “socialism” without using the terms properly. So let’s define a few things.

AUDIOBOOKS: Spooky tales

Let’s usher in the cooler weather with a spooky tale or three.

AUDIOBOOKS: A thriller, short stories, and science fiction

This week we offer audiophiles a mysterious thriller, some lengthy short stories by Stephen King, and a fast-moving science fiction title that will also appeal to young adult fans of science fiction.

AUDIOBOOKS: Short stories

This week we are listening to three collections of short stories, including one by Truman Capote that opens up a window to another time, and a very timely collection that addresses race, but told with cunning and insight.

AUDIOBOOKS: Inspiration, short stories and an unusual novel

This week we offer some inspiration from a former first lady, some dystopian short stories and an unusual Irish novel.

AUDIOBOOKS: African and African American authors

In honor of the Black Lives Matter movement, we are reviewing three audiobooks by African and African American authors.

AUDIOBOOKS: Ghosting, India, and a dystopian tale

Being ghosted takes on an entirely new meaning in our first audiobook this week, followed by a novel about India by an acclaimed writer, and a dystopian tale about life after a pandemic.

AUDIOBOOKS: Stories, a thriller, and a series

This week we can settle in to some serious listening with a collection of extraordinarily well-written literary stories, a thriller, and the fourth in the Cormoran Strike novels.

AUDIOBOOKS: A confession, stories, and a memoir

This week we listen to a confession about a literary forger that was made into an amusing movie starring Melissa McCarthy, a series of loosely connected stories, and a starkly honest memoir.

AUDIOBOOKS: New authors

This week we have three authors new to this audiophile.

AUDIOBOOKS: Harper Lee, the Midwest, and a culinary tour

This week we take an in-depth look at the book that was almost Harper Lee’s last effort, a look inside a Midwestern community, and a culinary tour through the land of gumbo.

AUDIOBOOKS: Food stories

This week we have a couple of easy-on-the-ears, food-based mysteries and a surprisingly compelling, nonfiction peek into the luxurious world of truffles.

AUDIOBOOKS: Armchair traveling

This week we traverse the American landscape in search of famous men, odd histories and clean, abundant water.
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