Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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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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AUDIOBOOKS: Keeping our minds occupied

Here are a few ideas to keep our minds occupied while we are isolating and trying to keep sane and healthy.

AUDIOBOOKS: Mystery, memoir and essays

This week we have a mystery, a memoir and a collection of essays to keep us amused while we are keeping apart.

AUDIOBOOKS: Legal thriller, memoir and essays

A legal thriller, a memoir, and a witty collection of essays are on menu this week.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Listen up, kids

So children, stay home and wash your hands. Stop going to parties. Stop flying around the country. JUST STOP.

AUDIOBOOKS: Female-centric fiction

This week we feature a female-centric novel, short stories and a scary novel.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Boxxa Vine

A self-described “hermit in the woods,” Boxxa talks fast, moves quickly and is brimming with ideas to bring entertainment to our local masses.

AUDIOBOOKS: Short stories, a novel, and a whistleblower

This week we have a short story collection; one intense novel; and an audiobook about a whistleblower in Flint, Michigan.

AUDIOBOOKS: Light and easy listening

Light and easy listening is on the agenda this week.

AMPLIFICATIONS: What’s a mother to do?

Being a single mother, I am using every tool at my disposal to keep her sane, sober and healthy.

AUDIOBOOKS: Families

Families dysfunctional, loving and even humorous are at the heart of three audiobooks this week.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Looking through the lens of time

I am worried about what appears to be heading our way, because what is going to happen to those who speak out against Trump’s totalitarian policies?

AUDIOBOOKS: Fiction

Three works of fiction are on the roster this week: a political thriller, a romance and a family drama.

This Will Never Work

He brought his dog with him/My daughter hugged them both

AUDIOBOOKS: Nonfiction and book club picks

A rediscovered nonfiction book by one of the Harlem Renaissance’s greatest writers, an Oprah Book Club pick, and a nonfiction account of genocide and emigration make up this week’s audiobook choices.

AUDIOBOOKS: Memoirs

This week we are listening to two memoirs and one novel that sounds like a memoir.

AUDIOBOOKS: A thriller, short stories and the American Dream

A thriller, short stories with a twist, and a remarkable nonfiction account of the American Dream round out this week’s audiobook selections.
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