S4 Ep19: Alone Creating Audiobrary with Julia Whelan

This week we are joined by Julia Whelan! Dubbed "The Adele of Audiobooks" by The New Yorker, Julia Whelan is an author, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and acclaimed audiobook narrator of over 600 titles. Her performance of her own debut novel, the international bestseller My Oxford Year, garnered a Society of Voice Arts award. Her 2022 novel, Thank You For Listening, was a Best-of-the-Year pick at Amazon, Audible, and NPR as well as a Goodreads Choice Award nominee and winner of the Golden Poppy. She is the founder of Audiobrary, a new audio publishing company and app, and her latest books – the 8-part romance audio series Casanova LLC and the annotated Victorian poetry anthology The Poetry Of My Oxford Year – debuted exclusively on Audiobrary. She is also a Grammy-nominated audiobook director, a former writing tutor, a half-decent amateur baker, and a certified tea sommelier. Make sure to check her out! In this episode we discuss being an only child, having a storytelling impulse, getting into acting to play different roles, having a degree in creative writing, the process of narrating, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Julia standing up for narrators everywhere and fighting for getting the respect and compensation they deserve. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  Julia Whelan’s Audiobrary  My Oxford Year Thank You For Listening The Four Winds Follow Julia:@justjuliawhelan Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] Listen to Alone at Lunch on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting https://wondery.com/links/alone-at-lunch/ now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.