I've been bursting to tell you this news: Subversive is coming out in audio, with the rest of the Clandestine Magic trilogy following soon.
Narrator Leanne Woodward is amazing, you guys. I listened to the whole book last week, and as well-worn as these words feel to me after re-reading them a jillion times on the hunt for typos, she made them utterly new. She perfectly captures Beatrix's sly sense of humor. She makes you feel Peter's struggle as his mistakes compound. She brings all the other characters to life, too.
You can listen to the beginning here:
And you can help by taking this short survey. Let me know if you'd like a free review copy when it's available, if the prequel story should have an audio version too and which audio platforms you like to use. I've got to make the exclusive-or-not decision about Audible, and that's always hard. (Don't like listening to books? That's OK, there are some answer options on the survey just for you.)
P.S. Hearing Leanne as Peter reciting Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 was ... wow. I had to hit pause to go gush about it.
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A few more cool & bookish things
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