Susan Bennett, probably best know as being the voice of Iphone’s ‘Siri’, is so much more than that.
With a B.A. from Brown University, her voice-over career began in 1974 when she was recorded as the voice of First National Bank of Atlanta’s “Tillie the All-Time Teller.”
I was just recently introduced to the works of Susan Bennett, and I mean just a month ago in July 2016. I actually listened to her narration of a Non-Fiction book, ‘Excuse Me, But I Was Next…’ and I was intrigued to see what other work she had. In researching samples of her work I was amazed at the sheer number of projects she has completed. I believe that as of today, Susan is the most prolific Narrator that I have found yet.
I don’t believe that I am even close to finding the bottom of this barrel. I hear that a lot of audio book listeners don’t believe that a female narrator can do as credible of a job as a male narrator. But I don’t find that to be true. You have narrators that are just readers, that would be me. There is NO way that you would want to listen to just my voice for 8 hours. Then you have good narrators that are clear and consistent in their reading, and understand proper punctuation and pauses. They make listening an enjoyable experience. But then you have the ‘Great, to totally AWESOME’ Narrators that expand on the written work, to give you a full listening experience. And I have found that men AND women can do that. I do find that any great narrator has be dedicated to developing their craft, and in finding ways to challenge their skills. I see that is Susan. She takes on a variety of different projects from fiction and non-fiction venues, such as the book listed above. I am really excited to have found this opportunity to study this (for me) recently found talent.
I hope that others will be driven to doing the same. There are so many books to choose from with this narrator, that it is quite reasonable to believe that there is something for everyone. See more works by Susan Bennett listed below.
Narrated Works by Susan Bennett –
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Pinch Me, Adena Halpern
The Million Dollar, Road Amy Conner
Beasts and Children, Amy Parker
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott
The Forgotten Room, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White
Once Upon a River, Bonnie Jo Campbell
Chosen, Chandra Hoffman
Midnight Crossroad: A Novel of Midnight TX Book 1, Charlaine Harris
Night Shift: A Novel of Midnight TX Book 3, Charlaine Harris
Day Shift: A Novel of Midnight TX Book 2, Charlaine Harris
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story Book 1, Christopher Moore
You Suck: A Love Story, Book 2, Christopher Moore
Bite Me: A Love Story, Book 3, Christopher Moore
Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks Around the World, Denise Grady
The Silent Sister: Riley MacPherson Book 1, Diane Chamberlain
Pretending to Dance, Diane Chamberlain
Full of Grace, Dorothea Benton Frank
Between You and Me, Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
Nanny Returns: A Novel, Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
Gabe & Izzy: Standing Up for America’s Bullied, Gabrielle Ford, Sarah Thomson
Wings of Glass, Gina Holmes
Cowboy Take Me Away, Jane Graves
Baby, It’s You, Jane Graves
A Memoir of Grief, Jennifer Weiner
The Accidental Florist, Jill Churchill
The Outlaw’s Bride, Joan Johnston
Fight Patterns, Karen White
A Long Time Gone, Karen White
Rare Objects, Kathleen Tessaro
The Sweet Spot: Sweet on a Cowboy Book 1, Laura Drake
Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry, Lenore Skenazy
The Ex-Debutante, Linda Francis Lee
In a Fix: In a Fix Book 1, Linda Grimes
Quick Fix, Linda Grimes
Deadly Deceptions, Linda Lael Miller
Two Brothers, Linda Lael Miller
Wanton Angel, Linda Lael Miller
Never Look Back, Linda Lael Miller
Mixed Messages, Linda Lael Miller
Don’t Look Now, Linda Lael Miller
Deadly Gamble, Linda Lael Miller
One Last Look, Linda Lael Miller
What’s Left Behind, Lorrie Thomson
Charleston, Magaret Bradham Thornton
South Toward Home: Travels in Southern Literature, Margaret Eby
Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir, Margaux Fragoso
Ain’t Misbehaving, Molly Cannon
Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Molly Cannon
Eighteen Acres, Nicolie Wallace
Nothing But Trouble, Rachel Gibson
True Love and Other Disasters, Rachel Gibson
The Murderer’s Daughter, Randy Susan Meyers
Accidents of Marriage, Randy Susan Meyers
Finding Glory, Sara Arden
Return to Glory, Sara Arden
Unfaded Glory, Sara Arden
How Perfect is That, Sarah Bird
Faster Pastor, Sharyn McCrumb, Adam Edwards
Heroes Are My Weakness, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Wednesday Group, Sylvia True
Angels Burning, Tawni O’Dell
The Purchase of Intimacy, Viviana Z Zelizer