Audiobooks

"If you can’t get Kate Reading, Barrie Kreinik or Saskia Maarleveld,

then USE A BRITISH NARRATOR."

-AudioGals

Barrie Kreinik is an award-winning audiobook narrator with titles produced by

Macmillan, Hachette, Penguin Random House, Harper, Podium, Tantor, Audible, and AudioGO.

She specializes in accents and dialects, particularly those of the British Isles.

Click the sound links below to hear samples from some of Barrie's audiobooks.

The Shadow LandElizabeth Kostova

00:00 / 01:44

The English WifeLauren Willig

00:00 / 01:57

Turning Darkness Into LightMarie Brennan

00:00 / 01:26

Code Name HélèneAriel Lawhon

00:00 / 01:43

A Golden GraveErin Lindsey

00:00 / 02:35

We Love Anderson CooperR.L. Maizes

00:00 / 01:44

Barrie's accent skills were the subject of AudioFile's podcast, Behind the Mic, on March 11, 2020.

Click here to listen to Robin Whitten and Jo Reed discuss

Barrie's narration of The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black.

Click here to read Barrie's narrator profile on the Hasty Book List.

Click here to read an interview with Barrie on Macmillan's audiobook blog.

Barrie is thrilled to have been one of over thirty narrators who contributed to the

Odyssey- and Audie-award-winning audiobook Sadie by Courtney Summers.

Click here for a glimpse of Barrie and other narrators in the studio!

Below are a selection of Barrie's audiobook titles and accompanying reviews.

Click the images to view the items on Amazon.

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy "Narrator Barrie Kreinik's portrayal of a complicated woman struggling with personal tragedies is heartbreaking." - AudioFile Audible Bestseller	The Awakening by Nora Roberts "Barrie Kreinik's dynamic narration complements this fresh romantic adventure...The evolution of Breen's self-discovery is evident in her hesitant, questioning tone, which evolves into adamant, self-assured statements. Irish accents are melodic and accurate, thanks to Kreinik's range." - AudioFile NYTimes & Audible Bestseller	Ariadne by Jennifer Saint "Barrie Kreinik is the perfect voice for Ariadne, a noble young woman who bravely stands up for her values." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan "Kreinik narrates Audrey's diary, which comprises the bulk of the story, with great flair, veering between Audrey's occasionally bumptious confidence in her translation skills to her periodic terrible lapses in judgment." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner	The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart "Narrator Barrie Kreinik's skill with accents and dialects comes in handy in her narration of this historical mystery..." - AudioFile	The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black "Narrator Barrie Kreinik tackles this alternative history with admirable skill, giving the girls, 'Ellen' and 'Mary,' believable voices...Kreinik is also skilled at portraying the many Irish characters with unique voices." - AudioFile
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales "Kreinik's pace is steady; her character portrayals are real and relatable. Overall, her performance is flawless as she slips comfortably into various accents and tonalities. [...] The wonderful writing coupled with Kreinik's execution makes this a spectacular audiobook." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner	Crossings by Alex Landragin "This audiobook combines the suspense of nineteenth-century horror with the cool detachment of narrators Barrie Kreinik and Raphael Corkhill, [who use] their finely honed talents for European, African, and American accents..." - AudioFile	The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
Tangerine by Christine Mangan "Narrators Barrie Kreinik and Erin Mallon deliver performances to savor. [...] Kreinik delivers Alice's disquieting inner monologues with tightly controlled malice. [...] As well as vivid portraits of the two women, both actors deliver convincing secondary characters." - AudioFile	A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler "...in Barrie Kreinik [Fowler] has a narrator of particular skill and insight...More than a rewriting of history, this is history reimagined from a fresh angle, delivered here with energy, sensitivity, and flair." - AudioFile	Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon Audible Bestseller
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton "Narrator Barrie Kreinik sensitively delivers the many themes that wend through this audiobook, including friendship, family, secrets, lies, and climate change." - AudioFile	The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron "Barrie Kreinik...has some of the best male voices that I have heard from a female narrator. How does she switch accents so effortlessly?" - Audiobook Life	The English Wife by Lauren Willig "Barrie Kreinik is a perfect fit for the mix of British and American characters." - AudioFile "With a smooth mezzo and immaculate intonations, Barrie Kreinik’s narration is impeccable, perfectly portraying each and every character." - TheReadingFrenzy
The Six by Anni Taylor "Narrator Barrie Kreinik presents this horror story with an impeccable you-are-there feel." - AudioFile	The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth "I had the pleasure of listening to Barrie Kreinik’s narration earlier this year...She knocked it out of the park again with this one, easily bringing both Diana and Lucy to life." - Novel Visits	Ribbons of Scarlet "The Princess" by Sophie Perinot "Six experienced performers portray the women who are featured in these interwoven novellas of the French Revolution...[including] soft-spoken 'Princess' Elisabeth, the pious sister of Louis XVI." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
The Seventh Perfection by Daniel Polansky "The structure of this story is intricate, despite being short, and Kreinik masterfully weaves a path through its various narratives...Kreinik does the seemingly impossible and creates a clear picture of Manet through the eyes of those she interacts with." - AudioFile	An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen "Narrators Barrie Kreinik and Julia Whelan work seamlessly together as they alternate between the two women." - AudioFile	Outrageous Acts/Everyday Rebellions by Gloria Steinem "Narrators Barrie Kreinik, Gabra Zackman, Soneela Nankani, and Robin Miles each provide compelling narrations of the highly quotable words of a writer who cheerfully refers to herself as a radical feminist." - AudioFile
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen "Barrie Kreinik is stern and brazen when depicting Cassandra and Jane Moore, pairing vocal strength with their abetting and manipulative natures. Using appropriate pacing and effective expression, she hones in on every conniving plan the Moore sisters concoct. Both narrators make this a thrilling listen." - AudioFile	The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe	The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova "[This saga] allows the four outstanding narrators to shine...Barrie Kreinik wonderfully carries the bulk of the narrative." - AudioFile
The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth	We Love Anderson Cooper by R.L. Maizes "Kreinik's voice is clear and deep yet feminine. She conjures a reflective mood that is appropriate for these painfully human character studies." - AudioFile	The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo "Kreinik gives an INCREDIBLE performance; she uses just the right tone and voice and inflections and accents for my characters. I love how she gave Charlotte a low, smooth voice, Nancy a southern accent, and Mevrouw Douw a creaky old lady voice, just as I had heard her in my head. And the emotion she brought to the performance was just incredible." - Alyssa Palombo
Charming Billy by Alice McDermott	Murder on Millionaire's Row by Erin Lindsey "Narrator Barrie Kreinik artfully portrays colorful people--locals and immigrants--who call New York City home in the nineteenth century...Portals and ghosts, chillingly depicted by Kreinik, reveal criminal activity and the city's hideous underbelly." - AudioFile	A Golden Grave by Erin Lindsey "Kreinik's performance evokes the sights and smells of the community and excels at conveying the dichotomy between the wealthy and the impoverished immigrant families of Five Points. Whether male or female, Kreinik makes people's social and immigration status obvious just by their speech. Listeners will feel a deep connection to this unique paranormal mystery." - AudioFile
The Silver Shooter by Erin Lindsey "Throughout their journey, the intrepid Rose's light Irish accent and working-class background contrasts with her English partner's posh background, though both are outsiders among the territory's white and Indigenous communities. Kreinik's attuned portrayals also create balanced supporting characters." - AudioFile	The Dressmaker's Dowry by Meredith Jaeger "[Barrie] Kreinik...has the added challenges of voicing German and Irish accents, as well as Victorian colloquialisms, all of which she does seamlessly." - AudioFile	The Mother's Promise by Sally Hepworth "Barrie Kreinik gives a fully voiced reading which is sympathetic to all the women characters and understanding of their quirks and needs. Her voice shows genuine empathy for the problems of all the characters." - Sound Commentary
The Two-Family House by Linda Cohen Loigman "[Kreinik] did a marvelous job of interpreting the attitudes and personalities of each of the characters, male and female, giving each an authentic voice, complete with the appropriate accent..." - thevoiceofoma	Dear Thing by Julie Cohen "It's a rare book that keeps me listening nearly all the way through in one sitting. The narrator was fantastic!" - Audible review	Between Two Fires by Mark Noce
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth	Arabella of Mars by David L. Levine	Arabella and the Battle of Venus by David D. Levine
Arabella the Traitor of Mars by David D. Levine	Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova	May the Road Rise Up to Meet You by Peter Troy "All four narrators meld seamlessly into their characters and provide stellar performances." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner AudioFile Best Books of 2012
Off and Running by Gary Soto "Barrie Kreinik's capable narration of this school tale pleases [...] Whether bringing to life the story's lively dialogue or weaving in Spanish expressions that create the children's everyday world, Kreinik makes the most of Soto's engaging story." - AudioFile

Audiobooks

Click here to read Barrie's narrator profile on the Hasty Book List.

Click here to read an interview with Barrie on Macmillan's audiobook blog.

Below are a selection of Barrie's audiobook titles and accompanying reviews.

Click the images to view the items on Amazon.

Migrations

by Charlotte McConaghy "Narrator Barrie Kreinik's portrayal of a complicated woman struggling with personal tragedies is heartbreaking." - AudioFile *Audible Bestseller*

The Awakening

Ariadne

by Jennifer Saint "Barrie Kreinik is the perfect voice for Ariadne, a noble young woman who bravely stands up for her values." - AudioFile *Earphones Award Winner*

Turning Darkness Into Light

by Marie Brennan "Kreinik narrates Audrey's diary, which comprises the bulk of the story, with great flair, veering between Audrey's occasionally bumptious confidence in her translation skills to her periodic terrible lapses in judgment." - AudioFile *Earphones Award Winner*

The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne

by Elsa Hart "Narrator Barrie Kreinik's skill with accents and dialects comes in handy in her narration of this historical mystery..." - AudioFile

The Secret Guests

by Benjamin Black "Narrator Barrie Kreinik tackles this alternative history with admirable skill, giving the girls, 'Ellen' and 'Mary,' believable voices...Kreinik is also skilled at portraying the many Irish characters with unique voices." - AudioFile

Perfect on Paper

Crossings

by Alex Landragin "This audiobook combines the suspense of nineteenth-century horror with the cool detachment of narrators Barrie Kreinik and Raphael Corkhill, [who use] their finely honed talents for European, African, and American accents..." - AudioFile

The Good Sister

by Sally Hepworth

Tangerine

A Well-Behaved Woman

by Therese Anne Fowler "...in Barrie Kreinik [Fowler] has a narrator of particular skill and insight...More than a rewriting of history, this is history reimagined from a fresh angle, delivered here with energy, sensitivity, and flair." - AudioFile

Code Name Helene

by Ariel Lawhon *Audible Bestseller*

Waiting for the Night Song

by Julie Carrick Dalton "Narrator Barrie Kreinik sensitively delivers the many themes that wend through this audiobook, including friendship, family, secrets, lies, and climate change." - AudioFile

The Paris Dressmaker

by Kristy Cambron "Barrie Kreinik...has some of the best male voices that I have heard from a female narrator. How does she switch accents so effortlessly?" - Audiobook Life

The English Wife

by Lauren Willig "Barrie Kreinik is a perfect fit for the mix of British and American characters." - AudioFile "With a smooth mezzo and immaculate intonations, Barrie Kreinik’s narration is impeccable, perfectly portraying each and every character." - TheReadingFrenzy

The Six

by Anni Taylor "Narrator Barrie Kreinik presents this horror story with an impeccable you-are-there feel." - AudioFile

The Mother-in-Law

by Sally Hepworth "I had the pleasure of listening to Barrie Kreinik’s narration earlier this year...She knocked it out of the park again with this one, easily bringing both Diana and Lucy to life." - Novel Visits

Ribbons of Scarlet

"The Princess" by Sophie Perinot "Six experienced performers portray the women who are featured in these interwoven novellas of the French Revolution...[including] soft-spoken 'Princess' Elisabeth, the pious sister of Louis XVI." - AudioFile *Earphones Award Winner*

The Seventh Perfection

by Daniel Polansky "The structure of this story is intricate, despite being short, and Kreinik masterfully weaves a path through its various narratives...Kreinik does the seemingly impossible and creates a clear picture of Manet through the eyes of those she interacts with." - AudioFile

An Anonymous Girl

by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen "Narrators Barrie Kreinik and Julia Whelan work seamlessly together as they alternate between the two women." - AudioFile

Outrageous Acts/Everyday Rebellions

by Gloria Steinem "Narrators Barrie Kreinik, Gabra Zackman, Soneela Nankani, and Robin Miles each provide compelling narrations of the highly quotable words of a writer who cheerfully refers to herself as a radical feminist." - AudioFile

You Are Not Alone

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs

by Katherine Howe

The Shadow Land

by Elizabeth Kostova "[This saga] allows the four outstanding narrators to shine...Barrie Kreinik wonderfully carries the bulk of the narrative." - AudioFile

The Family Next Door

by Sally Hepworth

We Love Anderson Cooper

by R.L. Maizes "Kreinik's voice is clear and deep yet feminine. She conjures a reflective mood that is appropriate for these painfully human character studies." - AudioFile

The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel

Charming Billy

by Alice McDermott

Murder on Millionaire's Row

by Erin Lindsey "Narrator Barrie Kreinik artfully portrays colorful people--locals and immigrants--who call New York City home in the nineteenth century...Portals and ghosts, chillingly depicted by Kreinik, reveal criminal activity and the city's hideous underbelly." - AudioFile

A Golden Grave

The Silver Shooter

The Dressmaker's Dowry

by Meredith Jaeger "[Barrie] Kreinik...has the added challenges of voicing German and Irish accents, as well as Victorian colloquialisms, all of which she does seamlessly." - AudioFile

The Mother's Promise

by Sally Hepworth "Barrie Kreinik gives a fully voiced reading which is sympathetic to all the women characters and understanding of their quirks and needs. Her voice shows genuine empathy for the problems of all the characters." - Sound Commentary

The Two-Family House

by Linda Cohen Loigman "[Kreinik] did a marvelous job of interpreting the attitudes and personalities of each of the characters, male and female, giving each an authentic voice, complete with the appropriate accent..." - thevoiceofoma

Dear Thing

by Julie Cohen "It's a rare book that keeps me listening nearly all the way through in one sitting. The narrator was fantastic!" - Audible review

Between Two Fires

by Mark Noce

The Things We Keep

by Sally Hepworth

Arabella of Mars

by David L. Levine

Arabella and the Battle of Venus

by David D. Levine

Arabella the Traitor of Mars

by David D. Levine

Wildalone

by Krassi Zourkova

by Charlotte McConaghy "Narrator Barrie Kreinik's portrayal of a complicated woman struggling with personal tragedies is heartbreaking." - AudioFile Audible Bestseller

by Jennifer Saint "Barrie Kreinik is the perfect voice for Ariadne, a noble young woman who bravely stands up for her values." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

by Marie Brennan "Kreinik narrates Audrey's diary, which comprises the bulk of the story, with great flair, veering between Audrey's occasionally bumptious confidence in her translation skills to her periodic terrible lapses in judgment." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

by Ariel Lawhon Audible Bestseller

"The Princess" by Sophie Perinot "Six experienced performers portray the women who are featured in these interwoven novellas of the French Revolution...[including] soft-spoken 'Princess' Elisabeth, the pious sister of Louis XVI." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

by Peter Troy "All four narrators meld seamlessly into their characters and provide stellar performances." - AudioFile Earphones Award Winner AudioFile Best Books of 2012