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
The English WifeLauren Willig
Turning Darkness Into LightMarie Brennan
Code Name HélèneAriel Lawhon
A Golden GraveErin Lindsey
We Love Anderson CooperR.L. Maizes
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.
 Turning Darkness Into Lightby 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* |  A Well-Behaved Womanby Therese Anne Fowler "...in Barrie Kreinik [Fowler] has a narrator of particular skill and insight. Fowler's title is ironic in the modern sense, and Kreinik's rendering of narrative and of Fowler's heroine, Alva, carries that edginess, along with the air of independence and free thinking that we now value in the women of that time. More than a rewriting of history, this is history reimagined from a fresh angle, delivered here with energy, sensitivity, and flair." - AudioFile |  A Golden Graveby 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 |
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 The Secret Guestsby 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 |  Tangerineby 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 |  Crossingsby Alex Landragin |
 The English Wifeby 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 Mother-in-Lawby 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* |
 An Anonymous Girlby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen "Narrators Barrie Kreinik and Julia Whelan work seamlessly together as they alternate between the two women." - AudioFile |  You Are Not Aloneby 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 |  Outrageous Acts/Everyday Rebellionsby 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 |
 The Daughters of Temperance Hobbsby Katherine Howe |  The Shadow Landby Elizabeth Kostova "[This saga] allows the four outstanding narrators to shine...Barrie Kreinik wonderfully carries the bulk of the narrative." - AudioFile |  The Seventh Perfectionby Daniel Polansky |
 The Family Next Doorby Sally Hepworth |  We Love Anderson Cooperby R.L. Maizes "Maizes populates her stories with a cast...perfectly captured by the rich, rounded voice of narrator Barrie Kreinik. In dialogue, Kreinik shifts pitch with subtlety, letting the author’s words do the heavy lifting." - Literary Hub "Kreinik's voice is clear and deep yet feminine. She conjures a reflective mood that is appropriate for these painfully human character studies." - AudioFile |  Charming Billyby Alice McDermott |
 Murder on Millionaire's Rowby 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 |  The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tasselby 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 |  The Subway Girlsby Susie Orman Schnall |
 The Dressmaker's Dowryby 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 Promiseby 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 Houseby 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 Thingby 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 |  Dark of the Westby Joanna Hathaway |  Storm from the Eastby Joanna Hathaway |
 Between Two Firesby Mark Noce |  All the Time in the Worldby Caroline Angell |  The Things We Keepby Sally Hepworth |
 Arabella of Marsby David L. Levine |  Arabella and the Battle of Venusby David D. Levine |  Arabella the Traitor of Marsby David D. Levine |
 Wildaloneby Krassi Zourkova |  May the Road Rise Up to Meet Youby Peter Troy "All four narrators meld seamlessly into their characters and provide stellar performances." - AudioFile *Earphones Award Winner* *AudioFile Best Books of 2012* |  The Cageby Megan Shepherd |
 The Gauntletby Megan Shepherd |  The Huntby Megan Shepherd |  Accidental Loveby Gary Soto "Barrie Kreinik narrates with smooth delivery...with smoothly conversational insertions of the Spanish words that are sprinkled throughout the story." - iam-indeed.com |
 Off and Runningby 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 |  The Bedding Proposalby Tracy Anne Warren "Ms Kreinik delivers a very strong performance indeed...The narrative is well-paced and expressive [and] she’s a narrator I will definitely be listening to again. In fact, if I were keeping an accents leader-board, she’d be at the very top..." - AudioGals |  The Once and Future Duchessby Sophia Nash |