Catherine O’Brien is a voice artist and the founder of Essential Audiobooks based in New York, where she lives with her husband after having moved there from London in 2008. As the daughter of a speech and drama teacher, Catherine has grown up performing

In this episode of Claret & Conversation, we’ll consider the current state of the publishing industry and how giants such as Amazon are affecting the market for audiobooks. On a lighter note, we’ll see what it takes to be a long-form narrator and hear about some of the kookier genres of literature you probably never knew existed.