Best-selling and award-winning short stories collection 50 States by Richard R. Becker, out now as audiobook performed by Brian Callanan
Hello again, dear audiobooks friends! Today I am really excited to let you all know that 50 States, an award-winning and best-selling collection of fiction short stories by respected journalist and writer Richard R. Becker, has just been released in audiobook format.
The voice of this production is multiple award-winning narrator Brian Callanan and the publisher is Copywrite, Ink.
With a run time of almost 10 hours, this audiobook should prove to be quite an enjoyable and interesting narrative journey through the United States.
Before I introduce you to the author and the narrator, I suggest that we take a look at the Publisher’s Summary so that you can have a glimpse at what’s in store from 50 States:
50 States is a debut collection of short stories that captures the human condition and reveals how perception shapes destiny. The audiobook spans several literary genres with each short story set in a different state across America.
An Idaho farmer who aches for absolution after a tragedy is given one more chance at redemption. Two runaways cross paths in a Tennessee bus station with only one ticket between them. A family sees looters racing toward their home as they escape an Oregon wildfire. A young couple takes a reckless turn off a state highway in Utah and find themselves in a nightmarish government biohazard area.
These and 46 more shorts make up an anthology that will surprise listeners with each new thought-provoking story as they skip effortlessly across different genres, moods, and states of mind. Together, they provide a character-driven sampling of the American experience over the last 60 years – the kind and the cruel, the heroic and criminal – in unpredictable and exciting ways.
Richard R. Becker is an award-winning American writer. His debut collection of literary fiction and psychological thrillers began as a project to write one story a week for 50 weeks. It became a top 100 literary short stories bestseller in January 2022.
As a journalist, Richard has written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, with his byline appearing in the Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, and publications for Simon & Schuster and Paramount Communications. He also scripted a documentary produced with PBS and contributed to five books related to marketing, public relations, and management. He currently serves as president of Copywrite, Ink. and, for 20 years, previously taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
In addition, Richard currently serves as a city council-appointed volunteer commissioner on the Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. He has assisted more than 60 nonprofit and professional organizations as a consultant and board member during his career and has been featured as a speaker for a variety of organizations, including Wizard World Comic Con, G2E World Gaming Expo, National Recreation and Park Association, Regis University, and U.S. Small Business Administration.
Aside from writing, Richard has a broad range of interests, including travel, hiking, parks, fitness, illustration, photography, and spending time with family. He is married and has two children.
After doing voice work for the past 25+ years as an Emmy-winning TV host and producer, Brian Callanan turned his talents towards the world of audiobooks and commercial work in 2015. He’s a graduate of David H. Lawrence and Dan O’Day’s acclaimed “ACX Master Class,” and has since recorded more than 70 titles released on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, and Downpour. Brian has reached “Audible Approved” status as a narrator/producer, or as Audible puts it, “the best of the best.”
He’s also an experienced commercial voice artist who teaches a short course on voice acting and the audiobook narration process. Head on to his website to find out more.
I’ll be seeing you in just a few days with a review for 50 States, but until then, take care, stay safe, and don’t forget, always listen with your heart!
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