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The Audio Publishers Association's new Hall of Fame opened with five narrators: George Guidall, Hillary Huber, January LaVoy, Robin Miles and Simon Vance. Between them they've recorded thousands of books. Here's how each of them says the work actually gets done, in their own words, and what a narrator with a home booth and a first royalty share deal can take from it.

On February 26, 2026, the Audio Publishers Association named the first five members of its Hall of Fame, and it honoured them at the 31st Audie Awards on March 2 at Pier Sixty in New York. The APA says the new honour "recognizes those whose exceptional work has shaped the art of narration, expanded the reach of audiobooks, and helped propel the industry forward."

Dan Zitt, who chairs the APA's Hall of Fame Committee, said the board wanted to honour "the narrators and leaders whose artistry, dedication, and vision shaped modern audiobook publishing." The useful part, if you narrate for a living or want to, is that all five have spent years explaining their methods to interviewers. They don't agree on everything. One says he couldn't record at home; another can't believe she gets to do it from her own studio. One reads every book first, one likes to discover it at the microphone.