Everyone is talking about EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, the beautifully heartfelt YA debut that became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. And thanks to Odyssey Award-winner Bahni Turpin‘s brilliant narration, this audiobook is a true listening treat. But you don’t have to take our word for it…
Author Nicola Yoon was so excited about the audio, she paid a visit to our Penguin Random House Audio recording studios in Woodland Hills, CA to see—and hear—Bahni in action!
Author Nicola Yoon visits Bahni Turpin as she records EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING
“Getting to listen to the amazing Bahni Turpin read my words was just thrilling!! Bahni really brings Madeline to life. I might have teared up a little bit listening to her read.”
Producer and director Kelly Gildea added, “Bahni’s reading, as Madeline, gave me chills. She totally inhabited this character, who is sweet and funny and tortured, often all at once. It’s a really incredible performance. And I’m so glad we were able to use Robbie Daymond, as Ollie, in the scenes where the two are instant-messaging each other. These are spots where we can really take advantage of the audio medium, and we get to hear the natural progression of their relationship. Great stuff!”
Hear for yourself!
Listen to a clip of Bahni reading EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING:
Bahni and Nicola at the Listening Library recording studios in Woodland Hills, CA
Want to know everything about this “swoonworthy” (Booklist) listen? Narrator Bahni Turpin herself tells you a bit more about this extraordinary audiobook:
“The title EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING speaks to the main character’s experience of the world as brand new. A girl who has been completely sheltered from the outside world because of illness discovering what it is to have a friend, to experience attraction, to touch, to experience the outside world, and to begin living in color. It is a feast of the senses for her, Everything, everything.”
But to truly know everything? Well, you’ll just have to listen…
Check out more rave reviews:
“Bahni Turpin conveys Maddy’s intelligence and playful spirit…Robbie Daymond conveys Olly’s sincerity and a curiosity that is Maddy’s match…The sparks in Olly’s and Maddy’s emails are enhanced by Turpin and Daymond’s dual narration. These engaging characters fall quickly into a deep friendship that is honest and flirtatious and bound for a love that’s worth taking risks for.”—AudioFile Earphones Award
“Narrator Bahni Turpin showcases her signature diverse range, effortlessly voicing 18-year-old mixed-race Japanese African American Madeline, her middle-aged mother, and her nurse, a Mexican immigrant…Swooning first-love-with-a-seriously-ill-partner novels are undoubtedly multiplying; this is the best multicultural choice of them all.”—School Library Journal, starred audio review
“[A] humorously engaging story of a girl who discovers life, love, and forgiveness in new places…Everything, Everything is wonderful, wonderful.”—School Library Journal, starred print review
“A book that teens in search of a swoonworthy read will devour.”—Booklist
“This heartwarming story transcends the ordinary by exploring the hopes, dreams, and inherent risks of love in all of its forms.”—Kirkus, starred review
Want to hear more from Nicola Yoon? Check out her parenting essay on Brightly: sMothering: Holding Our Kids Close, But Knowing When to Let Go
You can also find this title on www.heardiversity.com.
