Audiobooks Narrated by Stephen Root

Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

"Bloomsbury presents Vigil by George Saunders, read by Judy Greer with Stephen Root and a full cast. The latest book from the Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo – a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next 'He will be read long after these times have passed' Zadie Smith What a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . . Not for the first time – in fact, for the 343rd time – Jill ‘Doll’ Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. For powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it… isn’t it? As death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals – alive and dead – materialise, birds swarm the dying man’s room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning. In this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are? Cast: Judy Greer as Jill ‘Doll’ Blaine Stephen Root as K.J. Boone MacLeod Andrews as the Frenchman Kimberly Farr as K.J.'s Mother Mark Bramhall as K.J.'s Father Karissa Vacker as Julia Kirby Heyborne as the College Kid Danny Campbell as the Cheyenne Country Club Golfer Barrett Leddy as Mel G Eric Jason Martin as Mel R Cassandra Campbell as Miss Eva Kimberly M. Wetherell as Clyda Aaron Goodson as William Fred Berman as Paul Bowman Marni Penning as the Weaver-Lady Sunil Malhotra as Mr Bhuti Ann Marie Lee as Viv Rebecca Lowman as Carol-Ann Maggi-Meg Reed as Grandma Gust Matt Godfrey as Joe, the weaver-lady's husband Vas Eli as the Russian Nurse and George Saunders as Dell C 2026 George Saunders P 2026 Penguin Random House LLC"

George Saunders (Author), Full Cast, George Saunders, Judy Greer, Stephen Root (Narrator)

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Liberation Day: From ‘the world’s best short story writer’ (The Telegraph) and winner of the Man Booker Prize

"Bloomsbury presents Liberation Day by George Saunders, read by George Saunders, Tina Fey, Michael McKean, Edi Patterson, Jenny Slate, Jack McBrayer, Melora Hardin and Stephen Root. Named a book of the year 2022 by the Sunday Times, The Times, Guardian, Irish Times, New Statesman, BBC and Waterstones 'One of the best science fiction short stories to be published in the 21st century so far' SFX Review ‘Saunders is funny and kind as ever, and his narrative virtuosity puts him up there with the best’ Anne Enright, Guardian ‘A triumph of storytelling’ i paper ‘A joy. Effortlessly stylish, funny and smart’ Daily Mail The first short story collection in ten years from the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo MacArthur genius and Booker Prize-winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Tenth of December The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose – wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned – Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian, who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his 'reality.' In 'Mother’s Day', two women who loved the same man come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And in 'Elliott Spencer', our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed – his memory 'scraped' – a victim of a scheme in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound, and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does, even in the most absurd of circumstances. 'The only way to experience Saunders’s oblique, farcical, tragic world is to dive right in. It will take the top of your head off, but it’s worth it’ The Times 'The world’s best short story writer … Liberation Day is great art' Daily Telegraph P 2022 Penguin Random House USA Audio C 2022 George Saunders"

George Saunders (Author), Edi Patterson, George Saunders, Jack McBrayer, Jenny Slate, Melora Hardin, Michael McKean, Stephen Root, Tina Fey (Narrator)

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