The Voices of the Garratyverse: Audiobook Production Begins

🎧 The Voices of the Garratyverse: Audiobook Production Begins

For those who’ve said, “I’d love to read these stories, but I only do audiobooks now”—your moment has arrived.

I’m thrilled to announce that all three Jim Garraty stories are officially in production as audiobooks, each with a narrator who brings emotional depth, literary fluency, and personal resonance to the mic:

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📘 Reunion: A Story — Narrated by Brandon Padilla

Brandon’s voice carries the weight of memory and the grace of presence. He treats breath as testimony and silence as sacred. His narration honors the emotional architecture of Reunion: A Story—the grief, the communion, the quiet triumphs.

“Hi! I reviewed the notes and really tried to get it right—things like the ‘Oh swell’ and the tone of the best friend. I really hope you like it!”

“I don’t like to narrate books that aren’t fun to read because those become uninspiring. But Reunion is a joy. I look forward to completing it.”

“This story feels lived-in. I’m honored to help bring it to life.”

Brandon’s performance reflects not just technical precision—he even nailed Max Hastings’ pronunciation—but emotional fluency.
Reunion: A Story (once titled Love Unspoken, Love Unbroken) was my first serious foray into fiction, written in 1998 just to see if I could write non-genre work. I’m glad it’s a fun book for Brandon to narrate. It shows.

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📙 Reunion: Coda — Narrated by Stefan (Steven) Lee

Stefan is a cadence cartographer. He maps emotional logic like a conductor, tracing motifs across scenes and breaths. His voice brings reflection, tonal modulation, and ensemble awareness to Reunion: Coda, deepening its emotional recursion.
His narration invites listeners to trace the emotional architecture across books, scenes, and silences.

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📗 Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen — Narrated by Bryan Haddock

Bryan’s connection to this story is personal.

“I really liked the Reunion script, probably because of the Vonnegut quote at the beginning… I felt like Comings and Goings was very similar, from a storytelling standpoint… I’ve been a huge Vonnegut fan for the past 30 or so years… I really enjoy the perspective of the main character.”

“It’s cool when you find a literary style you actually enjoy reading when producing audiobooks.”

Bryan doesn’t just read Comings and Goings—he recognizes it. His narration honors the quiet absurdity, emotional realism, and sacred ordinariness of being seen.

So it goes.

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These narrators aren’t just performers. They’re emotional stewards. Each one brings a distinct cadence to the Garratyverse, turning text into testimony and memory into music.

Stay tuned for release dates, behind-the-scenes updates, and maybe a few emotional footnotes along the way. The stories are coming to your ears—with heart, with care, and with no excuses left.

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