Monday, September 14, 2026

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Rochelle O'Gorman

Rochelle Marie O'Gorman has been a professional writer for her entire ​adult life. After learning, very quickly, that news reporting was not for her, she began work as a film critic. O'Gorman has also reviewed television, theater, and print books, as well as writing general feature stories, before turning to audiobooks full time. The first syndicated audiobook reviewer in the United States, her reviews can be read in various newspapers around the country and she was awarded an Audie by the Audio Publishers Association for her work in spreading the word about audiobooks. She currently works reviewing audiobooks and writing essays. O'Gorman lives in the hayloft of an old barn with her lovely teenage daughter and a foul tempered parrot.

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Amplifications: Friendship

Friendship is often a difficult country to navigate and female friendship is a country filled with emotional landmines. So what do we tell our daughters?

Amplifications: Whom do we trust for our news?

I wish that the dignity and credibility Cronkite brought to the evening news would reappear. 

AMPLIFICATIONS: Spectrum — the evil empire

A quick Google search confirmed what I had read a couple of years ago: The USA has some of the slowest and costliest internet services in the world.

AUDIO REVIEWS: Light, fun reading

The selections this week are light, breezy, and humorous.

Amplifications: TV shows I’d like to see

Today there are thousands of choices, from endless cable offerings to streaming services. Yet, on a rainy summer evening, one can spend an eternity trying to find a decent show.

AUDIO REVIEWS: A memoir, socialites, a muckraker and survivors

An unforgettable memoir, badly behaved socialites, a muckraker and survivors from World War II are all part of this week's audiobooks.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Absence of kindness

To me it is fundamentally obvious that racism is at the heart of those most loyal to Trump. Underlying meaning of “Make America Great” again is really “Make America White Again.”

AUDIO REVIEWS: Two thrillers, a memoir, and a fairy tale

A couple of thrillers, a memoir and one surreal fairy tale are on the agenda this week.

Movies, high heels and the big hurt

Go ahead, roll your eyes, but even in my 20s, I would cringe as I watched actresses run in high heels.

AUDIO REVIEW: Authors reading their own works

Sometimes you just want to hear an author read his or her own audiobook.

Children victimized by Trump’s cruel immigration policy

Imagine fleeing for your life, walking, yes WALKING, about 1,500 miles with only the clothes on your back and a rucksack with a few minor possessions. Once here, ICE agents bind your hands with zip ties and steal your children.

AUDIO REVIEWS: Fiction — a thriller, biography, love story

Fiction dominates todays reviews with one thriller, one novel based on fact, and two easy-going tales from established authors.

AUDIO REVIEW: Fantasy, mystery and fairy tales

We can all agree that one of the best aspects of an audiobook is the ability to listen while walking the dog or washing dishes.
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