Audiofile Earphones Award 2020
In this meticulously researched tome, the fates of one million displaced persons who were left without homes as a result of WWII are presented with clarity and precision by narrator Malcolm Hillgartner. Nasaw deftly interweaves the personal and the political, juxtaposing the postwar strategies of the Allied nations and several international organizations with distressing personal histories of those who lost everything except their lives. Hillgartner is particularly effective at conveying the accounts of concentration camp survivors, forced laborers, and other displaced persons who had no option but to remain--sometimes for years--in refugee camps, awaiting possible resettlement in Israel, the U.S., and other nations. A powerhouse treatise is enhanced by a riveting narration. M.J. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2020]

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Hillary Huber and Malcolm Hillgartner deliver finely calibrated performances of this evocative novel about desire, loss, and identity. Set during the heat of a Greek summer, the audiobook focuses on two temporary next-door neighbors--a Greek ship captain who, for the first time in many years, is not at sea, and Mira, an American academic who is cleaning out her parents' Athens apartment. Over the summer, as we watch them navigate separate friendships and loves, we also listen to their late-night balcony conversations. Hillgartner, whose enticing voice is elegant and rough, offers a thoughtful performance of a man struggling with duty versus desire. Huber's Mira is a sympathetic mix of yearning, perplexity, and fortitude. Together they weave a beguiling tale. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2020]

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"Malcolm Hillgartner narrates a vast and expansive epic spanning the modern day and reaching into a technological afterlife. After a routine procedure, Richard "Dodge" Forthrast is pronounced medically dead, and his brain is scanned and stored in the cloud. Once technology advances, his brain is turned back on; thus, the Bitworld is created--a digital heaven for humanity. Hillgartner maintains a steady narration as the story transitions from science fiction to a fantasy romp. A large cast brimming with colorful characters is easy to track, thanks to Hillgartner's consistent voicings. Furthermore, he mitigates some of the uneven elements of the story and keeps the narrative engaging throughout its sweeping duration. J.M.M. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2019]
"This was my first Malcolm Hillgartner narrated audiobook but it certainly will not be my last."—JohnT, AudioBook Fans

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"Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner deftly navigates his way through this little known piece of history. He recounts the stories of Irish immigrants who fought in the American Civil War and who shortly after invaded Canada for the purpose of using the British province as a pawn in the quest for Irish independence from England. Because of the wide range of characters and nations involved, Hillgartner must employ English, American, Canadian, and, most importantly, Irish accents. The way he slips between the array of voices is seamless. Listeners find themselves on the front lines of these seemingly impossible invasions and battles. History buffs who are longing to learn something new about America after the Civil War will enjoy this engrossing audiobook." — A.R.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2019]

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“The story of Robert de La Rochefoucald, a French aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur during WWII, reads like a novel--and that's exactly the way Malcolm Hillgartner narrates it. He adds no false drama. The story is compelling by itself. His steady pace keeps listeners engaged, but he varies it ever so slightly at times for variety and impact. His facility with French names and places also keeps the reading flowing. His somewhat somber voice adds exactly the right atmosphere to this story, in which one wrong step by the Frenchman can mean death. Hillgartner also narrated WHEN PARIS WENT DARK--about the Nazi occupation of the city. This latest audiobook offers a nice complement."— R.C.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2017]

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"Mauro Larrea's bad luck finally turns when he wins property in Spain during a game of cards in Mexico. And so begins an international family epic that takes listeners from Mexico to Spain and on to Cuba. Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner's baritone fills the listener's ears with a vibrant narration style that brings to life the nineteenth-century Spanish-speaking world. His husky voice is a vivid vehicle to carry this mostly masculine story of men trying to survive in the mining industry. Fans of historical fiction will appreciate the attention to detail and Hillgartner's painstaking efforts to capture the drama that plays out between the large cast of characters. His familiarity with Spanish brings an authentic pronunciation to words interspersed throughout the story." —M.R. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2018]

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"Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner manages to combine gravitas with avuncular warmth in Gelb's historical overview of the events in WWII that led to the amazing rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from the coast of France. The BEF was surrounded on all sides by Germans, unable to move forward, their backs to the sea at Dunkirk. Hillgartner builds tension as the perilous events unfold, growing meticulous and precise when recounting Winston Churchill's machinations. Churchill summons enough sea and air support to rescue the trapped men. The rescue, called Operation Dynamo, evacuated approximately 225,000 British and another 140,000 French troops over a period of 10 days, navigating the unpredictable waters of the English Channel and the ever-present danger of the Germans. Hillgartner does masterful work, making the rescues at Dunkirk not only credible, but also breathtaking." —S.J.H. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published:

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"The story of John Franklin's doomed expedition to discover the Northwest Passage in 1845 and the dozens of unsuccessful searches mounted to learn the fate of the 130 men who accompanied him is not a new topic, but it's still a sensational one--full of starvation, cannibalism, botulism, clairvoyants, and Arctic cold. Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner has a rich voice and a keen ability to evoke an atmosphere of endless winter, deprivation, and mystery. He also rolls through the Inuit names and places without hesitation as we learn that Inuit stories that had been ignored and dismissed for decades were key to locating the HMS EREBUS in 2014 and the HMS TERROR in 2016. Paul Watson is also sympathetic to Franklin's wife Jane's famous intensity and grit, and Hillgartner faithfully renders her unusual viewpoint."— A.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2017]

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"TO PROTECT AND SERVE ... delivers a revolutionary new model for American law enforcement: the community-based police department. It calls for citizen participation in all aspects of police operations: policymaking, program development, crime fighting and service delivery, entry-level and ongoing education and training, oversight of police conduct, and, especially relevant to today’s challenges, joint community-police crisis management. Nothing will ever change until the system itself is radically restructured, and here Norm Stamper shows how. The great thing about this informative audiobook is the narrator, Malcolm Hillgartner. An accomplished actor and dramatist, he has the kind of voice one can never tire of hearing. Trying to describe it is like describing a wine. Earthy, tannic, but with hints of citrus and jasmine, and a smooth finish." — Jonathan Lowe's Audiobook Reviews, JULY 2016

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"Malcolm Hillgartner is the perfect narrator for this magnificent display of White's restrained literary style. Some of the essays are true gems. They have also become a marvelous tour through the life of a Maine resident and NEW YORKER writer in the middle decades of the twentieth century with concern for nuclear war, trains, summer houses, changes in New York City, ocean travel, and the passage of time. Hillgartner's smooth, cultured baritone and practiced delivery allow us to yearn unselfconsciously for the past. He seems as at home with White's homage to WALDEN as he is with White's heartfelt farewell to the Ford Model T. He conveys embarrassment in recounting White's boyish adventures and earnestness in imparting the wisdom of age. Great listening."— F.C. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

​"Narrating this elegant writer's words is unalloyed pleasure. Enough said. I have not had so much fun in a studio in ages." —MH

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"A murder, a missing artifact, a long winter, and a female cop are a few of the many details that keep the listener engaged in this crime novel set in Norway. The disappearance of a Sami drum, a holy relic of the indigenous people of Norway, and the appearance of a body set the story in motion. Malcolm Hillgartner manages the tension between the various characters, particularly between the male and female cops, Klemet Nango and Nina Nansen. His characterization of their differences is achieved through pitch and pace. The story and Hillgartner's narration are examples of the best that the genre of the Scandinavian procedural has to offer." 
 —M.R. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2015]

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"Malcolm Hillgartner's rich, expressive baritone is an ideal match for this well-written and thoroughly researched biography of Bob Hope. Steady and conversational, Hillgartner's phrasing and pace are nothing short of remarkable. Hope was an entertainment superstar in every medium, and his shrewd strategies and skillful business successes are thoroughly examined in a close look at his entire life. The work balances Hope's personal and career strengths and weaknesses with high style. The narrator's voice essentially disappears as the fascinating treasure trove of show business remembrances and anecdotes weaves the entire illuminating story. A real treat." — W.A.G. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2014]

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Here's a list of every book I've done to date, with the most recent listed first, and a link to a review when possible:

1. Merchant Kings by Steven R. Bown 
   
2. Inside American Education by Thomas Sowell
3. The Dead Sea Scrolls by Timothy LIm
4. The Real James Dean by Peter L. Winkler
5. Paradise Found by Bill Plaschke
6. The House of Tongues by James Dashner
7. Wide as the Waters by Benson Bobrick
8. Watchman at the Gates by George Joulwan
9. Angel in the Whirlwind by Benson Bobrick
10. A Line of Blood and Dirt by Benjamin Hoy
11. The Devil's Pawn by Oliver Pötsch
12. Innocent Bystander by Craig Rice
13. American Hannibal by Jim Stempel
14. The (Other) You by Joyce Carol Oates (co-narrator Kate Reading)
15. The Money Plot by Fredrick Kaufmann
16. On the Wings of Hope by Ella Zeiss
17. Human Work by Jamie Merisotis
18. The Last Million by David Nasaw
19. Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwarz
20. Scorpionfish by Natalie Bakopoulos (co-narrator Hilary Huber)
21. Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch by Charles Leehrsen
22. Ripped from the Headlines by Harold Schechter
23. The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John "Chickie" Donahue and J.T. Molloy
24. The Master's Apprentice by Oliver Pötsch
25. The Cactus League by Emily Nevens
26. We Will Rise by Steve Beavan
27. Tales from the Haunted Mansion, V.3&4 by Amicus Arcane
28. ​Creation by Gore Vidal
29. Saul Bellow: It All Adds Up by Saul Bellow
30. Julian by Gore Vidal
31. Massacre on the Merrimack by Jay Atkinson
32. Fall, or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
33. 108 Stitches by Ron Darling
34. When The Irish Invaded America by Christopher Klein
35. Native Justice by Mark Reps
36. Shadows at Dawn by Karl Jacoby
37. Chaos, A Fable by Rodrigo Reys Rosa
38. Adios Ángel by Mark Reps
39. Chasing Heisenberg by Michael Josselof
40. Holes in the Sky by Mark Reps
41. Native Blood by Mark Reps
42. Play By Play by Verne Lundquist
43. Deadly Mistress by Michael Fleeman
44. Angels and Loners by Ramón Díaz Eterovic
45. Seduced By Evil by Michael Fleeman
46. The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard
47. Lights On The Sea by Miquel Reina
48. Chasing Murphy by Wilson Ring
49. Things I'll Never Forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam by James M. Dixon
50. Save the Planet by Almir Sarayamoga Suruí and Corine Sombrun
51. Myths To Live By by Joseph Campbell
52. The Republic by Plato
53. Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce by Kent Newburn
54. Young Washington by Peter Stark
55. The Autobiography of Ben Franklin by Ben Franklin
56. The China Mission by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
57. The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Tales by Edgar Allen Poe
58. Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World by Miles J. Unger
59. Directorate S by Steve Coll
60. American Holocaust by David E. Stannard
61. Hell's Princess by Harold Schechter
62. Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam by Douglas Beed
63. The Saboteur by Paul Kix
64. Laci: Inside the Laci Peterson Murder by Michael Fleeman
65. Onassis by Frank Brady
66. The Vineyard by Maria Dueñas
67. Dark Echoes of the Past by Ramón Díaz Eterovic
68. The Great Shift by James L. Kugel
69. How Forests Think by Eduardo Kohn
70. Dunkirk by Norman Gelb
71. The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender
72. Tales from the Haunted Mansion V.1 & 2 by Amicus Arcane
73. Return To Your Skin by Luz Gabas
74. Whose Global Village? by Ramesh Srinivasan
75. Drunks: An American History by Christopher Finan
76. Lee by Clifford Dowdey
77. Fall From Grace by Tim Hornbaker
78. The True Jesus by David Limbaugh
79. The Man Who Could Be King by John Ripin Miller
80. Enduring Vietnam by James Wright
81. House of Jaguar by Mike Bond
82. Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson
83. Shadowbahn by Steve Ericksen
84. The Man in the Lighthouse by Erik Valeur
85. The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
86. Radicalized by Peter R. Neumann
87. Palm Trees in the Snow by Luz Gabas
88. One Brief Shining Moment by William Manchester
89. It Takes A School by Jonathan Starr
90. Breaking Blue by Timothy Egan
91. A Matter of Honor by Anthony Summers and Robynn Swann
92. The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
93. Patrimony by Philip Roth
94. The Counterlife by Philip Roth
95. The Age of Daredevils by Michael Clarkson
96. The Prague Orgy by Philip Roth
97. It Is Well by James D. Shipman
98. Building Engaged Schools by Gary Gordon
99. John Lennon Vs. the USA by Leon Wildes
100. The Anatomy Lesson by Philip Roth
101. Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer
102. E. B. White on Dogs edited by Martha White
103. One Man's Meat by E. B. White
104. Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth
105. The Essays of E. B. White by E. B. White
106. The Lynching by Laurence Leamer
107. To Protect and To Serve by Norm Stamper
108. The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth
109. Perilous Judgement by Dennis Ricci
110. Here Is New York by E. B. White
111. All Tomorrow's Parties by Rob Spillman
112. Jihad Academy by Nicolas Hénin
113. Most Evil 2 by Steve Hodel
114. Darkness There: Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
115. Dark Territory by Fred Kaplan
116. Peacerunner by Penn Rhodeen
117. Let There Be Water by Seth M. Siegel
118. The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax
119. Health Revelations from Heaven and Earth by Tommy Rosa and Stephen Sinatra
120. The General and the Genius by James Kunetka
121. Kissinger: The Idealist 1923-1968 by Niall Ferguson
122. The Global Brain by Howard Bloom
123. The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom
124. Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty by Charles Leerhsen
125. American Warlords by Jonathan W. Jordan
126. The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury
127. There Is Simply Too Much To Think: Collected Essays by Saul Bellow
128. Kill Chain by Andrew Cockburn
129. The Last Warrior by Andrew Krepinevich and Barry Watts 
130. 40 Days Without Shadow by Olivier Truc
131. Good Hunting by Jack Devine
132. A Christmas Far From Home by Stanley Weintraub
133. When Lions Roar by Thomas Maier
134. The Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau
135. Hope: Entertainer of the Century by Richard Zoglin
136. The Edison Effect by Bernadette Pajer
137. The Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence by Laurence Steinberg
138. When Paris Went Dark by Daniel C. Rosbottom
139. Pegasus by Danielle Steel
140. Fear and Loathing (The Gonzo Letters, Vol. 2) by Hunter S. Thompson
141. The Proud Highway (The Gonzo Letters, Vol.1) by Hunter S. Thompson
142. The Lion's Gate by Steven Pressfield
143. The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson
144. Showtime by Jeff Pearlman
145. Earthquake Storms by John Dvorak
146. Lincoln's Boys by Joshua Zeitz
147. Call Me Burroughs by Barry Miles
148. Our One Common Country by James B. Conroy
149. Eldritch Tales by H.P. Lovecraft (with various narrators)
150. Young Mr. Roosevelt by Stanley Weintraub
151. Dreams of Terror and Death by H.P.Lovecraft (with various narrators)
152. The Map and the Territory by Alan Greenspan
153. The Assassination of the Archduke by Greg King and Sue Woolmans
154. Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson
155. JFK's Last 100 Days by Thurston Clarke
156. Capacity for Murder by Bernadette Pajer
157. Kissinger by Walter Isaacson
158. The Mystery Writers of America present The Mystery Box edit. by Brad Meltzer (with various narrators)
159. The Price of Justice by Laurence Leamer
160. Liar Liar by the Liars Club (with various narrators)
161. Vatican Diaries by John Thavis
162. Vermeer's Hat by Timothy Brook
163. The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer 
164. Mortal Consequences (Forgotten Realms, The Netheril Trilogy, Book 3) by Clayton Emery 
165. Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell
166. Fidel and Che by Simon Reid-Henry
167. Dangerous Games (Forgotten Realms, The Netheril Trilogy, Book 2) by Clayton Emery  
168. The Piano Cemetery by Jose Luis Peixoto
169. Sword Play (Forgotten Realms, The Netheril Trilogy, Book 1) by Clayton Emery 
170. Falling Stars (Firestar Saga Book 4) by Michael Flynn
171. Lode Star (Firestar Sage Book 3) by Michael Flynn
172. No Questions Asked by Ross Thomas
173. Rogue Star (Firestar Saga Book 2) by Michael Flynn
174. Screen Scam by Michael Bowen
175. Unforced Error by Michael Bowen
176. The Highbinders by Ross Thomas
177. The Procane Chronicle by Ross Thomas
178. Protocol for a Kidnapping by Ross Thomas
179. The Brass Go-Between by Ross Thomas
180. Firestar (Firestar Saga Book 1) by Michael Flynn
181. The Patriarch by David Nasaw
182. The Color of Christ by Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey
183. The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure by Martin W. Sandler
184. Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace by D. T. Max
185. Unintended Consequences by Edward Conard
186. 21st Century Dead edit. by Christopher Golden (with various readers)
187. The Number of the Beast by Robert Heinlein (with various readers)
188. Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon
189. Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and the Culture of Silence by Bill Moushey, Robert Dvorchak
190. Fatal Induction by Bernadette Pajer
191. The Finest Hours: The True Story of the Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman
192. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll
193. By Blood by Ellen Ullmann
194. George F. Kennan by John Lewis Gaddis
195. Time to Get Tough by Donald Trump
196. To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow
197. Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton by Jeff Pearlman
198. Pearl Harbor Christmas by Stanley Weintraub
199. Reamde by Neal Stephenson
200. Already Gone by John Rector
201. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden by Steve Coll
202. The Interrogator by Glenn L. Carle
203. Spark of Death by Bernadette Pajer
204. Hearts Touched by Fire edit. by Harold Holzer (with various readers) 
205. A Sailor's History of the Navy by Thomas J. Cutler
206. Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass
207. For Us the Living by Robert A. Heinlein
208. On the Blue Comet by Rosemary Wells
209. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
210. Superconnect: Harnessing the Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links by Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood
211. Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein
212. Unafraid by Jeff Golden
213. Deadline Man by Jon Talton
214. Overboard by Michael J. Tougias
215. Herzog by Saul Bellow
216. Twisted Tree by Kent Myers
217. A Good Fall by Ha Jin (with various readers)
218. Service Dress Blues by Michael Bowen
219. Most Evil by Steve Hodel
220. The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren
221. The Pursuit of Elegance by Matthew E. May
222. Harbor Hill by Richard Guy Wilson
223. K Blows Top by Peter Carlson
224. Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey
225. The Collected Stories of Phillip K. Dick, Vols. 1 & 2 (with various readers)
226. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
227. The Sun and the Moon by Matthew Goodman 
228. I Am Potential by Patrick Henry Hughes (with various readers)
229. Shoot the Lawyer Twice by Michael Bowen
230. The Reagan I Knew by William F. Buckley
231. Venice for Lovers by Louis Begley, Anka Muhlstein
232. Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz
233. The Canterbury Tales by William Chaucer
234. Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax, MD
235. The End is Not Yet by L. Ron Hubbard
236. Slow Motion Riot by Peter Blauner
237. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization by Anthony Esolen
238. The James Boys by Richard Liebman-Smith
239. All Hands Down by Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler
240. Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen
241. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet by Richard Matheson (with various readers)
242. Black Mask Audio Magazine, Vol. 1 (with various readers)
243. AC/DC by Tom McNichol
244. A$$hole by Martin Kihn
245. The Purpose of the Past by Gordon S. Wood
246. Why We're Liberals by Eric Alter
247. Snow Angels by Steward O'Nan
248. Common Wealth by Jeffrey D. Sachs
249. On God by Norman Mailer
250. Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliot Chaze
251. It's Not About the Coffee by Howard Behar
252. The End of Poverty by Jeffrey D. Sachs
253. American Gangster and Other Tales of New York by Mark Jacobson
254. Noble Lies by Charles Benoit