AudioFIle Earphones Award 2022
​"For listeners who relish history on a grand scale, this audiobook indictment of the great European trading kings will be riveting, and eye-opening. Dictatorial and insatiable, these weren't capitalists but monopolists--Clive in India, Simpson in Canada, Rhodes in South Africa, figures forgotten today who nevertheless shaped national boundaries and plundered whole subcontinents. Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner, a favorite of those who listen to serious nonfiction, is especially effective in cutting these once-towering figures down to size. His steady, even, judicious tone makes history's judgment of the Russian colonization of Alaska, and the Dutch East India Company's ruthless behavior in the Spice Islands, all the more implicit." © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2022]

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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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"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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Best of 2017 Voice Arts Award
"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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"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. The Gunner and the Grunt by Michael Kelley and Peter Burbank
2. Black Dahlia Avenger IV by Steve Hodel
3. Crossings by Ben Goldfarb
4. The Power of Positive Fishing by Michael Tougias and Adam Gamble
5. American Pastoral by Philip Roth
6. Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
7. A Legacy of Discrimination by Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone
8. Rebirth by Roger P. Jackson
9. Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan by Felipe Fernandez-Armeste
10. I Dream with Open Eyes by Richard Prochnik
11. The GHH Murders - The Early Years, Part II by Steve Hodel
12. The Regretful Life of Richard Bell by Shawn Inmon
13. The GHH Murders - The Early Years, Part I by Steve Hodel
14. The Invisible Promise by Harry Beckwith
15. The War on Music by John Mauceri
16. The Dancer and the Devil by John O'Neill and Sarah J. Wynne
17. Team America by Robert L. O'Connell
18. Black April by George J. Veith
19. God After Einstein by John S. Haught
20. A Godly Hero by Michael Kazin
21. The Merchant Kings by Steven R. Bown 
22. Inside American Education by Thomas Sowell
23. The Dead Sea Scrolls by Timothy LIm
24. The Real James Dean by Peter L. Winkler
25. Paradise Found by Bill Plaschke
26. The House of Tongues by James Dashner
27. Wide as the Waters by Benson Bobrick
28. Watchman at the Gates by George Joulwan
29. Angel in the Whirlwind by Benson Bobrick
30. A Line of Blood and Dirt by Benjamin Hoy
31. The Devil's Pawn by Oliver Pötsch
32. Innocent Bystander by Craig Rice
33. American Hannibal by Jim Stempel
34. The (Other) You by Joyce Carol Oates (co-narrator Kate Reading)
35. The Money Plot by Fredrick Kaufmann
36. On the Wings of Hope by Ella Zeiss
37. Human Work by Jamie Merisotis
38. The Last Million by David Nasaw
39. Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwarz
40. Scorpionfish by Natalie Bakopoulos (co-narrator Hilary Huber)
41. Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch by Charles Leehrsen
42. Ripped from the Headlines by Harold Schechter
43. The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John "Chickie" Donahue and J.T. Molloy
44. The Master's Apprentice by Oliver Pötsch
45. The Cactus League by Emily Nevens
46. We Will Rise by Steve Beavan
47. Tales from the Haunted Mansion, V.3&4 by Amicus Arcane
48. ​Creation by Gore Vidal
49. Saul Bellow: It All Adds Up by Saul Bellow
50. Julian by Gore Vidal
51. Massacre on the Merrimack by Jay Atkinson
52. Fall, or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
53. 108 Stitches by Ron Darling
54. When The Irish Invaded America by Christopher Klein
55. Native Justice by Mark Reps
56. Shadows at Dawn by Karl Jacoby
57. Chaos, A Fable by Rodrigo Reys Rosa
58. Adios Ángel by Mark Reps
59. Chasing Heisenberg by Michael Josselof
60. Holes in the Sky by Mark Reps
61. Native Blood by Mark Reps
62. Play By Play by Verne Lundquist
63. Deadly Mistress by Michael Fleeman
64. Angels and Loners by Ramón Díaz Eterovic
65. Seduced By Evil by Michael Fleeman
66. The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard
67. Lights On The Sea by Miquel Reina
68. Chasing Murphy by Wilson Ring
69. Things I'll Never Forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam by James M. Dixon
70. Save the Planet by Almir Sarayamoga Suruí and Corine Sombrun
71. Myths To Live By by Joseph Campbell
72. The Republic by Plato
73. Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce by Kent Newburn
74. Young Washington by Peter Stark
75. The Autobiography of Ben Franklin by Ben Franklin
76. The China Mission by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
77. The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Tales by Edgar Allen Poe
78. Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World by Miles J. Unger
79. Directorate S by Steve Coll
80. American Holocaust by David E. Stannard
81. Hell's Princess by Harold Schechter
82. Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam by Douglas Beed
83. The Saboteur by Paul Kix
84. Laci: Inside the Laci Peterson Murder by Michael Fleeman
85. Onassis by Frank Brady
86. The Vineyard by Maria Dueñas
87. Dark Echoes of the Past by Ramón Díaz Eterovic
88. The Great Shift by James L. Kugel
89. How Forests Think by Eduardo Kohn
90. Dunkirk by Norman Gelb
91. The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender
92. Tales from the Haunted Mansion V.1 & 2 by Amicus Arcane
93. Return To Your Skin by Luz Gabas
94. Whose Global Village? by Ramesh Srinivasan
95. Drunks: An American History by Christopher Finan
96. Lee by Clifford Dowdey
97. Fall From Grace by Tim Hornbaker
98. The True Jesus by David Limbaugh
99. The Man Who Could Be King by John Ripin Miller
100. Enduring Vietnam by James Wright
101. House of Jaguar by Mike Bond
102. Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson
103. Shadowbahn by Steve Ericksen
104. The Man in the Lighthouse by Erik Valeur
105. The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
106. Radicalized by Peter R. Neumann
107. Palm Trees in the Snow by Luz Gabas
108. One Brief Shining Moment by William Manchester
109. It Takes A School by Jonathan Starr
110. Breaking Blue by Timothy Egan
111. A Matter of Honor by Anthony Summers and Robynn Swann
112. The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
113. Patrimony by Philip Roth
114. The Counterlife by Philip Roth
115. The Age of Daredevils by Michael Clarkson
116. The Prague Orgy by Philip Roth
117. It Is Well by James D. Shipman
118. Building Engaged Schools by Gary Gordon
119. John Lennon Vs. the USA by Leon Wildes
120. The Anatomy Lesson by Philip Roth
121. Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer
122. E. B. White on Dogs edited by Martha White
123. One Man's Meat by E. B. White
124. Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth
125. The Essays of E. B. White by E. B. White
126. The Lynching by Laurence Leamer
127. To Protect and To Serve by Norm Stamper
128. The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth
129. Perilous Judgement by Dennis Ricci
130. Here Is New York by E. B. White
131. All Tomorrow's Parties by Rob Spillman
132. Jihad Academy by Nicolas Hénin
133. Most Evil 2 by Steve Hodel
134. Darkness There: Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
135. Dark Territory by Fred Kaplan
136. Peacerunner by Penn Rhodeen
137. Let There Be Water by Seth M. Siegel
138. The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax
139. Health Revelations from Heaven and Earth by Tommy Rosa and Stephen Sinatra
140. The General and the Genius by James Kunetka
141. Kissinger: The Idealist 1923-1968 by Niall Ferguson
142. The Global Brain by Howard Bloom
143. The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom
144. Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty by Charles Leerhsen
145. American Warlords by Jonathan W. Jordan
146. The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury
147. There Is Simply Too Much To Think: Collected Essays by Saul Bellow
148. Kill Chain by Andrew Cockburn
149. The Last Warrior by Andrew Krepinevich and Barry Watts 
150. 40 Days Without Shadow by Olivier Truc
151. Good Hunting by Jack Devine
152. A Christmas Far From Home by Stanley Weintraub
153. When Lions Roar by Thomas Maier
154. The Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau
155. Hope: Entertainer of the Century by Richard Zoglin
156. The Edison Effect by Bernadette Pajer
157. The Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence by Laurence Steinberg
158. When Paris Went Dark by Daniel C. Rosbottom
159. Pegasus by Danielle Steel
160. Fear and Loathing (The Gonzo Letters, Vol. 2) by Hunter S. Thompson
161. The Proud Highway (The Gonzo Letters, Vol.1) by Hunter S. Thompson
162. The Lion's Gate by Steven Pressfield
163. The Arab Winter Comes to America by Robert Spencer
164. The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson
165. Showtime by Jeff Pearlman
166. Earthquake Storms by John Dvorak
167. Lincoln's Boys by Joshua Zeitz
168. Call Me Burroughs by Barry Miles
169. Our One Common Country by James B. Conroy
170. Eldritch Tales by H.P. Lovecraft (with various narrators)
171. Young Mr. Roosevelt by Stanley Weintraub
172. Dreams of Terror and Death by H.P.Lovecraft (with various narrators)
173. The Map and the Territory by Alan Greenspan
174. The Assassination of the Archduke by Greg King and Sue Woolmans
175. Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson
176. JFK's Last 100 Days by Thurston Clarke
177. Capacity for Murder by Bernadette Pajer
178. Kissinger by Walter Isaacson
179. The Mystery Writers of America present The Mystery Box edit. by Brad Meltzer (with various narrators)
180. The Price of Justice by Laurence Leamer
181. Liar Liar by the Liars Club (with various narrators)
182. Vatican Diaries by John Thavis
183. Vermeer's Hat by Timothy Brook
184. The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer 
185. Mortal Consequences (Forgotten Realms, The Netheril Trilogy, Book 3) by Clayton Emery 
186. Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell
187. Fidel and Che by Simon Reid-Henry
188. Dangerous Games (Forgotten Realms, The Netheril Trilogy, Book 2) by Clayton Emery  
189. The Piano Cemetery by Jose Luis Peixoto
190. Sword Play (Forgotten Realms, The Netheril Trilogy, Book 1) by Clayton Emery 
191. Falling Stars (Firestar Saga Book 4) by Michael Flynn
192. Lode Star (Firestar Sage Book 3) by Michael Flynn
193. No Questions Asked by Ross Thomas
194. Rogue Star (Firestar Saga Book 2) by Michael Flynn
195. Screen Scam by Michael Bowen
196. Unforced Error by Michael Bowen
197. The Highbinders by Ross Thomas
198. The Procane Chronicle by Ross Thomas
199. Protocol for a Kidnapping by Ross Thomas
200. The Brass Go-Between by Ross Thomas
201. Firestar (Firestar Saga Book 1) by Michael Flynn
202. The Patriarch by David Nasaw
203. The Color of Christ by Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey
204. The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure by Martin W. Sandler
205. Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace by D. T. Max
206. Unintended Consequences by Edward Conard
207. 21st Century Dead edit. by Christopher Golden (with various readers)
208. The Number of the Beast by Robert Heinlein (with various readers)
209. Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon
210. Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and the Culture of Silence by Bill Moushey, Robert Dvorchak
211. Fatal Induction by Bernadette Pajer
212. The Finest Hours: The True Story of the Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman
213. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll
214. By Blood by Ellen Ullmann
215. George F. Kennan by John Lewis Gaddis
216. Time to Get Tough by Donald Trump
217. To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow
218. Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton by Jeff Pearlman
219. Pearl Harbor Christmas by Stanley Weintraub
220. Reamde by Neal Stephenson
221. Already Gone by John Rector
222. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden by Steve Coll
223. The Interrogator by Glenn L. Carle
224. Spark of Death by Bernadette Pajer
225. Hearts Touched by Fire edit. by Harold Holzer (with various readers) 
226. A Sailor's History of the Navy by Thomas J. Cutler
227. Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass
228. For Us the Living by Robert A. Heinlein
229. On the Blue Comet by Rosemary Wells
230. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
231. Superconnect: Harnessing the Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links by Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood
232. Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein
233. Unafraid by Jeff Golden
234. Deadline Man by Jon Talton
235. Overboard by Michael J. Tougias
236. Herzog by Saul Bellow
237. Twisted Tree by Kent Myers
238. A Good Fall by Ha Jin (with various readers)
239. Service Dress Blues by Michael Bowen
240. Most Evil by Steve Hodel
241. The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren
242. The Pursuit of Elegance by Matthew E. May
243. Harbor Hill by Richard Guy Wilson
244. K Blows Top by Peter Carlson
245. Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey
246. The Collected Stories of Phillip K. Dick, Vols. 1 & 2 (with various readers)
247. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
248. The Sun and the Moon by Matthew Goodman 
249. I Am Potential by Patrick Henry Hughes (with various readers)
250. Shoot the Lawyer Twice by Michael Bowen
251. The Reagan I Knew by William F. Buckley
252. Venice for Lovers by Louis Begley, Anka Muhlstein
253. Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz
254. The Canterbury Tales by William Chaucer
255. Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax, MD
256. The End is Not Yet by L. Ron Hubbard
257. Slow Motion Riot by Peter Blauner
258. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization by Anthony Esolen
259. The James Boys by Richard Liebman-Smith
260. All Hands Down by Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler
261. Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen
262. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet by Richard Matheson (with various readers)
263. Black Mask Audio Magazine, Vol. 1 (with various readers)
264. AC/DC by Tom McNichol
265. A$$hole by Martin Kihn
266. The Purpose of the Past by Gordon S. Wood
267. Why We're Liberals by Eric Alter
268. Snow Angels by Steward O'Nan
269. Common Wealth by Jeffrey D. Sachs
270. On God by Norman Mailer
271. Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliot Chaze
272. It's Not About the Coffee by Howard Behar
273. The End of Poverty by Jeffrey D. Sachs
274. American Gangster and Other Tales of New York by Mark Jacobson
275. Noble Lies by Charles Benoit