Adam Verner
@adamverner.bsky.social
Audio book narrator of 700+ titles. Husband, father, ultra-runner.
http://www.adamvernernarrator.com
http://www.adamvernernarrator.com
Well, most things.
October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Well, most things.
I have thoughts on AI audiobooks and synthetic voices. Maybe you do too. A while back a bout of COVID gave me vocal fold paralysis, so I set pen to paper and wrote. Today my essay on AI audiobooks is published in LitHub! #audiobooks #acting #AI @lithub.com.web.brid.gy
lithub.com/why-ai-narra...
lithub.com/why-ai-narra...
Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story
I grew up with nary a TV to be seen. My mother’s parking lot come-to-Jesus moment and subsequent Evangelical faith translated to an aversion to He-Man and The Smurfs (an episode featuring Smurfette…
lithub.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have thoughts on AI audiobooks and synthetic voices. Maybe you do too. A while back a bout of COVID gave me vocal fold paralysis, so I set pen to paper and wrote. Today my essay on AI audiobooks is published in LitHub! #audiobooks #acting #AI @lithub.com.web.brid.gy
lithub.com/why-ai-narra...
lithub.com/why-ai-narra...
Only humans can tell a story.
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Only humans can tell a story.
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Had a fabulous time hanging out with Whoopie Goldberg and Kate McKinnon at the Audies in NYC! (if by "hanging out" you mean I was in the same room...I'm counting it :)
Every two years we crawl out of our booths and remember how to socialize. #audiobooks
Every two years we crawl out of our booths and remember how to socialize. #audiobooks
March 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Had a fabulous time hanging out with Whoopie Goldberg and Kate McKinnon at the Audies in NYC! (if by "hanging out" you mean I was in the same room...I'm counting it :)
Every two years we crawl out of our booths and remember how to socialize. #audiobooks
Every two years we crawl out of our booths and remember how to socialize. #audiobooks
Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST for @pronarrators webinar on attending APAC: Best Foot Forward! (and how to not put your foot in your mouth) We have a lovely panel of veteran narrators, newer narrators and producers lined up for you! RSVP here: pronarrators.org/event/apac-b...
APAC: Best Foot Forward - Professional Audiobook Narrators Association
Join us Thursday, February 20th for APAC: Best Foot Forward, a special webinar panel about attending APAC. Whether you’ve been there once, not at all, or you were an OG founder, there will be somethin...
pronarrators.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST for @pronarrators webinar on attending APAC: Best Foot Forward! (and how to not put your foot in your mouth) We have a lovely panel of veteran narrators, newer narrators and producers lined up for you! RSVP here: pronarrators.org/event/apac-b...
Hey readers, run don't walk to check out The Tuesday Girl by Tany Eby! A deep look at starting over by a fellow narrator, check it out! @tanyaeby.bsky.social #Reading www.amazon.com/Tuesday-Girl...
The Tuesday Girl: A Memoir
Buy The Tuesday Girl: A Memoir: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Hey readers, run don't walk to check out The Tuesday Girl by Tany Eby! A deep look at starting over by a fellow narrator, check it out! @tanyaeby.bsky.social #Reading www.amazon.com/Tuesday-Girl...
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New release! The Forgotten Sense, by Jonas Olofsson, from @harpercollins.bsky.social. A fascinating deep dive into your sense of smell, come sniff it out! #AudioBooks www.audible.com/pd/The-Forgo...
The Forgotten Sense
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. For listeners of James Nestor and Mary Roach, a fascinating tour of the science behind our most essential sense—and all we unleash when we stop and literall...
www.audible.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
New release! The Forgotten Sense, by Jonas Olofsson, from @harpercollins.bsky.social. A fascinating deep dive into your sense of smell, come sniff it out! #AudioBooks www.audible.com/pd/The-Forgo...
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You don't usually get to see #AudiobookNarrators in the wild. But here is a lovely onscreen interview with Matt Godfrey. Who is not on Bluesky. Boo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJA...
Book Club: Chatting with Voice Actor and Audiobook Narrator Matt Godfey
YouTube video by KOLR10 & Fox49
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:25 AM
You don't usually get to see #AudiobookNarrators in the wild. But here is a lovely onscreen interview with Matt Godfrey. Who is not on Bluesky. Boo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJA...
Reposted by Adam Verner
I started a Bluesky Runners Starter pack and it's growing fast! Hit me up if you want to be added! 🏃🏃♀️
Any and all #runners, #trailrunners, #ultrarunners, #marathon runners and the like! This is our bsky running community!
go.bsky.app/TrQkRmw
Any and all #runners, #trailrunners, #ultrarunners, #marathon runners and the like! This is our bsky running community!
go.bsky.app/TrQkRmw
November 28, 2024 at 9:16 PM
I started a Bluesky Runners Starter pack and it's growing fast! Hit me up if you want to be added! 🏃🏃♀️
Any and all #runners, #trailrunners, #ultrarunners, #marathon runners and the like! This is our bsky running community!
go.bsky.app/TrQkRmw
Any and all #runners, #trailrunners, #ultrarunners, #marathon runners and the like! This is our bsky running community!
go.bsky.app/TrQkRmw
Channeling my optimism and registered for the Never Summer 100k in July! 65 miles and 14k+ of vert, 7 months to train. #running #ultrarunning #ultramarathon
December 16, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Channeling my optimism and registered for the Never Summer 100k in July! 65 miles and 14k+ of vert, 7 months to train. #running #ultrarunning #ultramarathon
Follow all these fine folk!
go.bsky.app/TrnrHXj
I made an audiobook industry starter pack- it’s just the beginning. Message me and I’ll add you in!
I made an audiobook industry starter pack- it’s just the beginning. Message me and I’ll add you in!
November 26, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Follow all these fine folk!
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Why? Let these people rest in peace. They did not consent to this. And as a fan, how is a poor imitation supposed to compare with the real live artist who infuses their storytelling with empathy and experience? What are we even doing here? #Audiobooks #Narration
www.eweek.com/news/jerry-g...
www.eweek.com/news/jerry-g...
Jerry Garcia’s AI Voice Debuts in ElevenLabs' Audiobook App
Jerry Garcia AI voice debuts via Eleven Labs, letting fans hear the Grateful Dead icon narrate books, articles, and more in 32 languages.
www.eweek.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Why? Let these people rest in peace. They did not consent to this. And as a fan, how is a poor imitation supposed to compare with the real live artist who infuses their storytelling with empathy and experience? What are we even doing here? #Audiobooks #Narration
www.eweek.com/news/jerry-g...
www.eweek.com/news/jerry-g...
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
Last race of the season, the Dead Horse 30k (18 mi). Came in fifth in my age group with a total time of 2:57, about 9:32 minute miles. A beautiful weather run through the red Canyons of Moab, Utah. #Running
November 20, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Last race of the season, the Dead Horse 30k (18 mi). Came in fifth in my age group with a total time of 2:57, about 9:32 minute miles. A beautiful weather run through the red Canyons of Moab, Utah. #Running
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November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Trying to theme my reading while running a race in Moab. Beyond the Wall by Edward Abbey and There is No Wall by Allie Bailey. #Running
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Trying to theme my reading while running a race in Moab. Beyond the Wall by Edward Abbey and There is No Wall by Allie Bailey. #Running
Reposted by Adam Verner
I've said it elsewhere, but the open secret is that in most of the arts, 90% of artists who are FT with no other jobs (teaching counts as a separate job because it's not making the actual art) are being supported by a partner/family.
You can get lots of awards & cred & still struggle to pay rent.
You can get lots of awards & cred & still struggle to pay rent.
People are telling career artists to just make their art a hobby, and I’m trying very hard to read it as well-intentioned. Yes, you’re still a real artist if you have a day job. That’s normal. But that suggestion in this discussion elides the point. It’s an individual solution to a systemic problem.
January 10, 2024 at 6:23 AM
I've said it elsewhere, but the open secret is that in most of the arts, 90% of artists who are FT with no other jobs (teaching counts as a separate job because it's not making the actual art) are being supported by a partner/family.
You can get lots of awards & cred & still struggle to pay rent.
You can get lots of awards & cred & still struggle to pay rent.
November 2, 2023 at 7:19 PM