“Kimberly Austin perfectly varies her tone and energy throughout the shifts between historical background, player interviews, play-by-play game action, and media coverage. Her excellent pacing keeps the narrative rolling through the wealth of details about the teams, players, and their obstacles.”
New York City-based narrator Kimberly Austin has recorded over 120 titles for publishers including HarperCollins, Harlequin, Dreamscape, Brilliance, Blackstone, Spotify, Podium, Bee Audio, and many indie authors. Audiofile Magazine has praised her, saying “Kimberly Austin perfectly varies her tone and energy throughout [and] her excellent pacing keeps the narrative rolling through the wealth of details.”
Kimberly has a friendly, charming nature that captivates listeners with warmth and a wise wink. She studied vocal performance at Ithaca College (while moonlighting in a punk band to the horror of her professors), and over the course of her professional acting career, she has trained with Upright Citizens Brigade, The Pit NYC, and PaperMill Playhouse. Before embarking on a narration career, she was a Registered Dietitian, performed thousands of commercials both on camera and behind the mic, and hosted segments on QVC both here and in the UK – giving her great affinity to deliver business and self-empowerment material in an intimate, engaging, eloquent manner.
She has honed her audiobook technique with Carol Monda, Hillary Huber and Paul Ruben and her gifts as an instrumentalist and vocalist give her an affinity for learning dialects quickly and dialing into an author’s rhythm and unique voice. She’s also a history junkie and student of world culture, having travelled to 40 states and 25 countries. Marrying her love of music and word, she hosts the successful Rock Book Show podcast, interviewing and highlighting the work of authors, biographers and historians of rock music. In the realm of fiction, she is most sought after for Romance, Contemporary fiction, Cozy mystery and Thrillers.
An avid sports fan, she hit a personal home run starring in a Major League Baseball commercial and several Super Bowl spots. She loves old movies, road trips, baking and thrift stores.
Women's Fiction, 1st Person, F/F Dialogue
Thriller, 1st Person, M/F Dialogue
Rom Com, 3rd Person, F/F Dialogue
Mystery, 3rd Person, F/F Dialogue
Cozy Mystery, 1st Person, M/F Dialogue
Non Fiction, Memoir
Young Adult, 1st Person
