Jay Myers
Author: Charlie Huston
Publisher: Random House Audio
Runtime: 8h 35m
Jay Myers starts off this landmark performance with his feet kicked up as the laid-back Hank, until the demands of the character’s gritty world spiral, and Myers pushes the envelope by “growing in intensity as the story progressed to the climax” until listeners “felt the grit.” Judges felt immersed in the “very compelling, very natural” performance, and stated: “I felt as if I were watching a movie rather than listening as a narrator.”
Jay Myers delivers “a masterclass in characters” as Hank flees from mob goons and gets mixed up in the underbelly of New York City. Jay “added so much to the storyline” with his performance, showing “great technical prowess” in a lived-in delivery that made judges say: “I felt carried along as he told HIS story to me.” With accent work stretching across a diverse city, and writing that builds an unrelenting world, Jay’s NOD-winning acting “performed that unrelenting nature well.”
“He did more with accents, characterization, and intensity than any audiobook I can remember,” while still managing to keep his performance “nuanced” and “on the nose.” We’re excited to celebrate Jay’s narration, which reminds us that in audiobooks, a performer’s ability to commit and connect to the material can make all the difference in a production. Jay stayed “fully engaged,” “creating an immersive and heart-stopping experience for the listener.”