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Alyssa Bresnahan

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October 29, 1967

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Whether the work is contemporary fiction or young adult literature, Alyssa Bresnahan's performances sing with a vibrancy reflecting her keen understanding of the text. For the seven years she has been working in audiobooks, she has delivered some difficult works, like Carol Shields's Pulitzer Prize-winning THE STONE DIARIES, with consummate skill. She can tease out textual nuances and give listeners a clear window to the author's vision.

In preparing to record a book, Alyssa tries to understand the rhythm of each author. Using an analogy that reflects her dancer's training, she says, "I want to figure out the choreography of each author's sound." Recorded Books producer Claudia Howard remarks on Alyssa's success with young adult titles. "She...more

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Books by Alyssa Bresnahan

Average rating: 3.60 · 1,065 ratings · 254 reviews · 95 distinct works

	Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) by V.C. Andrews, Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrator) 3.62 avg rating — 36,041 ratings — published 1979 — 67 editions	My rating:
	The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, Alyssa Bresnahan 3.40 avg rating — 12,091 ratings — published 2007 — 39 editions	My rating:
	Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author), Alyssa Bresnahan (Reading) 3.73 avg rating — 51,420 ratings — published 2007 — 41 editions	My rating:
	Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly, #2) by Charlaine Harris, Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrator) 3.83 avg rating — 14,219 ratings — published 2006 — 27 editions	My rating:
	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrator) 3.66 avg rating — 579,563 ratings — published 2002 — 115 editions	My rating:
	Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan (Goodreads Author), Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrated by) 3.67 avg rating — 1,715 ratings — published 1989 — 22 editions	My rating:
	An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connelly, #3) by Charlaine Harris, Alyssa Bresnahan 3.92 avg rating — 13,000 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Whatever Happened to Janie ? by Caroline B. Cooney, Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrated by) 3.58 avg rating — 4,649 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrator) 3.89 avg rating — 33,593 ratings — published 1920 — 280 editions	My rating:
	The Voice on the Radio by Caroline B. Cooney, Alyssa Bresnahan (Narrated by) 3.55 avg rating — 3,211 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	My rating: