Cassandra Campbell


Cassandra Campbell is an American narrator of over 900 audiobooks. She has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publishers Association and has been a finalist for several more. She has also earned numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile, who named her a Golden Voice Narrator. In 2018, she was inducted into Audible’s Narrator Hall of Fame.
Literary Hub called her "an oral shapeshifter," saying, "her versatility, her emotional intelligence, and her resonant voice make her a much sought-after narrator."

Biography

Campbell's "mother was a drama teacher and her father was a theater critic."
Prior to narrating audiobooks, Campbell taught in the theater department at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

Awards and honors

In 2018, Campbell was inducted into Audible’s Narrator Hall of Fame, and in June 2021, AudioFile named her a Golden Voice narrator, their "lifetime achievement honor for audiobook narrators."

"Best of" lists

Campbell's narrations have frequently landed on lists naming the best audiobooks of the year.
In 2017, Booklist included Campbell's narrations of George Saunders's Lincoln in the Bardo and Jessica Shattuck's The Women in the Castle on their "Audio Stars for Adults" list. The following year, they included Lincoln in the Bardo on their Listen List for Outstanding Audio Narration.
In 2019, Booklist included Campbell's narration of Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing on their "Audio Stars for Adults" list.
YearAudiobookOrganizationCategoryRef.
2009Half Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunnAudioFileContemporary Culture
2009 by Kathryn StockettAudioFileFiction & Classics
2009Lucky Breaks by Susan PatronAudioFileChildren
2009 by Erica BauermeisterAudioFileFiction
2010Brava, Valentine by Adriana TrigianiAudioFileFiction
2010Juliet by Anne FortierAudioFileFiction
2011 by Kelly Traver and Betty Kelly SargentAudioFilePersonal Growth
2012Juliet in August by Dianne WarrenAudioFileFiction
2012Lucky for Good by Susan PatronALSCChildren's
2012Moon Over Manifest by Clare VanderpoolALSCChildren's
2014Life Drawing by Robin BlackAudioFileFiction
2014 by Leslye WaltonAudioFileYoung Adult
2014Vatican Waltz by Roland MerulloAudioFileFiction
2015 by Joyce Carol OatesAudioFileBiography & Memoir
2016When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiAudioFileMemoir
2017 by Nina RiggsAudioFileMemoir
2017 by Sally Mott FreemanAudioFileBiography & History
2017Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersBooklistAdult
2017Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersBooklistHistorical Fiction
2017 by Lindsey Lee JohnsonPublishers WeeklyFiction
2017 by Jessica ShattuckBooklistAdult
2018 by Jessica ShattuckBooklistWomen's Fiction
2019Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBooklistFirst Novels
2019Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBooklistWomen's Fiction
2019 by Jessica ShattuckBooklistHistorical Fiction
2020Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBooklistBook-Group Audiobooks