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About Christian

Your Audiobook Multi-Tool

As a full-time audiobook narrator of over 125 audiobooks, I have been fortunate enough to perform in many genres — including fantasy, romance, sci-fi, nonfiction, horror, and young adult — to bring life to complex worlds and characters ranging from an anxiety-riddled Gen Z New Yorker to a cartoon dog with blue fur that’s actually an ancient demon. I have narrated for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling traditionally published, and independent, authors. Before I started narrating audiobooks, I was a forensic science student and a beer/malt biologist. Turns out, the medical and forensic knowledge I learned in school was actually preparing me to narrate police-procedural thrillers and dense nonfiction all along!
Who’d have guessed?! 
 
Though tasting beer for a living was enjoyable, I made the leap into audiobooks in 2021 and haven’t looked back since. My ability to succeed in any genre drives my passion for performing engaging stories and breathing life into beautifully-written characters who yearn for a voice. With an enthusiasm for intellectually-stimulating prose, crafting unique characters, and a hunger to continue growing as a performer, I can’t wait to energize your next great audiobook!

About Christian

Your Audiobook Multi-Tool

As a full-time audiobook narrator of over 125 audiobooks, I have been fortunate enough to perform in many genres — including fantasy, romance, sci-fi, nonfiction, horror, and young adult — to bring life to complex worlds and characters ranging from an anxiety-riddled Gen Z New Yorker to a cartoon dog with blue fur that’s actually an ancient demon. I have narrated for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling traditionally published, and independent, authors. Before I started narrating audiobooks, I was a forensic science student and a beer/malt biologist. Turns out, the medical and forensic knowledge I learned in school was actually preparing me to narrate police-procedural thrillers and dense nonfiction all along!
Who’d have guessed?! 
 
Though tasting beer for a living was enjoyable, I made the leap into audiobooks in 2021 and haven’t looked back since. My ability to succeed in any genre drives my passion for performing engaging stories and breathing life into beautifully-written characters who yearn for a voice. With an enthusiasm for intellectually-stimulating prose, crafting unique characters, and a hunger to continue growing as a performer, I can’t wait to energize your next great audiobook!

Publishers

Publishers

Accents

Major Accents Performed

American Southern

Texan (East & West)

North Carolina

Georgia

Appalachian 

Deep South

New York/New Jersey 

American West Coast

General British 

RP / BBC 

London (Urban/Cockney)

Irish (Listen Here)

Northern Irish 

Dublin 

Hispanic

Minor Accents Performed

New England / Boston

Southern Irish (Cork)

French 

American Midwest 

Canadian 

General Scottish 

Italian 

Russian 

German (Austrian)

American Cajun

New Orleans “Yat” Accent

Polish Yiddish (Jewish) 

Featured Works

Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance

The Legacy Series, Book 3

In the Air Tonight

A New York Times Best Seller

The Dark Thing

A Debut Psychological Horror Novel

Serial Killer Games

A Darkly Romantic Comedy

Proficiencies & Equipment

Proficiencies

Conversational in Spanish

Well-versed in forensic, medical, and scientific terminology

20+ years of vocal performance

 

Equipment

Microphone: Lewitt LCT 540 Subzero

Interface: Audient EVO 8

DAW: Adobe Audition & Audacity

Studio: Studiobricks OnePlus VO Edition Sound Booth

Studio Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm

Reviews

What People Say

This is probably the best audiobook experience I've ever had. Christian Leatherman's acting is absolutely top-notch and truly brought the story to life. Each character had such personality and sounded distinct from each other, so much so that I could tell who was speaking without the dialogue tags. If the voice he uses for narration is his standard speaking voice, which I'd assume it is, then the voice he uses when the main character speaks shows that each voice is carefully chosen to match the characters. All of them feel perfect and his range in performance is breathtaking. The emotions in the story hit all the harder from his performance and I'm genuinely thinking about buying more audiobooks he's narrated just to hear his other works! The story itself is surprisingly complex. What I expected to be a simple little romance quickly turned into a plot full of mystery and political intrigue. This is the first fae romance novel I've read, so perhaps this is just normal for the genre, but I was thoroughly impressed with the world-building and evolution of the plot. Its complexity never left me confused, and I feel that the little threads of intrigue that are brought in at the beginning of the novel get woven into the plot throughout, making the gradual escalation of stakes and mysteries feel natural and exciting. I expected a cute little fluffy story and instead was brought on an adventure through a plethora of emotions, and I'm impressed by the number of times I had to pause and just stare at the screen with my mouth agape or yell into my pillow. This story was such a fun time and I can't wait to read the next books.
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So this was the first book I had read by [Author Name] over a year ago and I've been in love with the series ever since. I have now listened to all the audiobooks- though out of order- and all have been a joy, largely due to the exceptional talent that is Christian Leatherman. He is such a fantastic narrator! He puts so much emotion and care into the voices he does. I love the different accents he uses for the characters that have them and all the different voices he does are easy to distinguish between. But overall it's the emotion that affects me so much. There is one scene here where [Main Character] is injured/damaged and you can HEAR it in his voice. It was such a powerful moment for me that I had to take a break- even though I've read this book before and knew everything that happens. Fantastic and I highly recommend all of the audiobooks in this series!
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The story and character development was amazing. And the narration? Let’s just say, you’re going to want to leave the lights on. When listening to the narrator, you forget you’re being read a story because he does such an impeccable job with his narration, you feel like you’re not only watching a movie, but are part of each scene. Male roles, female leaders, kids, otherworldly demons, this narrator has zero issue with bringing it all to life! Excellent story, made even better with the narration!
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