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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 13/08/2026

From our review: “The Appalachian setting is beautifully immersive, with lush trees, vibrant plant life, healing herbs, and an inquisitive fox ” @anakwrenn.bsky.social @krystalhammond.bsky.social @jennabeebs79.bsky.social thelesbianreview.com/wilding-of-ems…

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It’s Pride! It’s Audiobook Month! As a queer narrator, I love June. It’s like several bits of me & things I love get celebrated at the same time. Here’s a recently-released queer YA I narrated to kick off this month’s festivities. I looooved this one!

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Worst-Case Scenario

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. An enemies-to-lovers romance about nemeses who are forced to share their school’s Queer Alliance presidency following a tie in the election, new from beloved author Ray StoeveSidney has one goal for their junior year. Well … two, if they&rsq...

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Rhonda J. Garcia aka RJ Joseph @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This is such a treat! Many thanks to @talestoterrify.bsky.social and @krystalhammond.bsky.social for bringing this little creepy spooky to life.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Did I fly across the country to Beverly Hills today? Yes I did. Did I spend part of my day at the Beverly Hills Public Library, because I’m both an introvert and a nerd? Yup. Did I also happen to find the print version of an audiobook I narrated that’s up for a major award tomorrow? Also yes. :)

Me, a white person with wavy brown hair, standing in front of the entrance to the Beverly Hills Public Library

A view of the inside of the Beverly Hills Public Library, showing multiple archways, staircases, and red stools. And bookcases.

My hand holding a library copy of Shattered Silence by Melissa G Moore, one of the books I narrated. The audiobooks is now a finalist for the 2026 SOVAS Award in Outstanding Audiobook Narration - Biography.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Is it weird that I just realized that my hotel in LA is right next to the public library? It’s probably weird … 📕 🪱 🤩

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Up waayyyyyy too early to fly to LA for the SOVAS awards. But here and happy and sooo looking forward to hanging with friends and celebrating the world of voice acting. :)

Airplane window photo of the sunrise, with the edge of a wing in the right hand side

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 16/01/2026

If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is. Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Here I am in the booth, narrating this super tense scene, super into it, feeling like I'm on my A-game when ... The neighbor's car alarm goes off. Ughghghghghhhhh #narratorlife

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I’m sooo happy to share that I’ve been nominated for two awards in this year’s Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Awards!

A fancy graphic with my face framed by two SOVAS award trophies. A red banner stretches underneath my photo with my name in white. Below that, in gold, are the words “Nominee 2026” and then “VOICE ARTS AWARDS.”

A fancy graphic with the cover of Shattered Silence by Melissa G Moore framed by SOVAS award trophies. Beneath the cover photo the graphic says, “Outstanding Audiobook Narration - Biography. Nominee 2026 Voice Arts Awards.”

A fancy graphic with the cover of Mighty Millie Novak by Elizabeth Holden framed by two SOVAS awards trophies. Beneath the graphic for the cover, it says “outstanding audiobook narration – teens. Nominee 2026. Voice Arts Awards.”

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Grateful for my 2025 Audiobook releases and looking forward to 2026! Happy New Year, folx!! #audiobooks #audiobooknarrator

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Just tried to pet the cat after applying lotion. He had OPINIONS. 🤣

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

About two weeks ago, what is EASILY the most important book that I’ve narrated to date released. That book is COPING WITH CANCER IN EARLY ADULTHOOD by Cristina Pozo-Kaderman and Saul Wisnia, out from @simonandschuster.bsky.social This is the resource I wish existed when I was diagnosed.

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Coping with Cancer in Early Adulthood

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Empowering young adult cancer patients with expert guidance, practical strategies, and heartfelt real-life stories, Coping with Cancer in Early Adulthood dr...

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Meant to post this earlier! Narrators spent most of our time working alone, so when we actually get together, it’s like a big group hug. Here is my latest “group hug” (aka group pic) on the last day of Johnny Heller’s New England Narrator Retreat.

A ton of socially awkward narrators, producers, and casting directors stare up at a camera, trying to remember to smile whilst also questioning if they have something stuck in their teeth.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 31/10/2025

INSIDE THREAT is coming! The sixth Rachel Peng book follows our heroine as she goes to New Orleans, finds domestic terrorists, accidentally adopts a dog, and gets extremely drunk with a sexy arms dealer. Also, murder. www.patreon.com/posts/inside...

The cover to INSIDE THREAT, a green mossy book with ruins and archways over a woman's figure.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Attending the New England Narrator Retreat this week! Eeek! So excited to see old friends and make new ones!

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today is the day I stop procrastinating, put on my nonbinary grown-up undies, and decide what I'm going to read for my coaching sessions at the New England Narrator's Retreat (NENR). Please wish breakage upon my legs. If you want. Maybe.

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Welcome to episode 715. We have one tale for you this week, about a stray dog that causes otherworldly chaos (by @ericawatersbooks.bsky.social, read by @krystalhammond.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/715-erica-waters

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Manuscript prep day. Coffee, notes, and spreadsheets galore. :)

A picture of a latte with fern latte art, a clear cup of water, a black Apple laptop, and the edge of an iPad.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Jus’ a lil pic from a recent hike. I have no idea what these berries are, but that color is VIVID and I just couldn’t resist. :)

Pic of vivid magenta berries on bright green leaves

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

It’s not cancer camp without friendship bracelets. 🤣 (The bracelets say, “Hey cancer you are a fucking scourge.”)

My pale, freckled arm displaying two stacked beaded bracelets that say “Hey cancer you are a fucking scourge.”

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I can’t speak more highly than I have at every chance about the cast in, and production of, the WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO audiobook. All just pure 🔥.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

When the flight attendant references the “Emotional damage” meme and even says it with the right inflection ... 🤣

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Happy audiobook birthday to EMPTY HEAVEN by Freddie Kölsch! This is a YA horror that follows a city girl who loves a small-town girl who becomes possessed by the local scarecrow god. And our city girl is determined to save her. The print and ebook editions will be out on August 26th!

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Empty Heaven

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. You are safe, my child. You are loved, my child. You are one with the good earth. Darian Sabine Arden is haunted by a monster who claims to love her. Her on...

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Happy publication day and audiobook birthday to THIS IS MY BODY by @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social!! It’s a horror novel about a deconstructed Catholic who must return home to confront her past when her only child shows unmistakable signs of possession. It’s so. freaking. good. And SAPPHIC! 🏳️‍🌈 😍

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This Is My Body

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. A gripping, emotional, and darkly funny queer horror novel about family trauma and possession, for fans of Rachel Harrison and Catriona Ward. Single gay mom...

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Publishing hot take: traditional publishing is really hard, and self-publishing is really hard, and everyone deserves a sandwich and a nap.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I contacted a producer to ask permission to enter a book for consideration in one of the bigger VO awards competitions. It was a really special project, one that resonated with me pretty strongly. I got a response back. I couldn’t submit it. Because they already had. 🥹🥲😭

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

My fam took a vacation this past week, but of course I prepped a book while we were gone. This was my view while prepping my next narration project. Can’t complain. :)

A view of a beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Grass stands at attention in the foreground while clouds rise beyond the ocean’s horizon.

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Life is all about perspective. My 100-year-old grandmother just called a 65-year-old a “young man.” :)

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Allison Mulder @amulderwrites.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thanks to @krystalhammond.bsky.social for the lovely narration! I sometimes get Nervy about any of my stories written more than five minutes ago, but hearing it like new again, I could be like, "Yeah, still pretty good <3" Constantly impressed and grateful for all narrators and voice actors do!

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Alsares @alsares.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

"River Pearl" A random sketch that became a pile of scales last year

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

*happy squee* I am also freaking stoked to let y’all know that I’m a finalist in the 2025 One Voice Awards! 1. Audiobooks - Best Performance - Fiction 2. Best Non-Binary Voiceover Performance Both were produced by the most excellent Brandy Lawrence over at Tantor Audio. ❤ #onevoiceawards2025

This is a graphic that shows the nominees for best non-binary voice performance for US/Canada voices. Here is the list of nominees:

Avi Roque - "Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero" - Produced by Various
Chloe Mei-li Bundt - "Gatorade Hydration Booster | PUT YOUR WATER TO WORK" - Produced by adam&eveDDB
Dianna Conley - "Love Knows No Gender - Muses in Sicily Part 2" - Self-Produced
Jessi Stier - "TruChoice: Get Your Money In Check" - Produced by Michael McInnis Productions
Krystal Hammond - "Linus and Etta Could Use a Win" - Produced by Brandy Lawrence
Marin Miller - "Ranma 1/2" - Produced by
Noni Alley - "THE LADY OF THE LAKE | Ep 7 | Anabasis | FINALE" - Directed by Everett Ryan
Pin Young - "JPMorganChase DEI Pride short" - Directed by Jim Kennelly
Tom Catt - "Deadpool and Wolverine" - Produced by Marvel Move
Vanessa Garcia - ""900 Days Without Anabel" Official Netflix Trailer" - Directed by Monica Palomero

This is a graphic showing the nominees Audiobooks – best performance – fiction (us/Canada voices only). The list of nominees is:

Amanda Stribling - "Broken" - Produced by Bee Audio, Scribd Audio
Eli Katz - "Mistletoe Murders 3" - Produced by Audible Originals
Emily Ellet - "Nightwatching" - Produced by Penguin Audio, Curated Audio
Emma Love - "The Secret of the Three Fates" - Produced by Michael Jones
Erin Neil - "Arcane Pathfinder: Book 1 Arcane Magic" - Produced by Hendrik Britton/Azur Studios
Joshua Quinn - "Kwame Crashes The Underworld"
Justin Price - "Talmadge Farm" - Produced by Audio Sorceress
Krystal Hammond - "A Taste of Torment" - Produced by Brandy Lawrence
Percy Blythe - "Jess & Daya" - Produced by Findaway Voices

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A gentle reminder to my mouth, after today’s recording session: It’s “Chef,” not “Shelf.” It’s “Kitchen,” not “Chicken.” If we could agree on that, this would go much faster. And yes, the outtakes were just as funny as you’re thinking 😜

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Disability is one of the few minority groups you can join at any time. People believe they will be the exception & have trouble accepting they’re likely to become disabled at some point in their lives. Work on internalized ableism. Engage in disability justice. It will benefit you in the long run

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thus far, this year’s Audiobooks at Sea cruise has been amazeballs. :)

Me, a fat white femme-presenting person with my hair pulled back, wearing a green shirt and a leather satchel, poses in front of a mural featuring lots of flowers, birds, and Frida Kahlo in Costa Maya, Mexico. Palm trees and the Gulf of MEXICO can be seen in the background.

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Sylessae @sylessae.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 26/03/2025

I swear. Writing is the only discipline where we make people feel like failures for practising. How many songs does a violinist learn that never wind up in recital? How many studies do painters do? Acting exercises. Tennis for fun. You're allowed to write without the intention of publishing.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

American Jews are divided about Israel but united on free speech. This group says they find Mahmoud Khalil’s positions “abhorrent” but are furious and disgusted by his imprisonment. “Trump…is weaponizing the fears of the Jewish community to further an authoritarian agenda…We say: not in our name.”

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As New York State Jewish elected officials, we are deeply committed to campus safety for Jewish and all New York students. We are concerned about the antisemitism that has reared its head across the political spectrum, including within campus encampments. We know Mahmoud Khalil is a leader of the group Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), which has espoused positions we find abhorrent, and have no place in a movement for peace or self-determination or on a college campus.
However, the detention of Mr. Khalil and the federal administration's intention to deport him, is gravely concerning. In a democracy, process and transparency are paramount.
Mr. Khalil has not been charged with grounds for removal in the days since he was removed from his home. Due process is a critical element of both our criminal justice and immigration systems, and disappearing a legal permanent resident is outrageous.
We will continue to monitor this closely, and stay committed to these protections that are a key component to keeping Jewish students, and all students, actually safe. President Trump, a person who dines with neo-Nazis and refuses to rebuke Elon Musk for performing a Sieg Heil salute, is weaponizing the fears of the Jewish community to further an authoritarian agenda that is unfolding before our very eyes. We say: not in our name.

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
State Senator Liz Krueger
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblymember Dana Levenberg
Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal
NYJA
NEW YORK JEWISH AGENDA

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Ana Clements @anaclements.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Join Narrators and Coaches Scott, Billie, Suzanne, Andre, Ana, Ray, Sean, Joel and organisers Lynn and Jessica to talk about the Audiobook sessions at VOAtlanta With hosts Mandy and Emma on March 11th at Noon ET for AIC - Audiobook Industry Chat www.clubhouse.com/invite/N17IA...

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I am honored to have lost to a good friend last night! CONGRATULATIONS to @andreonthemic.com for his win in the horror category for BURY YOUR GAYS by Chuck Tingle!!! This is MUCH deserved! If y’all haven’t listened to anything narrated by André yet, YOU SHOULD REMEDY THAT IMMEDIATELY. <3

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

dang buckaroos BURY YOUR GAYS is the winner of this years top horror audiobook at the AUDIE AWARDS. thank you to the producers and voice actors and authors who made this whole dang thing possible here is photo of buckaroos producer steve and @andreonthemic.com and @marawilson.bsky.social

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Krystal/KM Hammond @krystalhammond.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Okay, y’all! Tonight’s the night when we celebrate the best in Audiobooks! If you feel like tuning in, here’s the link! Streaming goes live at 5pm EST. www.youtube.com/live/DZ6KZvP...

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2025 Audies Live Stream

YouTube video by Audiobooks

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