“To hear Gorman read is like hearing songwriters play their music as the only people to do their work justice and convey its full meaning…Gorman’s inflections, pauses, and enunciations are integral to her work. Her voice moves the reader to feel in their soul how humans felt like captive animals during the isolation period of the pandemic. Occasionally throughout this work, there are some sound effects: a light breeze, some waves crashing, and in one poem Gorman alters her voice to give it the sound of an old-timey radio. Fear not, these are not gimmicks and are used sparingly. The reader will mainly hear the clear, crisp diction that transfixed the nation during the 2021 Inauguration of President Joe Biden. Gorman ends the collection with the now-famous poem, “The Hill We Climb”. Prime for repeat listening, this is poetry for people who say they don’t read poetry.”—Booklist, Starred Audiobook Review

“Performed with an accessible Midwestern plainspokenness by Gorman herself, the poems in Call Us What We Carry capture the current chaotic moment in American (and human) history in a way that is compelling without being overwrought. Longer than some of the other collections on this list, this listen may be best experienced in small bites, but let that be a draw rather than a deterrent. Gorman’s words are rich enough to fill whatever space you leave between those bites.”—Paste

“Mel Brooks delivers the story of his life in his familiar old-New-Yorker voice, one which has remained vigorous for 95 years—or 2,000, depending on your source…This is an ebullient book, filled with anecdotes, triumphant laughter and asides delivered with perfect timing and an air of festivity.”—Washington Post

“Listening to his spry narration, it’s hard to believe that Brooks is 95 years old. 95!…Brooks’s 40 years with Anne Bancroft has always spelled real Hollywood romance for me—I know, I’m a meshugganah—and getting to hear him speak about their opposites—attract relationship is especially affecting.”—Vulture

“Brooks, of course, is the only one who could have read this memoir, and he does it with gusto. Whether he’s trying to persuade John Wayne to star in Blazing Saddles, working with Alfred Hitchcock on High Anxiety, bursting into song with “it’s Springtime for Hitler, in Germany!” consulting with George Lucas on Spaceballs, or reciting dialogue from Young Frankenstein, Brooks displays his wacky humor and inborn confidence. Movie aficionados will relish his insights into writing, directing, performing, and producing as well as his insider stories. He’s here to entertain, not complain, and if he only remembers the good times, we should all be so lucky.”—Booklist, Starred Audiobook Review