Karen Gundersen/Caren Naess, Narrator

17/02/2026

Her mother, a Spellblade, her father a Talismartist. So why did she have to be a Warrior?

Out Now--A first LitRPG....so. much. fun!

With all thanks to Podium Entertainment

01/02/2026

05/12/2025

07/10/2025

The ocean has always called to me.

For as long as I can remember, I've felt its whispers beneath my skin, pulling me toward something I can't name. But I never expected the sea to answer back until the day I found the ruins. Until the day they came for me.

Now, I'm being hunted for a power I don't understand, for memories that aren't mine. Rescued by a cursed pirate with secrets darker than the deep, a selkie warrior who fights against fate, an exiled guardian sworn to protect me, and a fallen god who refuses to let me go, I'm thrust into a world where magic is as wild as the sea itself.

Thank you

With the brilliant John Hartley.
Thank you , Eli Noe, and Ryan Lare

24/09/2025

Out Now! ..therefore, all the cliffhangers are sorted! Some serious spice in this one--starcrossed lovers fighting to return to each other. Such great characters, all of them! Thank you Katherine Whiteheart

Podium Entertainment, the team there is brilliant, and I am grateful that I get to be part of it.

09/05/2025

Submissions are now open for the first-ever PANA Narrator of Distinction Awards!
This is your chance to show off your best work to a jury of industry pros: casting directors, producers, directors, engineers, expert listeners, and other narrators.
It’s easy and FREE to self-nominate -- an exclusive perk of PANA membership!
Get started at: https://pronarrators.org/panapplause-narrator-of-distinction

20/07/2023

Happy release day, Samantha Holt!

16/05/2023

On pre-order!

Vela Roth Author’s Blood Grace series is wonderful - an epic fantasy of forbidden love. Delighted to be part of this team at Podium Audio with Kale, Mitch, and James, bringing Vela’s brilliant series to audiobook (Caren Naess)

🎧 Great news, audiobook lovers! You can now pre-order Blood Mercy on Audible!

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C4QW63GL

The entire Blood Grace series is coming to Audible, starting with Blood Mercy on June 13, 2023.

I'm thrilled to announce that the talented Karen Gundersen/Caren Naess, Narrator and Kale Williams are bringing Cassia and Lio to life for us! 💝 💝

I just received the MP3s from , and can I confess that I shed tears? I cried like a dorky author, full of emotion about hearing my babies speak for the first time. 😭 😂

I'm so incredibly grateful to Caren and Kale for devoting their amazing skills to all 22 hours (!!) of Blood Mercy. 😱

Their performances are stunning, and I cannot wait to share samples with you in the days to come!

23/02/2023

The Audie finalists have been announced, and I am so proud to say I know some of them as mentors, colleagues and friends. Special congrats to Danielle Cohen, Jennifer Jill Arraya, Tim Campbell, and Sura Siu, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you all!

Check out this year’s finalists here:

https://www.audiopub.org/2023audieawards-finalists

For some brilliant listens, check these out!

2023 Audie Awards® FINALISTS AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS THE 1619 PROJECTCreated by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times MagazineEdited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake SilversteinNarrated by Nikole Hannah-Jones, January LaVoy, Claudia Rankine, Nikky Finney, Janina Edwards, Dor...

28/12/2022

Im thrilled to be featured in a New Yorker article on audiobook narrators. Representing for my peeps! https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/how-a-great-audiobook-narrator-finds-her-voices