"I sort of feel like I may have a crush on her voice."
- Bob Reiss, The Guilded Earlobe
Piper narrates all genres, but focuses on Rom Com, Young Adult, and Literary Fiction...
with a side of murder.
Piper has recorded over 450 titles including works by Meg Cabot, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Alison Bechdel, R.L Stine, and John Irving, as well as classics by L.M Montgomery and Thornton Wilder. She has narrated for numerous publishers including Audible Studios, Harper, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House. A four-time Audie Award Finalist, two-time SOVAS Award nominee, and three-time Earphones Award winner, Piper's narration has been featured in Kirkus, YALSA, and Booklist.
As a director, Piper has directed numerous projects for Audible Studios, including Public/Private by Gail Merrifield Papp, read by Kathryn Grody; Scribner's: Five Generations in Publishing written and read by Charles Scribner III, and The Iliad, new translation by Emily Wilson, performed by Audra McDonald (Earphones Award, one of Audible's Best of 2023 in Fiction, and winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Literature/Classics.) Piper was nominated for a 2024 Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Award for Best Director for her work on The Iliad.
If you're an author, please feel free to contact Piper about full production packages for your book. She is also available to direct projects & loves working with first time author/narrators. If you have a title requiring two voices, please see Little Town Studios, where Piper works with her husband, narrator Gabriel Vaughan. #marrators
"The full cast portrays the interview subjects, Robbie's train-wreck parents, and their all-knowing professor. The soundscape that accompanies the story includes a restaurant scene and a visit to the zoo." - Audiofile
"This full-cast audio adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s classic comic strip about the messy lives of a group of queer women in the 1980s is absolutely flawless." - Audiofile
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, and 2023 Best Audiobook
"Comedy isn't easy to pull off, especially in an audiobook. New ones read by Bahni Turpin, Barton Welch and Piper Goodeve really nail it." - Kirkus
"Piper Goodeve picks up on every comic nuance..." - Kirkus
"Narrator Piper Goodeve and author Elinor Lipman amuse and engage in equal measure... Goodeve relishes the red herrings and the romance, and in a performance guaranteed to make you smile, delivers the entertaining asides and comments with an excellent feel for clever repartee." Audiofile Featured Article "5 Audiobooks on Love"
"Piper Goodeve gives an appealing narration of this whimsical audiobook. Goodeve skillfully inhabits each character as she paces the story beautifully. This is a big-hearted tale of finding one's way after an unexpected derailment." - AudioFile Magazine
"...this audiobook is performed with verve and nuance by Piper Goodeve. Her light intonation and high pitch are perfect for her portrayal of sharp-witted 16-year-old Frederica. Goodeve brings out the sly humor, as well as the social commentary running throughout. Her astute character portrayals are distinct and lively, and her relaxed pacing keeps listeners engaged with all the turmoil on campus." -AudioFile Magazine
"Goodeve captures the easily ruffled Alyssa... offers excellent pacing and clear depictions of outlandish scenes. All of this, bundled with some humor and emotional scenes, will tug at listeners' heartstrings in a good way." - Audiofile
"Piper Goodeve is excellent as Natalie Marx, the young Jewish girl who narrates this upbeat, humorous audiobook... Goodeve is tender as Jewish-Gentile romances bloom, and she credibly captures Ingrid's hidden resentments and overt animosity. Throughout this thoughtful, well-written novel, prejudice abounds, yet Lipman writes with such care that no group should be offended. Goodeve never sounds preachy or biased." - Audiofile
"Piper Goodeve narrates the grief-stricken yet grimly humorous Raely and her friendly ghost with heart and congeniality. Goodeve’s spot-on deliveries of Lyons’s witty one-liners and entertaining banter bring levity to the tale and keeps the action moving. Listeners will be captivated until the end as Raely and Casper face down threats both human and demonic." - Library Journal
"The cast is simply spectacular as they go all-in to capture the sounds of old-time radio. Listeners must be prepared to leave their earbuds in because once they start this, they won’t want to stop." 2021 Audies Finalist. - AudioFile
"Goodeve's even cadence, pleasing tone, and articulate narration make for an appealing production. As she provides voices befitting each character, her skillful portrayal highlights each of their unique personalities. Full of emotion, her performance vividly captures the magical world, aurally illustrating the tale, and drawing listeners deeper into Ember and Jack's story." - Audiofile
"With her warm and compassionate voice, narrator Piper Goodeve makes this middle school audiobook resonate... Meg must discover her own voice and figure out who she is, and Goodeve's skillful portrayal helps her do that. Her realistic tone and emotional nuances capture a wide range of feelings as Meg muddles through the complexities of changing friendships." - AudioFile
"Piper Goodeve is the ideal narrator for this coming-of-age audiobook. Goodeve conveys every degree of Evie's perceptiveness, regret, and intelligence as she yearns for a more settled life. An accomplished and well-paced narration..." -AudioFile
"Goodeve will impress listeners with her ability to consistently portray Codi's rapid development and make each supporting character vivid. Her performance of a teen who is exploring her sexual preference and the LGBTQ community is authentic and refreshing." - AudioFile
"This angst filled coming of age story is perfectly narrated by Goodeve whose pitch and tone resembles that of a teenager questioning their choices." - Rachel Adams, YALSA
"The audiobook is narrated by Piper Goodeve who does a fantastic job. All the voices are distinctive and perfect for the characters’ ages and personalities. Her performance of the different emotions is spot-on." -LezReviewBooks
"With skill and aplomb, Piper Goodeve narrates this feel-good romance centered on Lily, a struggling Chicago artist who has reached a crisis point in both her personal and professional lives. Goodeve portrays Lily as naïve and feckless but nevertheless endearing." - Audiofile
"Piper Goodeve was delightful as the narrator for this story. She captured each character from their mannerism to emotions. Her tone is pleasant and draws the listener in. I would listen to her again." - Caffeinated Reviewer
"Piper made every character feel brand new to me (and that's saying something, considering how much time I spent thinking and writing about them). I loved the way she voiced Hannah -- it was like she intuitively understood her character the same way I did. I had never truly "heard" her voice before - in terms of not being able to separate it from my own - but Piper made her feel distinct and real and nuanced. It was like I was seeing her as a separate entity (from myself) for the first time."
-Kelly Quindlen, Author, Her Name in the Sky
"Piper did a tremendous job capturing Allison's humor and tone. It's almost insane how much she sounds like my internal voice for Allison."
-Madeleine Roux, Author, Allison Hewitt is Trapped
"Piper sent this audio over the top in my opinion. She breathed life in to the story and elevated it which is always the sign of a great narrator to me. Piper's ability to be a vocal chameleon and bring realism and emotion to both male and female characters is uncommon in the audiobook world and makes me seek her books out." - Lydia Rella, Aural Fixation, London Bound by Amy Daws