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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a question concerning selecting books for narrator and in this case specifically westerns. As I have more females narrators available would you see a problem with having some of them reading westerns. I’ve always felt that the
male voice is what goes best with this genre, but I was wondering if it really matters that much. That also brings up another thought. Does gender matter that much in regards to what you have you narrators reading or not if the book is non-fiction or fiction
told in third person? Haven’t run across any guidelines on this. I’ve just been doing what seems to sound right. Suggestions? Advice?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#1F3864">Linden Coffman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">Indiana Voices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">Indiana State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">Talking Book & Braille Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">315 West Ohio Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">Indianapolis, IN 46202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">317-232-3683<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#385623">E-mail: lcoffman@library.in.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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