Michael Scherer with microphone and cowboy hat.

Audiobook Narrator, Radio broadcaster.

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays written between October 1787 and May 1788. They were composed by three different authors: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison, all under the single anonymous pseudonym ‘Publius’. Initially published in three New York newspapers, they subsequently appeared in newspapers across the fledgling nation. In these papers, Publius argues for implementation of the United States Constitution, which had been sent to the states for ratification in the Fall of 1787.

A documentary narration for Idaho Public Television that I did at the end of 2024.

Two recent audiobooks narrated for Audible.com. Click the images for more info.

Island natives, with large 3-masted ship on horizon, and 3 canoes between the ship and the shore.

Typee

I was privileged to read Herman Melville’s first three novels for the Library of Congress. After those recordings, I re-recorded Typee independently, making it available free on Librivox.
(Image is link to recording)

Some books narrated for the Library of Congress

Over 20 years, I narrated audiobooks for the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. These are some of the most memorable books from that time.

A collection of 1,055 newspaper poems published in American newspapers from 1912 to 1915.