Shelly Townsend -audiobook narrator

Shelly's love for storytelling began with childhood summers spent devouring library books and continued as she read whimsical tales like Beware of the Storybook Wolves aloud to her daughters and now her granddaughter.

With a background in Hallmark films, elementary educational videos, and commercial acting, she brings warmth, animation, and joyful energy to children’s books; at the same time, her grounded, authentic tone has also lent depth to dramatic roles in shows such as NBC’s Found, and Hulu’s Dopesick. As an Asian-American woman shaped by personal and generational adversity, Shelly considers it her personal mission to voice emotionally resonant narratives like Farewell to Manzanar that speak for the underrepresented.

With her habit of cheering on female joggers with a silent, “you go girl!”, becoming a certified life and mindset coach was a natural fit. She’s also an expert in cooking for special diets (gluten-free, paleo, plant-based). All of this makes her an easy choice for the health, self-help, and wellness genres.