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Petrea Burchard

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Petrea Burchard is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, Camelot & Vine, and the comic, personal essays of Act As If: Stumbling Through Hollywood with Headshot in Hand.

A narrator as well as an author, Burchard narrated the audiobook of Camelot & Vine. It was nominated for the 2023 SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts & Sciences) award for Best Audiobook Narration/Author Performance. She lost to Bono! (Yes, that Bono.)

Petrea has narrated more than 90 audiobooks for publishers such as Macmillan, Dreamscape, Harper, Penguin Random House, Tantor and more. She's also known as the English voice of Ryoko, the badass space pirate in the anime classic, "Tenchi Muyo!"

Burchard's time-slip historical fantasy, Camelot & Vine, stars a failing Hollywood ...more

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	The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Goodreads Author), Kimberly Farr (Narrator), Petrea Burchard (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.50 avg rating — 492,722 ratings — published 2025 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love, Mom by Iliana Xander (Goodreads Author), Kira Fixx (Narrator), Laura Horowitz (Narrator) 4.19 avg rating — 191,462 ratings — published 2024 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (Goodreads Author), Alex Knox (Reading), Cathi Colas (Reading) 3.74 avg rating — 28,011 ratings — published 2026 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love at First Psych by Cara Bastone, Santino Fontana (Narrator), Stephanie Einstein (Narrator) 3.62 avg rating — 20,301 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone, Zoë Chao (Narrator), Noah Reid (Narrator) 3.83 avg rating — 14,918 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camelot & Vine 4.30 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Act As If: Stumbling Through Hollywood With Headshot in Hand 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belinda's Birthday 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camelot & Vine: A Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George Soros: A Life in Full; Library Edition by Petrea Burchard (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Peter L. W. Osnos (Contributor), Shaun Grindell (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book. I don't know how Kenney manages to be deeply sensitive and hilarious at the same time, but it works. This is the kind of writing I love. I've found my new favorite author. ...more
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Petrea Burchard is now following John Kenney Author of I See You've Called in Dead
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Incredible book. Everyone should read it. It has changed my life, made me more conscious and freed up my time for my own pursuits. Thank you, Johann Hari. My book club is reading it so I'm going to read it a second time. I might read it a third time, ...more
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Everyone should read this. I’ve just finished reading this book and I’m sitting here thinking, I have to get off Facebook. And yet I need Facebook for business. This is a quandary. But I think if we’re going to survive as a society, we have to wean ou ...more
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing Ivanhoe by Walter Scott	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I give it five stars for the the knights, the bandits, the royalty, the scope, the saga, and especially for the two fascinating women on either side of Ivanhoe. But for the modern reader, getting through Ivanhoe is work! Worth it, I think.
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Petrea Burchard voted for The Correspondent as Readers' Favorite Debut Novel in the Final Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A brilliant book, devastating in its greatness.
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It’s a classic for good reasons. Buck’s style and the simple story of these not-simple people compel you to read on. The pace is not fast but it is relentless, page by page, from its humble beginning in another time and place, to the profound and ine ...more
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing James by Percival Everett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Petrea Burchard rated a book it was amazing Women in the Middle Ages by Frances Gies	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I picked this up in a Little Free Library and I’m not giving it back! This is well researched and fascinating.
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“I had no one else to call. Nobody needed me. I had constructed my life to make certain of it. I'd remained aloof in acting class, been too cool to give my phone number to people I met on the set. I hadn't wanted the complications of being nice.”
― Petrea Burchard, Camelot & Vine

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“It is all true, or it ought to be; and more and better besides.”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“This is the oath of a Knight of King Arthur's Round Table and should be for all of us to take to heart. I will develop my life for the greater good. I will place character above riches, and concern for others above personal wealth, I will never boast, but cherish humility instead, I will speak the truth at all times, and forever keep my word, I will defend those who cannot defend themselves, I will honor and respect women, and refute sexism in all its guises, I will uphold justice by being fair to all, I will be faithful in love and loyal in friendship, I will abhor scandals and gossip-neither partake nor delight in them, I will be generous to the poor and to those who need help, I will forgive when asked, that my own mistakes will be forgiven, I will live my life with courtesy and honor from this day forward.”
― Joseph D. Jacques, Chivalry-Now: The Code of Male Ethics

tags: chivalry

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“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.”
― Gore Vidal

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“Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like - then cultivate it. That's the only part of your work that's individual and worth keeping.”
― Jean Cocteau

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“Classifiable things reek of death. You must strike out in other spheres . . . quit the ranks. That's the sign of masterpieces and heroes. An original, that's the person to astonish and to rule.”
― Jean Cocteau

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