If storytelling is an art, Emily Woo Zeller is one of its master performers. A powerhouse in the world of narration and voice acting, Emily brings stories to life across audiobooks, film, and all kinds of storytelling spaces. With the ability to adapt her voice to suit different storylines, she narrates across genres including sci-fi, fantasy, young adult, and nonfiction.

She’s well-known for her moving and authentic narrations of audiobooks by Asian and Asian American authors, earning her a loyal fanbase and critical acclaim. Zeller’s accolades are many, including the prestigious AudioFile Golden Voice award in 2020 and over 25 Earphone awards with most recent including The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang and The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim.

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In addition to audiobooks, Zeller has voiced many anime series and feature films, spanning everything from TV commercials for State Farm and the Disney Channel, to the voice of popular character Panam Palmer from the hit video game Cyberpunk 2077. She’s also a voice you probably heard in The Last of Us, Pokémon, and Star Wars.

In her life away from the microphone, Zeller is a certified yoga teacher and is passionate about wellness, mental health, and women’s health.

🔎 To hear her in action, use the search feature in the Libby app to find all of Zeller’s audiobook performances. To get started, here are a few of Emily’s award-winning narrations—from short, one-sitting listens to longer, more immersive experiences.

Popular audiobooks narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
Listening time: 19.5 hours

Kuang makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Listening time: 4 hours

This romantic novel spanning time and space features two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future. Cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, This Is How You Lose the Time War is an epic love story spanning time and space.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Listening time: 5 hours

Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo’s clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month waiting list).

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
Listening time: 9 hours

Williams sets out to uncover the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to groves of eucalyptus in California, Williams investigates the science at the confluence of environment, mood, health, and creativity. Delving into completely new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and ultimately strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas and the answers they yield are more urgent than ever.

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Listening time: 14.25 hours

From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father's belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret—one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family's dark history.

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