The 11 books written by Stephen Hupp of Parkersburg are now available as audiobooks. Here is Hupp with “Faust,” released in May 2023. (File Photo)

PARKERSBURG — A local author now has his work available as an audiobook.

Stephen Hupp of Parkersburg has written 11 books since 2017. He just recently completed making the audiobooks using a program available on Amazon.

“This is something I wanted to do for a long time,” he said.

The problem was the expense for the narration of the book, Hupp said.

“I couldn’t afford to hire the narrator,” he said. “I’m a terrible public speaker, so I couldn’t do it myself.”

Then Amazon provided the Audiobook Creation Exchange, a program allowing the ebook editions to be processed into an audiobook, Hupp said. The program can be adapted for languages and accents, such as American English or British English, male or female voices or the age of the narrator, he said.

“It’s a very slick program,” Hupp said. “Nice and easy to use.”

Hupp’s portfolio of 11 books have been converted. A 12th book yet to be written is in the planning, he said.

“I got a couple of things I’m working on,” Hupp said.

The audio books are available on Amazon and Audible. They also can be purchased as a paperback and ebooks.

Hupp said he is attempting to reach more readers by offering his work as an audiobook.

Hupp’s books now available as audiobooks are:

* “Thirteen Months” (September 2021) A tumultuous period from 2020 to 2021 including characters from previous books.

* “The Misogynist” (February 2022) A professor and author who holds no respect for the women in his life.

* “Born to the Breed” (July 2019) About a multi-generational family in auto racing.

* “Tangled Lives” (June 2022) About Amy Clark assuming the identity of another woman who had a checkered past.

* “Wings in the Night” (May 2019) Set in the Mid-Ohio Valley, the story of two women investigating Mothman.

* “Daughter of the Valley” (May 2019) The ghost of a town in the Ohio Valley is investigated.

* “Faust” (May 2023) A man from a wealthy family makes a deal with the devil.

* “Of Gods and Spirits” (June 2019) About three people of different heritages with magical powers.

* “On a Sunday in May” (March 2020) A sequel to “Born to the Breed.”

* “The Czar of Wheeling” (December 2020) A mobster in ill health tells his story to a reporter.

* “Singer in Many Voices” (February 2024) An earth woman is transported to an alien world where her mastery of languages benefits her, but is sought by the planet leaders to colonize other worlds.

Jess Mancini can be reached at jmancini@newsandsentinel.com