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| Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert; narrated by Ione ButlerWhat happens: Video of security guard Zafir Ansari's rescue of graduate student Danika Brown during a fire drill goes viral, prompting these work acquaintances to fake a relationship for a charitable cause.
Narration: Ione Butler's engrossing, British-accented reading captures Danika's snarky sense of humor and Zafir's sensitive romanticism. |
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| The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones; narrated by Shaun Taylor-CorbettWhat it's about: Ten years after four Blackfeet men embarked on an elk hunting trip on tribal lands meant only for the elders' use, one by one they find themselves at the mercy of a vengeful entity that stalks their every move.
Narration: Blackfeet actor Shaun Taylor-Corbett's brisk performance complements the spare prose of this own voices horror novel. |
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| The Book of Rosy: A Mother’s Story of Separation at the Border by Rosayra Pablo Cruz and Julie Schwietert Collazo; narrated by Almarie Guerra and Jayme Mattler What it is: a haunting exploration of the Trump administration's family separation policy, as experienced by one Guatemalan family.
Narration: Emotional readings from Almarie Guerra and Jayme Mattler reflect the heartbreak at the center of this intense memoir. |
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| Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West; narrated by Kim Staunton, Imani Parks, Ron Butler, Adam Lazarre-White, Lloyd Roberson II, and Terra Strong Lyons What it's about: the bond of friendship between two teenage girls living in the South Side of Chicago, which is tested by domestic violence, murder, and decades-old secrets coming to light.
Narration: This lyrical novel's large ensemble is voiced by a full cast, including award-winning narrator Ron Butler as the omniscient neighborhood church. |
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The Toni Morrison Book Club
by Juda Bennett
What it's about: What is a book club but an excuse to talk to friends? The Toni Morrison Book Club brings that experience to life by telling the story of four friends who turn to Toni Morrison as they search for meaning in their lives. In this startling group memoir, the writers--black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American born--allow Morrison's words, like music, to make them feel, confess, and discover. Not shying away from controversies, this book offers a radically new way to envision book clubs as a healing force in our lives.
Narration: Four different narrators read the parts of the four authors, giving it the feeling of a lively discussion. The result is a collection of deeply personal conversations about everything from first love to Soul Train to police brutality, all told with an ever present lens on race in America.
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One Last Lie
by Paul Doiron
What it's about: When his beloved mentor disappears amid the discovery of an antique badge, Mike Bowditch investigates the presumed death of an undercover warden before the cold case is upended by dangerous secrets and a daughter's return.
Narration: The eleventh book in the series is again narrated by Henry Leyva, who has a knack for voicing all of the different characters from the Maine woods in this long running series.
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Friends and Strangers: a novel
by J. Courtney Sullivan
What it's about: Struggling to adjust to small-town life after having a baby, an accomplished New York City journalist immerses herself in social media before bonding with a babysitter from a very different walk of life.
Narration: Kate Rudd, who has previously narrated several books by Nora Roberts, provides a relatable and down to earth narration.
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Separated: Inside an American Tragedy
by Jacob Soboroff
What it's about: An NBC News correspondent lays bare the full truth behind the Trump administration's systematic separation of desperate migrant families at the US-Mexico border. In June 2018, Donald Trump's most notorious decision as president had secretly been in effect for months before most Americans became aware of the astonishing inhumanity being perpetrated by their own government.
Narration: Jacob Soboroff, who narrates his own book, was among the first journalists to expose this reality after seeing firsthand the living conditions of the children in custody.
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The Things We Cherished
by Pam Jenoff
What it's about: Defending the brother of a Holocaust hero against allegations of World War II crimes, fiercely independent attorneys Charlotte Gold and Jack Harrington slowly fall for one another, while their client refuses to help in his own defense and claims that proof of his innocence lies within an intricate clock.
Narration: This novel was published in 2011 and is not finally available in Audio. Library Journal says that "each accent is genuine while characterizations are unique and realistic" (Library Journal, vol 145, issue 7, p32).
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Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
What it's about: Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers—including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages and a plucky octogenarian—discover their unexpected common traits.
Narration: Fans of Fredrik Backman may recognize the voice of Marin Ireland who has narrated Beartown and Us Against You, also by Backman.
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