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Amnesty
by Aravind Adiga; narrated by Vikas Adam
What it's about: A young illegal immigrant in Sydney, Australia is forced to choose between risking deportation and reporting the murder of a female client.
Narration: Vikas Adam brings his smooth tenor to depict the vivacity of a young person working to fit into a new culture.
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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 Mist by Ragnar Jónasson; narrated by Amanda Redman What it is: the twisty, suspenseful final entry in the acclaimed Hidden Iceland trilogy starring Reykjavik Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir. The series' inventive chronology follows Hulda's career from its end (depicted in the 1st book, The Darkness) to its early years.
Narration: Amanda Redman's clipped, deep-voiced reading is well-suited to the atmospheric tone of this Scandinavian crime novel. |
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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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| I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee; narrated by Greta JungStarring: singer and dancer Skye Shin, who defies her mother's fat-shaming to win a spot on a cutthroat K-pop competition show.
Narration: Greta Jung conveys 16-year-old Skye's confident optimism with a youthful, spirited reading. |
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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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| Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar; narrated by Therese Plummer and Xe SandsStarring: Kate Aitken, a troubled archivist; Miranda Brand, an iconoclastic (and deceased) photographer who left behind a disorganized and disquieting body of work; Miranda’s son Theo, who has hired Kate to deal with his mother’s papers.
Narration: Xe Sands offers a measured and subdued reading of the late Miranda's diary entries, while Therese Plummer's hurried narration conveys Kate's mounting obsession with Miranda's fate. |
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The Night Watchman
by Louise Erdrich
What it's about: Traces the experiences of a Chippewa Council night watchman in mid-nineteenth-century rural North Dakota who fights Congress to enforce Native American treaty rights, as well as a young woman desperate to leave her reservation for the big city of Minneapolis.
Narration: Author Louise Erdrich delivers a rewarding listening experience and performs her cast of characters with empathy throughout.
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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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