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Library Audiobooks Today! JANUARY 2021
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| Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam; narrated by Marin IrelandWhat happens: A white family staying in a rented Hamptons home finds their idyllic vacation cut short by the arrival of the owners, an older Black couple hoping to take refuge from a blackout in New York City.
Narration: In this AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording, narrator Marin Ireland's nuanced reading captures the tensions between the two families as they try to understand the cause of the blackout.
(A physical book can also be reserved at Long Beach Public Library) |
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson; narrated by Robin Miles
What it is: a timely and thought-provoking exploration of the "shape-shifting, unspoken, race-based" caste system that has shaped four centuries of American history.
Narration: Robin Miles' AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording is suffused with a calm, well-paced performance that encourages listener empathy and reflection.
(A physical book can also be reserved at Long Beach Public Library)
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| The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab; narrated by Julia WhelanWhat it's about: Three centuries after she makes a Faustian bargain to live forever but to be unremembered, adventurous young French woman Addie Larue discovers that one person, New York bookstore owner Henry, may be the exception.
Narration: Award-winning narrator Julia Whelan wields an impressive array of character accents (including French and New York) in her leisurely-paced reading of this sweeping fantasy.
(A physical book can also be reserved at Long Beach Public Library) |
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| She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh; narrated by Sarah SmarshWhat it's about: country superstar Dolly Parton's musical and cultural legacy.
Narration: Heartland author Sarah Smarsh's plainspoken narration complements her thoughtful assessment of Parton's impact.
(A physical book can also be reserved at Long Beach Public Library) |
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A Bad Day for Sunshine
by Darynda Jones; narrated by Lorelei King
Starring: single mom Sunshine Vicram, who, thanks to her interfering parents, is the new sheriff of her quirky hometown of Del Sol, New Mexico.
Narration: Lorelei King juggles multiple character voices -- including a snarky tone for protagonist Sunshine -- in this first in a new mystery series.
(A physical book can also be reserved at Long Beach Public LIbrary)
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Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered...
by Eric Eyre; narrated by Michael David Axtell
What it's about: how the opioid epidemic ravaged Kermit, West Virginia, a town with a population of less than 400 that distributed 12 million opioid pills over a period of three years.
Narration: Michael David Axtell conveys Kermit's heartwrenching decline in his impassioned AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording.
(A physical book can also be reserved at Long Beach Public LIbrary)
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