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The Matriarch : Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
by Susan Page; narrated by Kate Levy
What it is about: "The Matriarch" tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era. Written by USA TODAY's Washington Bureau chief Susan Page, this biography is informed by more than one hundred interviews with Bush friends and family members, hours of conversation with Mrs. Bush herself in the final six months of her life, and access to her diaries that spanned decades.
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| The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo; narrated by Yangsze ChooIntroducing: Ji Lin, a seamstress who moonlights as a dance-hall girl in 1930s colonial Malaysia, and Ren, an 11-year-old Chinese houseboy who has made a promise to carry out his employer's dying wish.
Narration: Author Yangsze Choo skillfully alternates her characters' voices -- Ji Lin's is soft, while Ren's is high-pitched and tinged with innocence. |
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Maid : Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
by Stephanie Land; narrated by Stephanie Land
What it is: A journalist describes the years she worked in low-paying domestic work under wealthy employers, contrasting the privileges of the upper-middle class to the realities of the overworked laborers supporting them.
Narration: The author reading her own words lends the words extra weight.
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| The Vanishing Man by Charles Finch; narrated by James LangtonFeaturing: Charles Lenox, a 26-year-old sleuth and Oxford grad in 1853 London; his butler Graham, who assists with cases; his clever neighbor, Lady Jane Grey; and Lancelot, his mischievous 12-year-old cousin.
Narration: James Langton underscores the characters' class differences by giving privileged characters' voices a dramatic flair and offering more humble readings when portraying London's lower-class denizens. |
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| Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James; narrated by Dion GrahamWhat it is: a lush and, at times, surreal Afrofantasy novel by the author of A Brief History of Seven Killings.
Narration: Dion Graham imbues his AudioFile Earphones Award-winning reading with an immersive growl, multiple accents, and skillful singing. |
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The Hunting Party
by Lucy Foley; narrated by Moira Quirk, Imogen Church, Morag Sims, Ellie Newlands and Gary Furlong
What it is: A group of thirty-something Oxford friends celebrate New Year's Eve in the Scottish Highlands as a historic blizzard hits, trapping and isolating them, only to discover one of them is a murderer.
Narration: With a full cast of readers, this book truly comes alive.
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| Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts; narrated by Ann Marie LeeStarring: Maud Gage Baum, wife of author L. Frank Baum, and Judy Garland, the 15-year-old actress portraying Dorothy in MGM's 1939 adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Narration: Ann Marie Lee's ability to perform multiple distinct male voices (including real-life MGM studio head Louie B. Mayer) is a standout in this AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording. |
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| The Widows by Jess Montgomery; narrated by Susan BennettStarring: Lily Ross, a pregnant mother of two whose Ohio sheriff husband was recently murdered; Marvena Whitcomb, a coal miner's widow, labor organizer, and the mother of a missing teenage girl.
Narration: Susan Bennett ably portrays the vocal differences between resolved Lily and mild-mannered Marvena. |
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The Editor : A Novel
by Steven Rowley; narrated by Michael Urie
What it's about: A struggling writer in 1990s New York City gets his big break from none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Narration: Mr. Urie imbues the characters with warmth and care.
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American Moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
by Douglas Brinkley; narrated by Stephen Graybill
What it's about:The historian author of "Cronkite" draws on new primary source material and firsthand interviews in a reassessment of the space program that examines the political, cultural and scientific factors that launched NASA and the space race.
Why listen? Audio is a great way to absorb non fiction!
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