Answering the cry for freedom : stories of African Americans and the American. You haven’t lived until you’ve been mesmerized by Ejiofor’s exquisite tone, inflection, and interpretation of this spellbinding work, which won the Audie Award for Best Audiobook of the Year in 2020. Out of school and into nature : the Anna Comstock story. As the titular general in Othello and the voice of beloved children’s novel The Supernaturalist, Ejiofor had already voiced two audio gems-but it was his performance of Susannah Clarke’s 2020 fantasy Piranesi that really knocked our socks off. Black Library Audiobooks For Around A Buck Adam Harrison 2 Minute Read Advertisement The Black Library Audio App is offering a heck of a deal Unabridged audio books for around a buck If you’re looking for some easy listening while you’re at home catching up on all those hobby projects then the Black Library App has some good news. While you might know him best from film ( 12 Years a Slave, The Martian, The Lion King), his audio profile is on the rise. But they are becoming popular fast, soon we will start seeing changes in the market. Chiwetel Ejioforīritish actor Chiwetel Ejiofor may have narrated just three audiobooks to date, but in this case, it’s quality over quantity. Personally, I believe one of the reasons prices are high is due to the fact that audiobooks are still seen as a luxury product, a side-effect of all the new audio media (read:podcasts) available out there. Save this list to your library Collections now. In this list, we’ve gathered a few of the best Black audiobook narrators in the business-along with their can't-miss performances to have on your radar. And representation matters just as much for audio as it does for any visual medium: listeners should feel and hear themselves in art driven by powerful performers and authentic deliveries. In short, it’s everything you could ask for in a book.A skilled performer has the ability to take the written word to new heights, infusing an author’s work with empathy, warmth, and excitement. It’s also a story of aging punk rock stars, wildly imagined aliens, and the beauty and stupidity of life as we know it. It’s a touching, deeply universal story of connection, perseverance, and what it means to be human. Thus begins Decibel’s journey as he navigates the narrowing rules of the contest, but also his efforts to tackle his own self-doubt and the many (many) scars from his past. Read by a full cast including the late Christopher Lee, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo. How high stakes? Oh, just determining whether the human race will be welcomed into the universe or wiped from existence. What happens when you cross the sci-fi wackiness of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with the glam rock lifestyle of Eurovision? You get the delightful, bouncing disco ball of a novel, Space Opera! Revolving around has-been rockstar Decibel Jones, Space Opera opens with the collective lifeforms of the galaxy making first contact with Earth - specifically, with Decibel, who they have selected to represent humanity in a high-stakes, intergalactic musical contest. ⭐ For more books that discuss race, check out our guide to African American Literature. Narrated in Nicole Lewis' confident (and confidential) tone, Such a Fun Age is one of those best audiobooks that feels like listening to a friend confess the latest details of their own life. Thus begins a plot that could only happen in the present day, as Emira struggles to navigate racial issues and potential social media scandals, all while trying to hold together a job, a social life, and some semblance of sanity. One night, in an effort to keep Alix’s daughter out of the house during a family emergency, Emira takes young Briar to the grocery store, where they’re confronted by a security guard wanting to know what this Black woman is doing with a white child. Alix - white, married, successful in a private blogging enterprise - hires Emira to be a regular babysitter of her two kids. This thoroughly modern novel revolves around Emira, a 25-year-old Black woman desperately trying to make ends meet, and Alix, her peer by age but not by social status.
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