Absolution teases out the remarkableness in everyday people, speaking to war’s ripple effect off the battlefield and years down the line.
Ross Gay’s reading brims with the honest pleasure of expressing delight at life’s unexpected joys. Nothing is guaranteed to create more delight in a listener’s day than hearing him gleefully repeat the words “vehicular vernacular”!
James Patrick Cronin’s narration allows the listener to hear author Ron Rash’s message: Love can both redeem us and cause us to betray those whom we love the most.
Full of dark humor and self awareness, Death Valley traces one woman’s surreal desert experience as she faces the hard truths she’s been running from.
With wry humor and pathos, this coming-of-(middle)-age novel makes for a profoundly emotional and humanistic listening experience.
By recognizing imperfection and refusing to shy away from struggles—including the stigmas surrounding queer love and identity—Bellies soothes the imperfect, struggling parts of ourselves.
Shiromi Arserio’s velvety voice is perfect for this tale of forbidden love set in the confines of an English boarding school in the 1800s.
Holding emotional range and spiritual reverence, the voices of the narrators of Temple Folk create a sense of intimacy with Aaliyah Bilal’s characters.
Author Tahir Hamut Izgil and narrator Greg Watanabe give a voice to a silenced community and, together, call for listeners to bear witness to the persecution of the Uyghur people.
Tara Flynn’s nuanced narration and terrific comic timing results in an audiobook that is as wise as it is hilarious.
The interplay of author Elizabeth Acevedo’s voice with the voices of additional narrators lends a magical storytelling quality to this family saga.
Narrator Gisela Chipe effectively imbues both comic and menacing characters with individual personalities in Silver Nitrate.
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