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Feb 19, 2024 | shepherd.com | Michele Miller |Bahni Turpin |Tananarive Due |Luke Dumas

In 1950s Florida, twelve-year-old Robert is sent to a reformatory for the “offense” of trying to defend his older sister, Gloria, when she is sexually harassed by a white man. The author transports the reader to the Jim Crow South in which Gloria fights to free Robert, and he struggles to survive in a haunted reformatory run by sadistic racists.

Dec 8, 2023 | thebanner.org | J.R.R. Tolkien |Andy Serkis |Zora Neale Hurston |Bahni Turpin

The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien, narrated by Andy Serkis This was my first journey to Middle Earth, even though I gave The Hobbit to my nephew for Christmas when he was 13, 20 years ago. I found it helpful to look up the general plot before I listened, so I could stay on track with the relatable hero Bilbo Baggins and his journey from timid, stay-at-home hobbit to courageous conqueror. Not only did I stay on track, but Andy Serkis’s narration had me entranced.

Jul 28, 2023 | lithub.com | Silvia Moreno-Garcia |Monica Chenault-Kilgore |Bahni Turpin |Gisela Chípe

Each month, our friends at AudioFile Magazine share a curated list of the best audiobooks for your literary listening pleasure. *JULY FICTIONSilver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia| Read by Gisela ChípeAudioFile Earphones Award[Random House Audio | 13 hrs.]Gisela Chípe’s skilled narration captivates in this immersive novel set in ’90s Mexico City. Montserrat and Tristán are approaching forty and struggling in their film careers.

Jun 13, 2023 | simonandschuster.com | Bahni Turpin |Akwaeke Emezi

About The Book A Good Morning America Buzz Pick“A love story like no other, and this one…will have you gripped from page one.” —Vogue“An unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and “one of our greatest living writers” (Shondaland) reimagines the love story in this “riveting and emotional exploration of grief and taking a second chance on love” (PopSugar).