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A candid exploration of beauty, sexuality, illness, and aging viewed through the lens of one who has struggled to be good to her own body following crisis. This moving account of Gordon’s insights and commitment to treating Black trauma rings with intimacy, authenticity, and compassion.
A poignant and impactful memoir that boldly invites listeners into Aijazuddin’s engaging story of identity, culture, religion, and race at a time when “visas, hope, and cake” aren’t as readily accessible to people who live on the margins.
PREMIUM
Help Wanted
Though Waldman’s portrayal of working at a big-box store is devastatingly accurate, those seeking a humorous listen may be better served by lighter fare.
PREMIUM
A Dream in the Dark
Fans of courtroom dramas will enjoy this well-performed series that’s based on real-life cases.
PREMIUM
The River View
While listeners may be glad they don’t live in Blue Deer, they will surely enjoy this twisty, precisely engineered tale.
PREMIUM
Signal to Noise
While Moreno-Garcia’s debut is somewhat uneven, it is well executed in audio. Expect this to be warmly received by the author’s many fans and those seeking a fantasy-laced historical fiction hearkening back to the days of LPs.
PREMIUM
Hip-Hop Is History
A fascinating and exuberant account of hip-hop’s music and poetry, dances, storytelling, breakbeats, and the skills of turntablists. In audio form, Questlove’s sharply observant and vital music history lets listeners tap into the genre’s rhythms and beats and consider what the next decades of hip-hop music and entertainment may hold.
Leon is alternately serious and comical as he tears down stereotypes of Black masculinity. Listeners won’t want to miss this engagingly narrated and deeply perceptive memoir.
A vital study of retributive, rather than rehabilitative, justice that should reach a wide audience across all formats. An essential purchase.
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