By Kelly J. Ford | Narrated by Donna Bahni Turpin, Bahni Turpin
For seventeen years, a serial murderer has used the Presley, Arkansas, Annual Hunt for the Golden Egg to find prey. Or at least that’s what some people believe. Others, like the town’s devoted “Eggheads,” relish the tradition and think the…
By Junauda Petrus | Narrated by Junauda Petrus, Bahni Turpin, J. D. Jackson
…spirits too, believe me,” she tells Audre. Minneapolis, USA. Sixteen-year-old Mabel is lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling and trying to figure out why she feels the way she feels–about her ex Terrell, about her girl Jada and…
By Kalynn Bayron | Narrated by Bahni Turpin
…from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance,…
By Janelle Monae | Narrated by Janelle Monáe, Bahni Turpin
…was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it’s like to live in such a totalitarian society . . . and what it takes to get out of it….
By Saundra Mitchell | Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Allison Hiroto, Christian Barillas, Kevin T. Collins, Inés del Castillo, Marisa Calin
…time periods, and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten. “Readers searching for positive, nuanced, and authentic queer representation—or just a darn good selection of stories—need look no further than this superb collection.” —Kirkus Reviews,…
By Saara El-Arifi | Narrated by Bahni Turpin
Yeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she’ll die on the battlefield. As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle,…
By Nicole Dennis-Benn | Narrated by Bahni Turpin
…Young Lions Fiction Award and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize Named a Best Book of 2016 by the New York Times, NPR, Buzzfeed, San Francisco Chronicle, The Root, BookRiot, Kirkus, Amazon, WBUR’s “On Point,” and Barnes & Noble…