Search results for “Shayna Small”

The Vanishing Half

By: Brit Bennett

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES  1�7 THE WASHINGTON POST  1�7 NPR  1�7 PEOPLE  1�7 TIME MAGAZINE  1�7 VANITY FAIR  1�7 GLAMOUR

New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST

“Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and... Read more

Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & L...

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR  1�7 FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK  1�7 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York... Read more

Financial Feminist

By: Tori Dunlap

Narrated by: Tori Dunlap, Samantha Tan, Shayna Small, Jaime ...

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money—from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for... Read more

The Gilded Ones

By: Namina Forna

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  1�7 NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TEEN VOGUE
 
"A dark feminist tale spun with blood and gold. Must read!" –Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles
 
Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member... Read more

The Office of Historical Corrections

By: Danielle Evans

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Nicole Lewis, Brittany Pr...

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE 2021 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY O MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER, THE WASHINGTON POST, REAL SIMPLE, THE GUARDIAN, AND MORE 

FINALIST FOR: THE STORY PRIZE, THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE, THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE

“Sublime short stories of race, grief, and belonging . . . an extraordinary... Read more

Dead Dead Girls

By: Nekesa Afia

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“In this terrific series opener, Afia evokes the women’s lives in all their wayward and beautiful glory, especially the abruptness with which their dreams, hopes and fears cease to exist. 1�7--The New York Times

The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa Afia

Harlem, 1926. Young... Read more

All We Were Promised

By: Ashton Lattimore

Narrated by: Shayna Small & Ashton Lattimore

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an enslaved girl escape, in volatile pre-Civil War Philadelphia—�1�7�a gripping novel about standing up to impossible odds 1�7 (People, Best New Books)

The rebel . . . the socialite . . . and the fugitive. Together, they will risk everything for one another in... Read more

Red at the Bone

By: Jacqueline Woodson

Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Pet...

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 by LitHub and The Millions.

Called one of the Top 10 Literary Fiction titles of Fall by Publishers Weekly.

An extraordinary new novel about the influence of history on a contemporary family, from the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of Another Brooklyn and Brown Girl... Read more

The Black Girl Survives in This One

By: Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell

Narrated by: Shayna Small & Tananarive Due

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a foreword by author, educator, and Jordan Peele collaborator, Tananarive Due.

A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end

Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one.

Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and... Read more

Chain-Gang All-Stars

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Narrated by: Shayna Small, Michael Crouch, Lee Osorio & Aaro...

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to Chain-Gang All-Stars - the popular and highly controversial programme inside America's prison system. In packed arenas, watched by millions of live-stream viewers, prisoners compete as gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom.

Fan favourites Loretta Thurwar and Hamara 'Hurricane Staxxx' Stacker are teammates and lovers. Thurwar... Read more

Blackout

By: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Ston...

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks,...

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

2022 Audie Award Winner!Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. This full-cast audio edition is performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks,... Read more

The Smash-Up

By: Ali Benjamin

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Rebecca Lowman, Dion Graham & ...

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Smart, sublime, and wickedly clever, The Smash-Up captures—then transcends—our current polarized moment
 
“An exhilarating ride . . . hilarious . . . a modern and energetic story about a marriage on the skids.”�1�7�1�7i>The New York Times
 
Ethan has always been one of the good guys, and for years, nobody has appreciated this fact more than his wife,... Read more

The Vanished Birds

By: Simon Jimenez

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A “highly imaginative and utterly exhilarating 1�7 (Thrillist) debut that is “the best of what science fiction can be: a thought-provoking, heartrending story about the choices that define our lives 1�7 (Kirkus Reviews, Best Debut Fiction and Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year).

FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD  1�7 NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF... Read more

The Kindest Lie

By: Nancy Johnson

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Recommended by O Magazine * GMA * Elle * Marie Claire * Good Housekeeping * NBC News * Shondaland * Chicago Tribune * Woman's Day * Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * New York Post * Parade * Hello! Magazine * PopSugar * and more! 1�7em>The Kindest Lie is a deep dive into how we define family, what it means to be a mother, and what it means to grow... Read more

Whiteout

By: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Ston...

Narrated by: Danielle Shemaiah, Nic Stone, Shayna Small, Bah...

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance—by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the New York Times bestseller Blackout!As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic... Read more

Swift River

By: Essie Chambers

Narrated by: Shayna Small, Janina Edwards & Robin Miles

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A National Bestseller | Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | One of The Washington Post's Best Books of 2024 | An NPR Best Book of 2024 | An Elle Best Book of 2024 | A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 | An NAACP Image Award Nominee

“A book we all need to revive our souls 1�7 (Nicole... Read more

Swift River

By: Essie Chambers

Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Robin Miles & Shayna Small

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover a sweeping story that will break your heart and mend it again, perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and The Vanishing Half.

'I love a novel this much maybe just once or twice a year.' - Curtis Sittenfeld, author of RODHAM and ROMANTIC COMEDY

'A beautiful multi-generational story of belonging, identity and what it means to find... Read more

Noelle: The Mean Girl #3

By: Ashley Woodfolk

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet the Flyy Girls. The group of girls who seem like they can get away with anything. Veteran author Ashley Woodfolk pens a gorgeous and dynamic series of four Harlem high-schoolers, each facing a crossroads of friendship, family, and love.

There are only three things that matter to Noelle Lee: her family, school, and the cello. She doesn't care... Read more

A Universe of Wishes

By: Dhonielle Clayton

Narrated by: Vikas Adam, N'Jameh Camara, Frankie Corzo, Kevi...

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From the organization We Need Diverse Books and Dhonielle Clayton, the co-author of Blackout, comes a fantasy collection of short stories from a list of diverse, award-winning, and bestselling authors. This critically acclaimed young adult anthology welcomes every voice to lead, empower, and take command of their universe.

Close your eyes, make a... Read more

Sunflower Sisters

By: Martha Hall Kelly

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Shayna Small, Jenna Lamia, C...

Length: 17 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  1�7 Martha Hall Kelly’s million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. Now, in Sunflower Sisters, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday’s ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and... Read more

Stella

By: Takis Würger

Narrated by: Will Damron & Shayna Small

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

From the internationally bestselling author of The Club comes a new novel of love and betrayal, set in Berlin in 1942

In 1942, Friedrich, an even-keeled but unworldly young man, arrives in Berlin from bucolic Switzerland with dreams of becoming an artist. At a life drawing class, he is hypnotized by the beautiful model, Kristin, who soon becomes... Read more

Together in a Sudden Strangeness

By: Alice Quinn

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Gisela Chípe, Catherine Cohe...

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this urgent outpouring of American voices, our poets speak to us as they shelter in place, addressing our collective fear, grief, and hope from eloquent and diverse individual perspectives.

“One of the best books of poetry of the year . . . Quinn has accomplished something dizzying here: arranged a stellar cast of poets . . . It is what all... Read more

What Was the Boston Tea Party?

By: Kathleen Krull & Who HQ

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"No Taxation without Representation!" The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and listen to this audiobook about this act of... Read more

What Was the March on Washington?

By: Kathleen Krull & Who HQ

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. The March is brought to life in this audiobook! Read more