In this episode, meet chef Gaby Melian, author of Food-Related Stories, young adult author and poet Erica Martin, author of And We Rise, and anthropologist Ruth Behar, author of Tía Fortuna’s New Home. READ MORE
In this episode, meet Wes Moore, author of Five Days, Christine Montross, author of Waiting for an Echo, and Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again. READ MORE
by Emily Parliman, Editor at Listening Library
TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM is an award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery who, at age 15, was the youngest person to walk all the way from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, as part of the 1965 Selma Rights Voting March. The book was adapted for stage by director Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire) and actress Damaras Obi. Lynda told WMAC Northeast Public Radio: “The first time I saw [Damaras] I was in awe. This girl is awesome.” We were lucky enough to have Damaras narrate the audiobook, with Ally directing. Here they discuss what it was like to adapt the memoir into a play, and then collaborate on the audiobook: READ MORE
Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners?
Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this audiobook helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. READ MORE