Claire Storey has narrated 13 audiobooks on Listento.it by 13 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 95 ratings. The most-rated is We Were Eight Years in Power.
We Were Eight Years in Power
Summary
In this “urgently relevant”* collection featuring the landmark essay “The Case for Reparations”, the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me “reflects on race, Barack Obama’s presidency and its jarring aftermath”* - including the election of Donald Trump. *Kirkus Reviews (starred review) New York Times Best Seller Finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • USA Today • Time • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Essence • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Week • Kirkus Reviews "We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era Black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a Black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's "first White president". But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examines the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period - and the effects of the persistent, haunting shadow of our nation's old and unreconciled history. Coates powerfully examines the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective - the point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president. We Were Eight Years in Power features Coates' iconic essays first published in The Atlantic, including "Fear of a Black President", "The Case for Reparations", and "The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration", along with eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates' own experiences, observations, and intellectual development, capped by a bracingly original assessment of the election that fully illuminated the tragedy of the Obama era. We Were Eight Years in Power is a vital account of modern America from one of the definitive voices of this historic moment.
©2017 Ta-Nehisi Coates (P)2017 Random House Audio
Little One
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"Take my hand, little one." Fran finds her standing by the swings. A little girl, Esther, no older than seven years old, by herself in the dead of night, her pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress covered in grass stains and her hair dishevelled. She says she's waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly odd. After Esther is reunited with her family, Fran can't stop thinking about this pious child whose imaginary friend is God. Fran's instincts tell her something is very wrong. Why does Esther keep running away from home, and how did she get that bruise on her leg? Fran's husband warns her not to get too close, but one morning, Esther and her family disappear. Where did they go? Why did they leave their furniture behind? Fran knows in her gut that something terrible is going to happen to that child, and she can't stand by while it happens. No matter the cost. After all, she found her. But can she save her?
©2021 Sarah Denzil (P)2021 Audible, Ltd
An Unfortunate End: A Lillie Mead Historical Mystery
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A poisoned aristocrat. A fledgling reporter. A scandal to die for. New York City, 1919. Lillie Mead mourns the love she lost in the war. But when a wealthy British friend offers her a reporting job across the pond, she hopes accepting will help her rebuild her life. She barely has time to unpack before she’s assigned the scoop of a poisoned socialite’s death… As the clues take a turn for the scandalous, Lillie unearths shocking skeletons in the victim’s closet. But she never expected the threads of the beloved woman’s life to weave with hers. Can Lillie expose the truth before her own death makes the front page? An Unfortunate End is the first book in the Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like captivating settings, cozy whodunits, and vivid glimpses into the past, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s charming novel. Buy An Unfortunate End to expose secrets and scandals today!
©2019 Lisa Zumpano (P)2020 Lisa Zumpano
One Golden Summer
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Would you trade fame for love? Saffron Oliver is the golden girl. Golden hair. Golden skin. Golden movie career. Only one problem: She hates it. She flees to her sister’s seaside town - where she meets the confident and charming Kirsty McBride. Kirsty is everything Saffron wants to be. Perhaps also, everything she wants. But Saffron can’t have it all. So now, she has to decide: Does she crave Kirsty enough to blow up her golden life? Best-selling lesbian romance authors Clare Lydon and TB Markinson have crafted a sizzling lesbian love story about not being afraid and going after what you really want.
©2020 T.B. Markinson (P)2020 T.B. Markinson and Clare Lydon
The Way You Smile
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Real life doesn’t play out like a movie. Electric connections mostly mean you’ve got static in your jumper. Camila Moore knows that; she’s not daft. She has two teenage boys and bills to pay, plus the only man she’s ever been with has traded her in for a gym bunny. Returning to work’s the answer, but when she finds herself in the wrong room and wrong place at the wrong time, the last thing she expects is to be promoted out of obscurity into the arms of Harriet Imogen Pearson, media darling, hotshot entrepreneur, and notorious lesbian playgirl. Camila can’t believe it. She’s an ordinary woman, nothing special - in her view - so what’s Harriet’s motivation? What’s her end game? Are Camila’s feelings just infatuation, or is it real life love? Kiki Archer is the mistress of chick-lit romance for women of all ages and inclinations. Praise for the book: “The chick-lit novel to spark any woman's lesbian sexual awakening.” (Diva Magazine) “A book that will set a new standard for your chick-lit romances.” (TLR) "A highly commercial, pink is the new grey, contemporary romance read." (AfterEllen)
©2018 Kiki Archer (P)2020 Kiki Archer
Milo and the Magic Door
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When Milo moves into a new house, his dog Dandy discovers a mysterious locked door and a hidden key. Bravely, Milo opens the door and finds himself sucked into a magical world of adventure. In this first book in a new series, Milo joins a band of pirates, led by the notorious Blackbeard. This book is ideal for parents to listen along with children aged three to eight years old.
©2020, 2021 Milo Hawthorne, Leon Hawthorne (P)2021 Videobite Limited
Death Before Dessert
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When she finds herself between jobs and out of her rented accommodation, Clara Harrington decides to take a break and stay with her beloved, yet eccentric aunt in the sleepy village of Picklemarsh, England. Vanessa Harrington is an award-winning crime novelist with an impressive back catalogue. When it comes to crime, and murder, there’s not a lot that Vanessa doesn’t know. Clara’s hope for peace and quiet is shattered when, on her first night at Chadwick Lodge, the local town councillor is murdered, falling face down into his dessert. Finding herself in the middle of one of her books, Vanessa happily takes on the task of uncovering the murderer and drags Clara along with her. Join the Harringtons as they investigate the murder, question suspects, and uncover that not all is as it seems in picturesque Picklemarsh. This cozy mystery is brought to you by Lambda-winning author A.E. Radley.
©2020 A.E. Radley (P)2020 A.E. Radley
One Foot onto the Ice
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Do you ever wonder how your old classmates remember you? Especially those who weren't in your circle. Susan Quinn, a teacher at St Wilfred's All-Girls School, and Jenna James, a ski instructor in the French Alps, are about to find out. As an invisible bond draws the two women closer, will they appreciate each other for who they are now, not who they once were? One Foot onto the Ice, is a fast-paced romance set in the sunny ski resort of Morzine, where the young cast of students and teachers search for excitement on the slopes, with some finding it a lot more easily than others.
©2013 Kiki Archer (P)2020 Kiki Archer
A Willful Grievance
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A fresh-faced journalist. A double murder. Is revenge coming home for the holidays? December, 1919. Clever crime reporter Lillie Mead hoped to celebrate a peaceful Christmas in the English countryside. But when a close friend's colleague turns up dead, Lillie knows there'll be little festive spirit until she unwraps this mystery. Following the clues to the wintery Scottish Highlands, she hopes to stop the killer cold before the next body hits the snow. But after she connects the victims to a clandestine wartime committee, she puts herself firmly in the murderer's sights. Will Lillie solve the case and survive to see the New Year, or will this Christmas be her last? A Willful Grievance is the second book in the Lillie Mead Historical Mystery series. If you like wintery English countrysides, juicy murder mysteries, and surprising revenge plots, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s holiday whodunit.
©2019 Lisa Zumpano (P)2021 Lisa Zumpano
Windy Corner
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Windy Corner is the fourth book in the Laura McNaughty Adventures series where Laura finds and rescues a little dog from the rocks after it was washed overboard from a passing yacht. She and her friends also enjoy a camping trip on the Conker, which is an island with an abandoned lighthouse, and they take two badger baiters who come into Stokey's Woods to dig out the badgers from their underground homes. Laura McBean lives in the middle cottage of three with her brother, Johnny, and her mum on the edge of Stokey's Woods. Laura was quite a mischievous girl when she was growing up, and that is how she got the nickname of Laura McNaughty. She doesn't get into as much mischief now because she is that little bit older; but if she finds out that someone has been cruel to animals then that person, whoever he or she maybe, will have Laura and her friends to contend with. Welcome to the Laura McNaughty Adventures. The stories are suitable for all age groups, from kids of all levels, to teens and adults too. It’s just good family fun. The audiobooks can be listened to in any order as the stories stand alone.
©2020 Simon Dudley (P)2020 Simon Dudley
When You Know
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When You Know is the sequel to Kiki Archer’s best-selling lesbian fiction novel One Foot onto the Ice. Teacher Susan Quinn, and club ski instructor Jenna James have finally found love. True love. Real love. Breathless love. There’s chemistry. There’s passion. There’s a future. But what happens when distance separates them? The fun cast of characters from St. Wilfred’s All-Girls School are back to support Jenna and Susan on their journeys of self-discovery. Will Susan be able to overcome her anxieties and accept that Jenna’s changed? Will Jenna really be able to give up the life she loves on the slopes of the French Alps to teach alongside Susan? But more importantly, will their new relationship withstand the worries and doubts that social media can cause? When you know, you know...but is that ever enough?
©2014 Kiki Archer (P)2020 Kiki Archer
They Did Bad Things
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In 1995, six university students moved into the house at 215 Caldwell Street. Months later, one of them was found dead on the sofa the morning after their end-of-year party. His death was ruled an accident by the police. The remaining five all knew it wasn’t, and though they went on with their lives, the truth of what happened to their sixth housemate couldn’t stay buried forever. Twenty years later, all five of them arrive - lured separately under various pretenses - at Wolfheather House, a crumbling, secluded mansion on the Scottish isle of Doon. Trapped inside with no way out and no signal to the outside world, the now 40-somethings fight each other - and the unknown mastermind behind their gathering - as they confront the role they played in their housemate’s death. They are given one choice: confess to their crimes or die.
©2020 Lauren A. Forry (P)2020 OrangeSky Audio
Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen in 1813. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Its humour lies in its honest depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the Regency era in Great Britain. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Public Domain (P)2021 Calm Radio