Both audiobook narrators and an audiobook’s production play a crucial role in bringing stories—including many bestselling audiobooks—to life for listeners. Read on for tips to help you discover your next audiobook and why these narrators will make you love reading on audio!
Here are some of the most prolific Black audiobook narrators you should be listening to, from award-winners to up-and-comers.
The Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in This Is My America, an unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system. We spoke with author Kim Johnson about her inspiration, the talents of her audiobook’s narrator, and more.
Expertly evoking the jittery streets of New York and the languid rhythms of Jamaica, Patsy weaves between the lives of Patsy and Tru in vignettes spanning more than a decade as mother and daughter ultimately find a way back to one another. We spoke with author Nicole Dennis-Benn about writing in defiance of oppression, representation in narration, and more.
Happy Monday! We’re excited to introduce bookseller Melissa Fox from Libro.fm partner store Watermark Books & Cafe.
Congratulations to the authors, narrators, and publishers of 2020’s Audie Awards-winners!
These fall audiobooks are the ones that everyone is talking about. Pre-order now and support your local bookstore.
Read our interview with Chanelle Benz, author of The Gone Dead.
Audiobook Month is here, and with it comes some of summer’s hottest new releases! We’re excited to feature the June audiobooks that everyone is talking about.
Congratulations to the authors, narrators, and publishers of 2019’s Audie Awards-winners! Check out our Audies 2019 playlist to see all the audiobooks nominated.
Behind every amazing audiobook on Libro.fm is a narrator that brings the author’s words to life. These narrators are responsible for transporting us to another world even as we work, run errands, work out, or commute. This week we recognize the narrators of the Top Ten Bestselling Audiobooks of 2017.