An Oscar and Tony Award nominee, Colman Domingo has the utmost respect for words and their power. It is evident in the roles he plays and in the plays he writes, such as Wild with Happy, a very humorous and at the same time poignant romp about loss, love, and wishes fulfilled. A big fan of audiobooks, he shares the five that top his list.
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"One of my favorite audiobooks is Feeding the Dragon by Sharon Washington. It's really about Sharon, when she was a little girl and lived above a New York Public Library. It's about her family, how she dealt with her parents, and becoming a young woman. It's pretty great. I really love stories about young women coming into their own. I loved it."
"I like Percival Everett's work. I loved Erasure, and I think Cord Jefferson turned it into a really incredible film."
"I really appreciated this audiobook and I understand what paths and flow can mean. I thought my path was going to lead me to being a journalist, but along the way I took an acting class and my writing became creative. It was then that I realized I was more of a storyteller. I like that she shares her own stories, along with luminaries in different fields sharing their paths. Very inspiring."
"Another favorite is Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair. I've always loved that book, it's pretty awesome. It's a coming-of-age story of a young Black girl in the '70s in Chicago. Just listening to her get caught up with her first crush and having sex, Grandma's bra, and Grandma's food makes me laugh."
"Nothing Personal is one of my favorites. I could listen to it over and over again, because there's so many different funny, quirky essays. Its perspectives are profound in raising questions about the world we live in."
