"I don’t discover or like stories by category. It could be fiction, nonfiction, speculative fiction, literary fiction, memoir—if it’s telling a great story, I’m in. My list reflects this; it’s a bit all over the place. What all these have in common is that they feature a powerful and compelling voice, something that is very important in my own work." —Nnedi Okorafor, author of Shadow Speaker.
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"The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II) is one of my favorite Stephen King novels, but it’s the audiobook reader who puts it at the top of my list. Frank Muller breathes so much energy into the story through his reading that the audiobook remains one that I return to often."
"Yellowface is, again, is about voice—a very very annoying narcissistic entitled voice that I just couldn’t stop listening to."
"Prodigy of the duo Mobb Deep (one of my favorite rap groups) reads this memoir himself. Hearing his life story in that heavy rhythmic voice was a heck of an experience."
"This memoir is both written and read by the multitalented Billy Porter. The man can act and sing, but he also has a beautiful reading voice that brings his personal narrative into crisp, sparkling clarity."
"As so many know, Trevor Noah can talk. He’s a natural storyteller. Listening to his audiobook feels like sitting with him as he tells you everything—it begs to be listened to."
About Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor is a New York Times bestselling writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is the winner of Nebula, World Fantasy, Eisner, Lodestar, Locus, and multiple Hugo Awards, and her debut novel, Zahrah the Windseeker, won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature. Nnedi has also written comics for Marvel, including Black Panther: Long Live the King, Wakanda Forever (featuring the Dora Milaje), and the Shuri series. She has books currently being adapted for TV by HBO, Amazon Studios, and others. She lives with her daughter Anyaugo in Phoenix, AZ. Learn more about Nnedi at Nnedi.com, and follow Nnedi on X (as @Nnedi), Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram.
