Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wayfarer: Love, loss and life on Britain’s ancient paths Author: Phoebe Smith Narrator: Phoebe Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 28, 2024 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025 A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024 'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor Winn On an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way. Having spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to… everything. In her search for answers she found herself – quite by accident – walking some of Britain’s oldest pilgrim paths. And by following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest. But while it follows holy trails, this is not a book about religion. From losing her mother as a teenager to surviving toxic relationships, Phoebe offers an unflinchingly honest look at her battle with an eating disorder, depression, and the pitfalls of newfound singledom. Skilfully weaving together Phoebe’s own story with those of countless travellers past and present, Wayfarer reveals how nature and place can heal past wounds, offering a pathway to salvation she’d never thought existed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Daughters of Latin America Hijas de America Latina (Spanish ed): Una antología global Author: Sandra Guzman Narrator: Maria Victoria Martinez, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 21, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: UNA EXTRAORDINARIA SELECCIÓN DE OBRAS ESENCIALES, EN SU MAYORÍA INÉDITAS, QUE CELEBRAN LA FUERZA, EL TALENTO Y LA DIVERSIDAD DE LAS MUJERES LATINAS, Y TIENDEN PUENTES QUE NOS CONECTAN LAS UNAS CON LAS OTRAS. Desde la prosa implacable de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz hasta los poderosos cantos de la chamana María Sabina; desde las luchas revolucionarias de Audre Lorde, Lolita Lebrón y Berta Cáceres hasta el activismo de Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; desde los versos pioneros de Cecilia Vicuña, Maryse Condé, Nancy Morejón y Conceição Evaristo hasta la poesía transgresora de Elizabeth Acevedo, Sonia Guiñansaca y Ada Limón, 140 mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe se juntan en esta colección sin precedentes. Un fascinante universo lírico que celebra las voces nacientes, alentadas y alimentadas por quienes, con sus plumas como machetes, despejaron el camino. «Esta antología fue inspirada para reunirnos y contrarrestar juntas la invisibilización y los mitos que existen en torno a la literatura y el talento de las poderosas Hijas de América Latina, en donde quiera que estemos alzando nuestras voces: de Chicago a São Paulo, de Loíza a Asunción, de Portsmouth a Puerto Príncipe, del Bronx a Buenos Aires, de Chiapas a Los Ángeles, y más allá». —de la introducción por Sandra Guzmán. AN EXTRAORDINARY SELECTION OF ESSENTIAL WORKS THAT CELEBRATE THE STRENGTH, TALENT, AND DIVERSITY OF LATINE WOMEN, AND BUILD BRIDGES THAT CONNECT US TO ONE ANOTHER. From the relentless prose of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to the powerful chants of the shaman Maria Sabina; from the revolutionary struggles of Audre Lorde, Lolita Lebrón, and Berta Cáceres to the activism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; from the pioneering verses of Cecilia Vicuña, Maryse Condé, Nancy Morejón, and Conceição Evaristo to the transgressive poetry of Elizabeth Acevedo, Sonia Guiñansaca, and Ada Limón, 140 women from Latin America and the Caribbean come together in this unprecedented collection. A fascinating lyrical universe that celebrates the emerging voices, nurtured and encouraged by those who, with their pens as machetes, cleared the path. ''This anthology has been inspired to disrupt erasure and myths, to gather us, the powerful literary Daughters of Latin America, from Chicago to São Paulo, from Loíza to Asunción, from Portsmouth to Puerto Príncipe, from the Bronx to Buenos Aires, from Chiapas to Los Ángeles, and beyond''. —from the introduction by Sandra Guzmán

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650625 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abroad in Japan Author: Chris Broad Narrator: Chris Broad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history? Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that comes with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most mysterious and impenetrable cultures. Spanning 10 years and 47 prefectures, Chris takes us from the chilling summit of Mount Fuji to the chaotic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a Japanese national TV experience gone horribly wrong and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star, Ken Watanabe, Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun. ©2023 Chris Broad (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sailing Alone: A History Author: Richard J. King Narrator: William Hope Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Sailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious - sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morning. It is an adventure at odds with our normal, sociable lives, carried out floating on a medium wholly inimical to our existence. But the deep ocean is also a remarkable place on which to think. Richard King's enormously engaging and curious new book is about the debt we owe to solo sailors: women and men, young and old, who have set out alone. Spending weeks and months alone, slowly, quietly and close to the ocean surface is to create the world's largest laboratory: an endlessly changing, capricious and startling place in which to observe oneself, the weather, the stars and myriad sea creatures, from the tiniest to the most massive and threatening. This is a book for anyone who is fascinated by sailing, solitude and the vast seas that cover so much of our planet. 'An exceptional book. Sailing Alone belongs on the very small shelf of the true classics of the sea' Peter Nichols, author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen ©2023 Richard J. King (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/647253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing Author: Jen Soriano Narrator: Jensen Olaya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: “Nervous takes the focus from the abstract and does what doctors (and historians) failed to do: makes her story, her pain, and her life as real as any history that proceeded. Nervous gives face and weight to those forgotten women whose suffering has become little more than anecdotal collections of stories, not real people. It’s seamless and powerful. Nervous is a masterful personal narrative, beautifully written and captivating. It should– and will– be placed alongside some of the best well-crafted and compelling contemporary memoirs of this era.”—Bassey Ikpi, New York Times bestselling author of I’m Telling the Truth but I’m Lying Activist Jen Soriano brings to light the lingering impacts of transgenerational trauma and uses science, history, and family stories to flow toward transformation in this powerful collection that brings together the lyric storytelling, cultural exploration, and thoughtful analysis of The Argonauts, The Woman Warrior, What My Bones Know, and Minor Feelings. The power of quiet can haunt us over generations, crystallizing in pain that Jen Soriano views as a form of embodied history. In this searing memoir in essays, Soriano, the daughter of a neurosurgeon, journeys to understand the origins of her chronic pain and mental health struggles. By the end, she finds both the source and the delta of what bodies impacted by trauma might need to thrive. In fourteen essays connected by theme and experience, Soriano traverses centuries and continents, weaving together memory and history, sociology and personal stories, neuroscience and public health, into a vivid tapestry of what it takes to transform trauma not just body by body, but through the body politic and ecosystems at large. Beginning with a shocking timeline juxtaposing Soriano’s medical history with the history of hysteria and witch hunts, Nervous navigates the human body—centering neurodiverse, disabled, and genderqueer bodies of color—within larger systems that have harmed and silenced Filipinos for generations. Soriano’s wide-ranging essays contemplate the Spanish-American War that ushered in United States colonization in the Philippines; the healing power of an inherited legacy of music; a chosen family of activists from the Bay Area to the Philippines; and how the fluidity of our nervous systems can teach us how to shape a trauma-wise future. With Nervous, Soriano boldly invites us along on a watershed journey toward healing, understanding, and communion.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women Author: Sandra Guzman Narrator: Maria Victoria Martinez, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world—from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuña—gathered in one magnificent volume. Daughters of Latin America collects the intergenerational voices of Latine women across time and space, capturing the power, strength, and creativity of these visionary writers, leaders, scholars, and activists—including 24 Indigenous voices. Several authors featured are translated into English for the first time. Grammy, National Book Award, Cervantes, and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as a Nobel Laureate and the next generation of literary voices are among the stars of this essential collection, women whose work inspires and transforms us. An eclectic and inclusive time capsule spanning centuries, genres, and geographical and linguistic diversity, Daughters of Latin America is divided into 13 parts representing the 13 Mayan Moons, each cycle honoring a different theme. Within its pages are poems from U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and celebrated Cervantes Prize–winner Dulce María Loynaz; lyric essays from New York Times bestselling author Naima Coster, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Guggenheim Fellow Maryse Condé; rousing speeches from U.S. Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and Lencan Indigenous land and water protector Berta Caceres; and a transcendent Mazatec chant from shaman and poet María Sabina testifying to the power of language as a cure, which opens the book. More than a collection of writings, Daughters of Latin America is a resurrection of ancestral literary inheritance as well as a celebration of the rising voices encouraged and nurtured by those who came before them.  In addition to those mentioned above, contributors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Julia Alvarez, Albalucia Angel, Marie Arana, Ruth Behar, Gioconda Belli, Miluska Benavides, Carmen Bouollosa, Giannina Braschi, Norma Cantú, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Angie Cruz, Edwidge Danticat, Julia de Burgos, Lila Downs, Laura Esquivel, Conceição Evaristo, Mayra Santos Febres, Sara Gallardo, Cristina Rivera Garza, Reyna Grande, Sonia Guiñasaca, Georgina Herrera, María Hinojosa, Claudia Salazar Jimenez, Jamaica Kincaid, María Clara Sharupi Jua, Amada Libertad, Josefina López, Gabriela Mistral, Celeste Mohammed, Cherrié Moraga, Angela Morales, Nancy Morejón, Anaïs Nin, Achy Obejas, Alejandra Pizarnik, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Elena Poniatowska, Laura Restrepo, Ivelisse Rodriguez, Mikeas Sánchez, Esmeralda Santiago, Rita Laura Segato, Ana María Shua, Natalia Toledo, Julia Wong, Elisabet Velasquez, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Helena María Viramontes, and many more. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Skin: Essays Author: Jenn Shapland Narrator: Jenn Shapland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A GOODREADS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • Examining capitalism’s toxic creep into the land, our bodies, and our thinking, this incisive new work is “a visceral exploration” (Katherine May, author of Wintering) from a National Book Award finalist and a powerful literary mind. 'A wrenching, loving and trenchant examination of feminism, nuclear weapons production, healthcare, queerness and American life' —Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel For Jenn Shapland, the barrier between herself and the world is porous; she was even diagnosed with extreme dermatologic sensitivity—thin skin. Recognizing how deeply vulnerable we all are to our surroundings, she becomes aware of the impacts our tiniest choices have on people, places, and species far away. She can't stop seeing the ways we are enmeshed and entangled with everyone else on the planet. Despite our attempts to cordon ourselves off from risk, our boundaries are permeable. Weaving together historical research, interviews, and her everyday life in New Mexico, Shapland probes the lines between self and work, human and animal, need and desire. She traces the legacies of nuclear weapons development on Native land, unable to let go of her search for contamination until it bleeds out into her own family’s medical history. She questions the toxic myth of white womanhood and the fear of traveling alone that she’s been made to feel since girlhood. And she explores her desire to build a creative life as a queer woman, asking whether such a thing as a meaningful life is possible under capitalism. Ceaselessly curious, uncompromisingly intelligent, and urgently seeking, with Thin Skin Shapland builds thrillingly on her genre-defying debut My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (“Gorgeous, symphonic, tender, and brilliant” —Carmen Machado), firmly establishing herself as one of the sharpest essayists of her generation. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains sources from the book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/644793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Princess Author: Wendy Holden Narrator: Mary Jane Wells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: 'Readers are transported to 1961 Britain in this fascinating tale about beloved Princess Diana....What follows is an astonishing story of Diana's route to the altar and beyond.'—Woman's World The whole world saw Diana Spencer step from a gilded carriage for her wedding. But before that fairy-tale moment came a difficult journey.… Bestselling author Wendy Holden explores the astonishing backstory and young adulthood of the ultimate royal celebrity. Britain, 1961: A beautiful blonde baby is born to Viscount Althorp, heir to the Spencer earldom. But Diana grows up amid the fallout of her parents’ messy divorce. She struggles at school. Her refuge throughout is romantic novels. She dreams of falling in love and being rescued by a handsome prince. In royal circles, there is concern about the Prince of Wales. Charles is nearing thirty and the right girl needs to be found, fast. She must be young, aristocratic and completely free of past liaisons. Pure and innocent. Eighteen-year-old Diana Spencer is just about the only candidate. Her yearning to be loved dovetails with royal desperation for a bride. But the route to the altar is perilous. There are hidden dangers. Ruthless schemers. Can Diana’s romantic dream survive?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined Author: Jenn Northington, S. Zainab Williams Narrator: Mx. Nicky Endres, Lee Osorio, Debi Tinsley, Gisela Chipe, Avi Roque, Annie Q, Dani Martineck, Tanis Parenteau, Donnabella Mortel, Soneela Nankani, Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: An anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and eternally popular world of Greek myth, featuring stories by: Marika Bailey • Alyssa Cole • Zoraida Córdova • Maya Deane • Sarah Gailey • Zeyn Joukhadar • Mia P. Manansala • Juliana Spink Mills • Susan Purr • Taylor Rae • Jude Reali • Suleikha Snyder • Valerie Valdes • S. Zainab Williams • Wen Wen Yang Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, and the other denizens of Mount Olympus feel almost as present and larger than life today as they did when they were worshipped as gods. Humanity has been telling and retelling stories about the characters from Greek and Roman myth for centuries—heck, the Romans liked the Hellenic originals so much, they remade them faster than Marvel remakes Spider-Man movies. And from Virgil's Aeneid to Xena: Warrior Princess to Percy Jackson to The Song of Achilles, the obsession has never waned. Yet Fit for the Gods shows how these stories still have a power of metamorphosis that would impress Ovid. Brave, bold, and groundbreaking, the stories in Fit for the Gods will be like ambrosia for those craving fresh interpretations of their favorite myths, and give long-time fans a chance to finally see themselves in these beloved legends.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/647079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Positively, Penelope Author: Pepper Basham Narrator: Hazel Beattie, Christopher Ashman, Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: The world could do with a little more kindness and positivity and random acts of singing, don’t you think? Dear Reader, My name is Penelope, and while I may not be a real-life princess, I’ve been told I possess a certain fairy-tale heroine quality. I wield optimism as my weapon of choice, don amazing shoes and vintage hats whenever possible, and speak in musical references. All of which perfectly qualifies me to succeed in my new role as a marketing intern at the historic Darling House theater on the island of Skymar. Only . . . it seems this internship position is going to be a LOT bigger than I thought. The Gray family, who owns the theater, has been stuck in a rut of darkness ever since the loss of their matriarchs. Now all that’s left is a dying theater, a reclusive grandfather, three siblings, and an adorable seven-year-old girl who desperately needs some pixie-dust magic. So that’s what this story is about. My plans to save the theater! (Plans that, somehow, keep being stolen by a local competitor.) And an anonymous online theater troupe. And two single brothers who may be vying for this American girl’s heart . . . until they’re not (or maybe they just want me for my ideas too). And a dream job offer that will require me to make a truly heart-wrenching decision. I may not excel at finishing stories, but I promise to see this one through to its happily ever after. Positively, Penelope “What do you get when you combine a lovable heroine with characters who have mastered the art of witty banter? A charming read.” —Sheila Roberts, USA TODAY bestselling author - Witty, hilarious, and heartwarming contemporary romance - A sweet, kisses-only romance - An epistolary novel written mostly in emails and texts - Stand-alone novel, but a companion to Authentically, Izzy - Book length: approximately 110,000 words

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/640558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry Author: Terrance Hayes Narrator: Terrance Hayes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 18, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: From the National Book Award–winning author of Lighthead, Terrance Hayes, a fascinating collection of graphic reviews and illustrated prose addressing the last century of American poetry—to be published simultaneously with his latest poetry collection, So to Speak Canonized, overlooked, and forgotten African American poets star in Terrance Hayes's brilliant contemplations of personal, canonical, and allegorical literary development. Proceeding from Toni Morrison's aim to expand the landscape of literary imagination in Playing in the Dark ('I want to draw a map, so to speak, of a critical geography'), Watch Your Language charts a lyrical geography of reading and influence in poetry. Illustrated micro-essays, graphic book reviews, biographical prose poems, and nonfiction sketches make reading an imaginative and critical act of watching your language. Hayes has made a kind of poetic guidebook with more questions than answers. 'If you don't see suffering's potential as art, will it remain suffering?' he asks in one of the lively mock poetry exam questions of this musing, mercurial collection. Hayes's astonishing drawings and essays literally and figuratively map the acclaimed poet's routes, roots, and wanderings through the landscape of contemporary poetry. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF with visual poems.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/643259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cougars on the Cliff: One Man's Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion, A Memoir Author: Maurice Hornocker Narrator: Joel Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 1, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America's most enigmatic predator—the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker's groundbreaking study of cougars in the remote reaches of the Idaho Primitive Area. North America's biggest cat was once killed for bounty dollars, slaughtered with impunity and driven toward extinction. But today's cat of intrigue, despite our lingering fears and misconceptions, has returned to much of its native range in the western United States and gained respect as a predator integral and necessary to wild ecosystems. This turnaround was triggered by one man: Maurice Hornocker. Cougars on the Cliff recounts the early years of his research when he tracked lions following a dog's nose and footprints in the snow—before telemetry was available. Hornocker was first to learn that mountain lions living in stable populations limit their own numbers through territoriality and a concept he called 'mutual avoidance.' This insight flew in the face of long-held beliefs that cougars were prolific and wanton killers that needed to be controlled as vermin. Thanks to Hornocker's work, today cougars can be found throughout the West and have even started to reclaim their place in New England.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Asia—Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Author: Indre Balcikonyte-Huang, Kathy Flower, Paul Norbury, Becky Stephen Narrator: Peter Noble, Charles Armstrong, Anna Bentinck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: This collection of Culture Smart guidebooks introduces listeners to China, Japan, and India. Each guidebook includes concise chapters on the local customs, traditions, and values of the country's inhabitants and, crucially, the key historical and cultural events that have shaped them. There are sections on social and business etiquette, tips on communication, both verbal and non-verbal, and advice on how to be a good guest. The guidebook on China is written by Indre Balcikonyte-Huang and Kathy Flower. The guidebook on Japan is written by Paul Norbury. The guidebook on India is written by Becky Stephen.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Europe—Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Author: Marian Meaney, Belen Aguado Viguer, Barry Tomalin Narrator: Peter Noble, Charles Armstrong, Anna Bentinck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: This collection of Culture Smart guidebooks introduces listeners to Italy, Germany, and Spain. Each guidebook includes concise chapters on the local customs, traditions, and values of the country's inhabitants and, crucially, the key historical and cultural events that have shaped them. There are sections on social and business etiquette, tips on communication, both verbal and non-verbal, and advice on how to be a good guest. The guidebooks on Italy and Germany are written by Barry Tomalin. The guidebook on Spain is written by Bélen Aguado Viguer and Marian Meaney.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645520 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The God of Good Looks Author: Breanne Mc Ivor Narrator: Varia Williams, Alexis Rodney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A joyously satisfying will-they-won't-they love story about a young woman finding her feet and forging her own destiny, set against the backdrop of the Trinidadian beauty industry. Bianca Bridge has always dreamt of becoming a writer. But Trinidadian high society can be unforgiving, and having an affair with a married government minister is a sure-fire way to ruin your prospects. When Obadiah Cortland, make-up artist and legend in the island's beauty scene, offers her a job as a lowly assistant, Bianca reluctantly accepts that working on his beauty magazine is the closest to her dreams she's going to get. But Obadiah has a reputation for being aloof and tyrannical, and it will take all the strength her mother taught her to endure it. 'The God of Good Looks' may be as fierce as she'd been warned, but there are surprises to discover in Bianca's new role: unexpected friendships, the art and artistry involved in make-up, and a revolution in her idea of what it really means to be beautiful. Most surprising of all, she begins to suspect there might be cracks in Obadiah's carefully crafted façade. Could it be she's not the only one who knows how easy it is to tumble down the social ladder? Sparkling, big-hearted and life-affirming, The God of Good Looks is a story about prejudice and pride, the masks we wear, and what we can become if we dare to take them off. 'Full of characters whose struggles you feel to your bones-and will be rooting for all the way through. Bianca might just be one of my all-time favourite heroines. Fresh, smart, and packed with razor-sharp social commentary-a perfect blend of page-turning and thought-provoking' CAROLINE MACKENZIE, author of One Year of Ugly 'Phenomenal! A book worthy of a standing ovation. I will never forget how this novel made me feel. It's effortlessly beautiful' LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN, author of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? ©2023 Breanne Mc Ivor (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/644827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People Author: Stuart Maconie Narrator: Stuart Maconie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller A Times bestseller A Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024 A Spectator Book of the Year What kind of country is England today? What does it mean to be English? Are we hungry for change or seeking old certainties? Join Stuart Maconie on an enlightening, entertaining journey through England, from Bristol's Banksy to Durham's beaches, from Cotswolds corduroy to Stoke's oatcakes. As his guide, Maconie walks in the footsteps of J.B. Priestley's classic travelogue, English Journey, to explore our national identity and how it has evolved over the last century. On his way, Stuart takes inspiration from the people he meets at bus stops and train stations, cafes and corner shops. Travelling the length of the land, Maconie explores the differences between city and town, north and south, and examines our past and present with affection and insight. Whether he’s passing the boutique hotels of Manchester, the moors of Ilkley or the grand houses of Tynemouth, looking out over misty fens or urban skylines, he shines a light on the people who make these places and asks what the future holds for them. Along the way, he uncovers local heroes and secret histories over early breakfasts and last orders. Through his journey, he lets us see our homes and habits, hopes and eccentricities with fresh eyes. The Full English challenges us to embrace the messy, shifting and diverse nature of England, and to ask ourselves what kind of country we want to be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Oficio de tinieblas 5 (Monólogos 3) Series: #3 of Monólogos Author: Camilo José Cela Narrator: Eugenio Barona Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 23, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Una brillante novela sobre la literatura y una inusitada confesión personal. Publicado en 1973, Oficio de tinieblas 5 fue definida por el propio Camilo José Cela como «la purga de mi corazón». En sus páginas, el gran autor gallego reflexiona sin ambages sobre el aventurado acto de escribir, una tarea llena de oscuridad en la que entran en juego ideas sobre el sexo y la muerte, la soledad del individuo y la posibilidad de conectar con un mundo oculto e insospechado. Lúcida, poética y cruel, esta novela veteada de lo que hoy llamaríamos autoficción explora los límites de la literatura, en un admirable movimiento rupturista que la propulsó hacia el futuro de la narrativa contemporánea.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Mientras estamos muertos Author: José Ovejero Narrator: José Ovejero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: ¿Puede separarse la memoria de la imaginación? ¿No es toda historia individual una forma de historia social? José Ovejero usa esas dos preguntas para construir un mundo a la vez propio y ajeno, autobiografía y ficción, sin que los límites estén siempre claros. 'Mientras estamos muertos' cuenta la historia de una familia de clase obrera que va progresando en los años opresivos del tardofranquismo. El hijo, convertido en experto en fugas, como todos los animales con los que crece, narra la vida familiar a veces como historia de terror, a veces como comedia. Con una mirada original que rompe las convenciones del género, Ovejero habla de tensiones familiares, de violencias silenciosas, del deseo de escapar a las limitaciones de clase, y también de amor, creando un juego de espejos en el que no se refleja tanto el autor como el lector.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Quarantine Princess Diaries: A Novel Series: #12 of Princess Diaries Author: Meg Cabot Narrator: Arielle Delisle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Mia Thermopolis knows just what to do in a crisis: Rule. During the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of the diary of Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia fell into the hands of Meg Cabot, the Princess’s royal biographer. As reported in media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, The Mary Sue, Refinery 29, Bustle, and more, from March until June of 2020, sixteen entries of the princess’s diary were leaked onto Ms. Cabot’s blog, to the delight of over a million fans. In these entries, titled The Coronavirus Princess Diaries, the princess recorded her most heartfelt emotions while dealing with her husband’s quarantine after exposure to the virus; her personal (and political) battles while imposing health restrictions on her small European nation; life during lockdown (even in as idyllic a location as a palace on the Riviera); and of course, dealing with her demanding royal family, especially her grandmother. Since then, readers have been clamoring for more chapters of Mia’s coronavirus diary . . . and here they are at last: The Quarantine Princess Diaries include not only the previously released entries (now edited and updated with new content), but two hundred more pages of entirely original, never-before-seen entries, including the princess’s worries over a possible royal affair; a showdown between Mia and Grandmère over the latter’s intended nuptials; the eventual development and distribution of a groundbreaking intranasal vaccine for every citizen in Genovia; and, as always, a royally happy ending. After all we’ve been through, what could be more comforting for any lover of royal romance than snuggling up with a brand new installment of the diary of Mia Thermopolis, the princess who started it all? Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/643392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The River Is Home: A Novel Author: Patrick D. Smith Narrator: Jim Seybert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Award-winning Florida novelist Patrick Smith's first novel, The River Is Home, revolves around a Mississippi family's struggle to cope with changes in their rural environment. Poor in material possessions, Skeeter's kinfolk are rich in their appreciation of their beautiful natural surroundings. The river on which they live—with its food supply, steamboats, and floods—figures strongly in their lives as the source of life, change, and death. Though their life is a simple one, it's filled with friendship, loyalty, love, and compassion.