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Zee Zee The Humble Bee

by Michael Obiora ...

Zee Zee is head and shoulders above her friends when it comes to flying the fastest. Can she find the balance between celebrating her talents, and humility?Zee Zee The Humble Bee is a fun rhyming story about the joys of learning, teaching, and being humble.The author, Michael Obiora explains about the writing of this book: When I was eleven years old I was walking down the corridor of my secondary ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Zee Zee is head and shoulders above her friends when it comes to flying the fastest. Can she find the balance between celebrating her talents, and humility?Zee Zee The Humble Bee is a fun rhyming story about the joys of learning, teaching, and being humble.The author, Michael Obiora explains about the writing of this book: When I was eleven years old I was walking down the corridor of my secondary
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Horse

A Novel

by Geraldine Brooks ...

Narrated by Katherine Littrell, Michael Obiora, Graham Halstead, Lisa Flanagan, James Fouhey ...

Unabridged

14 hours 6 min

**“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review“Horse isn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race and art.” —TIME“A thrilling story about humanity in all its ugliness and beauty . . . the evocative voices create a story so powerful, reading it feels like watching a neck-and-neck horse race, galloping to its conclusion—you just ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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**“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review“Horse isn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race and art.” —TIME“A thrilling story about humanity in all its ugliness and beauty . . . the evocative voices create a story so powerful, reading it feels like watching a neck-and-neck horse race, galloping to its conclusion—you just
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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth

A Novel

by Wole Soyinka ...

Narrated by Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

21 hours 40 min

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature gives us a tour de force, combining "elements of a murder mystery, a searing political satire and an Alice in Wonderland-like modern allegory of power and deceit" (Los Angeles Times).In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka's hospital for use in ... Read more

$27.50 USD

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature gives us a tour de force, combining "elements of a murder mystery, a searing political satire and an Alice in Wonderland-like modern allegory of power and deceit" (Los Angeles Times).In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka's hospital for use in
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The Tales of Catt and Fisher

by Justina Robson ...

Narrated by Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

14 hours 32 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Four new tales of Doctors Catt and Fisher...Scholars, shopkeepers, collectors... aficionados. Obtainers of rare antiquities; relic hunters who can't resist a lead, even when it takes them into terrible danger. There's always an opportunity to be found amid the confusion, in the wake of the terrible Kinslayer War. There's always a deal to be done, a tomb to open, a ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.Four new tales of Doctors Catt and Fisher...Scholars, shopkeepers, collectors... aficionados. Obtainers of rare antiquities; relic hunters who can't resist a lead, even when it takes them into terrible danger. There's always an opportunity to be found amid the confusion, in the wake of the terrible Kinslayer War. There's always a deal to be done, a tomb to open, a
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And Then He Sang a Lullaby

by Ani Kayode ...

Narrated by Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and resonant debut from a 23-year-old Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.August is a God-fearing track star who leaves Enugu City to attend university and escape his overbearing sisters. He carries the weight of their lofty ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and resonant debut from a 23-year-old Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.August is a God-fearing track star who leaves Enugu City to attend university and escape his overbearing sisters. He carries the weight of their lofty
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Roman Stories

by Jhumpa Lahiri ...

Narrated by Deepti Gupta, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos, Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, NPR • The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth • Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is the protagonist, not the setting, of these nine stories"A delectable, sun-washed treat . . ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, NPR • The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth • Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is the protagonist, not the setting, of these nine stories"A delectable, sun-washed treat . .
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Whites

by Norman Rush ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Beth Hicks, Rob Shapiro, Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

A collection of short stories from the National Book Award-winning author of Mating • "Powerful and original...always convincingly authentic. The ironies keep cutting in new directions." —The New York TimesWhether they are Americans, Brits, or a stubborn and suicidally moral Dutchman, Norman Rush’s whites are not sure why they are in Botswana. Their uncertainty makes them do odd things.Driven half ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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A collection of short stories from the National Book Award-winning author of Mating • "Powerful and original...always convincingly authentic. The ironies keep cutting in new directions." —The New York TimesWhether they are Americans, Brits, or a stubborn and suicidally moral Dutchman, Norman Rush’s whites are not sure why they are in Botswana. Their uncertainty makes them do odd things.Driven half
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On Java Road

A Novel

by Lawrence Osborne ...

Narrated by Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

**New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A veteran journalist in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protester in this “sensual, provocative, and riveting” (The Washington Post) novel from the celebrated author of The Forgiven—now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes.“Osborne is a startlingly good observer of privilege, noting the rites and ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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**New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A veteran journalist in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protester in this “sensual, provocative, and riveting” (The Washington Post) novel from the celebrated author of The Forgiven—now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes.“Osborne is a startlingly good observer of privilege, noting the rites and
... Read more

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African Town

by Charles Waters, Irene Latham ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Andrew Eiden, Cary Hite, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Soneela Nankani, Nene Nwoko, Michael Obiora, Prentice Onayemi, Mark Sanderlin, Mirron Willis, Patrick Zeller, Ronald Peet, Sandra Okuboyejo ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse.In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. Their journey includes the savage Middle Passage and ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse.In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. Their journey includes the savage Middle Passage and
... Read more

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A Black Boy at Eton

by Dillibe Onyeama ...

Narrated by Michael Obiora, Bernardine Evaristo ...

Series Audiobook 11 - Black Britain: Writing Back
Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court
... Read more

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A River Called Time

A Novel

by Courttia Newland ...

Narrated by Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

18 hours 18 min

A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics, and conscience, set in parallel Londons."This mystical coming-of-age tale...is sure to please fans of thought-provoking speculative fiction."—Publishers Weekly"A River Called Time is a masterful reimagining of the African diaspora's influence on England, and on the world. It's a grand tale and still an intimate portrait of loss and ... Read more

$27.50 USD

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A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics, and conscience, set in parallel Londons."This mystical coming-of-age tale...is sure to please fans of thought-provoking speculative fiction."—Publishers Weekly"A River Called Time is a masterful reimagining of the African diaspora's influence on England, and on the world. It's a grand tale and still an intimate portrait of loss and
... Read more

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Are We Nearly There Yet?

Puffin Book of Stories for the Car

by Puffin ...

Narrated by Daniel Weyman, Michael Obiora ...

Unabridged

1 hour 7 min

Puffin presents the audio edition of Are We Nearly There Yet? read by Daniel Weyman and Michael Obiora.A collection of some of Puffin's best-loved stories all about travel and adventure featuring books by...Quentin Blake, Giles Andreae & Korky Paul, Benedict Blathwayt, Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson, Emma Thompson, William Steig, Joel Stewart, Shirley Hughes, Peter Bentley & Helen Oxenbury ... Read more

$8.05 USD

Puffin presents the audio edition of Are We Nearly There Yet? read by Daniel Weyman and Michael Obiora.A collection of some of Puffin's best-loved stories all about travel and adventure featuring books by...Quentin Blake, Giles Andreae & Korky Paul, Benedict Blathwayt, Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson, Emma Thompson, William Steig, Joel Stewart, Shirley Hughes, Peter Bentley & Helen Oxenbury
... Read more

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