Audiobooks to keep you company on Memorial Day driving recommended by 'The Stacks' Traci Thomas

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May 17, 2023

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Hear this interview on our podcast, Here & Now Anytime.

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with "The Stacks" podcast creator and host Traci Thomas who has recommendations from the more recent crop of audiobooks to share.

Audiobook recommendations from Traci Thomas

Nonfiction

"Rogues" by Patrick Radden Keefe
"Quietly Hostile: Essays" by Samantha Irby
"Spare" by Prince Harry
"His Name is George Floyd" by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
"Inciting Joy: Essays" by Ross Gay
"The Best Strangers in the World" by Ari Shapiro
"Dyscalculia" by Camonghne Felix
"I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
"Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma" by Claire Dederer
"Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life" by Alice Wong

Fiction

"Stories from the Tenants Downstairs" by Sidik Fofana
"The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese
"Chain Gang All-Stars" by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
"Lone Women" by Victor LaValle
"Dances" by Nicole Cuffy
"Trust" by Hernan Diaz
"Big Swiss" by Jen Beagin

Poetry

"Promises of Gold" by José Olivarez
"Above Ground" by Clint Smith

This segment aired on May 17, 2023.