Audiobooks narrated by Ali Nasser

The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024

A collection of the year’s top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi. Author and host Padma Lakshmi selects the best twenty articles published in 2023 that celebrate food and travel.

Jaya Saxena, Padma Lakshmi (Author), Ali Nasser, Cary Hite, Chanté Mccormick, Eunice Wong, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Soneela Nankani, TBD (Narrator)

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Six Truths and a Lie

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America's justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the California coast levels an oil rig-resulting in chaos and worse, murder. At the center are six Muslim teens - six patriots, six strangers, and six suspects. An old soul caught in the wrong place. An aspiring doctor. An influencer with a reputation to protect. A perfect daughter with secrets to hide. A soccer star headed for Stanford. An immigrant in love. Each with something to hide and everything to lose. Faced with accusations of terrorism, The Six are caught in a political game that will pit them against each other in exchange for exoneration. They must choose: frame each other to guarantee their own independence or expose their secrets to earn back freedom for them all.

Ream Shukairy (Author), Ali Nasser, Lameece Issaq, Rasha Zamamiri, TBD (Narrator)

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Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change

What can hip-hop tell us about Egypt today? A decade ago, millions of Egyptians took to the streets in a people-led revolution that captivated the world's attention and sent ripples across the Middle East. But the so-called "Arab Spring" quickly faded, and a return to the status quo-of authoritarian rule-was cemented. What happened to the energy and desire for change? In Egypt, the answer lies in its youth, who comprise the bulk of the country's fast-growing 106 million citizens. Sixty percent of the population is under the age of twenty-five, and their world views are very much influenced by social media: TikTok is their primary language and medium of choice. Music is their means of expression-in particular, a thriving hip-hop scene known as mahraganat. This music has given voice to deep dissatisfaction with the Egyptian state and the overall conditions of Egyptian society and culture. Could this be the start of a force for change? Laughter in the Dark is a riveting portrait of a country that is being transformed, for good or bad, by the rise of a fresh youth culture.

Yasmine El Rashidi (Author), Ali Nasser (Narrator)

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Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices

From the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, comes an anthology of gender-bent, race-bent, LGBTQIA+ inclusive retellings. Featuring stories by: Alexander Chee • Preeti Chhibber • Roshani Chokshi • Sive Doyle • Maria Dahvana Headley • Ausma Zehanat Khan • Daniel M. Lavery • Ken Liu • Sarah MacLean • Silvia Moreno-Garcia • Jessica Plummer • Anthony Rapp • Waubgeshig Rice • Alex Segura • Nisi Shawl • S. Zainab Williams A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads pick! Here you'll find the Lady of the Lake reimagined as an albino Ugandan sorceress and the Lady of Shalott as a wealthy, isolated woman in futuristic Mexico City; you'll see Excalibur rediscovered as a baseball bat that grants a washed-up minor leaguer a fresh shot at glory and as a lost ceremonial drum that returns to a young First Nations boy the power and the dignity of his people. There are stories set in Gilded Age Chicago, '80s New York, twenty-first century Singapore, and space; there are lesbian lady knights, Arthur and Merlin reborn in the modern era for a second chance at saving the world and falling in love-even a coffee shop AU. Brave, bold, and groundbreaking, the stories in Sword Stone Table will bring fresh life to beloved myths and give long-time fans a chance to finally see themselves in their favorite legends. Audiobook Table of Contents: 'The Once and Future Qadi' by Ausma Zehanat Khan, read by Ali Nasser 'Passing Fair and Young' by Roshani Chokshi, read by Soneela Nankani 'How, after Long Fighting, Galehaut WasOvercome by Lancelot Yet Was Not Slainand Made Great Speed to Yield to Friendship;Or, Galehaut, the Knight of the Forfeit' by Daniel M. Lavery, read by Em Grossland 'I Being Young and Foolish' by Nisi Shawl, read by Amani Starnes 'The Bladesmith Queen' by Sarah MacLean, read by Lena Lee 'Do, By All Due Means' by Sive Doyle, read by Jeena Yi 'Mayday' by Maria Dahvana Headley, read by Joel Froomkin 'Heartbeat' by Waubgeshig Rice, read by Shaun Taylor-Corbett 'Jack and Brad and the Magician' by Anthony Rapp, read by the author 'The Quay Stone' by S. Zainab Williams, read by Shanta Parasuraman 'Black Diamond' by Alex Segura, read by Omar Leyva 'Flat White' by Jessica Plummer, read by Laya Lewis 'Once (Them) & Future (Us)' by Preeti Chhibber, read by Deepti Gupta 'A Shadow in Amber' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Gisela Chipe 'White Hempen Sleeves' by Ken Liu, read by Dani Martineck 'Little Green Men' by Alexander Chee, read by Vikas Adam

Jenn Northington, Swapna Krishna (Author), Ali Nasser, Anthony Rapp, Dani Martineck, Deepti Gupta, Em Grosland, Gisela Chipe, Gisela Chípe, Joel Froomkin, Laya Lewis, Omar Leyva, Shanta Parasuraman, Soneela Nankani, Various, Vikas Adam (Narrator)

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A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Libba Bray (The Diviners), V. E. Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic), Natalie C. Parker (Seafire), and many more. Edited by Dhonielle Clayton (The Belles). In the fourth collaboration with We Need Diverse Books, fifteen award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a prince, a monster long misunderstood, memories that vanish with a spell, and voices that refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. This powerful and inclusive collection contains a universe of wishes for a braver and more beautiful world. AUTHORS INCLUDE: Samira Ahmed, Jenni Balch, Libba Bray, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tochi Onyebuchi, Mark Oshiro, Natalie C. Parker, Rebecca Roanhorse, V. E. Schwab, Tara Sim, Nic Stone

Dhonielle Clayton, Tba (Author), Ali Nasser, Anthony Lee Medina, Anthony Rey Perez, Deepti Gupta, Frankie Corzo, Guy Lockard, Kevin R. Free, Kyla Garcia, Michael Crouch, N'jameh Camara, Nancy Wu, Nikki Massoud, Rosie Jones, Shayna Small, Vikas Adam (Narrator)

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99 Nights in Logar

Laconic, sharp and playful, 99 Nights in Logar is a stunning coming-of-age novel and a portrait of Afghanistan like no other, from an unforgettable new voice. It is 2005 in Logar, Afghanistan, and twelve-year-old Marwand has returned from America with his family for the summer. He loses the tip of his finger to the village dog, Budabash, who then escapes. Marwand's quest to find Budabash, over 99 nights, begins. The resulting search is an exuberantly told adventure, one that takes Marwand and his cousins across Logar, through mazes, into floods and unexpected confrontations with American soldiers. Moving between celebrations and tragedies, Marwand must confront family secrets and his own identity as he returns to a home he's missed for six years. Deeply humorous and surprisingly tender, 99 Nights in Logar is a vibrant exploration of the power of stories - the ones we tell each other, and the ones we find ourselves in.

Jamil Jan Kochai (Author), Ali Nasser (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Ali Nasser