Audiobooks narrated by Adriana Sananes

"An intriguing and hypnotizing work of postmodern fiction from groundbreaking Hispanic-American writer Giannina Braschi, Empire of Dreams chronicles a decade-long love affair with 1980s New York and all its contradictions. The city’s perversions and passions, power and marginality, grandeur and squalor come vibrantly to life in each of the book’s three sections. “Book of Clowns and Buffoons” imagines life in the city as a carnival-style spectacle that ultimately ends in chaos. Inspired by the Puerto Rican Day parade, a bucolic celebration reclaims the city in “Pastoral.” And “The Intimate Diary of Solitude” spoofs the magical realism of Latin American novelists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez with its tale of aspiring actress-writer Mariquita Samper, who records the days of her increasingly outlandish life in a mystical diary. Wildly imaginative, rich and complex, Empire of Dreams has garnered glowing praise for being “an ‘in-your-face assertion’ of the vitality of Latino culture in the US” (New York Daily News)."

Giannina Braschi (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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Know Your Newlywed

"Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) and Mary Mouser (Cobra Kai) star in this swoon-worthy, full-cast rom-com! When two super-fans of a beloved dating gameshow hear that it's being rebooted, they decide to team up and fake a marriage to compete in the hilarious new audiobook Know Your Newlywed, written by Heather Taylor and Hillary Nussbaum, and executive produced by New York Times bestselling author Elena Armas. Cleo is a researcher with big dreams of a PhD in anthrozoology, and a guilty pleasure obsession with Know Your Newlywed, a decades-old gameshow where married couples compete by answering obscure questions about each other. She's more invested in her career than in finding a relationship of her own, though—that is, until she comes across Javi's dating app profile, which says he's "looking for someone to win Know Your Newlywed with." Sparks fly, and when Cleo and Javi catch wind of a reboot of their beloved show, they apply on a whim, pretending to be newlyweds themselves. Before they know it, they're cast as contestants, playing the part of smitten married couple better than they could've imagined. Their very real chemistry is impossible to ignore, and as the competition heats up, they quickly become America's sweethearts. But how far can Cleo and Javi take their secret? And as they inch closer and closer to a life-changing cash prize, will the mounting pressure and their individual ambitions get in the way of their blossoming romance? Or is their connection strong enough to last once the cameras stop rolling?"

Elena Armas, Heather Taylor, Hillary Nussbaum (Author), Adriana Sananes, Graham Halstead, Helen Laser, Jenn Lee, Jennifer Jill Araya, John Pirhalla, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Landon Woodson, Mary Mouser, Ramón De Ocampo, Tyler Posey, Vikas Adam, Vyvy Nguyen (Narrator)

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Las Orillas del Aire (The Banks of the Air)

"En 1940 una mujer desaparece en un lago mientras enseña a nadar a sus hijos. Su muerte deja un halo de misterio y su recuerdo se entremezcla con la crueldad, los mitos y los ecos del mundo que la envolvía. Muchos años después, un felino de piedra mutilado por saqueadores de recintos prehispánicos y un hallazgo inesperado en un cementerio empiezan a desencadenar memorias y relatos que parecían haber quedado sumergidos. A través de las exploraciones de una arqueóloga en la selva y en el rastro de aquella mujer ahogada, Las orillas del aire recorre pasajes medulares de la historia peruana del último siglo. El activismo político, las crisis sociales y la pérdida de la inocencia perfilan el escenario de esta novela, donde los protagonistas deberán confrontar la realidad con sus ideales, encontrar su espacio en un país en pleno cambio y reconciliarse con el pasado."

Karina Pacheco (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

"This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and storytellers continue to share her tales and celebrate Pura’s legacy. Brought to life by Anika Aldamuy Denise’s lyrical text, this gorgeous story is perfect for the pioneers in your life."

Anika Aldamuy Denise (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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The Last Karankawas: A Novel

"'Debut author Garza skillfully links brilliantly crafted episodes to create an unforgettable community in Galveston, TX...Indeed, staying well-tuned to Garza’s work earns enduring rewards.' — Booklist (starred review) 'These rich performances, a chorus of different tones and accents, create a beautiful tapestry of a complicated city and the people who call it home.' - AudioFile Magazine 'Beautiful, complex, and subversive, The Last Karankawas is an important book about Texas from a powerful new voice in American fiction. I loved it.' —Elizabeth Wetmore, New York Times bestselling author of Valentine A blazing and kaleidoscopic debut about a tight-knit community of Mexican and Filipino American families on the Texas coast from a voice you won't soon forget. Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241. A popular tourist destination and major shipping port, Galveston attracts millions of visitors each year. Yet of those who come to drink by the beach, few stray from the boulevards to Fish Village, the neighborhood home to individuals who for generations have powered the island. Carly Castillo has only ever known Fish Village. Her grandmother claims that they descend from the Karankawas, an indigenous Texas people once believed to be extinct, thereby tethering them to Galveston. But as Carly ages, she begins to imagine a life elsewhere, undefined by her family’s history. Meanwhile, her boyfriend and all-star shortstop turned seaman, Jess, treasures the salty, familiar air. He’s gotten chances to leave Galveston for bigger cities with more possibilities. But he didn’t take them then, and he sure as hell won’t now. When word spreads of a storm gathering strength offshore, building into Hurricane Ike, each Galveston resident must make a difficult decision: board up the windows and hunker down or flee inland and abandon their hard-won homes. Moving through these characters’ lives and those of the extraordinary individuals who circle them, Kimberly Garza's The Last Karankawas weaves together a multitude of voices to present a lyrical, emotionally charged portrait of everyday survival. The result is an unforgettable exploration of familial inheritance, human resilience, and the histories we assign to ourselves, reminding us that the deepest bonds are forged not by blood, but by fire. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company"

Kimberly Garza (Author), Adriana Sananes, André Santana, Becca Q. Co, Reggie De Leon (Narrator)

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The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border

"For this striking, stripped-down account of youth immigration, Villalobos interviewed teens at various stages of the immigration process to illustrate their stories—the physical and emotional difficulties of their travels. He then changed certain elements of these stories in order to protect the children's identities. Each chapter brings forth the voice of one young immigrant's experience, from crossing the Mexican desert to gang violence to the freezers at ICE detention centers. Together, these teen voices paint a vivid and thought-provoking picture of United States-Central American immigration and the American refugee crisis, which will resonate with young listeners, educators, and fans of Villalobos’s adult fiction."

Juan Pablo Villalobos (Author), Adriana Sananes, Timothy Andrés Pabon (Narrator)

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Under This Forgetful Sky

"This "heartbreaking and heartfelt" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) star-crossed love story follows two teens in a starkly unequal future world who are struggling to find their places. Sixteen-year-old Rumi Sabzwari has spent his entire life behind the armored walls of St. Iago, which protect citizens of the Union of Upper Cities from the outside world's environmental devastation. But when rebels infect his father with a fatal virus, Rumi escapes St. Iago, desperate to find a cure. In the ruined city of Paraíso, Rumi meets fifteen-year-old Paz, who agrees to guide him on his journey. As they travel together, Rumi finds himself drawn to Paz—and behind her tough exterior, she begins to feel the same way. But Paz knows more about Rumi's father's illness than she's saying and has her own agenda. With the powerful forces at play in their cities putting them at odds, can the two learn to trust in each other—enough to imagine a different world?"

Lauren Yero (Author), Adriana Sananes, Ali Andre Ali, Victoria Villarreal (Narrator)

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United States of Banana

"Giannina Braschi explores the cultural and political journey of nearly 50 million Hispanic Americans living in the United States in this explosive new work of fiction, her first written in originally in English. United States of Banana takes place at the Statue of Liberty in post-9/11 New York City, where Hamlet, Zarathustra, and Giannina are on a quest to free the Puerto Rican prisoner Segismundo. Segismundo has been imprisoned for more than one hundred years, hidden away by his father, the king of the United States of Banana, for the crime of having been born. But when the king remarries, he frees his son, and for the sake of reconciliation, makes Puerto Rico the fifty-first state and grants American passports to all Latin American citizens. This staggering show of benevolence rocks the global community, causing an unexpected power shift with far-reaching implications. In a world struggling to realign itself in favor of liberty, United States of Banana is a force to be reckoned with in literature, art, and politics."

Giannina Braschi (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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Where There Was Fire

"Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company's most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, the future of Teresa Cepeda Valverde's family is changed for ever. Now, twenty-seven years later, Teresa and her daughter Lyra are still picking up the pieces. Lyra wants nothing to do with Teresa, but is desperate to find out what happened to her family that fateful night. Teresa, haunted by a missing husband and the bitter ghost of her mother, Amarga, is unable to reconcile the past. What unfolds is a story of a mother and daughter trying to forgive what they do not yet understand, and the mystery at the heart of one family's rupture, steeped in machismo, jealousy and greed. Brimming with ancestral spirits, omens and the forces of nature, John Manuel Arias's extraordinary debut novel weaves a brilliant tapestry of love - lost and found again - and, ultimately, redemption."

John Manuel Arias (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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Yo-Yo Boing!

"This groundbreaking novel, set in New York City during the 1990s, is guaranteed to be unlike any literary experience you have ever had. Acclaimed Puerto Rican author Giannina Braschi has crafted this creative and insightful examination of the Hispanic-American experience, taking on the voices of a variety of characters–painters, poets, sculptors, singers, writers, filmmakers, actors, directors, set designers, editors, and philosophers–to draw on their various cultural, economic, and geopolitical backgrounds to engage in lively cultural dialogue. Their topics include love, sex, food, music, books, inspiration, despair, infidelity, jobs, debt, war, and world news. Braschi’s discourse winds throughout the city’s public, corporate, and domestic settings, offering an inside look at the cultural conflicts that can occur when Anglo Americans and Latin Americans live, work, and play together. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as “a literary liberation,” this energetic and comical novel celebrates the contradiction that makes contemporary American culture so wonderfully diverse. First published in Spanglish in 1998 to rave reviews, this is the first English publication of Yo-Yo Boing!"

Giannina Braschi (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - #Convinocontodo

"Cambia la forma en que percibes el vino. ¿Te gusta? ¿Coincide bien? ¿Te lo has pasado muy bien bebiendo? ¡Bueno, adelante, y disfruta! Desde el conocimiento familiar y profesional del vino, Meritxell Falgueras nos anima a aprender de una manera divertida no sólo el ABC del vino, sino incluso la Z que encontrarás en el Diccionario del Vitivinícola para que, después de hacer un recorrido espumoso por todos los sentidos (los cinco más intuición), puedas disfrutar del vino con facilidad y sin complejos. #ConVinoConTodo te ofrece: * Saborea y disfruta del vino como experiencia sensorial. * Descubrir el vino como parte esencial del arte de vivir, porque el vino nos ayuda a compartir y hacer lugares y momentos únicos. * Una visión mediterránea, feliz y sensual de nuestro vínculo con el vino. * Un viaje a través de las tierras del vino, desde nuestro sofá hasta las antípodas. * Prácticas, degustaciones, desafíos y consejos, mucha historia, más noticias y una pizca de humor. Además, diviértete con los divertidos consejos de vídeo de Meritxell."

Meritxell Falgueras (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Adelgazar para siempre

"La obesidad es un mal de nuestro tiempo que origina numerosas enfermedades y que afecta cada vez a un mayor numero de personas. Principalmente esta causada por una conducta alimentaria caracterizada por comer mal, sin control, sin placer y a destiempo. Cuando el origen de la obesidad esta causada por ese tipo de conducta alimentaria, esta no se soluciona con dietas, sino con un metodo apropiado dirigido a 'aprender a comer'. Ese uno de los fines que la autora persigue con esta obra, aportando un metodo psicologico para desaprender las conductas alimentarias negativas o erroneas, y aprender otras correctas que conducen al control del peso y al disfrute correcto de ese bien tan preciado que es la comida. oCuanto tiempo llevas a regimen? oCuantos anos hace que te planteas adelgazar y no volver a engordar? oCuantas veces has empezado y te has desmoralizado debido a que los resultados han sido enfimeros? oDesde cuando no pruebas lo que te gusta sin sentirte culpable? Si te produce malestar responder a esas preguntas; si las has leido con una pizca de ironia; si ya te has desenganado para siempre-esta obra te sera de gran ayuda para combatir los malos habitos, para reforzarte psicologicamente, para vencer los obstaculos e iniciar el camino de adelgazar para no volver a engordar nunca mas."

Ana Martos (Author), Adriana Sananes (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Adriana Sananes