Audiobooks narrated by Omar Leyva

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"

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

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The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth

"This powerful collection of short stories, essays, and poems is a call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racist and advocates for change. Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators--including Renee Watson (Piecing Me Together), Grace Lin (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon), Meg Medina (Merci Suarez Changes Gears), and Adam Gidwitz (The Inquisitor's Tale)--engage young people in frank discussions about racism, identity and self-esteem. Featuring stories filled with love, acceptance, truth, peace, and an assurance that there can be hope for a better tomorrow, The Talk is an inspiring anthology and must-have resource published in partnership with Just Us Books, a black-owned children's publishing company that's been in operation for over 30 years. Just Us Books continues its mission grounded in the same belief that helped launch the company: Good books make a difference. So, let's talk. Featured contributors: Selina Alko, Tracey Baptiste, Derrick Barnes, Natacha Bustos, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Raúl Colón, Adam Gidwitz, Nikki Grimes, Rudy Gutierrez, April Harrison, Wade Hudson, Gordon C. James, Minh Lê, E. B. Lewis, Grace Lin, Torrey Maldonado, Meg Medina, Christopher Myers, Daniel Nayeri, Zeke Peña, Peter H. Reynolds, Erin K. Robinson, Traci Sorell, Shadra Strickland, Don Tate, MaryBeth Timothy, Duncan Tonatiuh, Renée Watson, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Sharon Dennis Wyeth Features original music by Curtis Hudson. This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF of sources and notes from the authors. 'The go-to book for talking to kids about race and privilege. Thoughtful. Thought-provoking. A must-read for every family.' -Ellen Oh, editor of Flying Lessons & Other Stories and cofounder of We Need Diverse Books 'The ingredients are all here. May this magnificent collection inspire us to move from dialogue to deep action.' -Kirkus, Starred Review"

Wade Hudson (Author), Catherine Ho, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Feodor Chin, Gisela Chípe, Guy Lockard, James Fouhey, Janina Edwards, Jesus E. Martinez, Lisa Renee Pitts, Michael Crouch, Nicole Lewis, Omar Leyva, Renata Friedman (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Omar Leyva