I’m grateful to everyone who helped transform Dreamland Burning into an audiobook, humbled that their work earned it a place alongside amazing stories by Tayari Jones, Amber Tamblyn, Courtney Summers, Tommy Orange, and Hans Christian Anderson, and thrilled that the Audio Publishers Association has honored our labor of love with an Audie.” Dreamland Burning, written by Jennifer Latham and narrated by Pyeng Threadgill and Luke Slattery, was honored with the distinction of Best Multi-Voiced performance, in a competitive category featuring An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, Any Man by Amber Tamblyn, Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, Sadie by Courtney Summers, and There There by Tommy Orange.Īuthor Jennifer Latham reflected on the honor: “There’s really no way to describe the magic of hearing gifted actors like Pyeng Threadgill and Luke Slattery literally breathe life into your characters, or to overstate the creativity, skill and dedication of Elece Green, Michelle Figueroa, Gabino Reyes and the entire crew at Hachette Audio. Nice job Jennifer Latham, Luke Slattery, and Pyeng Threadgill.The Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the winners of The Audie Awards ®, a program recognizing distinction in spoken word and audiobooks, at their annual black tie gala this week. It’s definitely the best book I’ve listened to this year, and among the best performances ever. I’m surprised at how few people have rated this book! I’ve recommended it to a few friends, and will continue to do so. It could also be used at the high school level in an advanced social studies class. This would be a great book to use in a college course on diversity or race relations. We have reasons to be hopeful for a more tolerant future in both the 1921 timeline, and in present day. Third, this book provides social commentary on race relations - then and now - without being overly preachy or heavily pessimistic.

I laughed a little, cried a little, was reminded of people I know sometimes, and altogether enjoyed the ride. The two timelines are easy to follow and mesh together perfectly. The characters are likable and you root for them throughout. Second, the story is a perfect use of fiction to illustrate a true historical event. When they voiced other characters dialogue, it sounded natural rather than forced as is so often the case. The voices of both Rowan and (especially) Will fit the characters perfectly. I listen to about three audiobooks per week.

I had never heard of the Tulsa Race Riots until I saw a meme on Facebook announcing the anniversary of it in 2018! I did a quick search just to see if it was true and ended up buying five books on the subject - four non-fictions in paperback and THIS audiobook.

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