Video WATCH: Audiobooks Read by the Author Panel from The Penguin Random House Book & Author Festival

Watch spoken word poet Jasmine Mans, author of Black Girl, Call Home and Pulitzer-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, author of My Broken Language, discuss their writing, the power of the spoken word and their experiences narrating their own audiobooks. Happy viewing—and happy listening!

Learn more and listen to clips below!

Black Girl, Call Home
Author: Jasmine Mans
Read by: Jasmine Mans
LISTEN TO A CLIP: audio
“[Mans] weaves words in ways that allow listeners to internalize her powerful journey.”—AudioFile
My Broken Language
Author: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Read by: Quiara Alegría Hudes
LISTEN TO A CLIP: audio
“The audiobook is a gorgeous mix of English and Spanish, open and musical, full of laughter and sighs, a spoken-word celebration as vibrant and overflowing with life as the stories she tells.”—AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
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