![]() ![]() What I like about the genre is how it delves into the possible future (or past) by taking a set of conditions (political, social, etc.) and spinning them forward into a detailed “What if we could have a thing or scenario in an idealized world?” or “What if this current thing or scenario went on unchecked?” or “How would one survive if dropped into this version of reality?” Often authors show us what could happen if we don’t course correct, what could happen if we don’t check ourselves as a culture or species. ![]() Robin Miles: I always say yes to speculative fiction, which can mean purely speculative futures or sometimes blended with elements of fantasy or sci-fi. (And stay tuned for a bonus question at the end.)ĪudioFile: What genre will you always say yes to and why? Now that I’ve introduced you to Robin Miles’s performances, it’s time to get to know some of the secrets of her success. Robin’s soft delivery and Zimbabwean cadence gives the story an anchor in Africa and stresses the contrasts with Shamiso’s UK upbringing. As the girl tries to find a place in an unfamiliar land, the country itself beginning a downward political and economic spiral. Teenage Shamiso and her widowed mother return to their native Zimbabwe after a decade in England. Rutendo Tavengerwei’s HOPE IS OUR ONLY WING is a powerful story of friendship in unsettling circumstances. Robin captures the mix of nostalgia and clarity that comes with hindsight in this short audiobook that is told in retrospect by a daughter who returns home to bury her father. Robin’s feel for the rhythm and the beauty of Forbes’s words makes this a don’t-miss audiobook.ĪNOTHER BROOKLYN by Jacqueline Woodson is about a motherless, Southern family who relocates to Brooklyn in the 1970s, to a neighborhood that is transitioning, with increasing drugs and violence and decreasing choices for young black girls. The story is about two outsiders whose childhood friendship, despite the odds, blooms into more. 5 AudiobooksĬurdella Forbes’s A TALL HISTORY OF SUGAR, set in Jamaica just before its independence from Great Britain, gives Robin the perfect stage to display her talent for rendering believable accents, including Jamaican dialect, Creole, and proper British. It just so happens that all five were awarded Earphone Awards from our reviewers. The audiobooks I picked to feature Robin’s skills as a solo narrator include one of my personal favorites, a classic, and three recent novels. One of Robin’s talents is her ability to fade into the background so that her performance immerses you in the story seamlessly. I’ve been a fan of hers almost since her debut, and I especially loved her work on N.K. I couldn’t be more excited to welcome narrator Robin Miles into the Take 5 spotlight this month.
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