Rebecca Carroll understands the importance of having one’s voice be heard. As the host of a pivotal podcast about race and culture, , and the author of the memoir , Carroll is dedicated to elevating voices and stories that are too often overlooked. Her new podcast, , is a four-part series that examines Blackness through the lens of one of the most important and influential voices in history, jazz singer Billie Holiday. But when Carroll isn't creating incredible and engaging stories through audio, she's listening to them. Here are five of Carroll's favorite listens from Audible.
There's something so delightful and heartening about hearing a cookbook read out loud—a cookbook that is as much a memoir of food discovery as it is about how to cook and enjoy food. It's unique in that way, and Samin Nosrat's elegant, buoyant voice is soothing and joyous.
Any time you have the opportunity to hear Toni Morrison's voice—in any era or for whatever generation, but especially since her passing in 2019—I highly recommend you do so. Her cadence is royal, her writing exquisite, and her resolute love for her characters undeniable.
This is such a moving, nuanced story, so clear and gentle—while simultaneously razor-sharp in its analysis of race, adoption and birth reunion.
Such a beautiful book, such a living listen. Elizabeth Acevedo's narration blasts into your ear with attitude and energy and authenticity—it feels like you're sitting in the same room with her, at the edge of your seat, lucky to be on the inside of her circle.
This is a book that reminds you how memory is malleable, and how our minds will always generate a new emotional response to each incarnation our memories take.