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Q Audiobooks: Flight Dreams: The Mark Manning Mysteries, Book 1, by Michael Craft, Narrated by David Phillips
Flight Dreams: The Mark Manning Mysteries, Book 1
By: Michael Craft
Narrated by: David Phillips
Series: The Mark Manning Mysteries, Book 1
Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 10-07-20
Language: English
Publisher: Questover PressInvestigative journalist Mark Manning is on the trail of a story that could make his career. Airline heiress Helena Carter, who vanished seven years ago, is about to be declared legally dead. Her fortune, valued at over one hundred million dollars, will go to the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and the Federated Cat Clubs of America. Manning is the only one who believes that the missing Chicago socialite is still alive. And he’s just been given an ultimatum by his publisher: Prove it, or he’s history.
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Q Audiobooks: Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset Mystery Series, Book 1), by Gregory Ashe, Narrated by Tristan James
Pretty Pretty Boys
By: Gregory Ashe
Narrated by: Tristan James
Series: Hazard and Somerset Mystery Series, Book 1
Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
Publisher’s Summary
After Emery Hazard loses his job as a detective in Saint Louis, he heads back to his hometown – and to the local police force there. Home, though, brings no happy memories, and the ghosts of old pain are very much alive in Wahredua. Hazard’s new partner, John-Henry Somerset, had been one of the worst tormentors, and Hazard still wonders what Somerset’s role was in the death of Jeff Langham, Hazard’s first boyfriend.
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Q Audiobooks: A Queer History of the United States, by Michael Bronski, Narrated by Vikas Adams
A Queer History of the United States
By: Michael Bronski
Narrated by: Vikas Adams
Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
Release date: 06-12-18
Publisher: Random House AudioAbout ‘A Queer History of the United States’:
Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction
The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present.
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Q Audiobooks: Charity and Sylvia, by Rachel Hope Cleves, Narrated by Kristin Kalbli
Charity and Sylvia
By: Rachel Hope Cleves
Narrated by: Kristin Kalbli
Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
Publisher: Audible StudiosConventional wisdom holds that same-sex marriage is a purely modern innovation, a concept born of an overtly modern lifestyle that was unheard of in 19th-century America. But as Rachel Hope Cleves demonstrates in this eye-opening book, same-sex marriage is hardly new. Born in 1777, Charity Bryant was raised in Massachusetts. A brilliant and strong-willed woman with a clear attraction for her own sex, Charity found herself banished from her family home at age 20. She spent the next decade of her life traveling throughout Massachusetts, working as a teacher, making intimate female friends, and becoming the subject of gossip wherever she lived.
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Q Audiobooks: Hero: David Bowie, Narrated by Lesley-Ann Jones and Gina Murray
Hero
David Bowie
By: Lesley-Ann Jones
Narrated by: Gina Murray, Lesley-Ann Jones
Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 09-22-16
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonHis music thrilled the generation it was written for and has entertained and inspired every generation since.
Hero: David Bowie is an exploration of the man behind the myths and the makeup told from the very beginning. Respected music journalist and biographer Lesley-Ann Jones knew David Jones from the days before fame, when he was a young musician starting out, frustrated by an industry that wouldn’t give him a break and determined to succeed at whatever cost.
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Q Audiobooks: Marshall Thornton’s Femme, Narrated by Joel Leslie
Femme
By: Marshall Thornton
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Series: Femme, Book 1Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 06-20-17
Language: English
Publisher: Marshall ThorntonMarshall Thornton’s Femme translates perfectly to audiobook. A starred Publishers Weekly recommendation, Femme tells the story of Lionel and Dog, a literary pair as unlikely as they are illuminating.
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Q Audiobooks: Inside Dumont, Narrated by Author Michael Craft
Inside Dumont
By: Michael Craft
Narrated by: Michael Craft
Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 01-15-18
Language: EnglishPublisher: Questover Press
Author, craftsman and master storyteller Michael Craft’s novel, Inside Dumont: A Novel in Stories, was recently released on audiobook, available at Audible, Amazon and iTunes.
Narrated by the author himself, Inside Dumont: A Novel in Stories uses interconnected viewpoints to tell a touching, funny, intricate narrative about lead character Marson Miles’s later-life journey toward discovery—of himself, his desires, and his place in a town called Dumont.
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Q Audiobooks: The Gay Revolution, Written by Lillian Faderman, Narrated by Donna Postel
The Gay Revolution
By: Lillian Faderman
Narrated by: Donna Postel
Length: 29 hrs and 17 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 10-13-15
Language: English
Publisher: Tantor AudioThe Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle, Written by Lillian Faderman, Narrated by Donna Postel
The fight for gay, lesbian, and trans civil rights – the years of outrageous injustice, the early battles, the heartbreaking defeats, and the victories beyond the dreams of the gay rights pioneers – is the most important civil rights issue of the present day. Based on rigorous research and more than 150 interviews, The Gay Revolution tells this unfinished story not through dry facts but through dramatic accounts of passionate struggles, with all the sweep, depth, and intricacies that only an award-winning activist, scholar, and novelist like Lillian Faderman can evoke.
The Gay Revolution begins in the 1950s, when law classified gays and lesbians as criminals, the psychiatric profession saw them as mentally ill, the churches saw them as sinners, and society victimized them with irrational hatred. Against this dark backdrop, a few brave people began to fight back, paving the way for the revolutionary changes of the 1960s and beyond. Faderman discusses the protests in the 1960s, the counter reaction of the 1970s and early ’80s, the decimated but united community during the AIDS epidemic, and the current hurdles for the right to marriage equality.
©2015 Lillian Faderman (P)2015 TantorQ Audiobooks features audiobooks for the LGBTQ listener. Hearing is believing …
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Q Audiobooks: Under the Udala Trees, by Chinelo Okparanta, Narrated by Robin Miles
Under the Udala Trees
By: Chinelo Okparanta
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 09-22-15
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.Inspired by Nigeria’s folktales and war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly. Ijeoma comes of age as her nation does; born before independence, she is 11 when civil war breaks out in the young republic of Nigeria. Sent away to safety, she meets another displaced child, and the star-crossed pair fall in love. They are from different ethnic communities. They are also both girls. When their love is discovered, Ijeoma learns that she will have to hide this part of herself. But there is a cost to living inside a lie.
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Q Audiobooks: Fallen Elements by Heather McVea, Narrated by Sarah Grace Wright
By: Heather McVea
Narrated by: Sarah Grace Wright
Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 09-16-15
Language: English
Publisher: Heather McVea
Ryan Myers’ life is on the fast track with a new career, a supportive group of friends, and an easy going relationship. Then an unexpected death, a diary that leaves more questions than answers, and a few family secrets turn her life upside down. Will Ryan be able to brave the elements and find the joy she has been searching for?
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Q Audiobooks: The Aging Brain, by Thad A. Polk, Narrated by Thad A. Polk
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 06-24-16
Publisher: The Great CoursesAbout ‘The Aging Brain’
We’re all getting older every day, and scientific research has shown that starting in our 20s, some brain functions begin a linear decline. But is old age all doom and gloom?
Not at all! While it’s true that some functions in the aging brain decline, neuroscientists have discovered that many other brain functions remain stable – or even improve – as we age. Furthermore, nurture plays as significant a role as nature, and there are a number of strategies you can implement to stave off declining brain function, including:
- Incorporating physical activity into your routine
- Eating a healthy diet
- Maintaining a vibrant social life
- Reducing your stress
The science behind the aging brain tells a fascinating – and often counterintuitive – story. Is “aging” a disease or merely a natural occurrence that produces disease-like symptoms? If humans are biologically programmed to survive and thrive, why do we age at all? Is it possible (or even desirable) to “cure” aging altogether?
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Q Audiobooks: Before I Had the Words (On Being a Transgender Young Adult), by Skylar Kergil, Narrated by Skylar Kergil
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.Before I Had the Words
By: Skylar Kergil
Narrated by: Skylar Kergil
Length: 7 hours, 7 minutes
Release date: 11-13-18
Publisher: Audible StudiosAbout ‘Before I Had the Words’
At the beginning of his physical transition from female to male, then-17-year-old Skylar Kergil posted his first video on YouTube. In the months and years that followed, he recorded weekly update videos about the physical and emotional changes he experienced. Skylar’s openness and positivity attracted thousands of viewers, who followed along as his voice deepened and his body changed shape. Through surgeries and recovery, highs and lows, from high school to college to the real world, Skylar welcomed others on his journey.
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Q Audiobooks: Backwards to Oregon, by Jae, Narrated by Hayden Bishop
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.Hat tip: Lesbian Audiobooks.com
Backwards to Oregon
By: Jae
Narrated by: Hayden Bishop
Length: 15 hours, 30 minutes
Release date: 03-2017
Publisher: Ylva Publishing“Luke” Hamilton has always been sure she’d never marry. She accepted that she would spend her life alone when she chose to live her life disguised as a man.