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James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel with a new introduction, Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni.

What is true love? Is it passion, chemistry, or something deeper? A fleeting glance across a crowded room. The brush of hands in passing. A kiss beneath the stars. Sometimes, love strikes when you least expect it—impossible to resist, no matter the cost. From Wondery comes True Love—a spellbinding anthology of four forbidden romances that will leave you breathless.

Following on his exquisite Stones, Young's new collection shapes stories of familial and familiar love, inspired in part by other lives. A central sequence, “The Two-Headed Nightngale,” is spoken by Millie-Christine McCoy, the famous conjoined African American “Carolina Twins.” Born into slavery and ill treatment as a “freak” sensation in 1851 and later free women, their alto and soprano voices harmonized, and Young's poem explores their evolving selfhood and self-understanding: “As one we sang, /we spake— / She was the body / I the soul / Without one / Perishes the whole.”

Four friends gather up together on a virtual couch to discuss all things gaming. From games of the past, to gaming news, and just whatever else pops up into our brain. A low-stakes and more relaxed podcast, we hope you feel like you're sitting right next to us as we talk about whatever topic we pick for each episode. We are: Bran, Jeanne, Kevin, and Geo, and we are Podcast on a Couch!

A dad sits down with 3 of his children to play D&D...and records it. To show you just how fun, and frustrating, it can be to play games with kids.Come join Edward, Plecckared, Darwin, and a troublesome Halfling named Panzin, as they go on a quest that will change their lives and the realm itself.Reach us on: Twitter @tales_cardtableInstagram @talesfromthecardtableEmail talesfromthecardtable@gmail.com

Ever wanted to know where things like The Rack or The Brazen Bull came from and why? Want to delve deep into what made Pol Pot or Idi Amin the tyrant's they became? Hosts Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan, we'll get into all of it and take a closer look at the distance past and up to the modern day to try and understand the History of Human Cruelty. It's TORTURE!

Join Jack, Kevin and Sam as they journey through the wonderful world of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one randomly selected episode at a time! Each week, they'll go over their notes on each episode, compare them with other iterations of Star Trek, complain about Voyager, talk about whatever the hell else comes to mind, and much, much more! Of course it wouldn't be Reopening the Wormhole without the requisite visit to Quark's to spin the Dabo wheel and determine next week's episode. So crack open a bottle of Kanar and let the good times roll as we reopen the wormhole, week after week!

Potterhead married Harry Potter Virgin. After finishing the series together in Seasons 1-7, they're now tackling the larger, broader, and more complicated discussions about the Wizarding World and how it intersects with our own. Weird impressions, terrible singing, and (still) many tangents abound.

In these unprecedented times how are you coping? Join hosts Chaplain Kevin & Life Coach Kathy as they discuss relevant topics and practical tools for healthy coping. Chaplain Kevin Deegan is a Board Certified Chaplain who is serving on the front lines in hospital ministry. Kathy Young Deegan is a certified Life & Vocation Coach helping individuals overcome their life obstacles and discover their true calling.

Two Pastors into faith and fitness respond to the week's topics within church and culture through the lens of Jesus. Hosted by: Dr. Matthew Murphy and Dr. Kevin Young

Each episode host Justin Robert Young and author Kevin Ryan find a fantastic piece of longform journalism and bring it to life using the original audio. From Dog and Pony Show Audio, this is Feature Story.

Whether it's the fireflies of a Louisiana summer caught in a mason jar (doomed by their collection), or his grandmother, Mama Annie, who latches the screen door when someone steps out for just a moment, all that makes up our flickering precarious joy, all that we want to protect, is lifted into the light in this moving book. Stones becomes an ode to Young's home places and his dear departed, and to what of them - of us - poetry can save.

Emile loves the field close to his home - in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms and leaves. But not as much in winter, when he has to share his beautiful, changeable field with other children...and their sleds. This relatable and lyrical ode to one boy's love for his neighborhood field celebrates how spending time in nature allows children to dream, to imagine...and even to share.

An new historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to the Reconstruction curated by the Schomburg Center, that makes the case for focusing on the histories of Black people as agents and architects of their own lives and ultimate liberation, with a foreword by Kevin Young.

Throughout the human experience, historians have wondered “what if?”. What if Sherman had fought for the South in the US Civil War? What if Germany had fought to the end in World War I? What if World War III had actually happened? Wonder no more, for these questions, along with many others, are answered in this audiobook.

Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes the rest of us so gullible. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington.

James Brown. John Brown's raid. Brown v. the Topeka Board of Ed. The prize-winning author of Blue Laws meditates on all things "brown" in this powerful new collection. Divided into "Home Recordings" and "Field Recordings", Brown speaks to the way personal experience is shaped by culture, while culture is forever affected by the personal, recalling a black Kansas boyhood to comment on our times.

The ultimate guide to building your fan podcast. Do you consider yourself an expert on your favorite TV show, movie, or book? Do you have the knowledge, equipment, charm, and passion, but aren't sure how to create a podcast your listeners will love just as much, if not more, than the media you talk about every week? Fan Podcasting: The Complete Guide teaches you how to build an engaging podcast and killer community while geeking out about your favorite content. This audiobook isn't about which podcast microphone to buy, or how to set up a podcast feed.

Kennedy’s Horror Collection series continues with Book 15. Once again, he has collected stories from authors from all over the world, and this time, they have been selected specifically from the LGBTQIA+ community. As always, only the best made the cut, and have been gathered here for your listening pleasure. Sit back, relax, and get ready for some of the best scary stories you will listen to this year.

A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker is a celebratory selection from 100 years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New Yorker. Seamus Heaney, Dorothy Parker, Louise Bogan, Louise Glück, Randall Jarrell, Langston Hughes, Derek Walcott, Sylvia Plath, W. S. Merwin, Czeslaw Milosz, Tracy K. Smith, Mark Strand, E. E. Cummings, Sharon Olds, Franz Wright, John Ashbery, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman, Maggie Smith, Kaveh Akbar: these stellar names make up just a fraction of the wonderfulness that is present in this essential anthology.