Blackout: A Novel
By Dhonielle Clayton , Tiffany D. Jackson , Nic Stone , Angie Thomas , Ashley Woodfolk , and Nicola Yoon
Read by various narrators
Unabridged
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781665098274
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ISBN: 9781665098267
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ISBN: 9781665098281
| Runtime: | 6.92 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Romance |
| Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of the 2022 Audie Award for Best Narration in Short Stories/Collections
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021 in YA Fiction
A New York Times Pick of This Week's Best Audiobooks
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
2022 Audie Award Winner!
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. This full-cast audio edition is performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J Beckles, and Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new.
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn and currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. She’s also a hopeless romantic who firmly believes that you can fall in love in an instant and that it can last forever.
Titles by Author
Author Bio: Dhonielle Clayton
Dhonielle Clayton writes fiction for middle grade, young adult, and women and was named a Best Author of YA Fiction by BookRiot in 2019. She earned an MA degree in children’s literature from Hollins University and an MFA in writing for children at the New School. She taught secondary school for several years and is a former librarian and cofounder of Cake Literary, a creative kitchen whipping up decadent and diverse literary confections for readers.
Author Bio: Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was having an article about her in Right On! magazine. She holds a BFA in creative writing from Belhaven University and was an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant awarded by We Need Diverse Books.
Author Bio: Tiffany D. Jackson
Tiffany D. Jackson is the critically acclaimed author who has won the Walter Dean Myers Honor and Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award. She received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University, earned her master of arts in media studies from the New School, and has over a decade in television and film experience. You can visit her at www.writeinbk.com.
Author Bio: Ashley Woodfolk
Ashley Woodfolk is the author of several books, including The Beauty That Remains, When You Were Everything, and the Flyy Girls Series. Find her on Twitter or
Instagram @ashwrites.
Titles by Author
Author Bio: Nic Stone
Nic Stone is an Atlanta native and a Spelman College graduate. After working extensively in teen mentoring and living in Israel for several years, she returned to the United States to write full-time. Her debut novel for young adults, Dear Martin, was a New York Times bestseller and a William C. Morris Award finalist. Odd One Out was an NPR Best Book of the Year and a Rainbow Book List Top Ten selection.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Romance |
| Runtime: | 6.92 |
| Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
| Language: | English |
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