Best Audiobooks Narrated by Authors

Listening to authors read their books has undeniable authenticity. People enjoy listening to the author narrating their book because they know all the characters well. Here are some of the best audiobooks that will make you have an exhilarating listening experience.

Born a Crime- Trevor Noah

Noah shares his past via a series of anecdotes and interesting punch lines. While growing up in SouthAfrica during the apartheid period, he was seen as a criminal. He narrates the story with a warm tone and cadence that sits well on how the tale alternates between touching events and jokes.

Beloved - Toni Morrison

You will enjoy the show of how Morrison narrates his Beloved tale. He captures you with both his prose and performance. This will make the listener profound sympathy for his memories of enslavement.

Becoming-Michelle Obama

You will love to listen to honest encounters of Michelle Obama on her struggles and triumphs. She is a woman full of wit and wisdom, articulate and good in storytelling. She retells her life aspect and the political side of life.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me

Coates wrote a letter to his son in his memoir describing the black people’sevolutione as a complicated subject in America. He challenges the listeners to confront the truth in regards to racism with passion. You can feel the fear and frustration in this audio voice, as it is palpable throughout the audiobook.

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How to Create Meaningful Family Moments

Bonding is an important element to creating a happy family, and while those bonding moments can’t always be forced, here are four ways to help create meaningful family moments and strengthen bonds.

Get the kids involved. Creating activities for the kids is all well and good, but getting them involved in every step of the process, including the planning, is a great way to cement family ties and develop strong bonds. The kids may even surprise you and come up with better ideas than your own!

Family interviews. Odds are our parents have lived interesting lives and have many interesting stories to tell. Have the kids conduct “family interviews” and ask questions, not only will they love the stories and get to know their grandparents, but you may even learn a few things you never knew.

Plant a family garden. It takes a lot of love and nurturing to make a garden grow, much like it does to make a family strong. Gardening with the kids is a great way to share that labour of love, and growing food in that garden will go a long way to helping kids understand the value of that work.

Cook together as a family. Feeding a family is a lot of work, but cooking can be a lot of fun when the whole family is involved, and the kids can even get pretty creative when it comes to culinary concoctions.

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