A gripping reading of a Baldwin classic

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK by James Baldwin Recommended by Suzie Ungerleider, musician

“I loved listening to the audiobook of this poetic and painful novel, read by Bahni Turpin. It’s about systemic racism seen through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish, whose partner, Fonny, is falsely accused of raping a white woman and incarcerated. Turpin brings the characters and stories alive with her subtle and vulnerable performance. I felt like I was listening to a young woman in love who’s struggling for hope in the face of a system that wants her to lose.”