Mature
Audio only
The New Book
Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and ThingsBy Nikki GiovanniNarrated by Kwame Alexander, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Jericho Brown, Tabitha Brown, Mahogany L. Browne, Rio Cortez, Virginia Fowler, Nikki Giovanni, Amanda Gorman, Taraji P. Henson, Nancy Johnson, Aja Naomi King, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Nicole Sealey, Patricia Smith, Bahni Turpin, Renée Watson, Kevin YoungLength2h 43m
About this audiobook
An all-star ensemble cast of poets and performers bring to life Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—a landmark of American literature!
For decades, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history, and the small pleasures of her richly lived life.
With this collection, which includes brief letters and short prose from her life as well as poetry, Giovanni reaffirms her place as a giant of literature, a canny truth-teller, an indispensable radical orator, and one of America’s preeminent cultural critics. It is a book to be savored, and shared.
Readers on this audiobook include: Kwame Alexander, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Jericho Brown, Tabitha Brown, Mahogany L. Browne, Rio Cortez, Virginia Fowler, Nikki Giovanni, Amanda Gorman, Taraji P. Henson, Nancy Johnson, Aja Naomi King, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Nicole Sealey, Patricia Smith, Bahni Turpin, Renee Watson, and Kevin Young.
"If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified — and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts." — The Washington Post
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length2 hrs 43 mins
Narrated byKwame Alexander, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Jericho Brown, Tabitha Brown, Mahogany L. Browne, Rio Cortez, Virginia Fowler, Nikki Giovanni, Amanda Gorman, Taraji P. Henson, Nancy Johnson, Aja Naomi King, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Nicole Sealey, Patricia Smith, Bahni Turpin, Renée Watson, Kevin Young
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 26, 2025
LanguageEnglish
More from Nikki Giovanni
UnashamedHarry Baker1h 33m$20 · $0.00
Maybe You Never Cry AgainBernie Mac4h 25m$20 · $0.00
The Poetic EddaJackson Crawford6h 24m$17
Poems of ParentingLoryn Brantz42m$9 · $0.00
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson5h 23m$16
A Visit From Saint NicholasClement Clarke Moore3m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated)Edgar Allan Poe18h 31m$2 · $0.00
Stranger MusicLeonard Cohen5h 45m$20
The Essential Rumi, New Expanded EditionJalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi9h 24m$20
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and CorrespondenceRobert Burns, Allan Cunningham40h 22m$2 · $0.00
Saundarya LahariUnknown Author3h 16m$18 · $0.00
The Poems of LeopardiGiacomo Leopardi3h 6m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Poems of Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman20h 16m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore65h 58m$2 · $0.00
I Hope This Finds You WellKate Baer50m$6 · $0.00
Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good CryNikki Giovanni2h 44m$18 · $0.00
Vulnerable AFTarriona “Tank” Ball42m$4
Dear MotherBunmi Laditan1h 4m$12 · $0.00
Now we are sixA. A. Milne52m5 (1)$2 · $0.00
PoemsW. B. Yeats5h 6m$2 · $0.00
You may also like
Black SummersEsperanza Cintrón, Pamela Hilliard Owens, Keith A. Owens, Chace Morris, MARS. Marshall, Angela Atabex Lugo-Thomas, Luther Keith, Mic Jennings, Xavier Jackson, Charisma Holly, D'Nae Hearn, Shannon Garth-Rhodes, Jean Alicia Elster, Kahn Santori Davison, Nandi Comer, Zig Zag Claybourne, Isaiah Chambers, Justin Boggués, Tommye Blount, Kamron Reynolds, Desiree Cooper, Brittany Rogers, Satori Shakoor, Stephen Henderson, Bridgett M. Davis, Renee Simms, Cassandra Spratling, Lillien Waller, Rochelle Wilson-Ellis, various authors5h 45m$20
Side Notes from the ArchivistAnastacia-Renee1h 34m$16 · $0.00
The Big SeaLangston Hughes12h 1m$2 · $0.00
Christmas In ChicagoFanny Butcher23m$2.40
Let Me Stand AloneRachel Corrie10h 20m$20 · $0.00
SkinfolkMatthew Pratt Guterl9h 59m$20 · $0.00
My Southern JourneyRick Bragg8h 42m$20
An American SunriseJoy Harjo1h 41m$15
Just FolksEdgar A. Guest2h 45m$2 · $0.00
VOICES: a sacred sisterscapeV-Day, aja monet, Bella Laia, Black Girls Glow ft. Anabel Rose, Kikie, Ms. Fu, Nana Adjoa Agyepong, Pamm Takyiwaa, Poetra Asantewa & Wendy, Ceclia Faussart, Chamari White-Mink, Chelsea Williams, Cynthia Manick, Dalychia Saah, Dorothy Randall Gray, Flavia Diniz, Frieda Ndeutala Mukufa, Itohan Omolere Osaigbovo, Jasmine Knowles, Renee Wilson, Roslyn Smith, S. Pearl Sharp, Toya Lillard, Ursula Nyaboke Gisemba, Vanessa Appiagyei, Vangile Gantsho, various authors1h$8
The Complete PoetryWalt Whitman20h 18m$1 · $0.00
Blues Boy: The B. B. King StoryAlice Faye Duncan16m$7 · $0.00
No Sweet Without BrineCynthia Manick1h 41m$16 · $0.00
A Manual for Cleaning WomenLucia Berlin14h 46m$23 · $0.00
Black Beauty (Illustrated)Anna Sewell5h 59m$2 · $0.00
A Down Home Meal for These Difficult TimesMeron Hadero7h 7m$17 · $0.00
For the CultureKlancy Miller9h 3m$29 · $0.00
Emily of New MoonL. M. Montgomery12h 22m$2.30
Incidents in a Gipsy's LifeGeorge Smith49m$2 · $0.00
Hearts That CareHans Christian Andersen48m$8