Sing the Truth
The Kweli Journal Short Story Collection
by Foreword by Edwidge Danticat
Narrated by Jennifer Aquino; Karen Chilton; Frankie Corzo; Almarie Guerra; Chante McCormick; Natalie Naudus; Luzma Ortiz; Timothy Andrés Pabon; Angel Pean; Neil Shah; Shayna Small; Bahni Turpin; Charlie Wood; Rasha Zamamiri
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Pub Date May 13 2025 | Archive Date Jun 13 2025
AE Titles / S&S Audio | Simon & Schuster Audio
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Description
"It gave me great pleasure to read this beautiful collection of important, diverse, sometimes heartbreaking, and always moving stories; it had the extra benefit of introducing me to several authors whom I’d never read before and whose work I’ve started to seek out. Highly recommended." —Nancy Pearl, acclaimed librarian, bestselling author, and literary critic
“With this new collection of short stories, we are once again the beneficiaries of brilliant prose that dances off the pages and into our hearts. I’m proud to be in the chorus praising SING THE TRUTH.” —Monique Greenwood, co-founder of Go On Girl! Book Club and owner of Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns
“As the editor of the groundbreaking journal Kweli, Laura Pegram has introduced us to many of the finest writers of the contemporary literary landscape. In this new, monumental anthology, Pegram has gathered several of these writers, welcoming us to a luminous community in the word.” —Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
Hailed as “The Paris Review of BIPOC literature,” The Kweli Journal has been a launching pad for many of today’s most celebrated writers. Kweli—“truth” in Swahili—marks its fifteenth anniversary with this luminous collection edited by founder Laura Pegram. These vivid narratives explore the devastation of leaving home and the struggle to adapt to reimagined lives, lost loves, distant families, and buried pasts, deepening our understanding of the human experience.
Featuring works from acclaimed authors Naima Coster, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Daphne Palasi Andreades, Susan Muaddi Darraj, and others, this anthology stands as a testament to voices too often overlooked in contemporary literature.
"The stories in this collection serve as windows into diverse communities while inviting readers of all backgrounds to engage with and appreciate the richness of our cultures." —Edwidge Danticat, from the foreword of Sing the Truth
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781668135952 |
| PRICE | $24.00 (USD) |
| DURATION | 8 Hours, 30 Minutes, 56 Seconds |
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Featured Reviews
KAITLIN B, Reviewer
This short story collection was beautiful and moving, and should absolutely be required reading in 2025. The collected works from fourteen incredible BIPOC authors explore the meaning of home, family, love, and diasporic identity. Each entry is unique in it's perspective, but they all remind the reader that the layers of identity are in constant flux in ways we can't always see through out own narrow gaze. By engaging with the stories and experiences of the people around us, we come ever closer to truly knowing ourselves.
My favorites were "A Hard Bed" by Princess Joy L. Perry, "Cleaning Lentils" by Susan Muaddi Darraj, "Magic City Relic" by Jennine Capó Cruset, and "Straight Dollars or Loose Change" by LaToya Watkins.
Anita C, Reviewer
This audiobook was read by multiple narrators, lending authenticity to the stories within. The differing voices clearly marked the change in stories, which is something that is sometimes missed in audio format. I truly enjoyed each of these narrators. As for the format itself, I do wish they had introduced each story with the title and author because with compilations, the listener sometimes wants to look up more by that author.
That was definitely the case in this collection. Even the foreword by Edwidge Danticat (who was a large part of my interest in the collection) and the intro by the editor made we want to read more of their words.
Each one of these stories was moving in some way. They explored immigrants, refugees, and caste. Many of the stories were from women’s POV and showcased their extra burdens as mothers, caregivers, and wives. Race and ethnicity was explored and varied. I got a sense of multiple countries and cultures throughout this. I’d also love to point out that the male POV stories are just as interesting and impactful. Their struggles go beyond male machismo, and these stories justly represented great emotional depth for the male characters. Laura Pegram says in her intro that she was looking for stories and words that meant more, showed more, than what was on the page. Her curation is peak, and I look forward to reading more of each of these authors.
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