About Bahni Turpin
Bahni Turpin has been picking bold, groundbreaking titles–such as The Help and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks–throughout her career, but these past two years stand out for her with phenomenal work on some amazing titles that have garnered her even more acclaim and new fans. In 2016 Turpin narrated books such as The Feminist Fight Club, the part manual/part manifesto guide to workplace sexism; The Underground Railroad, an Oprah Book Club selection; Dust Tracks on a Road, Zora Neal Hurston’s biography; and Sister of Mine, an imagined Civil War-era take on the family drama, for which she won an Audie award. The totality of her work in 2016 made her our choice for the 2016 Narrator of the Year.
And then came The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas’s 2017 debut novel that jumps into the current conversation around social justice through the eyes of a special young African-American girl named Starr as she deals with the death of her friend at the hands of a white police officer. Turpin’s embodiment of characters that span a wide range of ages and cultural backgrounds is uncanny, and helps to further pull you into the author’s world and drive home all of the pain and emotion they are carrying.
Turpin is also a stage and screen actor, appearing on shows like Criminal Minds, and is a member of the Cornerstone Theater company. Among her many other non-acting pursuits, she’s a longtime yoga instructor.
Listener Favorites
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45,920
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Performance41,634
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Story41,482
8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller! ""Absolutely riveting!"" —Jason Reynolds ""Stunning."" —John Green ""This...
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
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Yellow Crocus
- Yellow Crocus, Book 1
- By: Laila Ibrahim
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12,710
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Performance11,341
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Story11,301
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father.
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A rare find, a 5 star book!
- By Kathy in CA on 02-22-15
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The Kitchen House
- A Novel
- By: Kathleen Grissom
- Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,414
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Performance4,016
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Story4,005
Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of the highly anticipated Glory Over Everything, established herself as a remarkable new talent with The Kitchen House, now a contemporary classic. In this gripping novel, a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to...
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Captivating read!
- By Gottalookgoodwhenyouwkout on 10-18-17
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The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16,402
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Performance14,668
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Story14,628
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER "An American masterpiece" (NPR) that chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. One of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century...
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Stupendous book, hard to follow in audio
- By JQR on 12-01-16
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45,920
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Performance41,634
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Story41,482
8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller! ""Absolutely riveting!"" —Jason Reynolds ""Stunning."" —John Green ""This...
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
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Yellow Crocus
- Yellow Crocus, Book 1
- By: Laila Ibrahim
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12,710
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Performance11,341
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Story11,301
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father.
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A rare find, a 5 star book!
- By Kathy in CA on 02-22-15
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The Kitchen House
- A Novel
- By: Kathleen Grissom
- Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,414
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Performance4,016
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Story4,005
Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of the highly anticipated Glory Over Everything, established herself as a remarkable new talent with The Kitchen House, now a contemporary classic. In this gripping novel, a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to...
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Captivating read!
- By Gottalookgoodwhenyouwkout on 10-18-17
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The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16,402
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Performance14,668
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Story14,628
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER "An American masterpiece" (NPR) that chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. One of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century...
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Stupendous book, hard to follow in audio
- By JQR on 12-01-16
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Bad Feminist
- Essays
- By: Roxane Gay
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,735
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Performance3,287
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Story3,263
“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” — Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York...
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"I am a mess of contradictions" - RG
- By Cynthia on 12-27-15
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Everything, Everything
- By: Nicola Yoon
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Robbie Daymond
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,041
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Performance3,578
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Story3,574
Risk everything for love with this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nicola Yoon "Gorgeous and lyrical"—The New York Times Book Review What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face . . . or kiss the boy next door? In...
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Bubble Girl Meets Boy
- By FanB14 on 09-16-15
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Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection
- By: Alexander C. Kane
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14,561
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Performance13,126
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Story13,080
Andrea Vernon always thought she would spend her life living in Paris writing thought-provoking historical novels all day and sipping wine on the Seine all night. But the reality is she's drowning in debt, has no prospects, and is forced to move back to Queens, where her parents remind her daily that they are very interested in grandchildren. Then, one morning, she is kidnapped, interviewed, and hired as an administrative assistant by the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection. Superheroes for hire, using their powers for good. What could possibly go wrong?
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A Normal Life in an Abnormal World
- By Arthur D. Rich on 08-26-17
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Sister of Mine
- A Novel
- By: Sabra Waldfogel
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,237
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Performance2,931
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Story2,912
When two Union soldiers stumble onto a plantation in northern Georgia on a warm May day in 1864, the last thing they expect is to see the Union flag flying high - or to be greeted by a group of freed slaves and their Jewish mistress. Little do they know that this place has an unusual history. Twelve years prior, Adelaide Mannheim - daughter of Mordecai, the only Jewish planter in the county - was given her own maid, a young slave named Rachel. The two became friends, and soon they discovered a secret.
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A Must Read
- By M. Ryder on 06-20-16
Performance Highlights
- The Hate U Give
- The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club)
- Sister of Mine
- Yellow Crocus