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Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia
Code Dependent
Madhumita Murgia
Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia

Code Dependent

By: Madhumita Murgia

Narrated by: Madhumita Murgia

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author and includes a bonus interview with the author.

ā€œEngaging and entertaining, this work is essential listening for anyone following the potentially explosive development of AI.ā€ ā€”AudioFile

Shortlisted for the Womenā€™s Prize for Nonfiction

A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial... Read more

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Women! In! Peril! by Jessie Ren Marshall
Women! In! Peril!
Jessie Ren Marshall
Women! In! Peril! by Jessie Ren Marshall

Women! In! Peril!

By: Jessie Ren Marshall

Narrated by: Rachel Noe Nishizawa

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Women! In! Peril! by Jessie Ren Marshall, read by Rachel Noe Nishizawa.

Full of wry humor, sharp social commentary, and an irrepressible sense of hope, a ferociously feminist debut short story collection from award-winning playwright Jessie Ren Marshall.

In this brash and unputdownable collection, we meet a sex bot trying to... Read more

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Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan
Women of Good Fortune
Sophie Wan
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan

Women of Good Fortune

By: Sophie Wan

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A reluctant bride and her two best friends plot to steal all the gift money from her glitzy high-society wedding in this dazzling, heartfelt, funny novel for fans ofĀ Crazy Rich Asians

ā€œA glittering debut. Delightful.ā€Ā ā€”Carley Fortune, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ Every Summer After

Bride-to-be Lulu is about to marry Shanghaiā€™s most... Read more

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Here After by Amy Lin
Here After
Amy Lin
Here After by Amy Lin

Here After

By: Amy Lin

Narrated by: Amy Lin

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Starred reviews fromĀ Kirkus Reviews,Ā Booklist, andĀ Library Journal
A March 2024 Book of the Month Selection
An Apple Books Best Book of March
AĀ SheReadsĀ andĀ ELLEĀ Most Anticipated Book of 2024
AnĀ EsquireĀ Best Memoir of 2024
AĀ USA TodayĀ Bestseller
Finalist for the 2024 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
A Great Group Reads of 2024 from the... Read more

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The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar
The Museum of Failures
Thrity Umrigar
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

The Museum of Failures

By: Thrity Umrigar

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author ofĀ The Space Between UsĀ and Reese's Book Club pickĀ HonorĀ delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness.

Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a baby from a young... Read more

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The Apology by Jimin Han
The Apology
Jimin Han
The Apology by Jimin Han

The Apology

By: Jimin Han

Narrated by: Kathleen Kim

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This ā€œsweeping intergenerational saga" tells the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriarch thrust into the afterlife from which she seeks a second chance to make amends (Kirstin Chen)ā€”and fights off a tragic curse that could devastate generations to come. In South Korea, a 105-year-old woman receives a letter. Ten days later, she... Read more

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The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao
The Surviving Sky
Kritika H. Rao
The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao

The Surviving Sky

By: Kritika H. Rao

Narrated by: Pranshu Mishra & Sharmila Devar

Length: 18 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

High above a jungle-planet float the last refuges of humanityā€”plant-made civilizations held together by tradition, technology, and arcane science. Here, architects are revered deeply, with humanityā€™s survival reliant on a privileged few.

If not for their abilities, the cities would plunge into the devastating earthrage storms below.

Charismatic... Read more

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Hurt You by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Hurt You
Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Hurt You by Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Hurt You

By: Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Narrated by: Jolene Kim

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

With echoes of Marieke Nijkamp and Jason Reynolds, acclaimed author Marie Myung-Ok Leeā€™s stunning YA homage to Steinbeckā€™s Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of a Korean American teen who fights to protect herself and her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile community.Moving beyond the quasi-fraternal bond of the unforgettable George... Read more

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Mott Street by Ava Chin
Mott Street
Ava Chin
Mott Street by Ava Chin

Mott Street

By: Ava Chin

Narrated by: Ava Chin

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

ā€œEssential reading for understanding not justĀ Chinese American history but American historyā€”andĀ the American present.ā€ ā€”Celeste Ng,Ā #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere

*Ā TIMEĀ 100 Must-Read Books of 2023Ā *Ā San Francisco Chronicle's Favorite Nonfiction *Ā KirkusĀ Best Nonfiction of 2023 * Winner of the Chinese American Librarians...
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Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier
Wonderland
Jennifer Hillier
Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier

Wonderland

By: Jennifer Hillier

Narrated by: Eunice Wong

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of the hugely popular thrillers Things We Do in the Dark, Little Secrets, and Jar of Hearts comes Wonderland, a roller coaster of a listen. Now in audio for the first time!

After a personal tragedy and professional scandal forces homicide detective Vanessa Castro out of Seattle, she takes a new job in Seaside,... Read more

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Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong
Liar, Dreamer, Thief
Maria Dong
Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong

Liar, Dreamer, Thief

By: Maria Dong

Narrated by: Hannah Choi

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A young womanā€™s carefully constructed fantasy world implodes in this brilliantly conceived novel that blurs distinctions between right and wrong, comedy and tragedy, imagination and reality: "Surreal . . . leaves you with the creeping certainty that there is a different world lurking just under the surface of our own, filled with technicolor... Read more

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Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen
Lunar Love
Lauren Kung Jessen
Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen

Lunar Love

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

Narrated by: Raechel Wong

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect matchĀ with readers of HelenĀ Hoang,Ā JasmineĀ Guillory,Ā and Helena Hunting.

Always a matchmaker, never a match...
Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmotherā€™s matchmaking business. But when she... Read more

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The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On
Franny Choi
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On

By: Franny Choi

Narrated by: Franny Choi

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed poet Franny Choi comes a poetry collection for the ends of worldsā€”past, present, and future. Choiā€™s third book features poems about historical and impending apocalypses, alongside musings on our responsibilities to each other and visions for our collective survival.Many have called our timeĀ dystopian. ButĀ The World Keeps Ending,... Read more

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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
Baek Sehee
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

By: Baek Sehee

Narrated by: Jully Lee

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, read by Jully Lee.

The internationally bestselling therapy memoir translated by International Booker Prize shortlisted Anton Hur.

PSYCHIATRIST: So how can I help you?

ME: I donā€™t know, Iā€™m ā€“ whatā€™s the word ā€“ depressed? Do I have to go into detail?

Baek Sehee is a... Read more

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What the Fact? by Seema Yasmin
What the Fact?
Seema Yasmin
What the Fact? by Seema Yasmin

What the Fact?

By: Seema Yasmin

Narrated by: Seema Yasmin

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Seema Yasmin comes a ā€œsavvy, accessible, and criticalā€ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the importance of media literacy, fact-based reporting, and the ability to discern truth from lies.

What is a fact? What are reliable sources? What is news? What is fake news? How can anyone make... Read more

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The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
The Book of Goose
Yiyun Li
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

The Book of Goose

By: Yiyun Li

Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A magnificent, beguiling tale winding from the postwar rural provinces to Paris, from an English boarding school, to the quiet Pennsylvania home where a woman can live without her past, The Book of Goose is a story of disturbing intimacy and obsession, of exploitation and strength of will, by the celebrated author Yiyun Li.

Fabienne is dead. Her... Read more

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All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
All That's Left Unsaid
Tracey Lien
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

All That's Left Unsaid

By: Tracey Lien

Narrated by: Aileen Huynh, Yen Nguyen & Amelia Nguyen

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

2022 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Phenomenal Book Club Pick!For fans ofĀ Everything I Never Told YouĀ andĀ The Mothers, a deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brotherā€™s shocking murder, determined to discover what happenedā€”a... Read more

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The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho
The Silence that Binds Us
Joanna Ho
The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho

The Silence that Binds Us

By: Joanna Ho

Narrated by: Raechel Wong

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

ā€œA grieving teen fights Asian hate by finding her voice in this complex, timely story.ā€ ā€”Kirkus (starred review)""With a layered, sensitive voice, Hoā€™s weighty novel delves into themes of racism, classism, loss, and healing."" ā€”Publishers Weekly (starred review)ā€œInspired by the recent rise in hate crimes against AAPI, Hoā€™s story of inclusion,... Read more

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Troublemaker by John Cho
Troublemaker
John Cho
Troublemaker by John Cho

Troublemaker

By: John Cho

Narrated by: John Cho

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he navigates school and family. This book will highlight the unique Korean American perspective.

12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the exampleĀ his older sister set, or his parent's expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping... Read more

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Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
Clark and Division
Naomi Hirahara
Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara

Clark and Division

By: Naomi Hirahara

Narrated by: Allison Hiroto

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Chicago, 1944: Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where they have been detained by the US government since the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, together with thousands of other Japanese Americans. The life in California the Itos were forced to leave behind is gone; instead, they are being resettled two... Read more

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The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu
The Tangleroot Palace
Marjorie Liu
The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu

The Tangleroot Palace

By: Marjorie Liu

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu (Monstress) leads you deep into the heart of the tangled woods. In her dark, romantic, and spellbinding short fiction you will find dangerous magic and even more dangerous women: a bodystealing sorceress, a bone-collecting apprentice-witch, a princess-turned-actress, and a warrior protecting China... Read more

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Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng
Swimming Back to Trout River
Linda Rui Feng
Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng

Swimming Back to Trout River

By: Linda Rui Feng

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A ā€œbeautifully written, poignant exploration of family, art, culture, immigrationā€¦and loveā€ (Jean Kwok, author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation) set against the backdrop of Chinaā€™s Cultural Revolution that follows a fatherā€™s quest to reunite his family before his precocious daughterā€™s momentous birthday, which Garth Greenwell... Read more

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You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King
You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.
Sheung-King
You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King

You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.

By: Sheung-King

Narrated by: Kenny Wong

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction
Finalist for the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award

AĀ Globe and MailĀ Best Book Debut of 2020A young translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroadā€”to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyoā€”often with his unnamed lover. In restaurants and hotel rooms, the couple begin telling... Read more

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A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
A Pho Love Story
Loan Le
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

A Pho Love Story

By: Loan Le

Narrated by: Ryan Do & Vyvy Nguyen

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

ā€œWill leave readers swooning.ā€ ā€”PopSugar

ā€‹When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their familiesā€™ age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants.

If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, heā€™d... Read more

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