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Snowglobe
By: Soyoung Park
Narrated by: Shannon Tyo, Greta Jung & Jeena Yi
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter coldābut this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. A groundbreaking Korean novel translated into English for the first time!
āThe Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park's dystopian... Read more
Raiders of the Lost Heart
By: Jo Segura
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick!
Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careersāand heartsāin ruins.
Archaeologist Dr. Socorro āCorrieā MejĆa has a bone to pick. Literally.Ā
Itās been Corrieās life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her... Read more
Bluebird, Bluebird
By: Attica Locke
Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
A "heartbreakingly resonant" thriller about the explosive intersection of love, race, and justice from a writer and producer of the Emmy-winning Fox TV show Empire (USA Today).
"In Bluebird, Bluebird Attica Locke had both mastered the thriller and exceeded it."-Ann Patchett
When it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules -- a... Read more
We Were Dreamers
By: Simu Liu
Narrated by: Simu Liu
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
The star of Marvelās first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly-minted superhero Simu Liu... Read more
View audiobookThe Burnout
By: Sophie Kinsella
Narrated by: Bessie Carter
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Sparks fly in this delightful novel about two burned out professionals who meet at a ramshackle resort on the British seasideāfrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher.
āI devoured The Burnout in one greedy gulp. Itās funny, sad, relatable, and brilliantly done. Sophie Kinsella is the queen of romantic comedy.āāJojo... Read more
With the Fire on High
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
2020 AudieĀ AwardsĀ® WINNER - Narration by Author
2020 AudieĀ AwardsĀ®Ā Finalist - Young AdultĀ From theĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning titleĀ The Poet XĀ comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.
Don't miss the audiobook, read by... Read more
Queenie
By: Candice Carty-Williams
Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
*NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES*
*ONE of NPRās and TIMEās BEST BOOKS of the YEAR * NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of the YEAR by WOMANāS DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, and BOOK RIOT!*
āA book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.ā āRoxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author
This acclaimed and āwelcome debut from a seriously talented... Read more
Memorial
By: Bryan Washington
Narrated by: Bryan Washington & Akie Kotabe
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
AĀ NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times,Ā The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair,Ā O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire,Ā Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, and... Read more
Hello Stranger
By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
The glorious new novel from the beloved author whose bright, hopelessly romantic New York Times bestsellers have been called āMy perfect 10 of a bookā (Emily Henry) and cheered for their āspeedy pacing and sexual tension for milesā (People).
"Patti Murin offers a fun, vivacious performance of this lively romance...with steady pacing and a... Read more
The Grace Year
By: Kim Liggett
Narrated by: Emily Shaffer
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
"Emily Shaffer delivers a dynamic performance of this dystopian audiobook... She masterfully connects listeners to the characters' emotions, creating passionate and realistic performances." ā AudioFile Magazine
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
A speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaidās Tale and The Power.... Read more
What Does It Feel Like?
By: Sophie Kinsella
Narrated by: Sally Phillips & Sophie Kinsella
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes
Abridged: No
From #1 bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable storyāby turns heartbreaking and life-affirmingāof a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew.
āThe bravest book youāll read all year.āāJodi Picoult
āOnly Sophie Kinsella can make you laugh like this while sheās got you crying.āāTaylor Jenkins... Read more
Scrappy Little Nobody
By: Anna Kendrick
Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.
Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird,... Read more
We're Going to Need More Wine
By: Gabrielle Union
Narrated by: Gabrielle Union
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity MemoirāA book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced.āĀ āĀ Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehlerās Yes Please, Lena Dunhamās Not That Kind... Read more
View audiobookExposure
By: Ramona Emerson
Narrated by: Charley Flyte
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
In Gallup, New Mexico, where violent crime is five times the national average, a serial killer is operating unchecked, his targets indigent Native people whose murders are easily disguised as death by exposure on the frigid winter streets. He slips unnoticed through town, hidden in plain sight by his unassuming nature, while the voices in his... Read more
View audiobookThe Survivors
By: Jane Harper
Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
Length: 11 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets in The Survivors, a thrilling mystery by New York Times bestselling author Jane Harper
Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.
The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he... Read more
Ander & Santi Were Here
By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 12 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Avi] Roque's warm and musical narration is utter perfection. They capture Ander and Santi's fear with vivid immediacy and also infuse their voices with bubbly happiness. In moments of tenderness, their breath catches. They switch easily between Spanish and English and use a half-dozen unique accents for different characters. This audiobook is... Read more
View audiobookLast Chance Dance
By: Lakita Wilson
Narrated by: Yinka Ladeinde
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
An utterly charming YA romance perfect for fans of Elise Bryant and Leah Johnson.
"An ode to love in all its beautiful chaos. Leila is funny, irreverent, and next-level charming, and her story is an actual joyride. Sheer delight through and through."--Becky Albertalli,Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Leila... Read more
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
By: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATIONāS 2022 TOP TEN AMAZING AUDIOS FOR YOUNG ADULTS!
āBreathlessly atmosphericā¦A gorgeous, hopeful book.ā āRachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow
The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this Pura BelprĆ© Awardāwinning novel thatās an irresistible... Read more
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .
By: Jason Reynolds
Narrated by: Guy Lockard
Length: 4 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Bestseller
āJason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finishā¦This is what it could be, should be, if only we were all as lucky as Aria. Girls (and everyone) wait for your Neon!ā āJudy Blume, New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Forever...
#1 New York Times bestselling... Read more
On a Wing and a Tear
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
A living legend roosting in the backyard. An unmissable game. A hair-raising mystery. A road trip full of adventure and danger. And all the overlapping circles that connect us throughout Creation.Melanie āMelā Roberts and Ray Halfmoon may be from different Indigenous Nations, but the friends have become like siblings since the Robertses moved in... Read more
View audiobookWestfallen
By: Brashares, Ann & Ben Brashares
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan & AndrƩ Santana
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
āWhat a thrillingāand chillingāadventure!ā āMargaret Peterson Haddix, New York Times bestselling author
From #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants author Ann Brashares and her brother Ben Brashares comes the first book in a āpulse-poundingā (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade alternate history thriller... Read more
Magically Black and Other Essays
By: Jerald Walker
Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
Length: 3 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
In this engaging follow up to How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, the recipient of PEN New England Award for nonfiction and finalist for the National Book Award sharply examines and explains Black life and culture with equal parts candor and humor.In Magically Black and Other Essays Jerald Walker elegantly blends personal revelation and... Read more
View audiobookTree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
Narrated by: Hope Newhouse
Length: 3 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
May 2024 AudioFile Earphones Award Winner!From two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes this warm and resonant story of an unlikely friendship, which unfolds as a revelation on how we hold on toāand pass onāwhat matters most.Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little... Read more
View audiobookCanto Contigo
By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
āAlejandro Antonio Ruiz embodies all of the roiling emotions in this compelling queer teen love story.āāThe Childrenās Book Review
"Ruizās masterful narration captures all the anger, tension, and banter...Ruiz yells, cries, whispers, laughs, and sings, revealing all the many layers to Rafie and Reyās story."āAudioFile
When a Mariachi star... Read more