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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one womanās determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryāand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
View audiobookBraiding Sweetgrass
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 16 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our... Read more
View audiobookThe Spellshop
By: Sarah Beth Durst
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durstās romantasy debutāa lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.
Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting... Read more
The Only One Left
By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Christine Lakin & Dawn Harvey
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Named a summer book to watch by The Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today, Oprah, Paste, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, and Nerd Daily
"Propulsive ... a dizzying Gothic whodunit."
āNew York Times Book Review
Bestselling author Riley Sager returns with a Gothic chiller about a young caregiver assigned to... Read more
A Fate Inked in Blood
By: Danielle L. Jensen
Narrated by: Nina Yndis
Length: 15 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry kingāwhile also fighting her growing desire for his fiery sonāin the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of... Read more
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
By: Douglas Westerbeke
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
āImagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable.ā āThe New York Times Book Review * āAn epic adventureā¦rich with all the possibilities the world can hold.ā āPeople
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe... Read more
Juniperās Christmas
By: Eoin Colfer
Narrated by: Eoin Colfer & Olivia Forrest
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
"Forrest enchants as she delivers descriptions of Earth from above, the alluring winter snowscape, and jokes. This delightful listen will likely become a Christmas tradition." āAudioFile
This program features a prologue read by the author.
From the acclaimed, mega-bestselling Eoin Colfer comes a heartwarming, adventurous Christmas... Read more
Hula
By: Jasmin Iolani Hakes
Narrated by: Mapuana Makia
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner ā¢Ā Named a Best Book of the Summer by Harper's Bazaar and ELLEāStunningā¦an intricately built novel that spans decades, moving in and out of a collective voice, while also telling Hiāiās deeply personal and devastating story of trying to find her way.ā āLos Angeles TimesāA full-throated chant for Hawai'i.... Read more
View audiobookTaming the Potted Beast
By: Molly Williams
Narrated by: Molly Williams
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplantāfrom ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagramāa botanical adventure full of histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points along the way.
From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been humanity's companions for a... Read more