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By: Kathryn Schulz
Narrated by: Kathryn Schulz
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠NEW YORK TIMES EDITORSâ CHOICE ⢠A âprofound and beautifulâ (Marilynne Robinson) account of joy and sorrow from one of the great writers of our time, The New Yorkerâs Kathryn Schulz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
âI will stake my reputation on you being blown away by Lost & Found.ââAnne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn... Read more
How Do You Live?
By: Genzaburo Yoshino
Narrated by: Brian Nishii
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
The Japanese classic that has delighted millions of readers, in English for the first time.Following the death of his father, Copper, fifteen, faces enormous changes, and he wonders about things he used to take for granted, including his place in the world, friendship and loyalty, and the role of luck and choice in his future. Meanwhile,... Read more
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By: Claire Oshetsky
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
""Claire Oshetskyâs novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying."" âRumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAn exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremisTiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. âYou think this baby is going to be like you, but itâs not like you at all,â she... Read more
View audiobookThe 9.9 Percent
By: Matthew Stewart
Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Length: 12 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
A âbrilliantâ (The Washington Post), âclear-eyed and incisiveâ (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyoneâincluding themselves.
In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground.... Read more
Three Sisters
By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Finty Williams
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
This program includes exclusive archival audio.
From Heather Morris, the New York Times bestselling author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey: a story of family, courage, and resilience, inspired by a true story.
Against all odds, three Slovakian sisters have survived years of imprisonment in the... Read more
The Other Merlin
By: Robyn Schneider
Narrated by: Rosie Jones
Length: 13 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR! - Publishers Weekly
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"Simultaneously heart-pounding and hilarious, Robyn Schneider gives us a veritable romp through Camelot fueled by adventure and romance."
âKerri Maniscalco, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Kingdom of the Wicked and Stalking Jack the Ripper
Channeling the modern humor of The Gentlemanâs... Read more
Flash Fire
By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Michael Lesley
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Flash Fire is the explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!
Through bravery, charm, and an alarming amount of enthusiasm, Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams. Now instead of just writing stories about him, Nick actually gets to kiss him. On the mouth. A lot. But... Read more
Wayward
By: Dana Spiotta
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠A âfurious and addictive new novelâ (The New York Times) about mothers and daughters, and one woman's midlife reckoning as she flees her suburban life.
âA virtuosic, singular and very funny portrait of a woman seeking sanity and purpose in a world gone mad.â âThe New York Times Book Review
âRiddled with... Read more
Skye Falling
By: Mia McKenzie
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK â˘Â A woman whoâs used to going solo discovers that thereâs one relationship she canât run away from in this âhilarious, electricâ (The New York Times) novel, a probing examination of the complexities of family, queerness, race, and community
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER⢠ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Boston... Read more
Running Out
By: Lucas Bessire
Narrated by: John Chancer
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Finalist for the National Book Award
This audiobook narrated by John Chancer recounts an intimate reckoning with aquifer depletion in America's heartland
The Ogallala aquifer has nourished life on the American Great Plains for millennia. But less than a century of unsustainable irrigation farming has taxed much of the aquifer beyond repair. The... Read more
The Hard Crowd
By: Rachel Kushner
Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES GALAXIE 500âS SONG âANOTHER DAY!â
âThe Hard Crowd is wild, wide-ranging, and unsparingly intelligent throughout.â âTaylor Antrim, Vogue
From a writer celebrated for her âchops, ambition, and killer instinctâ (John Powers, Fresh Air), a career-spanning collection of spectacular essays about politics and culture.
Rachel... Read more
Wonderworks
By: Angus Fletcher
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Length: 15 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
This âfascinatingâ (Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Outliers) examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, shows how writers have created technical breakthroughsârivaling scientific inventionsâand engineering enhancements to the human heart and mind.
Literature is a... Read more
Ghosts of Harvard
By: Francesca Serritella
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Length: 16 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
TEEN VOGUE BOOK CLUB PICK â˘Â A Harvard freshman becomes obsessed with her schizophrenic brotherâs suicide. Then she starts hearing voices.
âA rich, intricately plotted thriller . . . Serritella, who is a Harvard grad herself, writes about the campus with an insiderâs savvy.ââMaureen Corrigan, The Washington Post
âEvery time I thought I knew where... Read more
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
By: Adib Khorram
Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.
Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award
âHeartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. Iâd live in this book forever if I could.â
âBecky Albertalli, award-winning author of... Read more
Secondhand Time
By: Svetlana Alexievich
Narrated by: Amanda Carlin, Mark Bramhall, Cassandra Campbel...
Length: 22 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The magnum opus and latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literatureâa symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia
When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing âa new kind of literary genre,â... Read more
Ever After
By: Kim Harrison
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
Length: 18 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan needs to save the demonic realm of the Ever After in the eleventh entry in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series from supernatural adventure master Kim Harrison.When Rachel sets off a chain of events that could lead to the end of the worldâdemonic and humanâshe must use her gifts to save those... Read more
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