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Anatomy of Desire
By: Dr. Emily Jamea
Narrated by: Dr. Emily Jamea
Length: 7 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
Combining over fifteen years of clinical experience with her groundbreaking research into the science of flow, Dr. Emily Jamea's ANATOMY OF DESIRE delivers a fresh perspective on the untapped potential of our sex lives, intimate partner connections, and personal wellbeing.
"Dr. Emily Jamea makes difficult issues... Read more
Hiding Mengele
By: Betina Anton
Narrated by: Taylor Harvey
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Read the international sensation already translated into 9 languages! A Brazilian journalist’s investigation unearths the story of a network of people responsible for hiding The Angel of Death, the infamous Nazi doctor who fled to South America and escaped justice for over thirty years. Josef Mengele, known worldwide for unimaginably cruel human... Read more
View audiobookThe Sherlock Society
By: James Ponti
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery in this first book in the action-packed and funny Sherlock Society middle grade series from New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti!
Siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock take their last name as inspiration when choosing a... Read more
Mysterious Ways
By: Wendy Wunder
Narrated by: Georgina Sadler
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
From acclaimed author Wendy Wunder comes a sharp and hilarious coming-of-age novel for fans of John Green and Nicola Yoon about an omniscient teenage girl who must grapple with whether there’s such a thing as knowing too much...
Seventeen-year-old Maya knows everything. When she looks at someone, she instantly knows their history, their private... Read more
If Something Happens to Me
By: Alex Finlay
Narrated by: Helen Laser, John Pirhalla & Paul Dateh
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features multicast narration.
A USA Today Bestseller!
From “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.
For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle.... Read more
Mal Goes to War
By: Edward Ashton
Narrated by: John Pirhalla & Katharine Chin
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The humans are fighting again. Go figure.
As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He’s not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself... Read more
Weekends with You
By: Alexandra Paige
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
For fans of Beth O’Leary and Josie Silver, a heartwarming and romantic debut told over the course of one year in monthly weekend installments, about found family, new love, and the magic of London.Flowers have always been the best communicators. They’ve mastered falling over one another in the perfect way to announce exactly what they need:... Read more
View audiobookBegin Again
By: Helly Acton
Narrated by: Emma Sidi
Length: 10 hours
Abridged: No
Have you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this brilliantly fun novel of what-ifs, missed chances, and new beginnings, Frankie McKenzie discovers what starting over might bring…Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can’t help feeling something’s... Read more
View audiobookIs Everyone Happier Than Me?
By: Sarah Bragg
Narrated by: Sarah Bragg
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author.The point where you feel like your life is unraveling can actually be a place of unimaginable growth--an awakening--if you're willing to ask yourself a few simple questions.In an age where everyone else's successes are flaunted in front of you on social media, it can be a struggle to feel true happiness and contentment exactly... Read more
View audiobookThe Day Tripper
By: James Goodhand
Narrated by: James Meunier
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
"I loved it!”—Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
“An essential, profound read.” —The Washington Post
The right guy, the right place, the wrong time.
It’s 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world... Read more
The No-Girlfriend Rule
By: Christen Randall
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant USA TODAY bestseller
Four starred reviews!
Julie Murphy meets Heartstopper with a D&D twist in this “magical, heartwarming” (Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author of She Gets the Girl) queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a... Read more
Trouble
By: Lex Croucher
Narrated by: Ell Potter
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A Regency-era romantic comedy with a deliciously feminist and queer twist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love.
There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble.
Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life.... Read more
Piglet
By: Lottie Hazell
Narrated by: Rebekah Hinds
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
"Hinds’ depiction of Piglet’s frantic appetite is piercing, capturing her insatiable need for the lushly described food. This is a listen like slightly burnt caramel—sharp and dark, yet still luscious."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)
An elegant, razor-sharp debut about women's ambitions and appetites—and the truth about having it all
Outside... Read more
The Hexologists
By: Josiah Bancroft
Narrated by: Sarah Slimani
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book in a wildly inventive and mesmerizing new fantasy series from acclaimed author Josiah Bancroft where magical mysteries abound and only one team can solve them: The Hexologists. “Bancroft is a magician.” — Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe
“Fantastic! The Hexologists fizzes eloquently with wit and elegance,... Read more
Pandora
By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Library Journal Best Book of 2023“Lush, evocative and utterly irresistible.”—Jennifer Saint, author of AriadnePrepare to lift the lid on a lush reimagination of the mythological Pandora….Susan Stokes-Chapman’s atmospheric debut, PANDORA, immerses the reader in the dangerous, mysterious world of ancient antiquities... Read more
View audiobookThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
By: John Koenig
Narrated by: John Koenig
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post
A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the... Read more
24/6
By: Tiffany Shlain
Narrated by: Tiffany Shlain
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award
Entrepreneur’s 12 Productivity and Time-Management Books to Read
“I’m won over to a day with people, not screens….I tried Shlain’s idea. I highly recommend it.” —The New York Times
“Tiffany Shlain is a modern-day prophet, brilliant and incredibly funny in equal measure...24/6 is timeless and... Read more
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