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The Salt Grows Heavy
By: Cassandra Khaw
Narrated by: Susan Dalian
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself.
āNarrator Susan Dalian viscerally conveys the gruesome body horror while deftly capturing the lush imagery.ā - Library Journal
āThis brilliant novella is not... Read more
The Labyrinth of Doom
By: Stuart Gibbs
Narrated by: Gibson Frazier, Lamarr Gulley, Aden Hakimi & La...
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Now with a reimagined look! Knight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated second book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.
Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim... Read more
Year of the Monkey
By: Patti Smith
Narrated by: Patti Smith
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Riveting, elegant, and humorous,Ā New York TimesĀ bestsellerĀ Year of the MonkeyĀ is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.
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Following a run of new yearās concerts at San Franciscoās legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by... Read more
The Pioneers
By: David McCullough
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
Length: 10 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prizeāwinning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story thatās āas resonant today as everā (The Wall Street Journal)āthe settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would... Read more
View audiobookLost Roses
By: Martha Hall Kelly
Narrated by: Kathleen Gati, Tavia Gilbert, Karissa Vacker & ...
Length: 15 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. Now Lost Roses, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Carolineās mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I.
āA nuanced tale that speaks to the... Read more
Inspection
By: Josh Malerman
Narrated by: Michael Crouch & Brittany Pressley
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Boys are being trained at one school for geniuses, girls at another. Neither knows the other existsāuntil now. The New York Times bestselling author ofĀ Bird BoxĀ invites you into a world of secrets and chills in a coming-of-age story like no other.
NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD ā¢ āJosh Malerman is a master at unsettling youāand keeping you... Read more
At the Wolf's Table
By: Rosella Postorino
Narrated by: Polly Stone
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Polly Stone gives us a believable depiction of Rosa Sauer...The story is compelling, and the performance memorable." ā AudioFile Magazine
At the Wolf's Table is a moving audiobook based on the untold true story of the women conscripted to be Hitlerās food tasters, from internationally bestselling author Rosella Postorino.
"They called it... Read more
The Fallen Architect
By: Charles Belfoure
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
Length: 9 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
In this riveting novel from The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Architect, a man in disgrace finds that digging up the past is the only road he can take. Architect Douglas Layton has lost everything. The balcony of one of his beautiful music halls collapsed during a packed performance, killing dozens. Layton knows the flaw was not... Read more
View audiobookDracul
By: Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker
Narrated by: Pete Bradbury, Vikas Adam, Saskia Maarleveld, R...
Length: 16 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The prequel toĀ Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel,Ā DraculĀ is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula's true origins but Bram Stoker's--and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.
It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an... Read more
The Magic Misfits: The Second Story
By: Neil Patrick Harris
Narrated by: Christina Hendricks & Neil Patrick Harris
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris comes the magical second book in the New York Times bestselling Magic Misfits series--with even more tricks up its sleeve.
Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. She turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist--a valuable trait when you belong to a group... Read more
What the Eyes Don't See
By: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Narrated by: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
AĀ NEW YORK TIMESĀ NOTABLE BOOK ā¢Ā The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.
āStirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that āthe world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.āāāThe New York Times
āRevealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller.ā āO: The... Read more
Bearskin
By: James A. McLaughlin
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
āBearskin is visceral, raw, and compellingāfilled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. Ā Itās a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. Ā There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlinās writing had me doing just that.ā āC.J. Box, #1 NYT bestselling author of... Read more
View audiobookSh*tshow!
By: Charlie LeDuff
Narrated by: Charlie LeDuff
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
A daring, firsthand, and utterly-unscripted account of crisis in America, from Ferguson to Flint to Cliven Bundy's ranch to Donald Trump's unstoppable campaign for President--at every turn, Pulitzer-prize winner and bestselling author of Detroit: An American Autopsy, Charlie LeDuff was there
In the Fall of 2013, long before any sane person had... Read more
Tradition
By: Brendan Kiely
Narrated by: Alex McKenna & Robbie Daymond
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Brendan Kiely, a stunning new novel that explores the insidious nature of tradition at a prestigious boarding school.
Prestigious. Powerful. Privileged. This is Fullbrook Academy, an elite prep school where history looms in the leafy branches over its brick walkways. But some traditions... Read more
Devotion
By: Patti Smith
Narrated by: Patti Smith
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention.A work of creative brilliance may seem like magicāits source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of... Read more
View audiobookThe Man Who Caught the Storm
By: Brantley Hargrove
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
The saga of the greatest tornado chaser who ever lived: a tale of obsession and daring and an extraordinary account of humanityās high-stakes race to understand natureās fiercest phenomenon from Brantley Hargrove, āone of todayās great science writersā (The Washington Post).
At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last... Read more
Tangerine
By: Christine Mangan
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik & Erin Mallon
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the accident at Bennington, the two friendsāonce inseparable roommatesāhavenāt spoken in over a year. But there Lucy was, trying to make things right and return to their old rhythms. Perhaps Alice should be happy. She has not... Read more
View audiobookSometimes I Lie
By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"Despite the challenges--an unreliable narrator, an intricate plot, a shifting timeline, and myriad characters--Stephanie Racine gives a flawless narration of this audiobook...This intense thriller is made even better by her performance." ā AudioFile Magazine
From renowned journalist Alice Feeney comes a riveting new audiobook, Sometimes I... Read more
Only Killers and Thieves
By: Paul Howarth
Narrated by: David Linski
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Two brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power in this riveting debut novelāa story of savagery and race, injustice and honor, set in the untamed frontier of 1880s Australiaāreminiscent of Philipp Meyerās The Son and the novels of Cormac McCarthy.An epic tale of revenge and survival, Only Killers and... Read more
View audiobookUnbelievable (Movie Tie-In)
By: T. Christian Miller & Ken Armstrong
Narrated by: Hillary Huber, T. Christian Miller & Ken Armstrong
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Now theĀ Netflix Limited SeriesĀ Unbelievable,Ā starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and KaitlynĀ DeverĀ ā¢ Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been rapedāand the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth.
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āGripping . . . [with a] John... Read more
The Gone World
By: Tom Sweterlitsch
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 13 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Inception meets True Detective in this science fiction thriller of spellbinding tension and staggering scope that follows a special agent into a savage murder case with grave implications for the fate of mankind...
āI promise you have never read a story like this.āāBlake Crouch,Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author of Dark Matter
Shannon Moss is part... Read more
Renegades
By: Marissa Meyer
Narrated by: Dan Bittner & Rebecca Soler
Length: 16 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
"Both narrators bring authenticity to the young characters...this fun and surprisingly thoughtful superhero tale will be a rewarding listen." ā AudioFile Magazine
From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer, comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal. This new audiobook will pull listeners in and never let... Read more
The Prisoner in His Palace
By: Will Bardenwerper
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
In the tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executionerās Song, this haunting, insightful, and surprisingly intimate portrait of Saddam Hussein provides āa brief, but powerful, meditation on the meaning of evil and powerā (USA TODAY).
The ācaptivatingā (Military Times) The Prisoner in His Palace invites us to take a journey with twelve young... Read more
Dividing Eden
By: Joelle Charbonneau
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of the New York Times bestselling The Testing trilogy comes a sweeping new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sarah J. Maas. Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure.But appearancesāand... Read more
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