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See picks from all bookstoresThe Missing Hours
By: Julia Dahl
Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
From the critically acclaimed author of Invisible City and Conviction, The Missing Hours is a novel about obsession, privilege, and the explosive consequences of one violent act.
From a distance, Claudia Castro has it all: a famous family, a trust fund, thousands of Instagram followers, and a spot in NYU’s freshman class. But look closer, and... Read more
Long Time Coming
By: Michael Eric Dyson
Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
"As a narrator, the reverence and tenderness Dyson communicates in his letters--addressed to victims of racist violence Elijah McClain, Emmett Till, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Hadiya Pendleton, Sandra Bland, and the Rev. Clementa Pinckney--invoke the experience of listening in on a holy epistle. Don't miss this." -- AudioFile Magazine
This... Read more
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
By: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
“In a world where we are so often dividing ourselves into us and them, this book feels like a kind of magic, celebrating all beliefs, ethnicities, and unknowns.” —The New York Times Book Review
Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets Roswell by way of Laurie Halse Anderson in this astonishing, genre-bending novel about a... Read more
Death in Her Hands
By: Ottessa Moshfegh
Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
Length: 7 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
"[An] intricate and unsettling new novel . . . Death in Her Hands is not a murder mystery, nor is it really a story about self-deception or the perils of escapism. Rather, it's a haunting meditation on the nature and meaning of art."
-Kevin Power, The New Yorker
From one of our most ceaselessly provocative literary talents, a novel of haunting... Read more
Actress
By: Anne Enright
Narrated by: Anne Enright
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
A brilliant and moving novel about celebrity, sexual power, and a daughter’s search to understand hermother’s hidden truths.Katherine O’Dell is an Irish theater legend. As her daughter, Norah, retraces her mother’s celebrated career andbohemian life, she delves into long-kept secrets, both her mother’s and her own. Katherine began her career... Read more
View audiobookShe Came to Slay
By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Narrated by: Robin Miles & Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history—Harriet Tubman—a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonate today.
Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading... Read more
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
By: C. A. Fletcher
Narrated by: C. A. Fletcher
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A "suspenseful, atmospheric tale. . .punctured by a gut-punch twist" (Entertainment Weekly), A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World is a story of survival, courage and hope amid the ruins of our world.
My name's Griz. I've never been to school, I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football.... 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 friends—once inseparable roommates—haven’t 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 audiobookThe Woman's Hour
By: Elaine Weiss
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert & Elaine Weiss
Length: 16 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader"--Hillary Rodham Clinton
Soon to Be a Major Television Event
The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
"With a skill reminiscent of Robert Caro, [Weiss]... Read more
Hiddensee
By: Gregory Maguire
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
In this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.Gregory Maguire’s novels have been called ""bewitching,"" ""remarkable,""... Read more
View audiobookThe Marsh King's Daughter
By: Karen Dionne
Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!
“Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be.”—The New York Times Book Review
The Marsh King’s Daughter is the mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her own father.
Helena... Read more
Chemistry
By: Weike Wang
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Named by The Washington Post as a Notable Work of Fiction in 2017 and by Entertainment Weekly as a Best Debut Novel of 2017
Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Ann Patchett on PBS NewsHour, Minnesota Public Radio, Maris Kreizman, and The Morning News
National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree
Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize
A luminous... Read more
Moranifesto
By: Caitlin Moran
Narrated by: Joanna Neary
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Woman and Moranthology comes a collection of Caitlin Moran’s award-winning London Times columns that takes a clever, hilarious look at celebrities, society, and the wacky world we live in today—including three major new pieces exclusive to this book.When Caitlin Moran sat down to choose... Read more
View audiobookThe Star-Touched Queen
By: Roshani Chokshi
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no listener will soon forget. An instant New York Times bestseller!
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises... Read more
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