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See picks from all bookstoresJust for the Summer
By: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber & Abby Jimenez
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly. Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his... Read more
View audiobookThe Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“An immersive, sensual experience.” —The New York Times
"Essential." —The Washington Post
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
“A must-read for those who are seeking a little magic in their lives.”... Read more
How to End a Love Story
By: Yulin Kuang
Narrated by: Katharine Chin & Andrew Eiden
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A special dual narration by Katharine Chin and Andrew Eiden!“Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy."" –Tessa Bailey“I’ll read anything she writes. An absolute star."" –Emily Henry “I was hooked on the very first page. Don't miss this one!"" — Carley FortuneA sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and... Read more
View audiobookBride
By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer & Will Damron
Length: 12 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 Indie Next Pick!
A Hall of Fame LibraryReads pick!
One of People’s Best Books to Read in February
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis.
Misery... Read more
Red, White & Royal Blue
By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
* GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 *
One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019; an Instant New York Times bestseller; a *Must-Read Book* for Us Weekly, Vogue, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Oprahmag.com, and more!
"Narrator Ramón de Ocampo brings out all the emotion in this tender, serious,... Read more
Iron Widow
By: Xiran Jay Zhao
Narrated by: Rong Fu
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!
Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers.
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the... Read more
Butter Honey Pig Bread
By: Francesca Ekwuyasi
Narrated by: Amaka Umeh
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
2021 CANADA READS FINALIST Longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about food, family, and forgiveness. Butter Honey Pig Bread is a story of choices and their consequences, of motherhood, of the malleable line between the spirit and the mind, of finding new homes and... Read more
View audiobookUnder the Whispering Door
By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Kirt Groves provides an excellently distinct cast of voices."- Locus
A Man Called Ove meets The Good Place in Under the Whispering Door, a delightful queer love story from TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Welcome to Charon's Crossing.
The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and... Read more
The Starless Sea
By: Erin Morgenstern
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman & Various
Length: 18 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.
Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages,... Read more
Raw Dog
By: Jamie Loftus
Narrated by: Jamie Loftus
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
One of BookPage's Best Audiobooks of 2023
"Loftus is a charming narrator...goofy, engaging, and always game to do a silly voice." —The New York Times
"There’s something terribly irresistible about her narration, which is often incredibly funny." —BookPage
Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique—comedian Jamie Loftus's debut,... Read more
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
By: Angie Cruz
Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell & Rossmery Almonte
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features original sound design.
"Together, [narrators] Almonte and Wetherell are the key to this exceptional novel. A brilliantly narrated immigrant story, spiked with heart and flair, that will have patrons rooting for Cara’s success." - Library Journal
"Rossmery Almonte's pitch-perfect narration of Angie Cruz's inventive new novel... Read more
How to Be Perfect
By: Michael Schur
Narrated by: Michael Schur, Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Ted...
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world. Read by the author, this one-of-a-kind audio production features guest appearances by members of the cast of The Good Place.
Most people think... Read more
Detransition, Baby
By: Torrey Peters
Narrated by: Renata Friedman
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The lives of three women—transgender and cisgender—collide after an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their deepest desires in “one of the most celebrated novels of the year” (Time)
“Reading this novel is like holding a live wire in your hand.”—Vulture
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by more than twenty... Read more
A Proposal They Can't Refuse
By: Natalie Caña
Narrated by: Valentina Ortiz
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
“Utterly charming… A Proposal They Can't Refuse is a surefire winner!” —Mia Sosa, USA Today bestselling author of The Worst Best Man
Natalie Caña turns up the heat, humor and heart in this debut rom-com about a Puerto Rican chef and an Irish American whiskey distiller forced into a fake engagement by their scheming octogenarian... Read more
Ace
By: Angela Chen
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that’s obsessed with sexual attraction, and what the ace perspective can teach all of us about desire and identity.
What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? What does asexuality reveal about gender roles, about romance and... Read more
Local Woman Missing
By: Mary Kubica
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Ti...
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times Bestseller
"Dark and twisty, with white-knuckle tension and jaw-dropping surprises." —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark
In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica, author of Just the Nicest Couple, takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will... Read more
This Is Why They Hate Us
By: Aaron H. Aceves
Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects. Nevermind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. Nevermind that he has absolutely zero game. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is leaving LA for the summer to... Read more
View audiobookMotherthing
By: Ainslie Hogarth
Narrated by: Adina Verson
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A darkly funny take on mothers and daughters, about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law.
“A quirky, gruesome, utterly original feminist horror experience.” —The New York Times Book Review
When Ralph and Abby Lamb move in with... Read more
Chef's Choice
By: TJ Alexander
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A 2024 Lambda Literary Award Finalist
“Urgent and intimate.” —The New York Times Book Review
A fake dating arrangement turns to real love in this deliciously delightful queer rom-com from the author of the sweetly satisfying Chef’s Kiss.
When Luna O’Shea is unceremoniously fired from her frustrating office job, she tries to count her blessings:... Read more
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
By: Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Ione Butler
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Talia Hibbert’s newest rom-com, the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard—literally.Featured on Parade, PopSugar, Marie Claire, Oprah Mag, Bustle, Shondaland, CNN.com, Kirkus Magazine, Vulture, Bookpage, USA Today, Bookish, Bookriot, and more!Eve... Read more
View audiobookThe Ex Hex
By: Erin Sterling
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times BestsellerErin Sterling casts a delightful spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong.“A delightful and witty take on witchy mayhem.” — PopsugarNine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible... Read more
View audiobookCare Work
By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Narrated by: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award–winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer, trans, Black, and brown people, with knowledge and gifts for... Read more
View audiobookKiss Her Once for Me
By: Alison Cochrun
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 10 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Romance
A Best New Holiday Romance by PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and more!
The author of the “swoon-worthy debut” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister.
One year ago,... Read more
Velvet Was the Night
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they’re both desperate to find.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, The... Read more