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By: R. Eric Thomas
Narrated by: Torian Brackett
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
"Infused with all the joy of the best teen movies, Kings of B'more is sure to be a big hit." —BuzzFeed
Two Black queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore in this magnetic YA debut by bestselling author of Here for It, R. Eric Thomas.
A 2023 Stonewall Honor Book for Young Adult Literature
With... Read more
Black Love Matters
By: Jessica P. Pryde
Narrated by: Jessica P. Pryde, Gina Daniels, Julienne Irons,...
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
An incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators, edited by Book Riot columnist and librarian Jessica Pryde.
Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of storytelling for centuries. But for Black people in... Read more
Recitatif
By: Toni Morrison
Narrated by: Zadie Smith & Bahni Turpin
Length: 1 hour 54 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A beautiful, arresting story about race and the relationships that shape us through life by the legendary Nobel Prize winner—for the first time in a beautifully produced stand-alone edition, with an introduction by Zadie Smith
“A puzzle of a story, then—a game.... When [Morrison] called Recitatif an ‘experiment’ she... Read more
Icebreaker
By: A.L. Graziadei
Narrated by: Tom Picasso
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Seventeen-year-old Mickey James III is a college freshman, a brother to five sisters, and a hockey legacy. With a father and a grandfather who have gone down in NHL history, Mickey is almost guaranteed the league’s top draft spot.
The only person standing in his way is Jaysen Caulfield, a contender for the #1 spot and Mickey’s infuriating (and... Read more
The Kindred
By: Alechia Dow
Narrated by: Dominique Moore & Amin El Gamal
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
“Utterly swoony…an endearing reminder that true love can change the world”
—J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony
To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor…
Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the... Read more
If This Gets Out
By: Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich's “If This Gets Out is an absolute showstopper! Equal parts edgy and adorable, this bright, joyful book has everything I look for in a queer YA romance.” —Phil Stamper, bestselling author of The Gravity of Us
You’re in the most popular boy band in America…and all you want is the boy singing next to... Read more
A Spindle Splintered
By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"Amy Landon's lively narration unites present-day Ohio and Perceforest, a fairy-tale realm, in this immersive reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty universe." - AudioFile Magazine
USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original... Read more
The Insiders
By: Mark Oshiro
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Title for Young ReadersThree kids who don’t belong. A room that shouldn’t exist. A year that will change everything.Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt... Read more
View audiobookBlackout
By: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Ston...
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks,...
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
2022 Audie Award Winner!Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. This full-cast audio edition is performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks,... Read more
View audiobookHow to Become a Planet
By: Nicole Melleby
Narrated by: Rachel Jacobs
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
A Publishers Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2021
One of The Nerd Daily's “Anticipated Queer Book Releases You Can’t Miss in 2021”
One of Lambda Literary's “May’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature”
“Gorgeous.” —BuzzFeed
The two most important things to know about Pluto Timoney: (1) she’s always loved outer space (obviously); and (2) her favorite... Read more
Ophie’s Ghosts
By: Justina Ireland
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie, performed by Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the... Read more
View audiobookCool for the Summer
By: Dahlia Adler
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 6 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"Witty, wise, and disarmingly tender. I am hopelessly devoted to this summer dream of a book."--Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Dahlia Adler's Cool for the Summer is a story of self-discovery and new love. It’s about the things we want and the things we need. And it’s about the people who... Read more
Too Bright to See
By: Kyle Lukoff
Narrated by: Jax Jackson & Kyle Lukoff
Length: 4 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
A Newbery Honor Book • Winner of the Stonewall Book Award • A National Book Award Finalist
"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book Review
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It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to... Read more
The Weight of the Stars
By: K. Ancrum
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A vivid, evocative YA lesbian romance about how the universe is full of second chances.
Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn't an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the "wrong" side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her... Read more
Fragile Remedy
By: Maria Ingrande Mora
Narrated by: James Fouhey
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Sixteen-year-old Nate is a Gem—a Genetically Engineered Medical Surrogate—created by Gathos City scientists as a cure for the elite from the fatal lung rot ravaging the population. As a child, Nate was smuggled out of the laboratory where he was held captive and taken into the Withers—a quarantined, lawless region. He manages to survive by... Read more
View audiobookBurning Girls and Other Stories
By: Veronica Schanoes
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons.
In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen... Read more
Happily Ever Afters
By: Elise Bryant
Narrated by: Jordan Cobb
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Jane the Virgin meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in this charming debut romantic comedy filled with Black Girl Magic. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Nicola Yoon, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances. Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life.... Read more
View audiobookAna on the Edge
By: A. J. Sass
Narrated by: Sagan Chen
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt... Read more
View audiobookUniverse of Two
By: Stephen P. Kiernan
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 15 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
From the critically acclaimed author of The Baker’s Secret and The Curiosity comes a novel of conscience, love, and redemption—a fascinating fictionalized account of the life of Charlie Fisk, a gifted mathematician who was drafted into Manhattan Project and ordered against his morals to build the detonator for the atomic bomb. With his musician... Read more
View audiobookThe Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows
By: Olivia Waite
Narrated by: Morag Sims
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
When Agatha Griffin finds a colony of bees in her warehouse, it’s the not-so-perfect ending to a not-so-perfect week. Busy trying to keep her printing business afloat amidst rising taxes and the suppression of radical printers like her son, the last thing the widow wants is to be the victim of a thousand bees. But when a beautiful beekeeper... Read more
View audiobookThe Safe Place
By: Anna Downes
Narrated by: Anna Downes
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
"A captivating narration by author Anna Downes adds that extra spark to her neo-gothic novel...Downes knows her characters and delivers them with professional expertise, original plotting, and a masterful performance." -- AudioFile Magazine
Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes's debut, The Safe Place, is the perfect summer... Read more
Camp
By: L. C. Rosen
Narrated by: Drew Caiden
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Set in a summer camp, this sweet and sharp screwball comedy set in a summer camp for queer teens examines the nature of toxic masculinity and self-acceptance.
Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It's where he met his best friends. It's where he takes to the stage in the big musical.... Read more
The Black Flamingo
By: Dean Atta
Narrated by: Dean Atta
Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Stonewall Book Award Winner * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All TimeA fierce coming-of-age verse novel about identity and the power of drag, from acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Kacen Callender.Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated... Read more
View audiobookThe Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas.Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a... Read more
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