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The Book of Lost Names

By: Kristin Harmel

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

“A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten.” —Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday

Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis... Read more

Cahokia Jazz

By: Francis Spufford

Narrated by: Andy Ingalls

Length: 15 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

* Winner of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History * Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction *

“Dazzling.” —Los Angeles Times * “Energetic and hugely enjoyable.” —The Guardian, Best Fiction of the Year * “As intoxicating as a swig of bathtub gin.” —Good Housekeeping

The bestselling and award-winning author of Golden Hill... Read more

Imaginary Friend

By: Stephen Chbosky

Narrated by: Christine Lakin

Length: 24 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From a New York Times bestselling author, a young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "epic horror" novel, perfect for fans of Stephen King (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will).

Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her seven year-old son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle... Read more

The Ferryman

By: Justin Cronin

Narrated by: Scott Brick & Suzanne Elise Freeman

Length: 19 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.”—STEPHEN KING
 
From the author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia—where the truth isn’t what it seems.

A POLYGON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

The islands of Prospera lie in a... Read more

Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

Narrated by: Jennifer Blom

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.

There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story.

Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved... Read more

River of the Gods

By: Candice Millard

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy—from the New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE WASHINGTON POST • GOODREADS

"A lean, fast-paced account of the almost absurdly dangerous quest by... Read more

Fire Weather

By: John Vaillant

Narrated by: Alan Carlson

Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce

“Riveting, spellbinding, astounding on every page…Captures the majesty and horror of one of [our] great disasters.” —David... Read more

Chlorine

By: Jade Song

Narrated by: Catherine Ho & Imani Parks

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary coming-of-age narrative and a dark unsettling horror tale, told from an adult perspective on the trials and tribulations of growing up in a society that puts pressure on young women and their bodies… a powerful, relevant novel of... Read more

Minor Detail

By: Adania Shibli

Narrated by: Siiri Scott

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A searing, beautiful novel meditating on war, violence, memory, and the sufferings of the Palestinian people.



Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba—the catastrophe that led to the displacement and exile of some 700,000 people—and the Israelis celebrate as the War of... Read more

Giovanni's Room

By: James Baldwin

Narrated by: Matt Bomer & Kevin Young

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel with a new introduction.

Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed... Read more

The Deep Sky

By: Yume Kitasei

Narrated by: Sarah Skaer

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“Sarah Skaer uses her considerable vocal skill to make each crewmember instantly recognizable. Asuka is strongly characterized by her insecurity and self-doubt, though listeners will likely have more faith in her.”- Library Journal

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space that begins with... Read more

Witchmark

By: C.L. Polk

Narrated by: Samuel Roukin

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER of the 2019 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and a finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lammy Award!C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance. The New York Times calls it “thoroughly charming and deftly paced … an accomplished... Read more

Kingdom of the Wicked

By: Kerri Maniscalco

Narrated by: Marisa Calin

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A James Patterson Presents Novel
From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series comes a new blockbuster series...
Two sisters.One brutal murder.A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself...And an intoxicating romance.Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live... Read more

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

By: Lucy Gilmore

Narrated by: Angie Kane

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't... Read more

The Universe in Verse

By: Maria Popova

Narrated by: Maria Popova & Lili Taylor

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In this audiobook Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian, presents a celebration of the human search for truth and beauty through the lenses of science and poetry.

Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging... Read more

The Modern Fairies

By: Clare Pollard

Narrated by: Kathryn Drysdale

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

“Artfully composed…keenly alive…this memorable novel reminds the reader of the enduring power of storytelling to transform and even save lives.” —The New York Times

Lauren Groff’s Matrix meets Ophelia Field’s The Favourite in this wry and “bawdy” (Los Angeles Times) historical novel—inspired by true events—featuring an elite group of Paris... Read more

Smothermoss

By: Alisa Alering

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1980s Appalachia, sisters Sheila and Angie couldn’t be more different. While their mother works long shifts at the nearby asylum, Sheila cares for their home and keeps to herself, even when enduring relentless bullying. Her fearless younger sister, Angie, is more focused on fighting imaginary zombies and creating tarot-like cards that seem to... Read more

youthjuice

By: E.K. Sathue

Narrated by: Suzy Jackson

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

From Sophia Bannion’s first day on the Storytelling team at HEBE, a luxury skincare/wellness company based in New York’s trendy SoHo neighborhood, it’s clear something is deeply amiss. But Sophia, pushing thirty, has plenty of skeletons in her closet next to the designer knockoffs and doesn’t care. Though she leads an outwardly charmed life, she... Read more

If We're Being Honest

By: Cat Shook

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Kathleen McInerney's range is perfect in this touching comedic drama."- AudioFile

For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s debut novel If We’re Being Honest is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their history.

When... Read more

When the Wolf Comes Home

By: Nat Cassidy

Narrated by: Helen Laser & Nat Cassidy

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Nat Cassidy, author of Mary and Nestlings, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller reminiscent of Dean Koontz and Stephen King, and inspired by The Lathe of Heaven and Terminator 2.

Most Anticipated Horror Novels of 2025—SheReads

"The Stephen King of TikTok"—The Lineup

One night, Jess, a struggling... Read more

The Sirens

By: Emilia Hart

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward

2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover’s throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister’s house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the... Read more

Stag Dance

By: Torrey Peters

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The kaleidoscopic follow-up to the bestselling Detransition, Baby

“Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly victorious.”—Miranda July, New York Times bestselling author of All Fours

In this collection of one novel and three novellas, Torrey Peters’s keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.

In Stag Dance, the... Read more

The Unworthy

By: Agustina Bazterrica

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The long-awaited new novel from the author of global sensation Tender Is the Flesh: a thrilling work of literary horror about a woman cloistered in a secretive, violent religious order, while outside the world has fallen into chaos.

From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find—discarded ink,... Read more

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

Narrated by: various narrators, Kelli Tager, Joe Hempel, Car...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From Vulture’s “master of horror” Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless and emotionally charged social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media, for fans of The Last of Us and Where Evil LurksNoah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for... Read more