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The Raging Storm
By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Jack Holden
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
"Holden masterfully conveys the inner struggles of Venn and his team, rounding out the humanity of the investigators. With its twists and turns, the plot keeps listeners engaged. An added bonus is Ann Cleeves speaking directly to listeners about the origin of the Venn series."- AudioFile
"Jack Holden demonstrates his full talents in this... Read more
My Name Is Iris
By: Brando Skyhorse
Narrated by: Alejandra Reynoso
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
“Brilliant.” —The Washington Post * “Nuanced and compelling.” —The New York Times
From the PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author of The Madonnas of Echo Park, an engrossing dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands turn second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens—“a well-imagined allegory of... Read more
The Wife App
By: Carolyn Mackler
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya, Joy Osmanski & Allyson Ryan
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Because every wife deserves a happy ending.
Three best friends decide they’re finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. They’re ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process in this novel that is “fresh, funny, empowering, and totally satisfying” (Judy... Read more
Speak of the Devil
By: Rose Wilding
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Seven women, inextricably linked by one man, must figure out which of them killed him in order to protect one another in this electrifying debut thriller.
New Year’s Eve, 1999.
Seven women are gathered in a hotel room at midnight; a man's head sits in the center of the floor. They all had a motive to kill Jamie Spellman. They all swear they... Read more
The First Bright Thing
By: J.R. Dawson
Narrated by: Petrea Burchard & Tim Campbell
Length: 12 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?
"This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life."―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway
"With earnestness that matches the author's poignant story, narrator Petrea Burchard introduces listeners to the Circus of the... Read more
Drowning
By: T. J. Newman
Narrated by: Steven Weber & Laura Benanti
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES * “Reads like Apollo 13 underwater.” —Don Winslow * “Masterful.” —Patricia Cornwell * “A stunningly vivid tour de force!” Gripping. Shocking.” —Brad Thor
Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman’s adrenaline-fueled thriller... Read more
The House Is on Fire
By: Rachel Beanland
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Andi Arndt, Michael Crouc...
Length: 12 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
A “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night, from the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever.
Richmond, Virginia 1811. It’s the height of the winter social season, the General Assembly is in session,... Read more
The Dog of the North
By: Elizabeth McKenzie
Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
* Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction *
“I’m in love with a grieving misfit driving around with a donkey-shaped piñata in an old van held together by duct tape…the great miracle of McKenzie’s writing… is... Read more
My Last Innocent Year
By: Daisy Alpert Florin
Narrated by: Sarah Bierstock
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
"The youthful-sounding Sarah Bierstock is an excellent choice to narrate this coming-of-age novel... Bierstock creates a likable character in Isabel, and listeners will want her to find her path--even if takes an affair with a professor to eliminate the bad options."- AudioFile
An incisive, deeply resonant debut novel about a nonconsensual... Read more
Pandora
By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Library Journal Best Book of 2023“Lush, evocative and utterly irresistible.”—Jennifer Saint, author of AriadnePrepare to lift the lid on a lush reimagination of the mythological Pandora….Susan Stokes-Chapman’s atmospheric debut, PANDORA, immerses the reader in the dangerous, mysterious world of ancient antiquities... Read more
View audiobookPoetry Unbound
By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Narrated by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and... Read more
View audiobookButts
By: Heather Radke
Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
“Winning, cheeky, and illuminating….What appears initially as a folly with a look-at-this cover and title becomes, thanks to Radke’s intelligence and curiosity, something much meatier, entertaining, and wise.” —The Washington Post
“Lively and thorough, Butts is the best kind of nonfiction.” —Esquire, Best Books of 2022
A “carefully researched... Read more
Lavender House
By: Lev AC Rosen
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
"This is a beautiful, satisfying listen."- AudioFile
"Most audiobook readers are familiar with Vikas Adam’s work. He’s a prolific narrator in the YA and romance space and the perfect choice for Lavender House....The narration kept my attention all the way through!"- Bookcrushin'
A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's... Read more
The Last White Man
By: Mohsin Hamid
Narrated by: Mohsin Hamid
Length: 3 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORKER “ESSENTIAL READ”
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, VOGUE, AND NPR
“Perhaps Hamid’s most remarkable work yet … an extraordinary vision of human possibility.” –Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies
“Searing, exhilarating … reimagines Kafka’s iconic The Metamorphosis for our racially charged... Read more
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Jennifer Lim, Cindy Kay, Mirai, Natalie Naudus,...
Length: 13 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick
The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds a family across the generations in “one of the most beautiful books of motherhood and what we pass on to those that come... Read more
Crying in the Bathroom
By: Erika L. Sánchez
Narrated by: Erika L. Sánchez
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
“Equal parts pee-your-pants hilarity and break your heart poignancy- like the perfect brunch date you never want to end!"--America Ferrera, Emmy award-winning actress in Ugly Betty
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly original memoir-in-essays that is as deeply moving as it is... Read more
Elsewhere
By: Alexis Schaitkin
Narrated by: Ell Potter
Length: 7 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
"The audiobook narrated by Ell Potter is riveting." -- Buzzfeed on Elsewhere
Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and the imaginative depth of Margaret Atwood, Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin conjures a community in which girls become wives, wives become mothers and some of them, quite simply,... Read more
Love Radio
By: Ebony LaDelle
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt & JaQwan J. Kelly
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
“Readers won’t be able to get enough of these dope-ass characters.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, author of Clap When You Land
Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this “mega swoon-worthy, effortlessly cool” (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author) novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can... Read more
The Golden Swift
By: Lev Grossman
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
In this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling Silver Arrow series, Kate and Tom must confront the limits of what even magic can do—all while trying to bring balance back to the world.
A lot has changed for Kate in a year. She and Tom are now full-fledged conductors of the steam-powered, animal-saving Great Secret Intercontinental... Read more
The Children on the Hill
By: Jennifer McMahon
Narrated by: Erin Moon
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genre-defying novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.
1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist,... Read more
The Whispers
By: Heidi Perks
Narrated by: Karen Cass, Nneka Okoye & Helen Keeley
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
A woman embarks on a desperate search for her missing best friend and uncovers a twisted web of lies in this “razor-sharp and impossible to put down” (Daily Mail, London) thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Her One Mistake.
Anna loves Girls’ Night with her friends. With the kids safely in bed, it’s a chance for the women to... Read more
Off the Edge
By: Kelly Weill
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
“A deep dive into the world of Flat Earth conspiracy theorists . . . that brilliantly reveals how people fall into illogical beliefs, reject reason, destroy relationships, and connect with a broad range of conspiracy theories in the social media age. Beautiful, probing, and often empathetic . . . An insightful, human look at what fuels... Read more
View audiobookOrganizing for the Rest of Us
By: Dana K. White
Narrated by: Dana K. White
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
READ BY THE AUTHOR. Listen while you organize in real time! So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want to be able to find your kids' socks but aren't looking to spend your 401(k) on clear bins? You long for a little more peace but minimalism isn't sparking joy? Discover 100 practical,... Read more
View audiobookMiss Eliza's English Kitchen
By: Annabel Abbs
Narrated by: Ell Potter & Bianca Amato
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGood Housekeeping Book Club Pick * A Country Living Best Book of Fall * A Washington Post Best Feel-Good Book of the Year * One of the New York Times's Best Historical Fiction Novels of FallIn a novel perfect for fans of Hazel Gaynor’s A Memory of Violets and upstairs-downstairs stories, Annabel Abbs, the award-winning... Read more
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