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Small Cures
By: Della Hicks-Wilson
Narrated by: Della Hicks-Wilson
Length: 41 minutes
Abridged: No
From the British viral poet Della Hicks-Wilson comes an empowering and lyrical collection of short, interconnected poems about the heart, letting go, and a healing love, that readers can carry and quote for a lifetime.
Small Cures is at once a compelling reminder to anyone struggling with heartbreak, mental health, or trauma, that they are not... Read more
Blood Like Magic
By: Liselle Sambury
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 16 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
“High stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic…unputdownable.” —Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys
A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the... Read more
Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm
By: Dana Simpson
Narrated by: Thessaly Lerner, Cortney Wright, Maxwell Glick ...
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
This Phoebe and Her Unicorn adventure features one big magical storm of a story in which Phoebe and Marigold experience a bizarre and fascinating mystery.
Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it’s just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon... Read more
The Tangleroot Palace
By: Marjorie Liu
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu (Monstress) leads you deep into the heart of the tangled woods. In her dark, romantic, and spellbinding short fiction you will find dangerous magic and even more dangerous women: a bodystealing sorceress, a bone-collecting apprentice-witch, a princess-turned-actress, and a warrior protecting China... Read more
View audiobookDid That Just Happen?!
By: Stephanie Pinder-Amaker & Lauren Wadsworth
Narrated by: Joy Vandervort
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
An accessible guide showing all people how to create and sustain diversity and inclusivity in the workplace—no matter your identity, industry, or level of experience
Offering real-life accounts that illustrate common workplace occurrences around inclusivity and answers to questions like “How do I identify and handle diversity landmines at work?”... Read more
The Last Goodbye
By: Fiona Lucas
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
An unforgettable story about learning to love again and living life to its fullest, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Josie Silver."A poignant and uplifting read about loss, love and learning to put yourself back together again after facing the unimaginable." —Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next YearLost love. A... Read more
View audiobookLegends of the North Cascades
By: Jonathan Evison
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award "Narrator Edoardo Ballerini's clear and evocative delivery of Evison's novel works splendidly." "Ballerini's performance is masterful." -AudioFile MagazineDave Cartwright used to be good at a lot of things: good with his hands, good at solving problems, good at staying calm in a crisis. But on the heels of his... Read more
View audiobookWhen the Stars Begin to Fall
By: Theodore R. Johnson
Narrated by: Theodore R. Johnson
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
A bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of racism in America
“Racism is an existential threat to America,” Theodore R. Johnson declares at the start of his profound and exhilarating book. It is a refutation of the American Promise enshrined in our Constitution that all men and women are... Read more
Daughter of Sparta
By: Claire Andrews
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In this thrilling reimagining of ancient Greek mythology, a headstrong girl does whatever it takes to rise up and become the most powerful fighter her people have ever seen.Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an... Read more
View audiobookA Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
By: Emma Southon
Narrated by: Sophie Ward
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in ancient RomeIn ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common—murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theater, Claudius was poisoned at dinner, and Galba... Read more
View audiobookWe Two Alone
By: Jack Wang
Narrated by: Feodor Chin & Natalie Naudus
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Praised as “utterly remarkable” and “deeply resonant” by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Robert Olen Butler, a bold and brilliant debut collection, in the vein of The Refugees, which dramatizes the Chinese diaspora across the globe over the past hundred years.Set on five continents and spanning decades, We Two Alone traces... Read more
View audiobookCare Of
By: Ivan Coyote
Narrated by: Ivan Coyote
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Beloved storyteller Ivan Coyote returns with their most intimate and moving book yet.
Writer and performer Ivan Coyote has spent decades on the road, telling stories around the world. For years, Ivan has kept a file of the most special communications received from readers and audience members—letters, Facebook messages, emails, soggy handwritten... Read more
Marcus Makes a Movie
By: Kevin Hart
Narrated by: Kevin Hart
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in a middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film. Perfect for readers of James Patterson's Middle School series and Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate series.
Marcus is NOT happy to be stuck in after-school film class . . .... Read more
Ridgeline
By: Michael Punke
Narrated by: Amanda Stribling, Michael Punke & Tatanka Means
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
This program includes supplemental material read by the author.
The thrilling, long-awaited return of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant
In 1866, with the country barely recovered from the Civil War, new war breaks out on the western frontier—a clash of cultures between a young, ambitious nation and the Native tribes who have... Read more
Bewilderness
By: Karen Tucker
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Set in rural, poverty-stricken North Carolina, this “beautiful, gritty, and piercing” novel follows two young women—best friends—as they “journey through the highs and lows of friendship, love, and addiction,” perfect for readers of Julie Buntin’s Marlena (Erika Carter, author of Lucky You).
Irene, a lonely nineteen-year-old in rural North... Read more
Our Woman in Moscow
By: Beatriz Williams
Narrated by: Nicola Barber & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
""A captivating Cold War page-turner."" — Real SimpleThe New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives returns with a gripping and profoundly human story of Cold War espionage and family devotion.In the autumn of 1948, Iris Digby vanishes from her London home with her American diplomat husband and their two children. The world is shocked... Read more
View audiobookPalace of the Drowned
By: Christine Mangan
Narrated by: Emily Pennant-Rea
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
"Emily Pennant-Rea delivers a first-rate narration of Mangan's intense novel...Pennant-Rea's subtlety and nuance keep the suspense high and the mystery edgy." -- AudioFile Magazine
From the bestselling author of Tangerine, a "taut and mesmerizing follow up...voluptuously atmospheric and surefooted at every turn” (Paula McLain, author of The Paris... Read more
Kiss of the Fur Queen
By: Tomson Highway
Narrated by: Patricia Cano
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Born into a magical Cree world in snowy northern Manitoba, Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis are all too soon torn from their family and thrust into the hostile world of a Catholic residential school. Their language is forbidden, their names are changed to Jeremiah and Gabriel, and both boys are abused by priests.
As young men, estranged from... Read more
One Great Lie
By: Deb Caletti
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Four starred reviews!
A “quietly triumphant” (Horn Book Magazine) and atmospheric YA story of romance, mystery, and power about a young woman discovering her strength in lush, sultry Venice—from the Printz Honor–winning author of A Heart in a Body in the World.
When Charlotte wins a scholarship to a writing workshop in Venice with the... Read more
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass
By: Drew Hayden Taylor
Narrated by: Drew Hayden Taylor
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons.
Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens. Until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a 1953 Indian Chief motorcycle – and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve’s chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil,... Read more
Anne of Manhattan
By: Brina Starler
Narrated by: Carly Robins
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
L. M. Montgomery’s classic tale, Anne of Green Gables, gets a romantic, charming, and hilarious modern adaptation, set in New York City.After an idyllic girlhood in Avonlea, Long Island, Anne has packed up her trunk, said goodbye to her foster parents, Marilla and Matthew, and moved to the isle of Manhattan for grad school. Together with her... Read more
View audiobookBrother, Sister, Mother, Explorer
By: Jamie Figueroa
Narrated by: Joana Garcia
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A fableistic, "curious and dazzling" debut novel of enormous power and grace about a sister trying to hold back her brother from the edge of the abyss for fans of Jesmyn Ward and Tommy Orange (Booklist, starred review).
In the tourist town of Ciudad de Tres Hermanas, in the aftermath of their mother's passing, two siblings spend a final weekend... Read more
Satisfaction Guaranteed
By: Karelia Stetz-Waters
Narrated by: Lori Prince
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
For fans of Casey McQuiston and Abby Jimenez comes a bold, hilarious, and out-of-the-box novel about mixing business with battery-operated pleasure . . .
When it comes to her career, Cade Elgin has it all figured out. Only “professional talk” has become her default mode, relationships are nonexistent, and don’t even mention the word “orgasm.” All... Read more
The (Un)Popular Vote
By: Jasper Sanchez
Narrated by: TL Thompson
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Red, White, & Royal Blue meets The West Wing in Jasper Sanchez’s electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a transmasculine student’s foray into a no-holds-barred student body president election against the wishes of his politician father. Optics can make or break an election. Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned... Read more
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