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Killing Me

By: Michelle Gagnon

Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award

A LibraryReads Pick

Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess.

She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird.

Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy... Read more

Summer Reading

By: Jenn McKinlay

Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Foster

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When a woman who’d rather do anything than read meets a swoon-worthy bookworm, sparks fly, making for one hot-summer fling in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay's new rom-com.

For Samantha Gale, a summer on Martha’s Vineyard at her family’s tiny cottage was supposed to be about resurrecting her career as a chef, until she’s tasked... Read more

Harold

By: Steven Wright

Narrated by: Steven Wright

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the thoughts of a 1960s third grader during a single day at school.

Steven Wright is one of the most significant and influential stand-up comedians in history. Rolling Stone ranked him fifteenth on their “50 Best Stand-ups of All Time” list, while the... Read more

A Line in the Sand

By: Kevin Powers

Narrated by: Christine Lakin

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son) a lonely veteran’s gruesome discovery throws him right into the face of danger as a twisted investigation unravels the secrets of his dark past. One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim—Arman... Read more

Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

By: g. haron davis

Narrated by: Qamar Yochanan, Nicky Endres, Vico Ortiz & Avi ...

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of All Out and Cemetery Boys, this anthology claims a seat at the table of fantasy literature for trans and gender nonconforming stories. Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you’ll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and... Read more

Fractal Noise

By: Christopher Paolini

Narrated by: Jennifer Hale

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features sound design and special effects to enhance your enjoyment of Fractal Noise. Listen out for the sounds of the anomaly at the center of Talos VII and original music evoking the barren landscape.

"Narrator Jennifer Hale's outstanding performance brings this story of alien invasion to life....every unique voice enhances the... Read more

Painted Devils

By: Margaret Owen

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A scrappy former maid and jewel thief must outwit gods, injustice, and her own past in this sequel to the Indie Next Pick, Little Thieves by Margaret Owen.

Let's get one thing straight - Vanja Schmidt wasn't trying to start a cult.

After taking down a corrupt margrave, breaking a deadly curse, and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous... Read more

Fatal Conveniences

By: Darin Olien

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of SuperLife and cohost with Zac Efron of the hit Netflix series Down to Earth, Darin Olien offers invaluable advice for addressing the health of our bodies and the health of the planet by identifying common products and behaviors that are harmful and providing alternatives that are non-toxic and... Read more

Hurt You

By: Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Narrated by: Jolene Kim

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

With echoes of Marieke Nijkamp and Jason Reynolds, acclaimed author Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s stunning YA homage to Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of a Korean American teen who fights to protect herself and her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile community.Moving beyond the quasi-fraternal bond of the unforgettable George... Read more

The Three of Us

By: Ore Agbaje-Williams

Narrated by: Jake Fairbrother, T'Nia Miller & Tariye Peterside

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Best Book of the Year
Time • Real Simple • Oprah Daily

A Belletrist Book Club Pick

"As short and sharp as a pairing knife . . . Moves along so briskly and with such sly wit . . . Deliciously wicked." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post

Long-standing tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend finally come to a breaking point in this... Read more

Blue Skies

By: T.C. Boyle

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Denied a dog, a baby, and even a faithful fiancé, Cat suddenly craves a snake: a glistening, writhing creature that can be worn like “jewelry, living jewelry” to match her black jeans. But when the budding social media star promptly loses the young “Burmie” she buys from a local pet store, she inadvertently sets in motion a chain of increasingly... Read more

Walking with Sam

By: Andrew McCarthy

Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate, funny, and poignant New York Times bestseling travel memoir following award-winning author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam. 
 
When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more... Read more

Fire with Fire

By: Candice Fox

Narrated by: Jay Aaseng

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Jay Aaseng takes an outstanding, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller and makes it even better with a pitch-perfect execution." —AudioFile

Candice Fox's Fire with Fire is a non-stop, gripping thriller from "a bright new star in crime fiction." (James Patterson)

A pair of desperate parents. A man on the run. A rookie cop.
Four people with... Read more

The LGBTQ + History Book

By: DK

Narrated by: Willow Heath

Length: 15 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world - their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions.

Exploring and explaining the most important ideas and events in LGBTQ+ history and culture, this book showcases the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience. This diverse, global account explores the most important moments,... Read more

The Sea of Terror

By: Stuart Gibbs

Narrated by: Gibson Frazier, Lamarr Gulley, Aden Hakimi & La...

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Now with a reimagined look! Join Tim and his friends on a treacherous journey across the seas in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated third book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.

After helping Princess Grace foil the villainous Prince Ruprecht—twice!—junior knights... Read more

Paved Paradise

By: Henry Grabar

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize

Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic

“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.” —The New Yorker

“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times

"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone... Read more

Graveyard of Lost Children

By: Katrina Monroe

Narrated by: Mara Wilson

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Once she has her grip on you, she'll never let you go.At four months old, Olivia Dahl was almost murdered. Driven by haunting visions, her mother became obsessed with the idea that Olivia was a changeling and that the only way to get her real baby back was to make a trade with the “dead women” living at the bottom ofthe well. Now Olivia is ready... Read more

The Fall Between

By: Darcy Tindale

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

'Rural noir at its very best.' Candice Fox

'Unpredictable, authentic, a thrilling debut. This gripping tale kept me up all night.' Margaret Hickey

On a hot November morning, the first body lies in a cattle trough . . . It will be another two hours before rigor mortis sets in. Until then, the slim fingers will float below the water's surface,... Read more

The Story of Art Without Men

By: Katy Hessel

Narrated by: Katy Hessel

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of art as it's never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day.



How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway?



Guided by Katy Hessel, art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, discover the glittering... Read more

The Sword Defiant

By: Gareth Hanrahan

Narrated by: George Weightman

Length: 19 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in a world of dark myth and dangerous prophecy, this thrilling fantasy launches an epic tale of daring warriors, living weapons, and bloodthirsty vengeance.​

Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part.

Now, when... Read more

Swamp Story

By: Dave Barry

Narrated by: Dave Barry

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling author—and actual Florida Man—Dave Barry returns with a “hilariously funny” (Steve Martin) caper full of oddballs and more twists and turns than a snake slithering away from a gator.

Jesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend,... Read more

The Twenty

By: Sam Holland

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

When DCI Adam Bishop arrives at the crime scene in the dead of night, the sight of the body is bad enough—but what Adam notices next chills him to his core. More bodies surface. And the spray-painted numbers daubed above the corpses reveal the horrific truth: the killer is counting down. But to what end? Adam has no idea—until Dr. Romilly Cole... Read more

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

Narrated by: Rocky Anicette

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning YA author Leah Johnson comes her middle grade debut: a laugh-until-you-cry, cry-until-you-laugh story about friendship, change, and the power we have to love ourselves. Ellie Engle doesn't stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the... Read more

It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway

By: Elizabeth Passarella

Narrated by: Elizabeth Passarellla

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth Passarella about navigating change--whether emotional or logistical--and staying sane during life's unexpected twists and turns.After Elizabeth Passarella and her husband finally decided that it was time to sell their two-bedroom... Read more