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Kindred

By: Octavia E. Butler

Narrated by: Kim Staunton

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably... Read more

The Poppy War

By: R. F. Kuang

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 19 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An AudioFile Magazine Best Audiobook of 2018!A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, and ENTROPY Best Books of 2018 pick!Washington Post ""5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018"" pick!A Bustle ""30 Best Fiction Books of 2018"" pick!“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt... Read more

Outlive

By: Peter Attia, MD

Narrated by: Peter Attia, MD

Length: 17 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert
 
“One of the most important books you’ll ever... Read more

Starling House

By: Alix E. Harrow

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

“This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick)

Starling House is a gorgeous, modern gothic fantasy from the New York... Read more

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

By: Katherine Arden

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, January LaVoy & Katherine Arden

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist, from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale.

“A wonderful clash of fire and ice—a book you won’t want to let go... Read more

Heir (A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick)

By: Sabaa Tahir

Narrated by: Vidish Athavale, Esme Lonsdale, Joe Pitts, Marc...

Length: 17 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick**

"Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and boneless and aching for more." – Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart

Prepare for a ruthless and romantic new fantasy from #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award... Read more

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

By: Ocean Vuong

Narrated by: Ocean Vuong

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller • Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction • Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling

New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century 

“A lyrical work of self-discovery that’s shockingly intimate and insistently... Read more

Sorcery and Small Magics

By: Maiga Doocy

Narrated by: Ciaran Saward

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From debut author Maiga Doocy comes the charming tale of an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival as they venture deep into a magical forest in search of a counterspell that can break the curse between them—only to discover that magic might not be the only thing pulling them together. 

Leovander Loveage is a master of small magics. He... Read more

The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

By: Stuart Turton

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

Length: 17 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Rules of Blackheath



Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m.



There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit.



We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer.



Understood? Then let's begin . . .



Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every... Read more

The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl

Narrated by: Kiiri Sandy

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “mouthwatering” (The New York Times) adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris—from the bestselling author of Save Me the Plums and Delicious!

“An enchanting and irresistible feast . . . As with a perfect meal in the world’s most magical city, I never wanted this sublime novel to... Read more

Now Is Not the Time to Panic

By: Kevin Wilson

Narrated by: Ginnifer Goodwin & Kevin Wilson

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

An exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives foreverSixteen-year-old Frankie Budge—aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner—is determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a... Read more

There Are Rivers in the Sky

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Olivia Vinall & Elif Shafak

Length: 16 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water.

"Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf. Make place for her in your heart too. You won't regret it."—Arundhati Roy, winner of the Booker Prize

In the... Read more

Colored Television (A GMA Book Club Pick)

By: Danzy Senna

Narrated by: Kristen Ariza

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant dark comedy about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial- identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Caucasia

Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year,... Read more

Two Can Play

By: Ali Hazelwood

Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Foster

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

An enemies-to-lovers spicy romance set in the world of video gaming from the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis—available only in audio!
Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse F-ing Andrews, a.k.a. her arch-nemesis. Jesse has made... Read more

Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club

By: Celeste Ng

Narrated by: Lucy Liu & Celeste Ng

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book • Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more • A Reese's Book Club Pick • New York Times Paperback Row Selection

From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the... Read more

Homegoing

By: Yaa Gyasi

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 13 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
One of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016
NPR's Debut Novel of the Year
One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016
One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016

“Homegoing is an inspiration.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates 


The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story... Read more

Ninth House

By: Leigh Bardugo

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang & Michael David Axtell

Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series.

The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.

"The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people....... Read more

Master of Me

By: Keke Palmer

Narrated by: Keke Palmer

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author and includes the original song "Imposter."

From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true story of her journey to understanding her genuine value.

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF FALL 2024

Keke Palmer thought she knew who she was. What it means to be a good person and... Read more

There's Always This Year

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful” (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America

“Mesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book I’ve ever read but one of the most moving books I’ve ever read,... Read more

The Only Good Indians

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From USA TODAY bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones comes a “masterpiece” (Locus Magazine) of a novel about revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition. Labeled “one of 2020’s buzziest horror novels” (Entertainment Weekly), this is a remarkable horror story that “will give you nightmares—the... Read more

The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

By: Kate McKinnon

Narrated by: Kate McKinnon & Emily Lynne

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon comes a madcap new adventure about three sisters, a ravenous worm, and a mysterious mad scientist.

So, you want to be a young mad scientist. Congratulations! Admitting it is the first step. The second step is reading the (definitely true) tale of the Porch sisters…
 
Gertrude, Eugenia, and... Read more

The Mercy of Gods

By: James S.A. Corey

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Hugo Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, comes the start of a monumental new space opera series. HOW HUMANITY CAME TO THE PLANET CALLED ANJIIN IS LOST IN THE FOG OF HISTORY, BUT THAT HISTORY IS ABOUT TO END.The Carryx—part empire, part hive—has waged wars of conquest for centuries,... Read more

The City of Brass

By: S. A. Chakraborty

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 20 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Library Journal | Vulture | The Verge | SYFYWireStep into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant... Read more

Long Bright River

By: Liz Moore

Narrated by: Allyson Ryan

Length: 13 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 
BY THE AUTHOR OF THE THE GOD OF THE WOODS

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

"[Moore’s] careful balance of the hard-bitten with the heartfelt is what elevates Long Bright River from entertaining page-turner to a book that makes you want to call someone you... Read more