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So This Is Ever After

By: F.T. Lukens

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Time bestseller!

Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this subversive, “delightfully original and whimsical” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive.

Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the... Read more

The Wedding Veil

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Janet Metzger, Rebekkah Ross &...

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This “masterfully woven…literary home run” (New York Journal of Books) follows four women across generations, bound by a beautiful wedding veil and a connection to the famous Vanderbilt family from the New York Times bestselling author of the Peachtree Bluff series.

Four women. One family heirloom. A secret connection that will change their... Read more

The Worth of Water

By: Gary White & Matt Damon

Narrated by: Gary White & Matt Damon

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good

On any given morning, you might wake up and shower with water, make your coffee with water, flush your toilet with water—and think nothing of it.
 
But around... Read more

The Devil Never Sleeps

By: Juliette Kayyem

Narrated by: Juliette Kayyem

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management.

The future may still be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of constant, consistent catastrophe, where things more often go wrong than they go right. So why do we still fumble when disaster hits? Why... Read more

Vagina Obscura

By: Rachel E. Gross

Narrated by: Siho Ellsmore

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A scientific journey to the center of the new female body.

The Latin term for the female genitalia, pudendum, means “parts for which you should be ashamed.” Until 1651, ovaries were called female testicles. The fallopian tubes are named for a man. Named, claimed, and shamed: Welcome to the story of the female body, as penned by men.

Today, a new... Read more

A Magic Steeped in Poison

By: Judy I. Lin

Narrated by: Carolyn Kang

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Judy I. Lin's sweeping debut A Magic Steeped in Poison, first in a duology, is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo.

I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, "These are the hands that buried my mother."

For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the... Read more

All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep

By: Andre Henry

Narrated by: Andre Henry

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with white people who deny the ongoing legacy of racism—and offers a proven path forward for Black people and people of color based on the history of nonviolent struggle.

“A moving personal journey that lends practical insight for expanding and strengthening the global antiracist... Read more

The Emergency

By: Thomas Fisher

Narrated by: Thomas Fisher

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The riveting, pulse-pounding story of a year in the life of an emergency room doctor trying to steer his patients and colleagues through a crushing pandemic and a violent summer, amidst a healthcare system that seems determined to leave them behind

“Gripping . . . eloquent . . . This book reminds us how permanently interesting our bodies are,... Read more

Troublemaker

By: John Cho

Narrated by: John Cho

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he navigates school and family. This book will highlight the unique Korean American perspective.

12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent's expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping... Read more

French Braid

By: Anne Tyler

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread—a funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family’s foibles, from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s up to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild.

“A quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions... Read more

The City of Dusk

By: Tara Sim

Narrated by: Nikki Patel

Length: 24 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This dark epic fantasy follows the heirs of four noble houses—each gifted with a divine power—as they form a tenuous alliance to keep their kingdom from descending into a realm-shattering war.

The Four Realms—Life, Death, Light, and Darkness—all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.

But the... Read more

Remember Me Gone

By: Stacy Stokes

Narrated by: Catherine Taber

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Lucy Miller’s family has the unique ability to remove people’s painful memories—but Lucy isn’t prepared for truths she will uncover in this twisty speculative thriller, perfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Neal Shusterman.

People come from everywhere to forget. At the Memory House, in Tumble Tree, Texas, Lucy’s father can... Read more

Every Good Boy Does Fine

By: Jeremy Denk

Narrated by: Jeremy Denk

Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A beautifully written, witty memoir that is also an immersive exploration of classical music—its power, its meanings, and what it can teach us about ourselves—from the MacArthur “Genius” Grant–winning pianist

LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • “Jeremy Denk has written a love letter to the music, and especially... Read more

Fencing with the King

By: Diana Abu-Jaber

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A mesmerizing breakthrough novel of family myths and inheritances by the award-winning author of Crescent. Featuring a heartfelt author's note read by the author herself.

Amani is hooked on a mystery―a poem on airmail paper that slips out of one of her father’s books. It seems to have been written by her grandmother, a refugee who arrived in... Read more

The Do-Over

By: Bethany Turner

Narrated by: Talon David

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A witty, romantic comedy of errors as former high school rivals McKenna and Henry inadvertently reunite in their hometown.Hot-shot lawyer McKenna Keaton finds herself in hot water with her own law firm when she’s (falsely!) accused of embezzlement. Placed on unpaid leave, she suddenly finds herself with the free time to return home and attend... Read more

In a New York Minute

By: Kate Spencer

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan & Neil Hellegers

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A clever, tender, and romantic "Nora Ephron romp for the modern ages" (Christina Lauren) for readers of Jasmine Guillory, Abby Jimenez, and Sophie Cousens, this laugh-out-loud debut is a perceptive reminder that fate can have a sense of humor, and that love can happen . . . In a New York Minute.

Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She’s been... Read more

Worser

By: Jennifer Ziegler

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A bullied twelve-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke and his life is turned upside down.William Wyatt Orser, a socially awkward middle schooler, is a wordsmith who, much to his annoyance, acquired the ironically ungrammatical nickname of “Worser" so long ago that few people at school know to call him anything... Read more

Citizen K-9

By: David Rosenfelt

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In Citizen K-9, bestselling author David Rosenfelt masterfully blends mystery with dogs and humor to create an investigative team that readers will be rooting for book after book.

The Paterson Police Department has created a cold case division, and they want to hire the private investigators known as the K Team to look into the crimes. After all,... Read more

Body Work

By: Melissa Febos

Narrated by: Melissa Febos

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller's life and the questions which run through it.



How might we go about capturing on the page the relationships that have formed us?... Read more

Bruno's Challenge

By: Martin Walker

Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring the familiar characters from his Bruno, Chief of Police novels and the glories of the Périgord, with ample helpings of food and wine.After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a... Read more

The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.

By: Lee Kravetz

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Karissa Vacker & Teri Clark Linden

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Millions Most Anticipated Pick and A GMA March Reads Pick“Lee Kravetz has created a bit of a miracle, a plot-driven literary puzzle box whose mystery lives in both its winding approach to history and its wonderous story. It’s a book full of ideas about inspiration and a love for language that translates across borders, physical and... Read more

The Houseboat

By: Dane Bahr

Narrated by: William DeMeritt, Anna Caputo, Stacy Carolan & ...

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

James Sallis meets Mindhunter in this stylish and atmospheric noir set in small town Iowa in the 1960s, a midcentury heartland gothic with abounding twists and a feverish conclusion.

Local outcast Rigby Sellers lives in squalor on a dilapidated houseboat moored on the Mississippi River. With only stolen mannequins and the river to keep him... Read more

Last Exit

By: Max Gladstone

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 21 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Max Gladstone weaves American myths—the muscle car, the open road, the white-hatted cowboy—into a deeply emotional tale.When Zelda and her friends first met, in college, they believed they had all the answers. They had figured out a big secret about how the world worked and they thought that meant they could... Read more

All That’s Left in the World

By: Erik J. Brown

Narrated by: Barrett Leddy & Andrew Gibson

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance from debut author Erik J. Brown. Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Alex London, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman.When Andrew stumbles upon Jamie’s house, he’s injured, starved, and has nothing left to lose. A deadly pathogen has killed off most of... Read more