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Don't Call it a Cult

By: Sarah Berman

Narrated by: Ewa Wolniczek

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

As seen in Season Two of the HBO docuseries THE VOW

They draw you in with the promise of empowerment, self-discovery, women helping women. The more secretive those connections are, the more exclusive you feel. Little did you know, you just joined a cult.

Sex trafficking. Self-help coaching. Forced labor. Mentorship. Multi-level marketing.... Read more

Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff

Narrated by: Jax Jackson & Kyle Lukoff

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A Newbery Honor Book • Winner of the Stonewall Book Award  • A National Book Award Finalist

"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book Review

It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira,... Read more

How to Be Human

By: Jory Fleming

Narrated by: Jory Fleming & Lyric Winik

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A “beautiful and astonishing” (Walter Isaacson, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker) narrative that examines the many ways to be fully human, told by the first young adult with autism to attend Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

As a child, Jory Fleming was wracked by uncontrollable tantrums, had no tolerance for... Read more

The Perfect Daughter

By: D.J. Palmer

Narrated by: Dan Bittner & January LaVoy

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

"January LaVoy, woman of a thousand voices, is a great match for this twisty thriller about a teen with multiple personality disorder...LaVoy creates striking characters in fierce Grace and the troubled doctor, while giving Penny and her many alters distinct yet complementary voices. Narrator Dan Bittner voices journal entries by Penny's... Read more

Are You Enjoying?

By: Mira Sethi

Narrated by: Mira Sethi

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

An exhilarating debut by a young writer from Pakistan: provocative, funny, disarmingly original stories that upend traditional notions of identity and family, and peer into the vulnerable workings of the human heart.

From the high-stakes worlds of television and politics to the intimate corridors of home--including the bedroom--these wryly... Read more

The Weight of the Stars

By: K. Ancrum

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A vivid, evocative YA lesbian romance about how the universe is full of second chances.



Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn't an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the "wrong" side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her... Read more

Above the Rim

By: Jen Bryant

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One... Read more

The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker & Stacy Davidowitz

Narrated by: Ali Stroker

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations--and gravity--from Tony award-winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

Thirteen-year-old Nat Beacon loves a lot of things: her dog Warbucks, her best friend Chloe, and competing on her wheelchair racing team,... Read more

Early Morning Riser

By: Katherine Heiny

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Alternately bittersweet and laugh-out-loud funny, a wise, bighearted novel of love, disaster, and unconventional family—from the acclaimed author of Standard Deviation, who has been called the "literary descendant of Jane Austen, sharing Austen's essentially comic world view" (NPR).     

Jane falls in love with... Read more

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

By: Lauren Hough

Narrated by: Cate Blanchett & Lauren Hough

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "A memoir in essays about so many things—growing up in an abusive cult, coming of age as a lesbian in the military, forced out by homophobia, living on the margins as a working class woman and what it’s like to grow into the person you are meant to be. Hough’s writing will break your heart." —Roxane Gay, author of... Read more

The Hero Code

By: Admiral William H. McRaven

Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book about the qualities of true, everyday heroes.

THE HERO CODE is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from battlefields to hospitals to college campuses, who are doing their part to save the... Read more

Victories Greater Than Death

By: Charlie Jane Anders

Narrated by: Hynden Walch

Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"This is the first audiobook narrated by Hynden Walch, who is famous for her voice acting. Her expertise with voicing all different types of characters is a perfect match for this production and keeps listeners engaged." -- Booklist

Buckle up your seatbelt for Victories Greater Than Death, a thrilling YA sci-fi adventure set against an... Read more

What Comes After

By: JoAnne Tompkins

Narrated by: Mark Deakins, Kristen DiMercurio & Kirby Heyborne

Length: 13 hours

Abridged: No

Runner Up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Finalist for the Washington State Book Award

Edgar Prize Finalist for Best Debut Novel by an American Author

Shortlisted for the Prix Libre Nous, Best Foreign Book in French Translation

New York Times, Group Text Pick for April 2021

New York Times Editor's Choice Pick

Named a top beach read of summer by... Read more

The Good Sister

By: Sally Hepworth

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Reader [Barrie] Kreinik differentiates the sisters by giving Fern a crisp, detached tone (fitting with her character) and making Rose sound more emotional. Their Australian accents are charming...Suspense builds as listeners search for the truth beneath the varying stories and plot twists. Fans of unreliable narrators will love this!" --... Read more

The Infinity Courts

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

Narrated by: Mizuo Peck

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

“Masterful and left me on the edge of my seat…absolutely everything I could want in a sci-fi.” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth

Westworld meets Warcross in this high-stakes, dizzyingly smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying... Read more

The Elephant of Belfast

By: S. Kirk Walsh

Narrated by: Charlotte McCurry

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by true events, this vivid and moving story of a young woman zookeeper and the elephant she’s compelled to protect through the German blitz of Belfast during WWllBelfast, October 1940. Twenty-year-old zookeeper Hettie Quin arrives at the city docks in time to meet her new charge: an orphaned three-year-old Indian elephant named Violet.... Read more

The Cost of Knowing

By: Brittney Morris

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

SELECTED AS A YALSA 2022 AMAZING AUDIO FOR YOUNG ADULTS!

Four starred reviews!

Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death, from the acclaimed author of... Read more

Fearless

By: Mandy Gonzalez

Narrated by: Mandy Gonzalez

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“Will hit all the high notes for theater and mystery fans alike.” —Kirkus Reviews

Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this spooky middle grade novel from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a group of young thespians who must face the ghost haunting their theater.

Twelve-year-old Monica Garcia has arrived in NYC with her... Read more

Women Don't Owe You Pretty

By: Florence Given

Narrated by: Florence Given

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

WRITER AND ACTIVIST FLORENCE GIVEN TELLS YOU HOW FEMINISM IS GOING TO RUIN YOUR LIFE (IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE).

A vibrantly illustrated primer on modern feminism for the Instagram generation encouraging us to question the insidious narratives that would hold us back from self-acceptance, self-love, and our own power. With her refreshingly... Read more

The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House

By: Max Brallier

Narrated by: Robbie Daymond

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The first ever graphic novel in the New York Times bestselling The Last Kids on Earth series--now adapted for audio!

A Netflix Original series

Includes SIX brand new Last Kids short stories by Max Brallier!

The kids and their monster buddies are hanging out in the tree house, when Jack launches into an epic, totally-heroic, super rad story of one... Read more

Mother May I

By: Joshilyn Jackson

Narrated by: Joshilyn Jackson

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

""Chilling, thought-provoking, and hauntingly written, Mother May I kept me on the edge of my seat with its breathless race against time."" –Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl from Widow Hills""A master of domestic suspense."" —Entertainment WeeklyThe New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Never... Read more

Maxwell's Demon

By: Steven Hall

Narrated by: Piers Hampton

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Fourteen years after the monumental publication of the international bestseller The Raw Shark Texts, Maxwell's Demon heralds the triumphant return of Granta Best Young British Novelist Steven Hall

Thomas Quinn is having a hard time. A failed novelist, he's stuck writing short stories and audio scripts for other people's characters. His wife,... Read more

Teach Me

By: Olivia Dade

Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Their lesson plans didn't include love. But that's about to change . . .



When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens's high school, she's determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose's beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her.



But... Read more

Astrid Sees All

By: Natalie Standiford

Narrated by: Emily Tremaine

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This “vivid portrait of a seedy, edgy, artsy, and seething New York City that will never exist again” (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author)—the glittering, decadent downtown club scene of the 1980s—follows a smart, vulnerable young woman as she takes a deep dive into her dark side. Essential reading for fans of Sweetbitter,... Read more