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Lot

By: Bryan Washington

Narrated by: Bryan Washington, Dion Graham, JD Jackson & Bah...

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Barack Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year” 

"Phenomenal" --Justin Torres, author of We the Animals
"Brilliant" --Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun
“A profound exploration of the true meaning of borders.” —The New York Times Book Review

NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 in the New York Times by Dwight Garner
A New York... Read more

The Bird King

By: G. Willow Wilson

Narrated by: Elmira Rahim

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition.G. Willow Wilson’s debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and it established her as a vital American Muslim literary... Read more

If, Then

By: Kate Hope Day

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

“A must-read—a gorgeous literary novel that asks us to imagine all the possible versions of ourselves that might exist.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions

The residents of a sleepy mountain town are rocked by troubling visions of an alternate reality in this dazzling debut that combines the... Read more

Tomorrow There Will Be Sun

By: Dana Reinhardt

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“This novel is a ray of light in the canon of vacation lit—in Reinhardt’s hands, paradise gone wrong feels very right.” —People

A private Mexican villa is the backdrop to this smart, absorbing story of a milestone vacation in a tropical paradise gone wrong, wrong, wrong

Two families arrive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a once-in-a-lifetime... Read more

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

By: Cara Robertson

Narrated by: Amanda Carlin

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD

In Cara Robertson’s “enthralling new book,” The Trial of Lizzie Borden, “the reader is to serve as judge and jury” (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true crime and legal history is the “definitive account to date of one of America’s most... Read more

The River

By: Peter Heller

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A Nominee for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"A fiery tour de force… I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful." –Alison Borden, The Denver Post

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip--a gripping tale of a friendship... Read more

Sissy

By: Jacob Tobia

Narrated by: Jacob Tobia

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Sissy succeeds." --The New York Times Book Review

A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d)... Read more

When All Is Said

By: Anne Griffin

Narrated by: Niall Buggy

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"An extraordinary novel, a poetic writer, and a story that moved me to tears." —New York Times John Boyne, bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

"I'm here to remember–all that I have been and all that I will never be again."

If you had to pick five people to sum up your life, who would they be? If you were to raise a glass to each... Read more

The Stranger Diaries

By: Elly Griffiths

Narrated by: Anjana Vasan, Sarah Feathers, Andrew Wincott & ...

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Death lies between the lines when the events of a dark story start coming true in this haunting modern gothic mystery, perfect for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House. Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a course on him every year. But when... Read more

In Another Time

By: Jillian Cantor

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld & George Newbern

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A sweeping historical novel that spans Germany, England, and the United States and follows a young couple torn apart by circumstance leading up to World War II—and the family secret that may prove to be the means for survival.Love brought them together. But only time can save them…1931, Germany. Bookshop owner Max Beissinger meets Hanna... Read more

Radical Kindness

By: Angela Santomero

Narrated by: Angela Santomero & Michael David Axtell

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The beloved creator of Blues Clues and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and protégé of Fred Rogers explores the importance of kindness and how it can change your life in this essential guide and tie-in to the PBS special, “The Power of Radical Kindness.”Angela C. Santomero, the creator, executive producer, and head writer of many of today’s most... Read more

The New Me

By: Halle Butler

Narrated by: Halle Butler

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

"[A] definitive work of millennial literature . . . wretchedly riveting." —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker

“Girls + Office Space + My Year of Rest and Relaxation + anxious sweating = The New Me.” —Entertainment Weekly

I'm still trying to make the dream possible: still might finish my cleaning project, still might sign up for that yoga class,... Read more

The Lady from the Black Lagoon

By: Mallory O'Meara

Narrated by: Mallory O''Meara & Mallory O'Meara

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

2019 SCIBA Book Award Winner for Biography

A Hugo and Locus Award Finalist

Winner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award

The Los Angeles Times Bestseller

A Thrillist Best Book of the Year

A Book Riot Best Book of 2019

One of Booklist’s 10 Best Art Books of the Year

The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick—one of... Read more

Beautiful Bad

By: Annie Ward

Narrated by: Xe Sands, Vivienne Leheny & Paul Fox

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A devoted wife, a loving husband and a chilling murder that no one saw coming.

Things that make me scared: When Charlie cries. Hospitals and lakes. When Ian drinks vodka in the basement. ISIS. When Ian gets angry… That something is really, really wrong with me.

Maddie and Ian’s love story began with a chance encounter at a party overseas; he was... Read more

The Last Woman in the Forest

By: Diane Les Becquets

Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Robert Fass, Rebecca Lowman, Alex...

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From the national bestselling author of Breaking Wild, here is a riveting and powerful thriller about a woman whose greatest threat could be the man she loves.…

Marian Engström has found her true calling: working with rescue dogs to help protect endangered wildlife. Her first assignment takes her to northern Alberta, where she falls in love with... Read more

Four Dead Queens

By: Astrid Scholte

Narrated by: Amy Shiels & Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Four dead queens. Three days to catch a killer. Two forbidden romances.
One shocking twist you won’t see coming.

Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she’s, in fact, one of Quadara’s most skilled thieves and a liar. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara’s most enlightened region, Eonia. He... Read more

Vacuum in the Dark

By: Jen Beagin

Narrated by: Jayme Mattler

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Whiting Award–winning author of Pretend I’m Dead and one of the most exhilarating new voices in fiction, a “thoroughly delightfully, surprisingly profound” (Entertainment Weekly) one-of-a-kind novel about a cleaning lady named Mona and her struggles to move forward in life.

Soon to be an FX television show starring Lola Kirke.

Mona is... Read more

The Raven Tower

By: Ann Leckie

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD
Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

"Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly... Read more

In the Dark

By: Cara Hunter

Narrated by: Lee Ingleby & Emma Cunniffe

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From internationally bestselling author of Murder in the Family, a riveting suspense novel about the shocking secrets revealed when a woman is discovered held captive behind a basement wall—and no one is who they appear to be

Do you know what they’re hiding in the house next door?

A woman and child are found locked in a basement, barely alive,... Read more

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls

By: Anissa Gray

Narrated by: January LaVoy, Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin & Dom...

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“If you enjoyed An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, read The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls...an absorbing commentary on love, family and forgiveness.”—The Washington Post 

“A fast-paced, intriguing story...the novel’s real achievement is its uncommon perceptiveness on the origins and variations of addiction.”—The New York Times... Read more

Leading Men

By: Christopher Castellani

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"Blazing . . . casts a spell right from the start." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times

"A timeless and heartbreaking love story." --Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere

"An extraordinary book." --Lauren Groff, author of Florida

Illuminating one of the great love stories of the twentieth century - Tennessee Williams and his longtime... Read more

Trigger

By: David Swinson

Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Forced to retire from the D. C. police, newly minted P.I. Frank Marr is recovering from rock bottom when a friend asks for help -- and now, he must revisit the dark, drug-fueled world he left behind.
Ostracized by his family after a botched case that led to the death of his baby cousin, Jeffrey, Frank was on a collision course with catastrophe. ... Read more

The Last Thing You Surrender

By: Leonard Pitts, Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 20 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Could you find the courage to do what's right in a world on fire?



Pulitzer-winning journalist and bestselling author (Freeman) Leonard Pitts, Jr.'s new historical novel is a great American tale of race and war, following three characters from the Jim Crow South as they face the enormous changes World War II triggers in the United States.



An... Read more

Sea Monsters

By: Chloe Aridjis

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

One autumn afternoon in Mexico City, seventeen-year-old Luisa does not return home from school. Instead, she boards a bus to the Pacific coast with Tomás, a boy she barely knows. He seems to represent everything her life is lacking—recklessness, impulse, independence. Tomás may also help Luisa fulfill an unusual obsession: she wants to track... Read more