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I Am, I Am, I Am

By: Maggie O'Farrell

Narrated by: Daisy Donovan

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"I Am I Am I Am is a gripping and glorious investigation of death that leaves the reader feeling breathless, grateful, and fully alive. Maggie O’Farrell is a miracle in every sense. I will never forget this book."
—Ann Patchett

An extraordinary memoir—told entirely in near-death experiences—from one of Britain's best-selling novelists, for fans of... Read more

The Ritual

By: Adam Nevill

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With... Read more

Travel as a Political Act

By: Rick Steves

Narrated by: Rick Steves

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever.

With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from Trump, Brexit, and Erdogan, to climate change, nativism, and populism, there's... Read more

Force of Nature

By: Jane Harper

Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Stephen Shanahan...makes it sizzle to the very end. Both story and narrator are not to be missed." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

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"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen King
Goodreads Choice Award Finalist (Mystery & Thriller, 2018)
BookBrowse Best Books of... Read more

The House of Impossible Beauties

By: Joseph Cassara

Narrated by: Christian Barillas

Length: 15 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A gritty and gorgeous debut that follows a cast of gay and transgender club kids navigating the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and ’90s, inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza made famous by the seminal documentary Paris Is BurningIt’s 1980 in New York City, and nowhere is the city’s glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning... Read more

The Dangerous Art of Blending In

By: Angelo Surmelis

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him... Read more

Mothers of Sparta

By: Dawn Davies

Narrated by: Dawn Davies

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author

If you’re looking for a parenting audiobook, this is not it. This is not a treatise on how to be a mother.

This is an audiobook about a young girl who moves to a new town every couple of years; a misfit teenager who finds solace in a local music scene; an adrift twenty-something who drops out of college to pursue... Read more

This Will Be My Undoing

By: Morgan Jerkins

Narrated by: Morgan Jerkins

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins’ highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today—perfect for fans of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist,... Read more

The Mitford Murders

By: Jessica Fellowes

Narrated by: Rachel Atkins

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

*Named one of the best audiobooks of 2017 by The Times (UK)*

This program includes a bonus interview with the author

"The pleasures of this English murder mystery, set in 1920, are many. Rachel Atkins's crisp performance is just right...A concluding interview with author Jessica Fellowes, who wrote the "Downtown Abbey" companion books, promises... Read more

Need to Know

By: Karen Cleveland

Narrated by: Mia Barron

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD • Perfect husband. Perfect father. Perfect liar?

“Terrific.”—John Grisham
“Superb.”—Lee Child
“Breathtaking, heart-pounding.”—Louise Penny
“A fast-paced, relentlessly gripping read.”—Chris Pavone

Vivian Miller. High-powered CIA analyst, happily married to a man she adores, mother of... Read more

Anatomy of a Scandal

By: Sarah Vaughan

Narrated by: Julie Teal, Luke Thompson, Esther Wane & Sarah ...

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

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“A nuanced story line perfectly in tune with our #metoo times.” —People, Book of the Week

“One of the season’s most buzzed-about thrillers.” —Bookish

“A strong choice for book clubs. Former political correspondent Vaughan makes an impressive debut with this savvy, propulsive courtroom... Read more

Carnegie's Maid

By: Marie Benedict

Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.

Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets.... Read more

The Year of Less

By: Cait Flanders

Narrated by: Cait Flanders

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy—only keeping... Read more

Everything Here Is Beautiful

By: Mira T. Lee

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Emily Woo Zeller, Ozzie Rod...

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

‟A tender but unflinching portrayal of the bond between two sisters.”—Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You

A dazzling novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak

Two sisters—Miranda, the older, responsible one, always her younger... Read more

The Stowaway

By: Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York’s Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is “a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation” (David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).

It was 1928: a time... Read more

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

By: Denis Johnson

Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Michael Shannon, Dermot Mulroney...

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Twenty-five years after Jesus’ Son, a haunting new collection of short stories on mortality and transcendence, from National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson
 
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most... Read more

Senlin Ascends

By: Josiah Bancroft

Narrated by: John Banks

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in the word-of-mouth phenomenon debut fantasy series about one man's dangerous journey through a labyrinthine world.

"One of my favorite books of all time" -- Mark Lawrence

The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on... Read more

When They Call You a Terrorist

By: Patrisse Cullors & asha bandele

Narrated by: Angela Davis & Patrisse Cullors

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrating her own work, Patrisse Khan-Cullors shares the salient moments of her life that led her to become a founder of Black Lives Matter...pain, frustration, and joy [emblazon] each word she utters." — AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by Patrisse Cullors and includes a bonus conversation.

The emotional and powerful story of one of the... Read more

Grist Mill Road

By: Christopher J. Yates

Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Graham Halstead, Saskia Maarleveld...

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

"Four distinct voices tell the story of a disturbing incident and its far-reaching aftermath...It's a labyrinth of shifting perspectives, but the narrators keep this grim story focused and mesmerizing." — AudioFile Magazine

The highly anticipated new audiobook from the author whose debut was called “The smart summer thriller you’ve been waiting... Read more

The Afterlives

By: Thomas Pierce

Narrated by: Thomas Pierce & Kirsten Potter

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ridiculously good” (The New York Times) author Thomas Pierce's debut novel is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out).

Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes. The diagnosis: heart attack at age thirty. Revived with no memory of any tunnels, lights, or angels, Jim... Read more

The Wife Between Us

By: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"Julia Whelan reads the novel in her low, pleasant voice, moving down a register to capture Richard's infuriating condescension and lightening slightly for the younger Emma. With its perfidious turns, this escapist entertainment is a fine example of the 21st century's more cynical version of the O. Henry ending." — The Washington Post

From Greer... Read more

Spin

By: Neil Fishman, Harvey Edelman & David B. Coe

Narrated by: Jim Dale, Johnny Heller, Nicola Barber, Khristi...

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

2019 Audie Winner – Best Original Work2018 SOVAS Voice Arts Award – Best Voiceover in Children's Audiobook2018 SOVAS Voice Arts Award – Outstanding Production in Audiobook2018 Parents Choice Award – Silver Honor for AudiobookSPIN - THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL: A witty musical re-imagining of Grimm’s fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, created by... Read more

Beneath the Sugar Sky

By: Seanan McGuire

Narrated by: Michelle Dockrey

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Another fantasy audiobook from Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, which began with the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Every Heart a Doorway.

Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third audiobook in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns listeners to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children in a... Read more

This Could Hurt

By: Jillian Medoff

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo, Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld, S...

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A funny and deeply felt novel that illuminates the pivotal role of work in our lives—a riveting fusion of The Nest, Up in the Air, and Then We Came to the End that captures the emotional complexities of five HR colleagues trying to balance ambition, hope, and fear as their small company is buffeted by economic forces that threaten to upend... Read more