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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

Two Girls Down

By: Louisa Luna

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"I'm always looking for a good thriller, and this just was perfect."--Nancy Pearl, NPR's Morning Edition
“Opening this book is like arming a bomb--the suspense is relentless and the payoff is spectacular.  Lead character Alice Vega is sensational--I want to see lots more of her.”--Lee Child
"Sensational." Wall Street Journal
"A must-read for fans... Read more

Beneath the Mountain

By: Luca D'Andrea

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In Luca D’Andrea’s atmospheric and brilliant thriller, set in a small mountain community in the majestic Italian Dolomites, an outsider must uncover the truth about a triple murder that has gone unsolved for thirty years.New York City native Jeremiah Salinger is one half of a hot-shot documentary-making team. He and his partner, Mike, made a... Read more

The Woman in the Window

By: A. J. Finn

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Length: 13 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Don’t miss AJ Finn’s eagerly anticipated new thriller, END OF STORY!“As the plot seizes us, the prose caresses us. . . [Finn] has not only captured, sympathetically, the interior life of a depressed person, but also written a riveting thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last sentence.” — Washington PostThe #1 bestseller that gripped... Read more

The Wolves of Winter

By: Tyrell Johnson

Narrated by: Jayme Mattler

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A post-apocalyptic debut novel in a tradition that includes The Hunger Games and Station Eleven, this vision of a possible future shows humanity pushed beyond its breaking point, the forging of vital bonds when everything is lost, and, most centrally, a heroic young woman who crosses a frozen landscape to find her destiny.

Lynn McBride has... Read more

Green

By: Sam Graham-Felsen

Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A coming-of-age novel about race, privilege, and the struggle to rise in America, written by a former Obama campaign staffer and propelled by an exuberant, unforgettable narrator.
 
“A riot of language that’s part hip-hop, part nerd boy, and part pure imagination.”—The Boston Globe

Boston, 1992. David Greenfeld is one of the few white kids at the... Read more

Elmet

By: Fiona Mozley

Narrated by: Gareth Bennett Ryan

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this atmospheric and profoundly moving debut, Cathy and Daniel live with their father, John, in the remote woods of Yorkshire, in a house the three of them built themselves. John is a gentle brute of a man, a former enforcer who fights for money when he has to, but who otherwise just wants to be left alone to raise his children. When a local... Read more

Martin Marten

By: Brian Doyle

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Dave is fourteen years old, living with his family in a cabin on Oregon's Mount Hood (or as he prefers to call it, like the Multnomah tribal peoples once did, Wy'east). Dave will soon enter high school, with adulthood and a future not far off—a future away from his mother, father, his precocious younger sister, and the wilderness where he's... Read more

A Hundred Small Lessons

By: Ashley Hay

Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Through the richly intertwined narratives of two women from different generations, Ashley Hay, known for her “elegant prose, which draws warm and textured portraits as it celebrates the web of human stories” (New York Times Book Review) weaves an intricate, bighearted tale of the many small decisions—the invisible moments—that come to make a... Read more

The Story of Arthur Truluv

By: Elizabeth Berg

Narrated by: Elizabeth Berg

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg comes a wise and emotionally powerful novel about three people who’ve lost the ones they love most, only to find second chances where they least expect them.For the past six months, Arthur Moses’s days have looked the same: He tends to his rose garden and to Gordon, his cat, then rides the... Read more

Silence

By: Erling Kagge

Narrated by: Atli Gunnarsson

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

What is silence?

Where can it be found?

Why is it now more important than ever?

In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book. an astonishing and... Read more

Whichwood

By: Tahereh Mafi

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a wondrous journey through the land of Whichwood in this stunning companion to Tahereh Mafi’s acclaimed bestseller Furthermore.

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year!

★ "Deliciously descriptive prose. . . . Darkly fascinating." −Kirkus
★ "Unforgettable heroine." −Booklist
★ "Mafi's language choices create visually arresting moments." –Shelf... Read more

Bonfire

By: Krysten Ritter

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“A suspenseful, psychologically gripping story” (Entertainment Weekly) that explores what happens when your past and present collide, from the star of Netflix’s Jessica Jones, AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes, and author of the forthcoming novel Retreat.

“A phenomenal, haunting debut.”—Gillian Flynn

“Dark, disturbing, and compulsively readable.”—Ruth... Read more

Renegades

By: Marissa Meyer

Narrated by: Dan Bittner & Rebecca Soler

Length: 16 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

"Both narrators bring authenticity to the young characters...this fun and surprisingly thoughtful superhero tale will be a rewarding listen." — AudioFile Magazine

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer, comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal. This new audiobook will pull listeners in and never let... Read more

Heather, the Totality

By: Matthew Weiner

Narrated by: Matthew Weiner

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Named a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year: The explosive debut novel about family, power, and privilege from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men.

Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still... Read more

Spineless

By: Juli Berwald

Narrated by: Juli Berwald

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

"A book full of wonders" —Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk

"Witty, insightful. . . .The story of jellyfish. . . is a significant part of the environmental story. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future." —New York Times Book Review 

Jellyfish have been swimming... Read more

Wonder Valley

By: Ivy Pochoda

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Destined to be a classic L.A. novel.”—Michael ConnellyWhen a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles.From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary portrait of contemporary... Read more

Rosemarked

By: Livia Blackburne

Narrated by: Angela Lin & Vikas Adam

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A healer who cannot be healed . . . When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she knows it's only a matter of time before she fully succumbs. Now she's destined to live her last days in isolation, cut off from her people and unable to practice her art-until a threat to her village creates a need that only she can fill. A soldier shattered... Read more

It's All Relative

By: A. J. Jacobs

Narrated by: A. J. Jacobs

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, poignant quest to understand what constitutes family—where it begins and how far it goes—in It’s All Relative, a “thought-provoking…delightful, easy-to-read, informative book” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

A.J. Jacobs has received some strange emails over the years, but... Read more

Hiddensee

By: Gregory Maguire

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.Gregory Maguire’s novels have been called ""bewitching,"" ""remarkable,""... Read more

The Secret of Nightingale Wood

By: Lucy Strange

Narrated by: Lucy Strange

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets. For those who loved Pax and The War That Saved My Life.A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017An Amazon Best Book of 2017A 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the YearA Telegraph Top 50 Book of the YearEveryone is too busy to pay attention to Henrietta and the things... Read more

Twin Peaks

By: Mark Frost

Narrated by: Annie Wersching

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this audiobook bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series.

The return of Twin Peaks is one of the most anticipated events in the history of television. The subject of endless speculation, shrouded in mystery, fans... Read more

Member of the Family

By: Dianne Lake & Deborah Herman

Narrated by: Dianne Lake

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In this poignant and disturbing memoir of lost innocence, coercion, survival, and healing, Dianne Lake chronicles her years with Charles Manson, revealing for the first time how she became the youngest member of his Family and offering new insights into one of the twentieth century’s most notorious criminals and life as one of his ""girls.""At... Read more

Long Way Down

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Jason Reynolds

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A Newbery Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
A Printz Honor Book
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize... Read more