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The Girls

By: Emma Cline

Narrated by: Cady McClain

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT BESTSELLER • An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Financial Times, Esquire, Newsweek, Vogue, Glamour, People, The Huffington Post,... Read more

Barkskins

By: Annie Proulx

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 25 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Now a television mini-series airing on National Geographic May 2020!
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year & a New York Times Notable Book

From the Pulitzer Prize–­­winning author of The Shipping News and “Brokeback Mountain,” comes the New York Times bestselling epic about the demise of the world’s forests: “Barkskins is grand... Read more

Brighton

By: Michael Harvey

Narrated by: Stephen Mendel

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An extraordinary thriller—gripping, haunting, and marvelously told—about two friends growing up in a rapidly changing Boston, who must face the sins of their past in the midst of a series of brutal murders.“You came back here to bury your past. . . . Thing is, you gotta kill it first.”Kevin Pearce—baseball star, honor student, the pride of... Read more

You Know Me Well

By: Nina LaCour & David Levithan

Narrated by: Emma Galvin & Matthew Brown

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A special edition of the critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ romance, now with bonus material from bestselling authors Nina LaCour and David Levithan.

You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.

Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet... Read more

Now and Forever

By: Ray Bradbury

Narrated by: Paul Hecht

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A journalist bearing terrible news leaps from a still-moving train into a small town of wonderful, impossible secrets . . . The doomed crew of a starship follows their blind, mad captain on a quest into deepest space to joust with destiny, eternity, and God Himself . . . Now and Forever is a bold new work from an incomparable artist whose... Read more

The Fifth Child

By: Doris Lessing

Narrated by: Sue Pitkin

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Doris Lessing's contemporary gothic horror story—centered on the birth of a baby who seems less than human—probes society's unwillingness to recognize its own brutality.Harriet and David Lovatt, parents of four children, have created an idyll of domestic bliss in defiance of the social trends of late 1960s England. While around them crime and... Read more

The Gilded Years

By: Karin Tanabe

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Passing meets The House of Mirth in this “utterly captivating” (Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House) historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first black student to attend Vassar, who successfully passed as white—until she let herself grow too attached to the wrong person.

Since... Read more

Before the Fall

By: Noah Hawley

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are the painter Scott Burroughs and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of... Read more

Smoke

By: Dan Vyleta

Narrated by: Allan Corduner

Length: 18 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Readers of the Harry Potter series and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell are sure to be mesmerized by Dan Vyleta’s thrilling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, as three young friends scratch the surface of the grown-up world to discover startling wonders—and dangerous secrets.
 
 
 
“Dan Vyleta writes with intricacy and imagination and... Read more

The After Party

By: Anton DiSclafani

Narrated by: Dorothy Dillingham Blue

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"A vintage version of 'Gossip Girl' meets bigger hair." —The Skimm

"DiSclafani’s story sparkles like the jumbo diamonds her characters wear to one-up each other. Historical fiction lovers will linger over every lush detail." —People

From the bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of lifelong female friendship –... Read more

The Weekenders

By: Mary Kay Andrews

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. While... Read more

Valiant Ambition

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the George Washington Prize

A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye.

"May be one of the greatest... Read more

LaRose

By: Louise Erdrich

Narrated by: Louise Erdrich

Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionFinalist for the PEN Faulkner AwardIn this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale... Read more

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl

By: Mona Awad

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A darkly funny, deeply resonant, and exquisitely written literary debut, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl is the story of one woman’s journey from fat adolescence to an ex-fat adulthood, as she seeks love and acceptance from everyone except herself.Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the... Read more

The Sport of Kings

By: C. E. Morgan

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 23 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Hellsmouth, an indomitable thoroughbred with the blood of Triple Crown winners in her veins, runs for the glory of the Forge family, one of Kentucky’s oldest and most powerful dynasties. Henry Forge has partnered with his daughter, Henrietta, in an endeavor of raw obsession: to breed the next superhorse, the next Secretariat. But when Allmon... Read more

Everybody's Fool

By: Richard Russo

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 18 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times 2016 Notable Book

An immediate national best seller and instant classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls. Richard Russo returns to North Bath—“a town where dishonesty abounds, everyone misapprehends everyone else and half the citizens are half-crazy” (The New York Times)—and the characters who made Nobody’s... Read more

Imagine Me Gone

By: Adam Haslett

Narrated by: Ellen Archer

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most?

When Margaret's fiancée, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his... Read more

Not Working

By: Lisa Owens

Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Jennifer Close’s Girls in White Dresses comes a “a pin-sharp, utterly addictive debut” (Vogue U.K.) told in vignettes that speak to a new generation not trying to have it all but hoping to make sense of it all.

“Everyone’s been talking about this book. . . . Charming and funny, this read is simply delightful.”—Bustle

“A... Read more

The Defense

By: Steve Cavanagh

Narrated by: Adam Sims

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's The Defense." —Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Radiant Angel

Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different.

In The Defense, former con artist turned lawyer Eddie... Read more

Heat and Light

By: Jennifer Haigh

Narrated by: Michael Rahhal & Allyson Ryan

Length: 14 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart—a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families.Forty... Read more

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

By: Phaedra Patrick

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, now an original movie on Hallmark.

“An endearing celebration of life.” -RealSimple.com

Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove, this curiously charming debut follows a lovable widower and his life-changing adventure of love and self-discovery.

Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He... Read more

Redemption Road

By: John Hart

Narrated by: Scott Shepherd

Length: 15 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars for Best Novel. Every book a New York Times bestseller. After five years, John Hart is back.

Since his debut bestseller, The King of Lies, reviewers across the country have heaped praise on John Hart, comparing his writing to that of Pat Conroy, Cormac McCarthy and Scott Turow. Each novel has... Read more

The Star-Touched Queen

By: Roshani Chokshi

Narrated by: Priya Ayyar

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no listener will soon forget. An instant New York Times bestseller!

Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?

Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises... Read more

Father's Day

By: Simon Van Booy

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

When devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met—a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape.Moving between past and present, Father’s Day weaves together the story of Harvey’s childhood... Read more