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The Nix
By: Nathan Hill
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Length: 21 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, a novel that explores—with sharp humor and a fierce tenderness—the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change.
“A mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it’s also a tragicomedy about anger and... Read more
The Sky on Fire
By: Jenn Lyons
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 17 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Enter a world ruled by dragons…
The Sky on Fire is a daring new fantasy heist adventure that will thrill fans of Temeraire, Fourth Wing, and Dragonriders of Pern
Anahrod lives only for survival, forging her own way through the harsh jungles of the Deep with her titan drake by her side. Even when an adventuring party saves her from capture by a... Read more
Black River Orchard
By: Chuck Wendig
Narrated by: Xe Sands, Brittany Pressley, Sean Patrick Hopki...
Length: 22 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A small town is transformed when seven strange trees begin bearing magical apples in this masterpiece of horror from the author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents.
“This masterful outing should continue to earn Wendig comparisons to Stephen King.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • AN NPR BEST BOOK... Read more
Caraval
By: Stephanie Garber
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
"Actor Soler's lively narration swiftly draws listeners into the magical spectacle at the center of Garber's YA novel" — Publishers Weekly, best audiobooks of 2017
Welcome, welcome to Caraval — Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous intrigue of a legendary game.
Scarlett has... Read more
Tell Me Everything
By: Minka Kelly
Narrated by: Minka Kelly
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"Kelly is so piercingly honest, you just want to reach out and give her a hug...It’s totally gripping: I couldn’t take my earbuds out." —Vulture
"Kelly reads the book with grace, even when she gets to the tough moments, and you’ll walk away afterward with your jaw on the floor." —Shondaland
“A timely, urgent... Read more
Theft of Swords
By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Length: 22 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles—until they are hired to pilfer a famed sword. What appears to be just a simple job finds them framed for the murder of the king and trapped in a conspiracy that uncovers a plot far... Read more
View audiobookOrdinary Girls
By: Jaquira Diaz
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
A fierce, beautiful, and unflinching memoir from a wildly talented debut author
While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Jaquira Díaz found herself caught between extremes: as her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was surrounded by the love of her friends; as she longed for a family and... Read more
What Moves the Dead
By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
"The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed
"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook...holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." -AudioFile Magazine
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping... Read more
10 Things That Never Happened
By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Will Watt
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Sam Becker loves—or, okay, likes—his job. Sure, managing a bed-and-bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work, and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git. Jonathan Forest should never have... Read more
View audiobookWashington Black
By: Esi Edugyan
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” —Vanity Fair
Eleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is... Read more
Survival of the Thickest
By: Michelle Buteau
Narrated by: Michelle Buteau
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
*Now a comedy series on Netflix!*
From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of “zesty and hilarious” (Publishers Weekly) essays for fans of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling and We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union.
If you’ve... Read more
Brainwyrms
By: Alison Rumfitt
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
From Alison Rumfitt, the author of Tell Me I’m Worthless — “a triumph of transgressive queer horror” (Publishers Weekly) — comes Brainwyrms, a searing body horror novel of obsession, violence, and pleasure.
When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As the media descends like vultures, Frankie tries... Read more
How Beautiful We Were
By: Imbolo Mbue
Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards, Dion Graham, ...
Length: 14 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A fearless young woman from a small African village starts a revolution against an American oil company in this sweeping, inspiring novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers.
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, People • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The... Read more
Certain Dark Things
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Aida Reluzco
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
From Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding neo-noir that reimagines vampire lore.
Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on... Read more
Catch and Kill
By: Ronan Farrow
Narrated by: Ronan Farrow
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Now an HBO documentary series streaming on HBO Max.
One of the Best Books of the Year Time * NPR * Washington Post * Bloomberg News * Chicago Tribune * Chicago Public Library * Fortune * Los Angeles Times * E! News * The Telegraph * Apple * Library Journal In this newly updated edition of the "meticulous and devastating" (Associated Press)... Read more
Hunger
By: Roxane Gay
Narrated by: Roxane Gay
Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.“I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to... Read more
View audiobookIlluminae
By: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Narrated by: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lincoln Hoppe, Johnathan ...
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
For fans of Marie Lu comes the first book in an epic series that bends the sci-fi genre into a new dimension.
“A truly beautiful novel that redefines the form." —Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of Red Queen
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
... Read more
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party
By: Edward Dolnick
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
From the bestselling author of The Clockwork Universe and The Writing of the Gods, a historical adventure story about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur bones, leading to a whole new understanding of human history.
In the early 1800s the world was a safe and cozy place. But then a twelve-year-old farm boy in Massachusetts stumbled... Read more
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
By: Julia Alvarez
Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Literary icon Julia Alvarez, the international bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, returns with a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic.
Alma Cruz, the celebrated writer at the heart of The Cemetery of Untold Stories, doesn’t want to end up like her... Read more
Where the Dark Stands Still
By: A. B. Poranek
Narrated by: Ola Forman
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller
A girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this “dark, devastating, and gothic” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens and House of Salt and Sorrows.
Liska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are... Read more
The Wicked Bargain
By: Gabe Cole Novoa
Narrated by: Vico Ortiz
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen with a mission of revenge, redemption, and revolution. From the New York Times bestselling author of Most Ardently.
On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical... Read more
Dinners with Ruth
By: Nina Totenberg
Narrated by: Nina Totenberg
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented her legacy as a... Read more
Seven Days in June
By: Tia Williams
Narrated by: Mela Lee
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
The instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon book club pick is "a heady combination of book love and between-the-sheets love.” (Ruth Ware)
“Tia Williams’s book is a smart, sexy testament to Black joy, to the well of strength from which women draw, and to tragic romances that mature into second chances. I absolutely loved it.”
—JODI... Read more
The Once and Future Sex
By: Eleanor Janega
Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior.
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about... Read more