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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

By: Balli Kaur Jaswal

Narrated by: Meera Syal

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A lively, sexy, and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about community, friendship, and women’s lives at all ages—a spicy and alluring mix of Together Tea and Calendar Girls.Every woman has a secret life . . .Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most of... Read more

The Penderwicks

By: Jeanne Birdsall

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful... Read more

Husband Material

By: Alexis Hall

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In Boyfriend Material, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends...and somehow figured out a way to make it work. Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and Luc's feeling the social pressure to propose. But it'll take more than four... Read more

Madwoman

By: Chelsea Bieker

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“The rare kind of book that lives in your bones” (Ashley Audrain), this novel tells a gripping story of motherhood and motherloss and the brutal, mighty things women do to keep themselves and each other alive, marking the arrival of a major fiction talent.

The world is not made for mothers.
Yet mothers made the world…

Clove has gone to extremes to... Read more

Too Much and Never Enough

By: Mary L. Trump

Narrated by: Mary L. Trump

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social... Read more

Bad Blood

By: John Carreyrou

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword.

“Chilling ... Reads like a thriller ... Carreyrou tells [the Theranos story]... Read more

The Villa

By: Rachel Hawkins

Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kimberly M. Wetherell & Shiromi A...

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Shiromi Arserio, Julia Whelan, and Kimberly Wetherell are the perfect trio to narrate this thriller about an Italian villa with a haunted past."- AudioFile

From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

As kids,... Read more

The Cheat Sheet

By: Sarah Adams

Narrated by: Renee Dorian & Teddy Hamilton

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is admitting it, right? Except, I can never admit it to him because he clearly doesn’t see me that way, and the last thing I want is for things... Read more

We Ride Upon Sticks

By: Quan Barry

Narrated by: Isabel Keating

Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"We Ride Upon Sticks . . . is for the kind of adults who watch Stranger Things and still have, somewhere, an athletic award inscribed on a paper plate." —NPR

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR • TIME • BOOK RIOT • LITHUB • KIRKUS REVIEWS

Acclaimed novelist Quan Barry delivers a tour de female force in this delightful novel. Set in the... Read more

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date

By: Ashley Herring Blake

Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A fake relationship after a horrible one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake.
 
Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partners that are perfect for them, and her parents are still blissfully married. And she’s happy for... Read more

The Celebrants: A Read with Jenna Pick

By: Steven Rowley

Narrated by: Steven Rowley

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestseller
A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselves—by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.

It’s been a minute—or five years—since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their... Read more

All About Me!

By: Mel Brooks

Narrated by: Mel Brooks

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words.

“Laugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating, from the great Mel Brooks. What else do you expect from the man who knew Jesus... Read more

Easy Beauty

By: Chloé Cooper Jones

Narrated by: Chloé Cooper Jones

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography

A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 * Vulture’s #1 Memoir of 2022 * A Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, Time, BuzzFeed, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * One of Oprah Daily’s 33 Memoirs That Changed a Generation

From Chloé... Read more

Invisible Women

By: Caroline Criado-Perez

Narrated by: Caroline Criado-Perez

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our... Read more

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

By: Gabrielle Zevin

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The irascible A. J. Fikry, owner of Island Books—the only bookstore on Alice Island—has already lost his wife. Now his most prized possession, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose in the most embarrassing of circumstances. The store itself, it seems, will be next to go.

One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his... Read more

The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

Narrated by: Ethan Hawke

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of The Every comes an endearing story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals.

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a... Read more

The Unhoneymooners

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews * Publishers Weekly * Library Journal

Named a “Must-Read” by TODAY, Us Weekly, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Southern Living, Book Riot, Woman’s Day, The Toronto Star, and more!

For two sworn enemies, anything can happen during... Read more

The House of Broken Angels

By: Luis Alberto Urrea

Narrated by: Luis Alberto Urrea

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend.

"All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death."

In his... Read more

Thicker than Water

By: Kerry Washington

Narrated by: Kerry Washington

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the deeply moving journey of her life so far, and the bravely intimate story of discovering her truth.

While on a drive in Los Angeles, on a seemingly average afternoon, Kerry Washington received a text message that would send her on a life-changing journey of... Read more

A Lady for a Duke

By: Alexis Hall

Narrated by: Kay Eluvian

Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Husband Material comes a lush, sweeping queer historical romance where sparks fly between childhood friends after a life-changing separation—perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Lisa Kleypas!​
  When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But... Read more

My Dark Vanessa

By: Kate Elizabeth Russell

Narrated by: Grace Gummer

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BREAKOUT AUTHOR TO WATCH IN 2020“Brilliant and stunning . . . an absolute must read.” – GILLIAN FLYNN“A well-constructed package of dynamite.” – STEPHEN KINGA most anticipated book by The New York Times • USA Today • Entertainment Weekly • Marie Claire • Elle • Harper's Bazaar • Bustle • Newsweek • New York Post • Esquire... Read more

Fight Like Hell

By: Kim Kelly

Narrated by: Em Grosland

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This revelatory and inclusive book “unearths the stories of the people—farm laborers, domestic workers, factory employees—behind some of the labor movement’s biggest successes” (The New York Times) from independent journalist and Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly.

Freed Black women organizing for protection in the Reconstruction-era South.... Read more

Strong Female Character

By: Fern Brady

Narrated by: Fern Brady

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, this is a necessary corrective in a world where Autistic women are all either written off as quiet and docile, or erased entirely.” —Devon Price, Ph.D., author of Unmasking Autism

Scottish comedian Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she'd had loads of boyfriends and is... Read more

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

By: Sarah Hawley

Narrated by: Helen Laser

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Mariel Spark knows not to trust a demon, especially one that wants her soul, but what’s a witch to do when he won’t leave her side—and she kind of doesn’t want him to?

Mariel Spark is prophesied to be the most powerful witch seen in centuries of the famed Spark family, but to the displeasure of her mother, she prefers baking to brewing potions... Read more