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Intimacies

By: Katie Kitamura

Narrated by: Traci Kato-Kiriyama

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE 2021 READS

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM Washington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly

“Intimacies is a... Read more

Soil

By: Camille T Dungy

Narrated by: Camille T Dungy

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A “heartfelt and thoroughly enriching” (Aimee Nezhukumatathil, New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders) work that expands on how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage.

In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden... Read more

The Book of M

By: Peng Shepherd

Narrated by: James Fouhey & Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 17 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Brad Thor's Summer 2018 Fiction Pick for THE TODAY SHOW!NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Elle • Refinery29 • PopSugar • Verge""Eerie, dark, and compelling, [The Book of M] will not disappoint lovers of The Passage and Station Eleven."" —BooklistWHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP TO REMEMBER?Set in a dangerous near future world, The Book of M tells the... Read more

Mary

By: Nat Cassidy

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Nat Cassidy’s highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.

But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot... Read more

Eight Perfect Murders

By: Peter Swanson

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

""Fiendish good fun."" —Anthony HorowitzFrom the hugely talented author of Before She Knew Him comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of... Read more

Things in Jars

By: Jess Kidd

Narrated by: Jacqueline Milne

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “miraculous and thrilling” (Diane Setterfield, #1 New York Times bestselling author) mystery for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Book of Speculation, Victorian London comes to life as an intrepid female sleuth wades through a murky world of collectors and criminals to recover a remarkable child.

Bridie Devine—flame-haired, pipe-smoking... Read more

The Dance Tree

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Narrated by: Ruta Gedmintas

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

""If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s truly dances. Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today—the subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism. Ultimately, however, the book’s wisdom, compassion, and beauty transcend historical... Read more

Cobalt Red

By: Siddharth Kara

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes an author's note read by the author.

An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all.

Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the... Read more

They Both Die at the End

By: Adam Silvera

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Robbie Daymond & Bahni Turpin

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day.#1 New York Times bestseller * four starred reviews * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Kirkus Best Book of the Year * A Booklist... Read more

Late Bloomer

By: Mazey Eddings

Narrated by: Ellie Gossage

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance with Mazey Eddings' signature sparkling voice!

Winning the lottery has ruined Opal Devlin's life. After quitting her dead-end job where she’d earned minimum wage and even less respect, she’s bombarded by people knocking at her door for a handout the second they found out her bank account was... Read more

Devil House

By: John Darnielle

Narrated by: John Darnielle

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

This program will include original music from the author and his bandmate Matt Douglas from The Mountain Goats.

"Darnielle brings a lyrical, literary tone to a novel that's part crime, part horror and wholly original."- Bookpage

From John Darnielle, the New York Times bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an... Read more

No Two Persons

By: Erica Bauermeister

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Braden Wright, Carol Jacobanis,...

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Multi-voiced Performance!

This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and narrator.

"The production's 10 outstanding real-life narrators portray the fictional audiobook's author and its nine narrators. Each of the talented real-life narrators brings their character vividly to life."-... Read more

Empire of the Vampire

By: Jay Kristoff

Narrated by: Damian Lynch

Length: 27 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Damian Lynch’s depiction of the sword is especially creepy and compelling. Lynch has a great sense of dialogue and pitch overall, and keeps this dramatic tale moving." -Locus

From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga.

From holy cup comes holy... Read more

Hour of the Witch

By: Chris Bohjalian

Narrated by: Grace Experience, Saskia Maarleveld, Danny Camp...

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the acclaimed author of The Flight Attendant: “Historical fiction at its best…. The book is a thriller in structure, and a real page-turner, the ending both unexpected and satisfying” (Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of the Outlander series, The Washington Post).

A young Puritan woman—faithful, resourceful,... Read more

The Angel of Indian Lake

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela...

Length: 16 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A National Bestseller

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her in New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones’s... Read more

Save Me the Plums

By: Ruth Reichl

Narrated by: Ruth Reichl

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A delicious insider account of the gritty, glamorous world of food culture.”—Vanity Fair

In this “poignant and hilarious” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir, trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of Gourmet.

A BEST BOOK OF THE... Read more

Split Tooth

By: Tanya Tagaq

Narrated by: Tanya Tagaq

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Amazon First Novel Award
Shortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Winner of the 2019 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose in English
Winner of the 2018 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design – Prose Fiction
Longlisted for the 2019 Sunburst... Read more

The Witch's Heart

By: Genevieve Gornichec

Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology.
 
Angrboda’s story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to provide him with knowledge of the future, the fire leaves... Read more

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

By: Zoulfa Katouh

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea.

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents... Read more

The Dallergut Dream Department Store

By: Miye Lee

Narrated by: Shannon Tyo

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

THE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD

For fans of magical realism and the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi comes this cozy fantasy debut.

What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up?

In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious... Read more

Before We Were Yours

By: Lisa Wingate

Narrated by: Emily Rankin & Catherine Taber

Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller

“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four... Read more

The Crescent Moon Tearoom

By: Stacy Sivinski

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An “impossibly endearing” (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups.

Ever since the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading... Read more

The Fake Mate

By: Lana Ferguson

Narrated by: Samantha Summers & Joe Arden

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson.
 
Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her... Read more

Sorrowland

By: Rivers Solomon

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Narrator Karen Chilton gives a riveting performance in this genre-defying masterpiece...The echoes of Chilton's haunting and beautiful narration will reverberate long after this powerful audiobook is over." -- AudioFile Magazine

A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction

Vern—seven... Read more