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That Summer Feeling
By: Bridget Morrissey
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
One of Amazon's Best Romances of June ∙ A Real Simple Must-Read of Summer 2023 ∙ A Book Riot Best Romance Book of Summer 2023 ∙ A Buzzfeed Romance Book To Look Out For In 2023 ∙ A Paste Magazine Most Anticipated Contemporary Romance Book of 2023
When a divorced woman attends a sleepaway camp for adults, she reconnects with a man from her... Read more
Big Gay Wedding
By: Byron Lane
Narrated by: Noah Galvin
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by Noah Galvin, who starred in The Good Doctor, Dear Evan Hansen, The Real O'Neals, and Booksmart.
An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town that’s forever changed by a big gay wedding, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and The Guncle
Two grooms. One mother of a problem.
Barnett Durang... Read more
The Book of Charlie
By: David Von Drehle
Narrated by: David Von Drehle
Length: 7 hours
Abridged: No
One of our nation’s most prominent writers discovers the truth about how to live a long and happy life from the centenarian next door in this “original and highly readable account of a splendid American life” (The Wall Street Journal).
When a veteran Washington journalist moved to Kansas, he met a new neighbor who was more than a century old.... Read more
Brave the Wild River
By: Melissa L. Sevigny
Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran... Read more
View audiobookThe God of Good Looks
By: Breanne Mc Ivor
Narrated by: Varia Williams & Alexis Rodney
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
An NPR best book of the year and recommended by Oprah Daily, Good Housekeeping, Zibby Mag, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, and Katie Couric Media!""A summer read with bite.”—NPRDisgraced model-writer Bianca Bridge can’t stand hotshot makeup maven Obadiah Cortland. And he lets her know the feeling is mutual. But when working together is their last resort,... Read more
View audiobookYou Are Here
By: Karin Lin-Greenberg
Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
The inhabitants of a small town have long found that their lives intersect at one focal point: the local shopping mall. But business is down, stores are closing, and as the institution breathes its last gasp, the people inside it dream of something different, something more. You Are Here brings this diverse group of characters vividly to... Read more
View audiobookPaper Names
By: Susie Luo
Narrated by: Austin Ku
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
*A Publishers Lunch Buzz Book*
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity and the American experience—for fans of Jean Kwok, Mary Beth Keane and Naima Coster.
Set in New York and China over three decades, Paper Names explores what it... Read more
The Half Moon
By: Mary Beth Keane
Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz & Rebecca Lowman
Length: 10 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
“An insightful, riveting study of marriage.” —People
From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a masterful and “absorbing” (The New York Times) novel about a couple in a small town navigating the complexities of marriage, family, and longing.
Malcolm Gephardt, handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of... Read more
The Eden Test
By: Adam Sternbergh
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Carlotta Brentan performs fascinating monologues of Daisy and Craig. She captures the rhythm and the cadence of each of their voices and does a fine job of revealing their distinct personalities. As the story unfolds and Daisy and Craig find themselves in physical danger, Brentan's ability to ramp up the tension to an excruciating... Read more
View audiobookIf We're Being Honest
By: Cat Shook
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Kathleen McInerney's range is perfect in this touching comedic drama."- AudioFile
For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s debut novel If We’re Being Honest is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their history.
When... Read more
Adelaide
By: Genevieve Wheeler
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
“A beautifully-written, deeply felt exploration of what it means to love and be loved.”–– Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost
In love . . .
For twenty-six-year-old Adelaide Williams, an American living in dreamy London, meeting Rory Hughes was like a lightning bolt out of the blue: this charming Englishman was... Read more
This Isn't Going to End Well
By: Daniel Wallace
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
In this powerful memoir, the bestselling author of Big Fish tries to come to terms with the life and death of his multi-talented longtime friend and brother-in-law, who had been his biggest hero and inspiration, in a poignant, lyrical, and moving memoir.
If we’re lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our... Read more
The Trackers
By: Charles Frazier
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great DepressionHurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America, painter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of Dawes, Wyoming. Through a stroke of luck, he’s landed a New Deal... Read more
View audiobookBlood Debts
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Torian Brac...
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features multicast narration.
GODS MEDDLE AND MAGIC WILL BETRAY YOU, BUT THIS TIME JUSTICE WILL REIGN.
Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts, is "an extravaganza from start to finish" (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans.
Most Anticipated from... Read more
Once There Was
By: Kiyash Monsef
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
An Odyssey Award Finalist
A New York Times bestseller!
A Morris Award Finalist
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them meets Neil Gaiman in this “striking and heartfelt” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about an Iranian American girl who discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures—and that she must take up his mantle, despite... Read more
Rubicon
By: J. S. Dewes
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 16 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"Eunice Wong smoothly differentiates a diverse cast in this edgy military thriller."- AudioFile
J. S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, returns with another science fiction space opera, Rubicon, that melds elements of Scalzi's Old Man's War with Edge of Tomorrow.
Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die.
She can't.
After enduring a... Read more
American Mermaid
By: Julia Langbein
Narrated by: Tara Sands
Length: 11 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • "Sublime." —New York Times Book Review
"Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe
Broke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist, eco-warrior... Read more
The Farewell Tour
By: Stephanie Clifford
Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
AUDIOBOOK FEATURES EXCERPTS FROM FOUR ORIGINAL SONGS WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY THE AUTHORFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Everybody Rise, a rich and riveting novel with the exquisite historical detail and evocative settings of The Cold Millions and Great Circle that tells the story of one unforgettable woman’s rise in country and... Read more
View audiobookWhat Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
By: Claire Jimenez
Narrated by: Claire Jimenez
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
A powerful novel that's "hilarious, heartbreaking, and ass-kicking" (Jamie Ford) about a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long‑missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and sets out to bring her home.
Winner of the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction · Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary... Read more
Off the Map
By: Trish Doller
Narrated by: Sarah Naughton
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
"Naughton delivers a delightful performance...listeners will enjoy this light yet heartfelt romance from start to finish."- AudioFile
Trish Doller's idyllic romance Off the Map proves sometimes a wrong turn can lead to the exact right destination.
On the road to love, you don't need a GPS...
Carla Black’s life motto is “here for a good time, not... Read more
Chaos Theory
By: Nic Stone
Narrated by: Nic Stone & Dion Graham
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental health, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.
Scars exist... Read more
The Queen of Dirt Island
By: Donal Ryan
Narrated by: Emma Lowe
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
“From its opening pages, this book exerts a quiet, propulsive hold over its reader. The three generations of Aylward women will break your heart and then put it back together again.” –Maggie O'Farrell
"This is a generous mosaic of a novel about the staying power of love and pride and history and family." –Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon and Let... Read more
The Angel Maker
By: Alex North
Narrated by: Rosalie Craig
Length: 8 hours
Abridged: No
"Narrator Rosalie Craig is especially adept at providing varying voices to assist the listener in identifying characters." - AudioFile Magazine
This program is read by London Evening Standard Award–winning actor Rosalie Craig, who also plays Virginia in Netflix's 1899.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Whisper Man and The Shadows... Read more
Your Driver Is Waiting
By: Priya Guns
Narrated by: Priya Guns
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Autostraddle, Shondaland, Booklist • In this electrifyingly fierce and funny social satire—inspired by the iconic 1970s film Taxi Driver—a ride share driver is barely holding it together on the hunt for love, dignity, and financial security...until she decides she's done waiting.
“What you are about to read is a call to... Read more