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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

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

By: Patricia Park

Narrated by: Felisha Wong

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, and even her own home. A hilarious, poignant, and powerful YA novel from the award-winning author of Re Jane.

“Simply brilliant!” —David Yoon, New York Times best-selling author of FRANKLY IN LOVE
“Scathingly funny.” —Gayle Forman, New York Times... Read more

Wolfish

By: Erica Berry

Narrated by: Lessa Lamb

Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"Lessa Lamb narrates with a fine tone and timbre. She inhabits the youthful sound and elegant style of this layered audiobook. Her timing and sense of occasion add richness to its informed foray into all things wolf as she captures the drama, fear, and anxiety that underlie the immersive presentation." - AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award... Read more

Last Chance Dance

By: Lakita Wilson

Narrated by: Yinka Ladeinde

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

An utterly charming YA romance perfect for fans of Elise Bryant and Leah Johnson.

"An ode to love in all its beautiful chaos. Leila is funny, irreverent, and next-level charming, and her story is an actual joyride. Sheer delight through and through."--Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Leila... Read more

BFF

By: Christie Tate

Narrated by: Christie Tate

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

* “A love story about the miracle of friendship.” —Maggie Smith * “Fearless and unflinching.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *

From the author of Group, a New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club Pick, a poignant, funny, and emotionally satisfying memoir about Christie Tate’s lifelong struggle to sustain female friendship, and the... Read more

Murder at an Irish Castle

By: Ellie Brannigan

Narrated by: Traci Odom

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Rodeo Drive bridalwear designer Rayne McGrath expected her thirtieth birthday to start with a power lunch and end with champagne, lobster, and a diamond engagement ring from her fiancé. Instead, flat-broke and busted, she’s on a plane to Ireland, where she discovers that she’s inherited a run-down family castle. Uncle Nevin’s will contains a few... Read more

Radiant Sin

By: Katee Robert

Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown & Alex Moorcock

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and kind Apollo asks her to go undercover as his plus-one at a week-long party hosted by a dangerous new power player...Cassandra reluctantly agrees to have his back. But she has one... Read more

The Black Queen

By: Jumata Emill

Narrated by: Angel Pean & Erin Spencer

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.

Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the... Read more

Unraveling

By: Peggy Orenstein

Narrated by: Peggy Orenstein

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

“Orenstein is such a breezy, funny writer, it’s easy to forget she’s an important thinker too.”—PeopleIn this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to... Read more

Tell Me I'm Worthless

By: Alison Rumfitt

Narrated by: Nicky Endres

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Alison Rumfitt’s Tell Me I’m Worthless is a dark, unflinching haunted house story that confronts both supernatural and real-world horrors through the lens of the modern-day trans experience.

"Nicky Endres pulls out all the stops when performing this horror story about a haunted house and the shocking trauma it inflicts on three people...This is... Read more

Locust Lane

By: Stephen Amidon

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"This is a plot that uncovers many secrets, and Campbell treats them all evenhandedly with no hints that give away the identity of the murderer before the mystery's reveal."- AudioFile

For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Audible Hall of Fame narrator Cassandra Campbell delivers an electrifying... Read more

The Racism of People Who Love You

By: Samira Mehta

Narrated by: Fareeda Pasha

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

An unflinching look at the challenges and misunderstandings mixed-race people face in family spaces and intimate relationships across their varying cultural backgrounds

In this emotionally powerful and intellectually provocative blend of memoir, cultural criticism, and theory, scholar and essayist Samira Mehta reflects on many facets of being... Read more

Age of Vice

By: Deepti Kapoor

Narrated by: Vidish Athavale

Length: 19 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Oprah Daily and NPR!

“Dazzling...Finally free from the book’s grip, now all I want to do is get others hooked.”— The Washington Post

“A page-turning social novel…It stirs the pulse while digging into the entrenched and... Read more

Sam

By: Allegra Goodman

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “I’ve been an Allegra Goodman fan for years, but Sam is hands down my new favorite. I loved this powerful and endearing portrait of a girl who must summon deep within herself the grit and wisdom to grow up.”—Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers

NEW YORK TIMES... Read more

Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone

By: Sequoia Nagamatsu

Narrated by: Brian Nishii & June Angela

Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"You should be here; he's simply magnificent." These are the final words a biologist hears before his Margaret Mead-like wife dies at the hands of Godzilla. The words haunt him as he studies the kaiju (Japan's giant monsters) on an island reserve, attempting to understand the beauty his wife saw. "The Return to Monsterland" opens Where We Go... Read more

Tread of Angels

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Celeste, a card sharp with a need for justice, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class of this mining town, in an “intricate…engrossing” (The Washington Post) new world of dark fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Sun, Rebecca... Read more

They're Going to Love You

By: Meg Howrey

Narrated by: Meg Howrey

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2022 • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH • A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK • A gripping novel set in the world of professional ballet, New York City during the AIDS crisis, and present-day Los Angeles. • "Beautiful...[A] finger-trap puzzle of a plot."—New York Times Book Review

“They’re Going to Love You is my idea of... Read more

Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir with Even Though I Knew the End.A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago’s divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above.An exiled auspex who... Read more

White Horse

By: Erika T. Wurth

Narrated by: Tonantzin Carmelo

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"The audiobook narrated by Tonantzin Carmelo is enthralling." - Buzzfeed

"Narrator Tonantzin Carmelo’s portrayal of Kari imbues her with a rebellious and tenacious attitude that makes her immediately likable." - Library Journal

Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut novel about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she... Read more

The Luminaries

By: Susan Dennard

Narrated by: Caitlin Davies

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Caitlin Davies brings her talents to this NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Davies captures the magic of Dennard's exciting world and illuminates each character. While this audiobook is intended for a YA audience, it will keep listeners of all ages enthralled and spooked."- AudioFile

From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author... Read more

The Rewind

By: Allison Winn Scotch

Narrated by: Julia Whelan & MacLeod Andrews

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
One of Amazon's Best Romances of November!

Two exes wake up together with wedding bands on their fingers—and no idea how they got there. They have just one New Year’s Eve at the end of 1999 to figure it out in this big-hearted and nostalgic rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch.

When... Read more

How to Excavate a Heart

By: Jake Maia Arlow

Narrated by: Hope Newhouse

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Stonewall Honor author Jake Maia Arlow delivers a sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas rom-com in a read perfect for fans of Kelly Quindlen and Casey McQuiston.It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru.Attempted vehicular manslaughter was not part of Shani’s plan. She was supposed to be focusing on... Read more

We Are the Light

By: Matthew Quick

Narrated by: Luke Kirby

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

*“A treasure of a novel…read it and be healed.” —Justin Cronin * “Beautifully written and emotion-packed.” —Harlan Coben *

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook—made into the Academy Award–winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper—a poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a... Read more

Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One

By: Maggie Horne

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A “must-read for tweens and their parents"" (SLJ, starred review), this funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut follows 12-year-old loner Hazel Hill, who after one of her classmates is harassed online, devises a plan to catch the school's golden boy in the act. Seventh grader Hazel Hill is too busy for friends. No, really. She... Read more