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Bad Fruit
By: Ella King
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Just graduated from high school and waiting to start college at Oxford, Lily lives under the scrutiny of her volatile Singaporean mother, May, and is unable to find kinship with her elusive British father, Charlie. When May suspects that Charlie is having an affair, there's only one thing that calms May down: a glass of perfectly spoiled orange... Read more
View audiobookA Novel Proposal
By: Denise Hunter
Narrated by: Jessica Holtan
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
When western novelist Sadie Goodwin must pen a romance novel to rescue her lackluster sales, there’s only one tiny problem: she’s never been in love.Desperate to salvage her career, Sadie accepts an invitation to hole up at her friend’s beach duplex for the summer and devote herself to this confounding genre. After all, where better to witness... Read more
View audiobookA Likely Story
By: Leigh McMullan Abramson
Narrated by: Mia Barron, Cynthia Farrell, James Fouhey, Adam...
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
CBS New York Book Club with Mary Calvi and Belletrist Book Club Pick
“Raw, complex, and utterly unforgettable.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author
The only child of a famous American novelist discovers a shocking family secret that upends everything she thought she knew about her parents, her gilded childhood, and her own stalled... Read more
Künstlers in Paradise
By: Cathleen Schine
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
There was a time when the family Künstler lived in the fairy-tale city of Vienna. Circumstances transformed that fairy tale into a nightmare, and in 1939 the Künstlers found their way out of Vienna and into a new fairy tale: Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
For years Mamie Künstler, ninety-three-years-old, as clever and... Read more
Good Dog, Bad Cop
By: David Rosenfelt
Narrated by: Fred Berman
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
"Fred Berman resumes his narration of Rosenfelt's K Team series, lighthearted stories about private investigators and their trusty retired police dog who are hired by the police department of Patterson, New Jersey to solve cold cases. Berman portrays Douglas's street savvy and integrity while showcasing the humor and camaraderie Douglas shares... Read more
View audiobookThe Dig
By: Anne Burt
Narrated by: Siiri Scott
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
When Sarajevo-born siblings Antonia and Paul were adopted by a wealthy Midwestern family in the 1990s, a series of events with deadly consequences was set in motion. Now, with her career on the line and her idealistic brother missing, Antonia must race against the clock to uncover a sinister secret and prevent history from repeating... Read more
View audiobookThe 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
View audiobookSolomon's Crown
By: Natasha Siegel
Narrated by: Ben Allen & Steve West
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
“This sumptuous romance explores the relationship between Philip II of France and Richard the Lionheart. . . . Betrayal and tragedy lurk around every corner, yet there are moments of breathtaking loveliness.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
“Absolutely captivating and wonderfully romantic . . . I didn’t want to put this book... Read more
Happily
By: Sabrina Orah Mark
Narrated by: Gilli Messer
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • A beautifully written memoir-in-essays on fairy tales and their surprising relevance to modern life, from a Jewish woman raising Black children in the American South—based on her acclaimed Paris Review column “Happily”
“One of the most inventive, phenomenally executed books I’ve read in decades.”—Kiese... Read more
My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix
By: Kalynn Bayron
Narrated by: Clifford Samuel
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
"Clifford Samuel's low, melodious voice sounds like it was made for this atmospheric queer retelling of the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde story." - AudioFile Magazine
A teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance—and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger—in misty Victorian London, in Kalynn Bayron's My... Read more
Skyriders
By: Polly Holyoke
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
An Amazon Best Book of the Month!
Wings of Fire meets Skandar and the Unicorn Thief in this epic fantasy adventure set in a world where human and skysteed share a deep bond of friendship and love.
When monsters emerge to attack the empire, it's up to Kiesandra and her beloved winged horse N'Rah to prove to herself and the imperial army that she... Read more
STFU
By: Dan Lyons
Narrated by: Dan Lyons
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"Lyons is an able narrator who brings self-deprecation and humor to parts that may lose their impact in print. His emphatic delivery is dynamic, and listeners may find themselves nodding along in agreement."- Library Journal
New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons is here to tell you—and don't take this the... Read more
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
By: Daniel Nayeri
Narrated by: Daniel Nayeri
Length: 4 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri
This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams". The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he... Read more
At Sea
By: Emma Fedor
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
What happens when the man you love most in the world unexpectedly disappears and takes your small child with him? Emma Fedor’s “wonderful, haunting, and original” (Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park) debut explores the fierceness of first love and how far one woman will go to learn the truth about her family.
When Cara and Brendan first... Read more
The Jump
By: Brittney Morris
Narrated by: Zeno Robinson, Ali Andre Ali, Soneela Nankani &...
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane “thrill ride” (Kirkus Reviews) about a group of working-class teens in Seattle who join a dangerous scavenger hunt with a prize that can save their families and community.
Influence is power. Power creates change. And change is exactly what Team Jericho... Read more
The Humanity Archive
By: Jermaine Fowler
Narrated by: Jermaine Fowler
Length: 15 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times Bestseller
This sweeping survey of Black history shows how Black humanity has been erased and how its recovery can save the humanity of us all.
"An innovative reading of Black history, gracefully joining it to the larger history of all humankind." — Kirkus Starred Review
Using history as a foundation, The Humanity Archive uses... Read more
Time's Undoing
By: Cheryl A. Head
Narrated by: Jade Wheeler & Ronald Peet
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago—inspired by the author’s own family history
Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing... Read more
The Exceptions
By: Kate Zernike
Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Notable Book
As late as 1999, women who succeeded in science were called “exceptional” as if it were unusual for them to be so bright. They were exceptional, not because they could succeed at science but because of all they accomplished despite the hurdles.
“Gripping…one puts down the book inspired by the women’s grit, tenacity,... Read more
A Country You Can Leave
By: Asale Angel-Ajani
Narrated by: Amanda Cordner
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
"From page one, A Country You Can Leave is a riveting, exasperating, and deeply heartbreaking tale of mother-daughter strife and resilience." —Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming
A stunning debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black, biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the... Read more
Empty Theatre
By: Jac Jemc
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A wildly over-the-top social satire reimagining the mad misadventures of the iconic royal cousins King Ludwig and Empress Sisi, from the incomparable Jac Jemc.
History knows them as King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Elizabeth of Austria, icons of the late nineteenth century who died young and left behind magnificent portraits and palaces. But... Read more
Full Exposure
By: Thien-Kim Lam
Narrated by: David Lee Huynh & Keylor Leigh
Length: 7 hours
Abridged: No
Happy Endings author Thien-Kim Lam is back—with a rom-com set during the divine madness of Mardi Gras as two lovers ask: Can a Big Easy fling become the real thing?Boudoir photographer Josie Parks never ever takes a vacation. But when a client cancels a New Orleans shoot at the last minute, she decides to fly out from her Washington, D.C.,... Read more
View audiobookSink
By: Joseph Earl Thomas
Narrated by: Joseph Earl Thomas
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek culture.
Stranded within an ever-shifting family’s desperate but volatile attempts to love, saddled with a mercurial mother mired in crack... Read more
Izzy at the End of the World
By: K.A. Reynolds
Narrated by: Dana Wing Lau
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddix in this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-old Izzy, an autistic girl surviving the end of the world who must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanity’s disappearance. Ever since Izzy Wilder’s mom died, she’s wanted life to... Read more
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By: Colin Winnette
Narrated by: Justin Price
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Miles, a lead creative at a midsize virtual reality company known for its "original experiences," has engineered a new product called The Ghost Lover. Wildly popular from the outset, the "game" is simple: a user's simulated life is almost identical to their reality, except they're haunted by the ghost of an ex-lover. However, when a shift in the... Read more
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