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Lavender House

A Novel

Evander Mills: Book #1

By: Lev AC Rosen
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“For years our wonderful friend Kim has been raving about this series, so I should have known I’d love it, but it exceeded all my expectations! A brilliant noir mystery set in 1950s San Francisco with a detective who will tear at your heart. Evander Mills (Andy) has recently been fired from the police department because he was caught in a raid of... Read more

The Last Gifts of the Universe

A Novel

By: Riley August
Narrated by: Robyn Holdaway, Ayesha Antoine & Chris Thompson
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

AN AUDIBLE BEST OF THE YEAR PICK for 2024!

A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes.

When the Home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a graveyard of dead civilisations. What befell them is unknown. All Home knows is that they are the last ones left – and... Read more

Mutual Interest

By: Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
Length: 13 hours 27 minutes

“This is giving Hello Dolly in the best way. Read more

Interesting Facts about Space

A Novel

By: Emily Austin
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

“Enid, our protagonist, is an anxious true crime–obsessed and space-loving lesbian with a deep phobia of bald men. As her paranoia about being stalked by someone unravels, so do her past and her own character. Emily Austin’s quirky characters shine with her humorous and charming writing that feels earnest and personal; this is one of my favorite... Read more

Late Bloomer

A Novel

By: Mazey Eddings
Narrated by: Ellie Gossage
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“When Opal wins the lottery, she buys a flower farm sight unseen. However, the seller neglected to mention that it wasn't doing too hot financially, or that there was someone already living there. Pepper refuses to leave, and Opal bought the farm fair and square, so what else can they do but move in together? This sweet book has a classic grumpy... Read more

Fruiting Bodies

Stories

By: Kathryn Harlan
Narrated by: Heather Masters
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction - 2023
This genre-bending debut collection of stories constructs eight eerie worlds full of desire, wisdom, and magic blooming amidst decay.

In stories that beckon and haunt, Fruiting Bodies ranges confidently from the fantastical to the gothic to the uncanny as it follows characters—mostly queer,... Read more

Women's Hotel

A Novel

Women’s Hotel: Book #1

By: Daniel M. Lavery
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

National BestsellerONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS—New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960s New York City.The Biedermeier might be several rungs lower on the ladder than the... Read more

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

“This is the funnest, tenderest, most lovable space romp you’ll ever take. There’s a fun plot but the real reason to read this book is the crew of the Wayfarer. Fair warning: You’ll want to follow them anywhere! With inter-species romance, plenty of pronouns, and space-age wisdom, this book made us feel more tender to our own young species of... Read more

The House of Doors

By: Tan Twan Eng
Narrated by: David Oakes & Louise-Mai Newberry
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Bloomsbury presents The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng, read by David Oakes and Louise-Mai Newberry.

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, NPR, SLATE, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORK
A NEW YORK... Read more

Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Neverton is home to the only gay conversion camp in the country to boast a 100% success rate: Camp Damascus. God-fearing Rose Darling knows all about the camp from the commercials starring the charismatic Pastor Pete Bend. But when Rose starts coughing up flies and getting flashes of a life she doesn't remember living -- and a girl she doesn't... Read more

The In-Between Bookstore

A Novel

By: Edward Underhill
Narrated by: Shaan Dasani
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

“A sensitive novel about what it's like to grow up queer in a small town and find queer communities at the college and in the big city. And what it can be like to return to your old home, to discover a queer community there and to wonder what would have happened if your younger self had had more knowledge at his disposal and whether he should... Read more

Mothers and Sons

A Novel

By: Adam Haslett
Narrated by: Andrew Gibson & Janet Metzger
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“Wow, is this book beautifully written. Complex relationships across generations and cultures, characters who grow and see themselves differently by the end of the novel… satisfying and sad and beautiful and hopeful. Read more

The Lilac People

By: Milo Todd
Narrated by: Max Meyers
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

“Focusing on the experiences of queer and trans people during World War II, Milo Todd tells stories of suffering, survival, and resilience without leaning into unnecessary trauma. A timely and powerful novel. Read more

Early Thirties

A Novel

By: Josh Duboff
Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Rachel F. Hirsch, Helen Laser, Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Emily Tremaine
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Kaia Gerber’s Library Science March Book Club Pick • Best Books of 2025 List by Vogue • Most Anticipated Novels of 2025 List by Marie Claire • Best New Books of Spring 2025 List by Bustle • Must-Read Books of Spring 2025 List by Town & Country

“The year’s best coming-of-age novel is about adults.” —GQ

A hilarious and painfully relatable... Read more

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, Georgia Bird, Liz Kerin, Mara Wilson, Mark Oshiro, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher & TJ Klune
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“You might not have known that you needed a Queer Horror Novel set in modern day Hollywood with a homophobic studio, questionable use of AI, and a screenwriter being haunted by his most terrifying creations after being told by his boss he needs to kill off his gay characters...but I’m here to tell you that you do, in fact, need this novel.... Read more

The Sapling Cage

Daughters of the Empty Throne: Book #1

By: Margaret Killjoy
Narrated by: Jackie Meloche
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

“The Sapling Cage is a beautiful fantasy narrative with cohesive world building, an intriguing magic system, and the most real depiction of the transfem experience I have ever read, or at least the closest to my experience. Wrapped in a story about the epic battle for the survival of a kingdom, is the story of a girl struggling to find her way in... Read more

Flux

A Novel

By: Jinwoo Chong
Narrated by: David Lee Huynh
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel—and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .



Four days before Christmas, eight-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, twenty-eight-year-old Brandon... Read more

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Reese's Book Club: A Novel

By: Kate Fagan
Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Tessa Albertson, Genevieve Kingston, Imani Jade Powers, Corey Brill, Kevin R. Free, Daniel Henning, Hillary Huber, Helen Laser, Fred Sanders, Jackie Sanders & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“I saw Sue Bird and Megan Rapino recommended this book, so I immediately had to listen. It did not disappoint. I had to keep listening to find out how everything came together in the end. Read more

Open Throat

By: Henry Hoke
Narrated by: Pete Cross
Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Lonely and fascinated by humanity’s foibles, the lion spends their days protecting the welfare of a nearby homeless encampment, observing obnoxious hikers complain about their trauma, and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities... Read more

Giovanni's Room

A Novel

Vintage International

By: James Baldwin
Narrated by: Matt Bomer & Kevin Young
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

“Oh wow, this one hurt...Rife with toxic masculinity, internalized and outward homophobia, European frankness, and American artifice, this 1950's queer romance will leave you hurting, in a claustrophobic Parisian flat, drunk, and without a cent to your name. Read more