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The Circus Train

By: Amita Parikh
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 14 hours 39 minutes

“I got so absorbed in this book! The circus, magic, a love story and a courageous heroine to boot....what's not to love? Although this is historical fiction set pre- and post-WWII, this is a creative and unique story, and a nice, easy and captivating read. Read more

Lark Ascending

By: Silas House
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

A riveting story of survival and hope, set in the not-too-distant future, about a young man forced to flee the United States and seek refuge across the Atlantic. 

As fires devastate most of the United States, Lark and his family secure a place on a refugee boat headed to Ireland, the last country not yet overrun by extremists and rumored to be... Read more

Fairy Tale

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Seth Numrich & Stephen King
Length: 24 hours 4 minutes

“This book and the performer are equally brilliant! Seth Numrich knocks it out of the park with this not-so-typical Stephen King novel. Read more

Pieces of Blue

A Novel

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

"Barrie Kreinik takes listeners to the paradise of Hawaii, where the setting is the only thing that appears to be tropical...The suspenseful twists will pique the listener's interest to the end."- AudioFile

From New York Times bestselling author Holly Goldberg Sloan, a compelling and heartfelt novel for fans of Maria Semple and Emma Straub about... Read more

The Sleeping Car Porter

By: Suzette Mayr
Narrated by: Chris McPherson
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 20 LITERARY FICTION BOOKS OF 2022 OPRAH DAILY: BOOKS TO READ BY THE FIRE THE GLOBE 100: THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 CBC BOOKS: THE BEST CANADIAN FICTION OF 2022 When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of... Read more

The Light Pirate

By: Lily Brooks-Dalton
Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

“A survivor of a book. In the not-too-distant future, Florida is hurricane central, and Wanda (a hurricane namesake) is in the eye of this story that wraps around you; you’ll hold on for dear life, with everybody else. Read more

Still Life

By: Sarah Winman
Narrated by: Sarah Winman
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

“Still Life by Sarah Winman is historical literary fiction at its best. A group of English expatriates in Italy from the 1940s to 1980s, with flashbacks to the early 1900s, get on with life in post WWII Europe. This is one of my Top 3 books of 2021. Read more

The Violin Conspiracy

A Novel

By: Brendan Slocumb
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Brendan Slocumb
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

“This was such an excellent mystery and it's so refreshing reading a mystery that doesn't involve a dead body. Here, we have a stolen, priceless violin. But most of all, we have Ray's journey and his love of playing the violin. Unsupported by his family, other than a loving grandmother, Ray, perseveres with his love of the violin, first playing... Read more

My Policeman

A Novel

By: Bethan Roberts
Narrated by: Piers Hampton & Emma Powell
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Now a motion picture starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson, an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love.

“Stunning…fraught and honest.” —New York Times Book Review

It is in 1950's Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim, gently guiding her through the water in the shadow of the city's famous... Read more

Think of Me

By: Frances Liardet
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith & Renata Friedman
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Must Be Brave comes a new sweeping historical novel about one couple’s journey through war, love, and loss, and how the people we love never really leave us.

An epic love. A second chance.

During the perils of World War II in Alexandria, Egypt, two people from different worlds will find their way... Read more

Yonder

By: Ali Standish
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

From Ali Standish, award-winning author of The Ethan I Was Before, August Isle, How to Disappear Completely, and The Mending Summer, comes a captivating historical fiction middle grade novel about a boy on the home front in World War II who must solve the mystery of the disappearance of his best friend. Perfect for fans of Alan Gratz and Lauren... Read more

Yonder

A Novel

By: Jabari Asim
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lamarr Gulley, JD Jackson, Adam Lazarre-White, Imani Jade Powers & Janina Edwards
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

The Water Dancer meets The Prophets in this spare, gripping, and beautifully rendered novel exploring love and friendship among a group of enslaved Black strivers in the mid-19th century.

They call themselves the Stolen. Their owners call them captives. They are taught their captors’ tongues and their beliefs but they have a language and rituals... Read more

In Memoriam

A novel

By: Alice Winn
Narrated by: Christian Coulson
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

GMA BUZZ PICK • INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER AND AWARD WINNER • A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I • “Will live in your mind long after you’ve closed the final pages.” —Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait

“In Memoriam is the story of a great tragedy, but it... Read more

Love & Saffron

A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

By: Kim Fay
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Bramhall, Maggi-Meg Reed & Kim Fay
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

“Such a sweet gentle tale of pen pals, born of a love of food and a great recipe. I was so enthralled and touched by the simplicity and beauty of the every-day-life displayed within the pages of this book. Keep a box of tissues handy. I was listening to the audio version while walking laps at the YMCA and CERTAINLY turned heads when I suddenly... Read more

Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly

A Novel

By: Marie Bostwick
Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

From the author of The Restoration of Celia Fairchild, comes a novel about the meaning of family and the places we call home. If you love “southern summer” fiction authors like Mary Alice Monroe and Kristy Woodson Harvey you’ll love this delicious novel about family, friendship, and finding your true path in life. Esme Cahill thinks she has... Read more

Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

A magical tale of destiny and small-town charm. The summer read you’ve been waiting for!


"Full of summertime delight…and sweet, nostalgic charm, Famous in a Small Town is a beautiful reminder to…fully embrace the magic that lives inside you." —Heather Webber, USA TODAY bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café

For most of her eighty... Read more

This Is How It Always Is

A Novel

By: Laurie Frankel
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick

*Named one of the top 10 books of 2017 by People Magazine*

“It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think.” —Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies

This is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them.

This is how a family lives... Read more

Tell the Wolves I’m Home

A Novel

By: Carol Rifka Brunt
Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

“Loss is a horrible thing that almost all of us will have to endure at one point or another. Unfortunately, it never gets easier and there will forever be a person-shaped hole in our hearts. Tell the Wolves I’m Home deals with this in a very mature and realistic manner. The story follows 14 year old June Elbus, who is the niece of world renowned... Read more

Miss Benson's Beetle

A Novel

By: Rachel Joyce
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A beautifully written, extraordinary quest in which two ordinary, overlooked women embark on an unlikely scientific expedition to the South Seas.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
 
From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes an uplifting, irresistible novel about two... Read more

Defending Jacob

A Novel

By: William Landay
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - “A legal thriller that’s comparable to classics such as Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking.”—Associated PressNOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly - Boston Globe - Kansas City StarAndy Barber has been an assistant... Read more