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The Laughter

A Novel

By: Sonora Jha
Narrated by: Christopher Grove & Deepti Gupta
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

"Sonora Jha expertly inhabits the perspective of a man so terrified of the old world slipping away, he can’t see the ground shifting beneath his feet. A deliciously sharp, mercilessly perceptive exploration of power, The Laughter explores how ‘otherness’ is both fetishized and demonized, and what it means to love something—a person, a... Read more

The Only Good Indians

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

“I am a person who doesn’t like to be scared. This book left me a little spooked, but in a way that made me smile because it’s so powerful and because the book’s so-called monster has good reason to be so. Stephen Graham Jones’ writing is rhythmic and cool, funny and tender, sometimes ruthless. This work of literary horror is about Blackfeet and... Read more

The Houseboat

A Novel

By: Dane Bahr
Narrated by: William DeMeritt, Anna Caputo, Stacy Carolan & Angela Bates
Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

“Darkness reigns in this twisted novel about a small town on the Mississippi River and a loner living in a houseboat on its banks. The Houseboat is noir at its finest; it feels impossible that this novel is Dane Bahr's debut. Read more

Don't Fear the Reaper

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Jane Levy, Alexis Floyd, Pete Simonelli, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Marni Penning, Dan Bittner, Corey Brill, Matt Pittenger, Jesse Vilinsky, Migizi Pensoneau, Lee Osorio, Gail Shalan, Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, Angela Goethals & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 15 hours 4 minutes

“It is no secret that I will read anything and everything that Stephen Graham Jones puts out. Doesn't matter: book, audiobook, even Tweet. This man is pure genius. I am SO glad to be back in Proofrock and in the slasher-inspired universe. To have a book on my shelf that continues the Lake Witch lore is truly an honor. Each chapter is inspired by... Read more

Stella Maris

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The second volume of The Passenger series, from The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road • An intimate portrait of grief and longing, as a young woman in a psychiatric facility seeks to understand her own existence.

"The richest and strongest work of McCarthy’s career…An achievement greater than Blood... Read more

Unmask Alice

LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

By: Rick Emerson
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on... Read more

The Passenger

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews & Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The first of a two-volume masterpiece, The Passenger series, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road • The story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God.

A NEW YORK... Read more

The Painted Bird

By: Jerzy Kosinski
Narrated by: Michael Aronov & Fred Berman
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Originally published in 1965, The Painted Bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. Called by the Los Angeles Times “one of the most imposing novels of the decade,” it was eventually translated into more than thirty languages. A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II,... Read more

The Night She Disappeared

By: Kevin O'Brien
Narrated by: Kyle Tait
Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

SOME NIGHTMARES YOU CAN'T FORGET

From the depths of sleep, Seattle TV reporter Anna Malone awakens to her phone ringing. She rarely drinks, and this hangover is brutal. Why can't she shake the feeling that something terrible happened last night? And why can't she recall any of it?

BUT EVEN WORSE

What Anna does remember: an awkward restaurant... Read more

The Book of Ruth

By: Jane Hamilton
Narrated by: Angela Jayne Rogers
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Award-winning author Jane Hamilton touched readers' hearts with her emotionally-charged novel, A Map of the World. She intimately involves her readers, again, with The Book of Ruth, winner of the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Award. Growing up in a world of physical and emotional poverty, Ruth believes her shrewish mother's assessment of her-that she is... Read more

Rasputin's Daughter

By: Robert Alexander
Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

With the same riveting historical narrative that made The Kitchen Boy a national bestseller and a book club favorite, Robert Alexander returns to revolutionary Russia for the harrowing tale of Rasputin's final days as told by his youthful and bold daughter, Maria. Interrogated by the Provisional Government on the details of her father's death,... Read more

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Cara Gee
Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

“This frequently amusing and ultimately satisfying meta-horror novel follows Jade, a Native high-schooler with no friends, no extant future outside her janitorial job, and a deep love for slasher flicks, which are her coping mechanism in the face of an alcoholic father and absentee mom. Film trivia pervade the narration at every turn, but slasher... Read more

Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“My heart ached as the teenaged protagonist Claudia struggled to make sense of why her best friend Monday is simply gone. As Claudia reaches out to peers and adults again and again, you can feel her frustration with things out of her control. The actor on the audio book was a perfect choice to narrate. The book serves as an important reminder... Read more

Moira’s Birthday (Classic Munsch Audio)

By: Robert Munsch
Narrated by: Robert Munsch
Length: 10 minutes

Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to... Read more

Jazz - Abridged

By: Toni Morrison
Narrated by: Toni Morrison
Length: 3 hours

From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner, a passionate, profound story of love and obsession that brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of Black urban life. With a foreword by the author.

“As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize–winning Beloved.... Morrison... Read more

I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen
Narrated by: Daniel Pinkwater
Length: 6 minutes

Bear's hat is gone. None of the animals have seen it. He is starting to become despondent, until his memory is sparked by a deer who asks just the right question. Narrated by Daniel Pinkwater. Includes an interview with Jon Klassen. A co-production of Bigfott Studios and Weston Woods Studios. Read more

Grown

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo era.” —Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The... Read more

Fan Club

By: Erin Mayer
Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

“Mayer lays bare the terrible destiny of a society obsessed with social media stalking and celebrity relationships.” —Julia Heaberlin, bestselling author of We Are All the Same in the Dark

In this raucous psychological thriller, a disillusioned millennial joins a cliquey fan club, only to discover that the group is bound together by something... Read more

Bel Canto

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Anna Fields
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award • Winner of the Orange Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book." —Washington Post Book WorldNew York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett’s spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural... Read more

And There He Kept Her

By: Joshua Moehling
Narrated by: Linda Jones
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved. Emmett Burr has secrets he's been keeping in his basement for more than two decades, and he'll do anything to keep his past from being revealed. As he gets the upper hand on his... Read more