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Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder

A Novel

By: Kerryn Mayne
Narrated by: Annie Maynard
Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

“Lenny Marks is far from your average protagonist. You will not understand at first what makes her act so strangely. You will feel sorry for her, you will be embarrassed for her, and you will often laugh at her. But, as her horrific past is slowly revealed you will start to understand what she had to do to survive and forget. You will fall in... Read more

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

A Novel

By: Kirsten Miller
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books isn’t just a powerful, timely story about the dangers of censorship and the harm it does to individuals, families and entire communities. It is also a witty, poignant story about how books can save and heal individuals, families and entire communities. Read more

The Unwedding

Reese's Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Ally Condie
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

“Ally Condie makes her adult fiction debut with a fantastic thriller! Ellery is celebrating her divorce by spending the dream weekend she planned for her 20th anniversary alone. Sometimes the best way to heal from old trauma is to get through another good bit of tragedy. I enjoyed the gripping story telling, Condi's desciptions of the... Read more

Same As It Ever Was

A Novel

By: Claire Lombardo
Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Length: 18 hours 21 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK BY PEOPLE AND PARADE • The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had (“wonderfully immersive…deliciously absorbing”—NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past... Read more

The Dark Wives

A Vera Stanhope Novel

Vera Stanhope: Book #11

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

"Janine Birkett's marvelous narration enhances this riveting mystery, part of the Vera Stanhope series, set on the majestic northeast coast of England" —AudioFile on The Seagull, an Earphones Award winner

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh book explores... Read more

Clete

A Dave Robicheaux Novel

Dave Robicheaux

By: James Lee Burke
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

In the latest installment in his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave’s partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug.

Clete Purcel—private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans... Read more

Family Family

A Novel

By: Laurie Frankel
Narrated by: Laurie Frankel & Patti Murin
Length: 14 hours 57 minutes

“Laurie Frankel is becoming one of my must-read authors. In Family Family, she weaves a complex story around families formed and cemented by adoption. Frankel’s books are gems for handselling; I can’t wait to put this into readers’ hands. Read more

Forever, Interrupted

A Novel

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Soon to be a Netflix limited series!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo—"Reid is seriously a genius when it comes to stories about life and love" (Redbook). "A stunning first novel” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

“Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the... Read more

I Have Some Questions for You

A Novel

By: Rebecca Makkai
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & JD Jackson
Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

“Inviting comparison to Tana French's In the Woods, this literary mystery evokes two very different times in the history of youth as observed by someone who sees absolutely everything... except the one clue that would finally answer the haunting question of her best friend's death. Thinking through conflicts of interest and the terrible realities... Read more

Book Lovers

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“A great summer listen! I loved the behind-the scenes-literary angle and how traditional tropes were addressed head-on. Read more

The Celebrants: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

By: Steven Rowley
Narrated by: Steven Rowley
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

New York Times Bestseller
A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselves—by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.

It’s been a minute—or five years—since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their... Read more

Yerba Buena

A Novel

By: Nina LaCour
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“Printz Award-winning author Nina LaCour’s debut adult novel, Yerba Buena, is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. It’s the story of two lost women who find each other against all the roadblocks and barriers they’ve each surrounded themselves with. It’s also Nina LaCour at her best, her command of the English language is on full display here-I... Read more

The Exiles

A Novel

By: Christina Baker Kline
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

“This is an amazing book filled with unforgettable characters and an in-depth exploration of a time from history that I have never seen covered before. But listening to it just makes the experience of the story so much richer! The accents, character names, and places, when read by the talented voice actors, make experience so much more vibrant! Read more

No Two Persons

A Novel

By: Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Braden Wright, Carol Jacobanis, Cassandra Campbell, Gabra Zackman, George Newbern, Jesse Vilinsky, Max Meyers, Rachel L. Jacobs & Stephen Graybill
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

“No two people read the same book....that is the heart of this GORGEOUS story. I love Bauermeister's writing. If The School of Essential Ingredients was a food-lovers book, No Two Persons is definitely a book-lovers book. I love how the author doesn't give you the life-changing book, but instead shows you how the book changed or affected each... Read more

The Collected Regrets of Clover

A Novel

By: Mikki Brammer
Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

“The Collected Regrets of Clover is a gift of a book! Jennifer Pickens provides a gifted narration for Clover's story. There were many points where Mikki Brammer's words sent chills up my spine and made me want to reach for a pen to record the powerful thoughts contained within this book. The Collected Regrets of Clover is a book that deserves... Read more

Poverty, by America

By: Matthew Desmond
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

“Matthew Desmond, best selling author of Evicted, is back to examine the causes of poverty in America. Since the Johnson Administration in the 1960s, the American government has waged war on poverty. Vast amounts of money are spent annually fighting poverty, but poverty seems to be an entrenched part of American society. Desmond argues and... Read more

All the Sinners Bleed

A Novel

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

“What appears at the start to be a story about a Black boy being killed by police turns into a layered tale of sustained abuse, systemic neglect, and deranged evangelical serial killers set in a small Appalachian town. At no point reading this powerful and suspenseful mystery did I have any guess where it was going and it was such a wonderful... Read more

The Last Devil to Die

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #4

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“Who would think I'd be sobbing while reading a clever mystery novel? The Last Devil to Die is a romp of a mystery as we follow the octogenarian sleuths as they dissect Britain's heroin trade, art forgeries, and more as they try to find out who murdered their friend. But the part that will stick with me long after I've forgotten the red herrings... Read more