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Under the Surface

By: Diana Urban
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler & Max Meyers
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

“Diana Urban is a master at developing an engaging and suspenseful story over a very short period of time in the characters’ lives. Just as with All Your Twisted Secrets, Under the Surface uses multi-character POV as well as unreliable narrators to keep the reader guessing the entire time. Add in the elements of claustrophobia, being lost in the... Read more

It Will Only Hurt for a Moment

A Novel

By: Delilah S. Dawson
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 13 hours 19 minutes

In this highly atmospheric thriller from the Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of The Violence, a young woman hopes to reinvent herself at an isolated artists’ colony . . . only to be drawn into its dark, twisted past.

“Filled to the brim with righteous fury and fright that cannot be quelled, this novel solidifies Dawson as an unstoppable... Read more

All This and More

A Novel

By: Peng Shepherd
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 15 hours 38 minutes

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Cartographers and The Book of M comes an inventive new novel about a woman who wins the chance to rewrite every mistake she’s ever made… and how far she’ll go to find her elusive “happily ever after.” But there’s a twist: the reader gets to decide what she does next to change her fate.One... Read more

Vampire Weekend

By: Mike Chen
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood

“A love letter to the power of music, this thoughtful, humorous exploration of what constitutes living versus mere survival sees Chen (Light Years from Home) at the top of his game.” —Publishers Weekly starred review

"A strong emotional core carries Chen’s (Light Years from Home,... Read more

Light Years from Home

By: Mike Chen
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood

A Best Of pick and Most Anticipated Sci Fi and Fantasy novel, as selected by Goodreads • Buzzfeed • BookRiot • The Portalist • IO9 • BookBub • SheReads • BiblioLifestyle • Den of Geek • GeekDad

“A rich backstory… a highly satisfying ending… All the stars for Chen's warmhearted... Read more

A Quantum Love Story

By: Mike Chen
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“Groundhog Day meets The Big Bang Theory. Mariana Pineda and Carter Cho get stuck in a four day time loop. And as they try to figure out how to get out of the loop, they bond over grief and joy, as well as family issues. I especially loved Carter and his love of food and how he introduces to non food person, Mariana. With time loops, I always... Read more

Here and Now and Then

By: Mike Chen
Narrated by: Cary Hite
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood

A Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Semifinalist

One of BookBub’s Best Science Fiction Books of 2019

One of Book Riot’s Best Books of 2019 So Far

One of The Nerd Daily’s Best Debut Novels of 2019

Featured in The Millions “A Year in Reading”

One of Entropy’s Best Fiction Books of 2019

He’ll... Read more

Crocodile on the Sandbank

Amelia Peabody Mysteries: Book #1

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Set in 1884, this is the first installment in what has become a beloved bestselling series. At thirty-two, strong-willed Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster, decides to use her ample inheritance to indulge her passion, Egyptology. On her way to Egypt, Amelia encounters a young woman named Evelyn Barton-Forbes. The two become fast friends... Read more

The Black Angels

The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

By: Maria Smilios
Narrated by: Gina Daniels
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

New York City, 1929. A sanatorium, a deadly disease, and a dire nurse shortage. So begins the remarkable true story of the Black nurses who helped cure one of the world’s deadliest plagues: tuberculosis.

During those dark pre-antibiotic days, when tuberculosis killed one in seven people, white nurses at Sea View, New York’s largest municipal... Read more

The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
Narrated by: Caitlin Kinnunen
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is a lie? This is a huge-hearted story about a girl learning to question everything—and to trust in herself.

A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK • A CALIBA GOLDEN POPPY AWARD FINALIST • A KIRKUS REVIEWS AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Fern’s lived at the Ranch, an... Read more

Kill Her Twice

By: Stacey Lee
Narrated by: Jennie Kwan & Eunice Wong
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

A YA murder mystery noir set in 1930s Los Angeles’s Chinatown, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl.

“A captivating and crackling noir full of suspenseful twists. Readers will fall in love with the Chow sisters and their quest for the truth.” —Kathleen Glasgow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and... Read more

Farther Than the Moon

By: Lindsay Lackey
Narrated by: Josh Wichard
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

“I think I just read a Newberry contender...if not the winner!!!! This book was fabulous, phenomenal, and just about perfect in every way! The minute I finished listening to the audiobook, I was ready to begin the print version. Wowser!!! Read more

All the Impossible Things

By: Lindsay Lackey
Narrated by: Samantha Desz
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

A bit of magic, a sprinkling of adventure, and a whole lot of heart collide in All the Impossible Things, Lindsay Lackey's extraordinary middle-grade novel about a young girl navigating the foster care system in search of where she belongs.

"Wise and wondrous, this is truly a novel to cherish.” —Katherine Applegate, New York Times–bestselling... Read more

To Night Owl From Dogfish

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer
Narrated by: Imani Parks, Cassandra Morris, Michael Crouch, Sullivan Jones, Bahni Turpin, Renata Friedman, Cassandra Campbell, Robbie Daymond, Giordan Diaz, Alexandra Harris, Johnathan McClain, Emily Rankin & Various
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.

Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. Bett Devlin, who's fearless, outgoing, and loves all animals as well as the ocean, lives... Read more

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

By: Adib Khorram
Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

“Darius is struggling. He doesn't fit in at school. He has trouble making friends. He's bullied. And to top that off, he's plagued by horribly negative thoughts including the very painful feeling that his father doesn't like him and wishes to replace him with his younger sister. Darius, indeed, is not okay. Everything changes when Darius meets... Read more

The Truth About Triangles

By: Michael Leali
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

2025 American Library Association Rainbow Round Table Rainbow BookA heartfelt contemporary middle grade novel perfect for fans of Front Desk, following Luca Salvatore, a young gay Italian American trying to save his family’s pizza restaurant and a life that feels like it’s falling apart after he learns that his parents may be separating and his... Read more

The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

By: Michael Leali
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Selection * Golden Kite Award Winner * New York Public Library Best Books for Kids * ALA Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth * Jane Addams Award finalist * Lambda Literary Award FinalistA heartfelt debut novel about a boy’s attempt to find himself in the history he loves—perfect for fans of Dear Sweet Pea and... Read more

Matteo

By: Michael Leali
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin, Ferdelle Capistrano, Gary Tiedemann & Sura Siu
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

A 2024 LAMBDA AWARD FINALIST""This enchanting, modern homage to Pinocchio reminds us anything is possible if we're true to ourselves."" —Cynthia Leitich Smith, award-winning author of Ancestor Approved and Sisters of the NeverseaEleven-year-old Matteo has never felt like one of the other boys. He’s sure that will change when he joins the Blue... Read more

The Poet X

By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

“While the print version of this book is still powerful, the audiobook is truly how it's meant to be experienced. Elizabeth Acevedo narrates her own work, a novel-in-verse about an Afro-Latina girl navigating young adulthood and all that entails. It is an ode to slam poetry and how difficult it can be to grow up in a world that wants to stifle... Read more

We Dream of Space

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

By: Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Newbery Honor Book“A captivating story about family’s enduring bonds.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Another wondrous title from a remarkably talented author.” —Booklist (starred review)“A 10 out of 10. Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space.” —Time for KidsNewbery Medalist... Read more