On Wednesdays We Read Pink

The Marvelous Mirza Girls

By: Sheba Karim
Narrated by: Richa Moorjani
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Gilmore Girls meets vibrant New Delhi in this thoughtful and hilarious new novel about a teen facing family expectations, relationship complications, and hidden secrets in a new country—sprinkled with Sheba Karim’s signature wit and steamy romance, and perfect for readers who loved Mary H. K. Choi’s Emergency Contact and Adib Khorram’s Darius... Read more

The Princess Diaries, Volume I: The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries Series: Book #1

By: Meg Cabot
Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom…

News flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo always meets her at the airport!)
Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.)
Shock of the century: Like it or not, Mia is prime princess material.
The worst part: Princess lessons from her dreaded grandmere,... Read more

Anti-Racist Ally

An Introduction to Activism and Action

By: Sophie Williams
Narrated by: Sophie Williams
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Join the fight for racially marginalized people with this pocket-sized guide filled with practical insights from one of the leading voices of the movement for equality and founder of the @officialmillennialblack Instagram.As the tragic murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated, not being racist is not enough. To... Read more

Love & Other Natural Disasters

By: Misa Sugiura
Narrated by: Katharine Chin
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

This delightfully disastrous queer YA rom-com is a perfect read for fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon. When Nozomi Nagai pictured the ideal summer romance, a fake one wasn’t what she had in mind. That was before she met the perfect girl. Willow is gorgeous, glamorous, and…heartbroken? And when she enlists Nozomi to pose as her... Read more

Lovely War

By: Julie Berry
Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry, Dion Graham, Fiona Hardingham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker & Steve West
Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

“One of the best, most unique novels I've read recently! The story of four young lovers during WW1, as told by the Greek Gods during a trial for Aphrodite. The audio cast is amazing, bringing to life the delights of first loves, the heartaches of separation, and the brutal truth of war. Simply perfect! Read more

Meet Cute Diary

By: Emery Lee
Narrated by: Logan Rozos
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships. Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There’s just one problem—all... Read more

One Last Stop

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“Dreamy otherworldy time loop trouble. Check. Swoony, sexy, queer love story. Check. Charming, Mysterious impossible characters. Check. Awesome displays of found family. Check. What more could you want? Honest, dazzling and downright amusing, from the author of the breakout hit Red, White & Royal Blue. Read more

Can You Hear Me Now?

How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose

By: Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Narrated by: Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING
 
In Can You Hear Me Now?, Celina Caesar-Chavannes digs deep into her childhood and her life as a young Black woman entrepreneur and politician, and shows us that effective and humane leaders grow as much from their mistakes and vulnerabilities as from their strengths.

Celina... Read more

The Charm Offensive

A Novel

By: Alison Cochrun
Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Graham Halstead & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“Cochrun expertly captures the nuance of falling for someone with mental health issues, while navigating your own identity, sexuality and neurodivergent revelations in way I have never seen before. This book had me all up in my feelings. I've read it all the way through multiple times (maybe six). Read more

Then There Was You

By: Mona Shroff
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

This tear-jerker of a romance follows two souls in need of healing—when all roads lead back to each other.

Can a perfect love heal even your deepest wounds?

As a helicopter medic, Daniel Bliant saves other people’s lives. He’s cool under pressure, a calm presence for trauma victims on the worst day of their lives. So why can’t he heal himself?... Read more

Red, White & Royal Blue

A Novel

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

“I read this book years ago when it first came out (back in 2019) and more than a couple of time since because it's an excellent comfort read. It's romantic and so so funny. I love their banter and sexy yet incredibly tender love notes (the Prince writes some phenomenally romantic things). The supporting cast of characters is also great.... Read more

Princess Hair

By: Sharee Miller
Narrated by: LaQuita James
Length: 3 minutes

Princesses with curls wear pearls. Princesses with head wraps take long naps. And princesses with teeny-weeny Afros wear teeny-weeny bows.

Celebrate different hair shapes, textures, and styles in this self-affirming picture book! From dreadlocks to blowouts to braids, Princess Hair shines a spotlight on the beauty and diversity of black hair,... Read more

Sissy

A Coming-of-Gender Story

By: Jacob Tobia
Narrated by: Jacob Tobia
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Transformative ... If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, Sissy succeeds." --The New York Times Book Review

A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d)... Read more

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

By: Kiersten White
Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

“"Well, this is the story all about how, Elizabeth's life got twisted, upside down..." All jokes aside, this is the creepiest book I've read this year. It is the tale of how Elizabeth became a Frankenstein, how her upbringing made her crave companionship and stability, and how in that quest, she accidentally encouraged Victor Frankenstein to... Read more

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

By: Crystal Maldonado
Narrated by: Carla Vega
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard.
Harder when your whole life is on fire, though.

Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat.

People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but it's hard, and her mom leaving... Read more

The Pursuit of Love

Radlett and Montdore Trilogy: Book #1

By: Nancy Mitford
Narrated by: Bessie Carter
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Mitford's most enduringly popular novel, The Pursuit of Love is a classic comedy about growing up and falling in love among the privileged and eccentric.



Mitford modeled her characters on her own famously unconventional family. We are introduced to the Radletts through the eyes of their cousin Fanny, who stays with them at Alconleigh, their... Read more

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

A Novel

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted: Book #1

By: Jayne Allen
Narrated by: Marcella Cox
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“It’s a good thing that this is only the first book of a trilogy, because after getting to know Tabitha, you won’t want to leave her at the end. . . . Written intimately as if you’re peering into the mind of a close friend, this book is a true testament to the stresses on women today and how great girlfriends (and grandmothers) are often the key... Read more

Shades of Pink

Lola Pink Mysteries: Book #1

By: Gina LaManna
Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

One awkward billionaire. One failed psychic.



A tale as old as time . . .



Lola Pink: He schedules everything. And I mean everything.



I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I took this job. I thought it would be simple—pretend to be Mr. Dane Clark's personal assistant, find the missing blueprints, and get out of the Clark Castle for good.... Read more

Razorblade Tears

A Novel

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

“This was just riveting. Two fathers, one black and one white, come together to avenge the murders of their married sons. What was sad, and gratifying, is that these two homophobic dads, realized, too late, that their love for their boys, should have transcended their own hateful beliefs. And, it was hard to read their regret bc they could never... Read more

Drunk Tank Pink

And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave

By: Adam Alter
Narrated by: Tristan Morris
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

An illuminating look at the way the thoughts we have and the decisions we make are influenced by forces that aren't always in our control

Why are people named Kim, Kelly, and Ken more likely to donate to Hurricane Katrina victims than to Hurricane Rita victims? Are you really more likely to solve puzzles if you watch a light bulb illuminate? How... Read more