Audiobooks by API Authors

We Have Been Harmonized

Life in China's Surveillance State

By: Kai Strittmatter
Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Named a Notable Work of Nonfiction of 2020 by the Washington PostAs heard on NPR's Fresh Air, We Have Been Harmonized, by award-winning correspondent Kai Strittmatter, offers a groundbreaking look, based on decades of research, at how China created the most terrifying surveillance state in history. China’s new drive for repression is being... Read more

A Thousand Questions

By: Saadia Faruqi
Narrated by: Gail Shalan & Reena Dutt
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

“With alternating perspectives Saadia Faruqi gives readers a chance to explore the city of Karachi and the nature of family. Each girl has something the other wants, a stable family or chance at education, and through their friendship learn to appreciate the things they have as well as what they lack. Content warning for absent parent, gang... Read more

How to Kidnap the Rich

A Novel

By: Rahul Raina
Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

“A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described ‘lower lower middle class’ 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster.” —New York Times Book ReviewA fresh look at modern-day India hailed as ""a monstrously funny and unpredictable wild... Read more

Edge Case

A Novel

By: YZ Chin
Narrated by: Samantha Tan
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

A Recommended Read from: Entertainment Weekly * Buzzfeed * Good Morning America * USA Today * Harper's Bazaar * Fortune * A.V. Club * The Millions * Lit Hub * International Examiner * Publishers WeeklyWhen her husband suddenly disappears, a young woman must uncover where he went—and who she might be without him—in this striking debut of... Read more

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

A Novel

Celestial Kingdom: Book #1

By: Sue Lynn Tan
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 15 hours

“Glimmering with lavish imagery and ethereal world-building, Daughter of the Moon Goddess is a hero's journey where love is essential to coming of age. A remarkable debut filled with monsters, magic, power, and my favorite — dragons. Read more

Heart of the Sun Warrior

A Novel

Celestial Kingdom: Book #2

By: Sue Lynn Tan
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

The stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin—the daughter of Chang’e and the mortal archer, Houyi—as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope. After winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial... Read more

A Living Remedy

A Memoir

By: Nicole Chung
Narrated by: Jennifer Kim
Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKWinner, Tillie Olsen Award for Creative WritingNamed a Best Book of the Year by: Time * Harper’s Bazaar * Esquire * Booklist * USA Today * Elle * Good Housekeeping * New York Times * Electric Literature * TodayFrom the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of family, class and grief—a... Read more

Leave the World Behind

A Novel

By: Rumaan Alam
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

“This fraught and claustrophobic psychological thriller begins innocently enough, with a family leaving New York for a long weekend at a rented house near the beach. They enjoy the luxury and languor of their getaway, until the house's owners, an older Black couple, show up unexpectedly, late at night, fleeing from a wide-spread power outage in... Read more

The Burning God

The Poppy War: Book #3

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 23 hours 46 minutes

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.

After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang... Read more

Vessel

A Memoir

By: Chongda Cai
Narrated by: Ewan Chung
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

“Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary life in China, and highly recommended for memoir enthusiasts in general.” -- Library Journal (starred review)""Chongda paints a tantalizing portrait of a changing China in his dazzling English-language debut. [Vessel] shines with the bright talent of an excellent storyteller."" --... Read more

Not Here to Be Liked

By: Michelle Quach
Narrated by: Vyvy Nguyen
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

“A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between.” —Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue EnvelopesEmergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated new love can get…when you fall for your enemy. Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for... Read more

The Boy You Always Wanted

By: Michelle Quach
Narrated by: Katharine Chin & Dylan J. Locke
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

From Not Here to Be Liked author Michelle Quach comes a smartly funny, heartfelt story told in dual POV about a young woman roping in her childhood crush to act as an honorary male heir to fulfill her grandfather’s dying wish. A story about first love, familial duties, and finding yourself—perfect for fans of Emiko Jean and Loan Le.Francine... Read more

Unsettled

By: Reem Faruqi
Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

For fans of Other Words for Home and Front Desk, this powerful, charming own voices immigration story follows a girl who moves from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, and must find her footing in a new world. Reem Faruqi is the ALA Notable author of award-winning Lailah's Lunchbox.""A lyrical coming of age story exploring family,... Read more

Golden Girl

By: Reem Faruqi
Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

From the award-winning, ALA Notable author of Unsettled and Lailah’s Lunchbox, this is a captivating coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani American girl who hatches a special plan to help her family but finds that doing what’s right isn’t always easy.For fans of The Thing About... Read more

Clairboyance

By: Kristiana Kahakauwila
Narrated by: Jolene Kim
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Asian/Pacific American Honor for Children's LiteratureA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionPerfect for fans of Debbi Michiko Florence and Lisa Greenwald, Clairboyance’s heartfelt and sweet coming of age story with a touch of magic follows Clara as her life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has boy-specific ESP... Read more

Foundations

12 Biblical Truths to Shape a Family

By: Ruth Chou Simons & Troy Simons
Narrated by: Ruth Chou Simons & Troy Simons
Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Christian Book Award - Finalist 2021!!

Families are shaped one day at a time through the Word of God
 
You want your children to become Christ followers, obedient to His commands, and fruitful in their faith, but where do you begin? Though there isn’t a formula or prescription for raising godly kids, what you desire for your family begins with... Read more

Sweet Like Jasmine

Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness

By: Bonnie Gray
Narrated by: Bonnie Gray
Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Christian Book Award - Finalist 2022 (print)!!​

This is the story of God whispering, “What no one wants, I cherish.”

The daughter of a mail-order bride and a busboy from San Francisco’s Chinatown, Bonnie Gray grew up never truly feeling beautiful or beloved. As an adult, she built her life to look pleasant and ordinary, with a wonderful husband,... Read more

Karma of the Sun

By: Brandon Ying Kit Boey
Narrated by: Keong Sim
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Six suns, six blasts in the sky; a seventh one, and the earth will die. In the isolation of the Himalayas, the snows still fall, but they are tinged with the ash of a nuclear winter; the winds still blow, but they wail with the cries of ghosts. The seventh and final blast is near. As the world heaves its final breaths, the people of the Tibetan... Read more

The Mechanics of Memory

By: Audrey Lee
Narrated by: Sunny Lu, Keong Sim & Charlie Thurston
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Never Forget.Memory is Copeland-Stark’s business. Yet after months of reconsolidation treatments at their sleek new flagship facility, Hope Nakano still has no idea what happened to her lost year, or the life she was just beginning to build with her one great love. Each procedure surfaces fragmented clues which erode Hope’s trust in her own... Read more

Hearts of Fire

Eight Women in the Underground Church and Their Stories of Costly Faith

By: The Voice of the Martyrs
Narrated by: Nancy Wu, Soneela Nankani, Natasha Soudek & Coralie Bywater
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Christian Book Award Finalist - Audio - 2023!

Eight women from eight different countries shared similar experiences of hardship and persecution, all for their faith in Christ. Yet they all emerged from adversity as heroines. From the young Vietnamese girl who turned down freedom in order to share the gospel in her Communist homeland, to the... Read more