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Modern Lovers
By: Emma Straub
Narrated by: Jen Tullock
Length: 9 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
“It’s ‘Friends’ meets ‘Almost Famous’ meets the beach read you’ll be recommending all summer.” –TheSkimm
From the author of the New York Times bestsellers All Adults Here and This Time Tomorrow, a smart, highly entertaining novel about a tight-knit group of friends from college— and what it means to finally grow up, well after adulthood has set... Read more
Smoke
By: Dan Vyleta
Narrated by: Allan Corduner
Length: 18 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Readers of the Harry Potter series and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell are sure to be mesmerized by Dan Vyleta’s thrilling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, as three young friends scratch the surface of the grown-up world to discover startling wonders—and dangerous secrets.
“Dan Vyleta writes with intricacy and imagination and... Read more
The Weekenders
By: Mary Kay Andrews
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 15 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. While... Read more
View audiobookThe After Party
By: Anton DiSclafani
Narrated by: Dorothy Dillingham Blue
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
"A vintage version of 'Gossip Girl' meets bigger hair." —The Skimm
"DiSclafani’s story sparkles like the jumbo diamonds her characters wear to one-up each other. Historical fiction lovers will linger over every lush detail." —People
From the bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of lifelong female friendship –... Read more
Valiant Ambition
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 13 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the George Washington Prize
A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye.
"May be one of the greatest... Read more
LaRose
By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
Length: 14 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionFinalist for the PEN Faulkner AwardIn this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale... Read more
View audiobook13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
By: Mona Awad
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
A darkly funny, deeply resonant, and exquisitely written literary debut, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl is the story of one woman’s journey from fat adolescence to an ex-fat adulthood, as she seeks love and acceptance from everyone except herself.Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the... Read more
View audiobookImagine Me Gone
By: Adam Haslett
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most?
When Margaret's fiancée, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his... Read more
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
By: Phaedra Patrick
Narrated by: James Langton
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, now an original movie on Hallmark.
“An endearing celebration of life.” -RealSimple.com
Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove, this curiously charming debut follows a lovable widower and his life-changing adventure of love and self-discovery.
Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He... Read more
Everybody's Fool
By: Richard Russo
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 18 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
An immediate national best seller and instant classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls. Richard Russo returns to North Bath—“a town where dishonesty abounds, everyone misapprehends everyone else and half the citizens are half-crazy” (The New York Times)—and the characters who made Nobody’s... Read more
Not Working
By: Lisa Owens
Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton
Length: 6 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
In the tradition of Jennifer Close’s Girls in White Dresses comes a “a pin-sharp, utterly addictive debut” (Vogue U.K.) told in vignettes that speak to a new generation not trying to have it all but hoping to make sense of it all.
“Everyone’s been talking about this book. . . . Charming and funny, this read is simply delightful.”—Bustle
“A... Read more
The Sport of Kings
By: C. E. Morgan
Narrated by: George Newbern
Length: 23 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Hellsmouth, an indomitable thoroughbred with the blood of Triple Crown winners in her veins, runs for the glory of the Forge family, one of Kentucky’s oldest and most powerful dynasties. Henry Forge has partnered with his daughter, Henrietta, in an endeavor of raw obsession: to breed the next superhorse, the next Secretariat. But when Allmon... Read more
View audiobookRedemption Road
By: John Hart
Narrated by: Scott Shepherd
Length: 15 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars for Best Novel. Every book a New York Times bestseller. After five years, John Hart is back.
Since his debut bestseller, The King of Lies, reviewers across the country have heaped praise on John Hart, comparing his writing to that of Pat Conroy, Cormac McCarthy and Scott Turow. Each novel has... Read more
Heat and Light
By: Jennifer Haigh
Narrated by: Michael Rahhal & Allyson Ryan
Length: 14 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart—a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families.Forty... Read more
View audiobookThe Defense
By: Steve Cavanagh
Narrated by: Adam Sims
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
"If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's The Defense." —Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Radiant Angel
Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different.
In The Defense, former con artist turned lawyer Eddie... Read more
Father's Day
By: Simon Van Booy
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
When devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met—a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape.Moving between past and present, Father’s Day weaves together the story of Harvey’s childhood... Read more
View audiobookUnder the Big Black Sun
By: John Doe & Tom Desavia
Narrated by: Exene Cervenka, Henry Rollins & Various
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it’s never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary west coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length... Read more
View audiobookThe Star-Touched Queen
By: Roshani Chokshi
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no listener will soon forget. An instant New York Times bestseller!
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises... Read more
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
By: Frans de Waal
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal comes this groundbreaking work on animal intelligence destined to become a classic.What separates your mind from an animal’s? Maybe you think it’s your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future―all traits that have helped us define ourselves as the... Read more
View audiobookMaestra
By: L.S. Hilton
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT READ FOR FANS OF KILLING EVE
THE BEST OF SKIMM READS 2016
“One of this year’s most talked about novels.” —The Washington Post
“A twenty-first-century femme fatale as lethal as Tom Ripley and as seductive as Bacall.” —Vogue
A put-upon assistant at a prestigious London art house, Judith Rashleigh... Read more
Carmilla
By: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the 19th century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era.
Carmilla is Le Fanu's famous classic vampire story which has been filmed numerous times, including Vampyre (1932), Blood... Read more
Most Wanted
By: Lisa Scottoline
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
“Spellbinding. Another tour de force from Scottoline. It drew me in, in a single breath.” –Mary Kubica, bestselling author of The Good Girl
Donor 3319 Profile:
Tall. Blonde. Blue eyes.
Medical Student.
Wanted for Serial Murder.
Christine Nilsson and her husband, Marcus, are desperate for a baby. Unable to conceive, they find themselves facing a... Read more
Quench Your Own Thirst
By: Jim Koch
Narrated by: Jim Koch
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER and named a 2016 Best Book of the Year by Inc., Business Insider, Forbes, and Amazon
Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a... Read more
The Plot against America
By: Philip Roth
Narrated by: Ron Silver
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
In an astonishing feat of empathy and narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history.In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected president. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial “understanding” with Adolf Hitler, while the new government embarks on a... Read more
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