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A Woman of No Importance
By: Sonia Purnell
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of London
Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography
“Excellent…This book is as riveting as... Read more
Less Is Lost
By: Andrew Sean Greer
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
In the follow-up to the “bedazzling, bewitching, and be-wonderful” (NYTBR) best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning Less: A Novel, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America.
“Go get lost somewhere, it always does you good.”
For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately... Read more
In a Holidaze
By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
This instant New York Times bestseller from Christina Lauren will wrap you “in its cozy, jolly embrace like a beloved holiday sweater” (Entertainment Weekly) as Maelyn Jones discovers what happens when Christmas wishes comes true.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her... Read more
Axiom's End
By: Lindsay Ellis
Narrated by: Abigail Thorn & Stephanie Willis
Length: 16 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The alternate history first contact adventure Axiom's End is an extraordinary debut from Hugo finalist and video essayist Lindsay Ellis.
Truth is a human right.
It’s fall 2007. A well-timed leak has revealed that the US government might have engaged in first contact. Cora Sabino is doing everything she can to... Read more
Queenie
By: Candice Carty-Williams
Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
*NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES*
*ONE of NPR’s and TIME’s BEST BOOKS of the YEAR * NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of the YEAR by WOMAN’S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, and BOOK RIOT!*
“A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author
This acclaimed and “welcome debut from a seriously talented... Read more
The Summer I Turned Pretty
By: Jenny Han
Narrated by: Lola Tung
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Some summers are just destined to be pretty.
Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from
Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are... Read more
Fleishman Is in Trouble
By: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “A masterpiece” (NPR) about marriage, divorce, and the bewildering dynamics of ambition
Now an Emmy Award–nominated FX limited series on Hulu, starring Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, and Adam Brody
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Entertainment Weekly, The New York... Read more
Thicker than Water
By: Kerry Washington
Narrated by: Kerry Washington
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the deeply moving journey of her life so far, and the bravely intimate story of discovering her truth.
While on a drive in Los Angeles, on a seemingly average afternoon, Kerry Washington received a text message that would send her on a life-changing journey of... Read more
The Christmas Murder Game
By: Alexandra Benedict
Narrated by: Ana Clements
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Lily Armitage never intended to return to Endgame House—the grand family home where her mother died twenty-one Christmases ago—until she receives a letter from her aunt, asking her to return to take part in an annual tradition: the Christmas Game. The challenge? Solve twelve clues to find twelve keys. The prize? The deeds to the manor house.... Read more
View audiobookWe Ride Upon Sticks
By: Quan Barry
Narrated by: Isabel Keating
Length: 14 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
"We Ride Upon Sticks . . . is for the kind of adults who watch Stranger Things and still have, somewhere, an athletic award inscribed on a paper plate." —NPR
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR • TIME • BOOK RIOT • LITHUB • KIRKUS REVIEWS
Acclaimed novelist Quan Barry delivers a tour de female force in this delightful novel. Set in the... Read more
State of Wonder
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Hope Davis
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
“A nail-biting narrative, setting stark human dilemmas against a lush, exotic backdrop.”— People“Extraordinary. . . . Nothing is as it seems, and the ending is as shocking as it’s satisfying.” — Boston GlobeFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and... Read more
View audiobookNight of the Living Rez
By: Morgan Talty
Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy.
In twelve striking, luminescent stories, author Morgan Talty—with searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep... Read more
Scrappy Little Nobody
By: Anna Kendrick
Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.
Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird,... Read more
The Turn of the Key
By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A superb suspense writer…Brava, Ruth Ware. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed.” —Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On
“This appropriately twisty Turn of the Screw update finds the Woman in Cabin 10 author in her most menacing mode, unfurling a shocking saga of murder and deception.”... Read more
Coraline
By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, Coraline—also an Academy Award-nominated film""Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house....""When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.But... Read more
View audiobookEvery Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
By: Catherine Mack
Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for.
"Quick, captivating, and oh-so-much-fun! This delicious mystery is as spellbinding as Knives Out."—Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan series
"Evans demonstrates her talent for accents and finds voices that capture the... Read more
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
By: Elle Cosimano
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
"Dawe seamlessly captures the essence of each character, from Finlay and her partner-in-crime, Vero, to the diverse supporting cast. Particularly noteworthy is Dawe's skill in portraying the range of male characters...with heaps of suspense and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this audiobook delivers entertainment from start to... Read more
View audiobookZero Days
By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 14 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling “new Agatha Christie” (Air Mail) Ruth Ware returns with this adrenaline-fueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The Fugitive about a woman in a race to clear her name and find her husband’s murderer.
Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are... Read more
Carry On
By: Rainbow Rowell
Narrated by: Euan Morton
Length: 13 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times bestselling author!
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.
That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.
Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his... Read more
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
"Narrator Natalie Naudus admirably voices more than a half-dozen significant characters, imparting individuality and personality to teens embracing a variety of identities."- BookPage (Starred review)
From the New York Times bestselling author of One... Read more
Red River Road
By: Anna Downes
Narrated by: Maddy Withington
Length: 12 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features a bonus conversation between the author and New York Times–bestselling author Sally Hepworth.
Anna Downes's extraordinary next thriller Red River Road follows a woman desperate to discover what happened to her sister on a solo road trip through the Australian outback.
Katy Sweeney is looking for her sister. A year earlier,... Read more
One Two Three
By: Laurie Frankel
Narrated by: Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky & Rebecca Soler
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
"The smart choice of narrators Emma Galvin (One), Jesse Vilinsky (Two), and Rebecca Soler (Three) as the Mitchell triplets is entertaining in addition to their amazing synergy." -- Booklist (starred review)
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
From Laurie Frankel, the New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It... Read more
The Villa
By: Rachel Hawkins
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kimberly M. Wetherell & Shiromi A...
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
"Shiromi Arserio, Julia Whelan, and Kimberly Wetherell are the perfect trio to narrate this thriller about an Italian villa with a haunted past."- AudioFile
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
As kids,... Read more
Ring Shout
By: P. Djèlí Clark
Narrated by: Channie Waites
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
In America, demons wear white hoods.
In 1915, The Birth of a Nation casts a spell across America, swelling the Klan’s ranks and drinking deep from the
darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They
plan to bring hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die.
Standing in their way... Read more