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A Daughter of the Samurai

By: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

Narrated by: June Angela

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The youngest daughter of a high-ranking samurai, Etsu was destined to become a priestess and was molded for that path by some of the best teachers. But her fate changed when she was married off to a businessman and sent across the world to America. Finding herself miles away from the life she had imagined, she had to learn all about a new... Read more

The Last Cherry Blossom

By: Kathleen Burkinshaw

Narrated by: Yuuki Luna

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt, Kimiko, and her cousin, Genji, are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable: World War II is coming to an end, and... Read more

Questing for Titles

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Aven Shore

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

What’s in a Title? That which the System gives by any other Title might not smell as sweet.   In the System Apocalypse, a single Title can make or break a build. And in the entire Galactic System, there are Title Seekers, those who make it their life quest to acquire the most unusual and rare Titles possible.   Earth, a new Dungeon World offers... Read more

On Gods and Demons

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

What Do Gods & Demons Have in Common? Perhaps nothing, perhaps a lot. A glimpse into a world where an immortal and a demon partake in meal while plotting moves that will shake the middle kingdom and share gossip of other, more contentious issues. This is a 3,000 word short story set in the A Thousand Li universe featuring as yet to be seen... Read more

Forbidden City

By: Vanessa Hua

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 13 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedong’s protégée and lover—and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution—in this “masterful” (The Washington Post) novel.
 
“A new classic about China’s Cultural Revolution . . . Think Succession, but add death and mayhem to the palace intrigue. . . . Ambitious and impressive.”—San... Read more

Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty

By: Hana Shafi

Narrated by: Tunchai Redvers

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Let's get one thing straight: Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty: Affirmations for the Real World is not a book of advice. You're not going to find a step-by-step guide to meditation here, or even reminders to drink lots of water and get enough sleep. Those things are all good for you, but that's not what Hana Shafi wants to talk about.Instead,... Read more

A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee

Narrated by: Grace Rolek

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the National Book AwardFrom bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is... Read more

An Arrow to the Moon

By: Emily X.R. Pan

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, Shawn K. Jain & David Shih

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After.

Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his little... Read more

Kaikeyi

By: Vaishnavi Patel

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 17 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“With a graceful, measured elegance” (The New York Times), this lyrical novel reimagines the life of the infamous queen from the ancient epic the Ramayana, giving voice to an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.I was born on the full moon under an auspicious... Read more

A Different Pond

By: Bao Phi

Narrated by: Bao Phi

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their... Read more

The Old Woman with the Knife

By: Gu Byeong-mo

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

*A New York Times Editors' Choice* Pick
*A Most Anticipated Read in LitHub, CrimeReads, Thrillist, and Popsugar*

The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career—this is an international bestseller and the English language debut from an award-winning South Korean author 

At... Read more

Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

Narrated by: Justin Chien

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling team Joanna Ho and Dung Ho present Eyes That Speak to the Stars, companion to the acclaimed Eyes That Kiss in the Corners.“A brilliant treatise to love of self and heritage.” —School Library Journal (starred review)“A beautifully validating book that builds on the necessary work of its predecessor.” —Kirkus“Affirmative... Read more

Things We Do in the Dark

By: Jennifer Hillier

Narrated by: Carla Vega

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook includes a bonus conversation between the author and actor Brandi Cyrus.

Winner of Best Audiobook at the 2023 ITW (International Thriller Writers) Thriller Awards.

Things We Do in the Dark is a brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning author of the breakout novels Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts. Paris... Read more

Radical Radiance

By: Angela Jia Kim

Narrated by: Angela Jia Kim

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A magical 12-week self-love program that helps readers to radiate inner and outer glow to manifest beauty, abundance and joy, from the founder and CEO of Savor Beauty + Spa.

We can all think of someone who radiates beauty, vibrancy, and confidence that emanates from a lit-from-within quality. But what exactly... Read more

Tokyo Dreaming

By: Emiko Jean

Narrated by: Ali Ahn

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Tokyo Ever After.

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and... Read more

Beating Heart Baby

By: Lio Min

Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz & Jensen Silvio

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a “dizzying, sexy, and utterly heartfelt” (Mary H. K. Choi) love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock

When artistic and sensitive Santi arrives at his new high school, everyone in the wildly talented marching band welcomes him with open arms. Everyone except for the prickly, proud musical prodigy... Read more

Reset

By: Sarina Dahlan

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Can you love someone you don’t remember?After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather—and the... Read more

Heaven

By: Mieko Kawakami

Narrated by: Scott Keiji Takeda

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a sharp and illuminating novel about the impact of violence and the power of solidarity in our contemporary societies.Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a fourteen-year-old student... Read more

Golden Girl

By: Reem Faruqi

Narrated by: Ariana Delawari

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

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

Woman, Eating

By: Claire Kohda

Narrated by: Jane Lui

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

An IndieNext Pick! A Best Book of 2022 in Harper’s Bazaar, Daily Mail, Glamour, and Thrillist!Most Anticipated of 2022 in The Millions, Ms. Magazine, LitHubA young, mixed-race vampire must find a way to balance her deep-seated desire to live amongst humans with her incessant hunger in this stunning debut novel from a writer-to-watch.Lydia is... Read more

It's Not Just You

By: Tori Tsui

Narrated by: Tori Tsui

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

‘The world is in desperate need of this book’ - Greta Thunberg

'It's Not Just You is a galvanising breath of fresh air' - Mikaela Loach

'Tori Tsui is changing the conversation around mental health and the climate crisis' - Vogue

‘A must-read for anyone who would love to understand the intersections of mental health and the climate crisis’ -... Read more

The Passenger

By: Chaney Kwak

Narrated by: Keong Sim

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the North Atlantic. Rocked by fifty-foot swells and forty-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This is the suspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one passenger who contemplated... Read more

Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson

Narrated by: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award–contending short film.

In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki. The islanders return... Read more

Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Narrated by: Sura Siu

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren’t human—that was miraculous. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast—elderly people, children, babies—now live in... Read more