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A Place to Belong

By: Cynthia Kadohata

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Five starred reviews!

“Another gift from Kadohata to her readers.” —Booklist (starred review)

A Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing and all too relevant... Read more

We Are the Gardeners

By: Joanna Gaines

Narrated by: Crew, Duke, Drake, Ella, and Emmie Kay Gaines &...

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Teach children that the greatest rewards come from patience, hard work, and learning from mistakes!In the #1 New York Times bestseller We Are the Gardeners, Joanna Gaines and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From their failed endeavors, obstacles to overcome (bunnies that eat everything), and all of the... Read more

The Satapur Moonstone

By: Sujata Massey

Narrated by: Sneha Mathan

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

India, 1922: It is rainy season in the lush, remote Satara mountains southeast of Bombay, where the kingdom of Satapur is tucked away. A curse seems to have fallen upon Satapur's royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness shortly before his teenage son was struck down in a tragic accident. The kingdom is now ruled by an agent of the... Read more

Blue

By: Steve Aoki & Daniel Paisner

Narrated by: Greg Chun & Steve Aoki

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes sections recorded by Steve Aoki while on tour.

The music. The mix. His life.

"Sometimes I think my whole life can be seen through shades of blue..." — Steve Aoki

Blue is the remarkable story of Steve Aoki, the superstar DJ/producer who started his career as a vegan straightedge hardcore music kid hellbent on defying his... Read more

Happy Go Money

By: Melissa Leong

Narrated by: Melissa Leong

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The Social’s finance expert connects money and happiness in this fresh, feel-good guide to financial well-being
Everything tells us that what will make us happy can be bought, whether it’s the latest gadgets, renovated kitchens, or luxury goods. But research has shown that having more money in the bank and more stuff around the house doesn’t... Read more

Good Economics for Hard Times

By: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day.

Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what... Read more

America for Americans

By: Erika Lee

Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

This definitive history of American xenophobia is "essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist)

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In America for Americans, Erika Lee shows that an... Read more

The Food Lab

By: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 21 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)—and use a... Read more

Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come

By: Jessica Pan

Narrated by: Jessica Pan

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she’d normally avoid at all costs? Writer Jessica Pan intends to find out. With the help of various extrovert mentors, Jessica sets up a series of personal challenges (talk to... Read more

The Dragon Egg Princess

By: Ellen Oh

Narrated by: Amielynn Abellera

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for fans of Wing & Claw, this must-have middle grade novel is from We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh! “Filled with strange terrains, creatures, and magic, this is an enthralling read!”—Soman Chainani, author of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series ""A rich and wonderfully imagined story about the many... Read more

Little Gods

By: Meng Jin

Narrated by: Karen Huie, Francois Chau & Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“Expands the future of the immigrant novel.” – Gish Jen, New York Times Book Review
“Spectacular and emotionally polyphonic…That Jin has managed to craft such an intimate, emotionally complex story is an awesome achievement. That she managed to do it in her debut novel, doubly so.” – Omar El Akkad, BookPage (starred review) On the night of... Read more

The Majesties

By: Tiffany Tsao

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “bold and dramatic portrayal of characters on the cusp of an impossible choice” (Publishers Weekly), two sisters from a wealthy Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with secrets and betrayal after one of them poisons their entire family.

Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and... Read more

Hexarchate Stories

By: Yoon Ha Lee

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller & Brian Nishii

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The essential short story collection set in the universe of Ninefox Gambit.

An ex-Kel art thief has to save the world from a galaxy-shattering prototype weapon … A general outnumbered eight-to-one must outsmart his opponent … A renegade returns from seclusion to bury an old comrade …

From the incredible imagination of Hugo– and Arthur C.... Read more

Disappearing Moon Café

By: SKY Lee

Narrated by: Grace Lynn Kung

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Disappearing Moon Cafe was a stunning debut novel that has become a Canadian literary classic. An unflinchingly honest portrait of a Chinese Canadian family that pulses with life and moral tensions, this family saga takes the reader from the wilderness in nineteenth-century British Columbia to late twentieth-century Hong Kong, to Vancouver's... Read more

Chinkstar

By: Jon Chan Simpson

Narrated by: Vinson Tran

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Chinksta rap is all the rage in Red Deer, Alberta. And the king of Chinksta is King Kwong, Run’s older brother. Run isn’t a fan of Kwong’s music – or personality, really. But when Kwong goes missing just days before his crowning performance and their mom gets wounded by a stray bullet, Run finds himself, with his sidekick, Ali, in the middle of... Read more

If I Had Your Face

By: Frances Cha

Narrated by: Frances Cha, Sue Jean Kim, Ruthie Ann Miles & J...

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania

“Powerful and provocative . . . a novel about female strength, spirit, resilience—and the solace that... Read more

A Good Family

By: A.H. Kim

Narrated by: Abby Craden, Joy Osmanski & Sarah Mollo-Christe...

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

“A story of money, family, who you can trust, and the extremes to which one will go for blood. I couldn’t put it down.” —Lisa Ling, host of CNN’s This Is Life

Keep your family close and your enemies closer.

Beth is the darling of God Halsa, a pharmaceutical giant, and she’s got the outrageous salary and lifestyle to prove it. Until she lands in... Read more

Once Upon a Sunset

By: Tif Marcelo

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of The Key to Happily Ever After—“a true gem filled with heart, laughs, and a cast of delightful characters” (Nina Bocci, USA TODAY bestselling author)—returns with a heartwarming and charming novel about a woman who travels to the Philippines to reconnect with her long-lost family…and manages to find herself along the way.

Diana... Read more

Sigh, Gone

By: Phuc Tran

Narrated by: Phuc Tran

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"Tran's story is an American immigration story, and so much more. His delivery is crisp and engaging, and maintains just the slightest element of whimsy...If you're a fan of memoirs and a fan of literature, this is a must- listen." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author.

For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong,... Read more

Farewell to Manzanar

By: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American internment camp.During World War II the community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were... Read more

Prairie Ostrich

By: Tamai Kobayashi

Narrated by: Tamai Kobayashi

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Not every story has a happy ending.Since her brother's death, eight-year-old Egg Murakami has been living day-to-day on the family ostrich farm near Bittercreek, discovering life to be an ever-perplexing condition. Mama Murakami has curled up inside a bottle, and Papa has exiled himself to the barn with the birds. Big sister Kathy tells stories... Read more

The Son of Good Fortune

By: Lysley Tenorio

Narrated by: Reuben Uy

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A Recommended Book From:
USA Today * The Chicago Tribune * Book Riot * Refinery 29 * InStyle * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune * Publishers Weekly * Baltimore Outloud * Omnivoracious * Lambda Literary * Goodreads * Lit Hub * The MillionsFINALIST FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDFrom award-winning author Lysley... Read more

The Leader You Want to Be

By: Amy Jen Su

Narrated by: Chloe Cannon

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

You can be the leader you want to be--today and every day. Do you find yourself wishing you had more hours in the day? Do you want to do more, yet feel you just can't add another thing to your plate without being overwhelmed by stress or compromising your health, relationships, and integrity? No doubt, as a leader, there are some days when you... Read more

Recipe for Persuasion

By: Sonali Dev

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 13 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors comes another , clever, deeply layered, and heartwarming romantic comedy that follows in the Jane Austen tradition—this time, with a twist on Persuasion.Chef Ashna Raje desperately needs a new strategy. How else can she save her beloved restaurant and prove to her estranged, overachieving... Read more