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Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Frankly in Love
David Yoon
Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Frankly in Love

By: David Yoon

Narrated by: Raymond J. Lee

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

An Instant New York Times Bestseller • A William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist An Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book

Extraordinary . . . a beautifully layered novel about first love, tribalism and that brief, magical period when kids have one foot in high school, one foot out the door. . . Yoon explores themes of...
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The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu
Tom Lin
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

By: Tom Lin

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A Chinese American assassin sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and exact revenge on her abductors in this New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice: a twist on the classic western from "an astonishing new voice" (Jonathan Lethem). Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime... Read more

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House of Sticks by Ly Tran
House of Sticks
Ly Tran
House of Sticks by Ly Tran

House of Sticks

By: Ly Tran

Narrated by: Ly Tran

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

New York City Book Awards Hornblower Award Winner

One of Vogue and NPR’s Best Books of the Year

This beautifully written “masterclass in memoir” (Elle) recounts a young girls journey from war-torn Vietnam to Queens, New York, “showcas[ing] the tremendous power we have to alter the fates of others, step into their lives and shift the odds in... Read more

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Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
Of Curses and Kisses
Sandhya Menon
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

Of Curses and Kisses

By: Sandhya Menon

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio & Jason Carpenter

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

“Fans of Menon’s frothy, contemporary rom-coms will be excited for this venture into new territory.” —Booklist
“[A] dreamy, sassy confection of a romance…Funny, extravagant, and satisfying.” —Shelf Awareness

From the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi comes the first novel in a brand-new series set at an elite boarding... Read more

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Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
Everything We Never Had
Randy Ribay
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay

Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay

Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo, Jesse Inocalla, Manny Jacinto ...

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD!

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships.


Watsonville, 1930. Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a... Read more

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The Tree Doctor by Marie Mutsuki Mockett
The Tree Doctor
Marie Mutsuki Mockett
The Tree Doctor by Marie Mutsuki Mockett

The Tree Doctor

By: Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Narrated by: June Angela

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

When the unnamed narrator of Marie Mutsuki Mockett’s stirring second novel returns to Carmel, California, to care for her mother, she finds herself stranded at the outset of the disease. With her husband and children back in Hong Kong, and her Japanese mother steadily declining in a care facility two hours away, she becomes preoccupied with her... Read more

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The Fetishist by Katherine Min
The Fetishist
Katherine Min
The Fetishist by Katherine Min

The Fetishist

By: Katherine Min

Narrated by: Eunice Wong & Kayla Min Andrews

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An Indie Next Pick

In this hilariously savage, poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, a grieving daughter’s revenge on the man who caused her mother’s death sets off a series of unexpected reckonings.


On a cold, gloomy night, twenty-three-year-old Kyoko stands in the rain with a knife in her hoodie’s pocket. Her target is Daniel, who... Read more

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Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Age of Vice
Deepti Kapoor
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice

By: Deepti Kapoor

Narrated by: Vidish Athavale

Length: 19 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Oprah Daily and NPR!

“Dazzling...Finally free from the book’s grip, now all I want to do is get others hooked.”— The Washington Post

“A page-turning social novel…It stirs the pulse while digging into the entrenched and...
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Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone

By: Sequoia Nagamatsu

Narrated by: Brian Nishii & June Angela

Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"You should be here; he's simply magnificent." These are the final words a biologist hears before his Margaret Mead-like wife dies at the hands of Godzilla. The words haunt him as he studies the kaiju (Japan's giant monsters) on an island reserve, attempting to understand the beauty his wife saw. "The Return to Monsterland" opens Where We Go... Read more

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Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Four Treasures of the Sky
Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Four Treasures of the Sky

By: Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Narrated by: Jenny Tinghui Zhang & Katharine Chin

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“Narrator Katharine Chin’s outstanding performance will have listeners weeping as they hear Zhang’s debut novel, based on actual events.” – Library Journal (Starred Review)

"Reader Katharine Chin has a young, clear voice that captures Daiyu’s determination and spirit. Chinese names and phrases flow easily, and Chin voices the cast of characters... Read more

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The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
The Swimmers
Julie Otsuka
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers

By: Julie Otsuka

Narrated by: Traci Kato-Kiriyama

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE WINNER From the award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel that "starts as a catalogue of spoken and unspoken rules for swimmers at an aquatic center but unfolds into a powerful story of a mother’s dementia and her daughter’s love" (The... Read more

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Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
Afterparties
Anthony Veasna So
Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

Afterparties

By: Anthony Veasna So

Narrated by: Jason Sean

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK WINNER OF THE FERRO-GRUMLEY AWARD FOR LGBTQ FICTIONNamed a Best Book of the Year by: New York Times * NPR * Washington Post * LA Times * Kirkus Reviews * New York Public Library * Chicago Public Library * Harper’s Bazaar * TIME *... Read more

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Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Tokyo Ever After
Emiko Jean
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Tokyo Ever After

By: Emiko Jean

Narrated by: Ali Ahn

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Ali Ahn gives this young adult rom-com fun doses of personality and sass...Ahn's accents and Japanese pronunciations ring true as she clearly differentiates characters of different ages and nationalities." -- AudioFile Magazine

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK!

The Princess Diaries
meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko...
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Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian
Gold Diggers
Sanjena Sathian
Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian

Gold Diggers

By: Sanjena Sathian

Narrated by: Rama Vallury

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2021 * One of NPR's Best Books of 2021 * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

“Dizzyingly original, fiercely funny, deeply wise.” —Celeste Ng, #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere

Sanjena Sathian’s Gold Diggers is a work of...
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First Comes Like by Alisha Rai
First Comes Like
Alisha Rai
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai

First Comes Like

By: Alisha Rai

Narrated by: Saira Ayers & Neil Shah

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of The Right Swipe and Girl Gone Viral returns with a story about finding love in all the wrong inboxes...Beauty expert and influencer Jia Ahmed has her eye on the prize: conquering the internet today, the entire makeup industry tomorrow, and finally, finally proving herself to her big opinionated family. She has little time for love,... Read more

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Land Of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen
Land Of Big Numbers
Te-Ping Chen
Land Of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen

Land Of Big Numbers

By: Te-Ping Chen

Narrated by: Eddy Lee, Fiona Rene, Matt Yang King, Christine...

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A Best Book of the Year: Barack Obama · NPR · The Washington Post · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Esquire · Kirkus Reviews · Chicago Public Library · Electric Literature Malala Yousafzai’s Fearless Book Club Pick for Literati 
""Dazzling...Riveting."" New York Times Book Review
“Gripping and illuminating . . . At the heart of Te-Ping Chen’s... Read more

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I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee
I'll Be the One
Lyla Lee
I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

I'll Be the One

By: Lyla Lee

Narrated by: Greta Jung

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Diverse book recommended by The Today Show * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * Bank Street Best Book of the Year * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA’s Rainbow Book List Top 10 for Teen ReadersThe world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun, thoughtful rom-com celebrating... Read more

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The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
The Right Swipe
Alisha Rai
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

The Right Swipe

By: Alisha Rai

Narrated by: Summer Morton & Brian Pallino

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Alisha Rai returns with the first book in her sizzling new Modern Love series, in which two rival dating app creators find themselves at odds in the boardroom but in sync in the bedroom.Rhiannon Hunter may have revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes right on her career—and the occasional hookup. The cynical... Read more

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All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
All You Can Ever Know
Nicole Chung
All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

All You Can Ever Know

By: Nicole Chung

Narrated by: Janet Song

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting, prepackaged myth. She believed that her biological parents had made the ultimate sacrifice in the hope of giving her a better life, that... Read more

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The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
The Widows of Malabar Hill
Sujata Massey
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

The Widows of Malabar Hill

By: Sujata Massey

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing an extraordinary female lawyer-sleuth in a new historical series set in 1920s Bombay! Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father's law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history... Read more

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Chemistry by Weike Wang
Chemistry
Weike Wang
Chemistry by Weike Wang

Chemistry

By: Weike Wang

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Named by The Washington Post as a Notable Work of Fiction in 2017 and by Entertainment Weekly as a Best Debut Novel of 2017
Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Ann Patchett on PBS NewsHour, Minnesota Public Radio, Maris Kreizman, and The Morning News

National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree

Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize

A luminous...
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IQ by Joe Ide
IQ
Joe Ide
IQ by Joe Ide

IQ

By: Joe Ide

Narrated by: Sullivan Jones

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores.

East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the neighborhood's high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, lost children unrecovered. But someone from the neighborhood has taken it upon himself to help solve the cases the police... Read more

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When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao
When Haru Was Here
Dustin Thao
When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

When Haru Was Here

By: Dustin Thao

Narrated by: David Lee Huynh

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loneliness, complicated friendships, and what it means to let go.

After the death of his best friend, Eric Ly creates imaginary scenarios in his head to deal with his grief. Until one of them becomes real when a boy he met last summer in Japan finds his way back into his life. When he least... Read more

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Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia
Code Dependent
Madhumita Murgia
Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia

Code Dependent

By: Madhumita Murgia

Narrated by: Madhumita Murgia

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author and includes a bonus interview with the author.

“Engaging and entertaining, this work is essential listening for anyone following the potentially explosive development of AI.” —AudioFile

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction

A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial... Read more

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