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James by Percival Everett
James
Percival Everett
James by Percival Everett

James

By: Percival Everett

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE...
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

By: V. E. Schwab

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 17 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." –Booklist

In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life...
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The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

The Poppy War

By: R. F. Kuang

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 19 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An AudioFile Magazine Best Audiobook of 2018!A Library Journal,Ā Paste Magazine, and ENTROPYĀ Best Books of 2018 pick!Washington Post ""5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018"" pick!A Bustle ""30 Best Fiction Books of 2018"" pick!ā€œI have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt... Read more

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Babel by R. F. Kuang
Babel
R. F. Kuang
Babel by R. F. Kuang

Babel

By: R. F. Kuang

Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown

Length: 21 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comesĀ Babel, a thematic response toĀ The Secret HistoryĀ and a tonal retort toĀ Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellĀ that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is... Read more

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

By: Madeline Miller

Narrated by: Frazer Douglas

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

ā€œAt once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.ā€
—Ann Patchettā€œMary Renault lives again!ā€ declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the... Read more

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The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick by Ariel Lawhon
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
Ariel Lawhon
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick

By: Ariel Lawhon

Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name HĆ©lĆØne comes a gripping historical mysteryĀ inspired by the life and diaryĀ of Martha Ballard,Ā a renownedĀ 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American... Read more

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Black Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

Narrated by: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab & Shaun Ta...

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the ā€œengrossing and vibrantā€ (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.

A... Read more

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
Stephen Graham Jones
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland & Owen Teale

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran Pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the... Read more

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The Sirens by Emilia Hart
The Sirens
Emilia Hart
The Sirens by Emilia Hart

The Sirens

By: Emilia Hart

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick

A
spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward.

ā€œNarrator Barrie Kreinik offers a first-rate performance, embodying the characters with distinctive voices and... Read more

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North Woods by Daniel Mason
North Woods
Daniel Mason
North Woods by Daniel Mason

North Woods

By: Daniel Mason

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark...

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD


A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across... Read more

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Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe
Madeline Miller
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

By: Madeline Miller

Narrated by: Perdita Weeks

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times).

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not... Read more

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The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski
The Crescent Moon Tearoom
Stacy Sivinski
The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski

The Crescent Moon Tearoom

By: Stacy Sivinski

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An ā€œimpossibly endearingā€ (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups.

Ever since the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading... Read more

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

By: James McBride

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION

FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND...
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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā€¢Ā ā€œIt’s Lovecraft meets the BrontĆ«s in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.ā€ā€”The Guardian
Ā 
ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD • NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity...
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

By: Shannon Chakraborty

Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal

Length: 16 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more

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His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
His Majesty's Dragon
Naomi Novik
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

His Majesty's Dragon

By: Naomi Novik

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons.

When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from... Read more

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Isola: Reese's Book Club by Allegra Goodman
Isola: Reese's Book Club
Allegra Goodman
Isola: Reese's Book Club by Allegra Goodman

Isola: Reese's Book Club

By: Allegra Goodman

Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham & Allegra Goodman

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ā€œA shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.ā€ā€”Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name

ā€œA new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction.ā€ā€”Vogue... Read more

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The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 15 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author ofĀ The Diamond Eye and The Rose CodeĀ returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the... Read more

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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

By: Kristin Hannah

Narrated by: Polly Stone

Length: 17 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.


With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War... Read more

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The Antidote by Karen Russell
The Antidote
Karen Russell
The Antidote by Karen Russell

The Antidote

By: Karen Russell

Narrated by: Elena Rey, Sophie Amoss, Mark Bramhall, Shayna ...

Length: 16 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • FromĀ Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestsellingĀ author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town

A Most...
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Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Good Dirt

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick

ā€œEngrossing . . . Wilkerson masterfully weaves these threads of love, loss and legacy [into] a thoroughly... Read more

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The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

The Bright Sword

By: Lev Grossman

Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith & Lev Grossman

Length: 23 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Editors’ Choice • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy and ā€œmaster storytellerā€ (New York Times) returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR,...
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Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward
Emilia Hart
Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley & Nell Barlow

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a multicast program.

"A spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft."

—Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

"Narrators Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, and Nell Barlow are a magical, moving trio. Their emotional and expressive performance of the parallel... Read more

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Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Happy Land
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Happy Land

By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin & Ashley J. Hobbs

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom—and her family’s ties to it—in this enthralling novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand.

As featured in The Washington Post āˆ™ People āˆ™ Harper's Bazaar āˆ™ NPR āˆ™ TODAY āˆ™ PopSugar āˆ™ Reader's Digest āˆ™ SheReads āˆ™ Woman’s World āˆ™ Real...
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