New audiobook releases

The Dawn Chorus

By: Samantha Shannon

Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon, a novella in the internationally bestselling Bone Season series, which bridges the story between The Song Rising and The Mask Falling, read by Alana Kerr Collins.

Paige Mahoney and Arcturus Mesarthim have arrived in the Scion Citadel of Paris. Exhausted by her efforts against Scion, Paige... Read more

The Life-Affirming Magic of Birds

By: Charlie Bingham

Narrated by: Charlie Bingham

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Praise for The Life-Affirming Magic of Birds

‘This deeply personal book is a delight for those who already value our feathered friends and is a perfect introduction for those who are new to birding.’ CAROLINE QUENTIN – ACTOR, AUTHOR & PRESENTER
'Moving, informative, funning, evocative. Charlie's book will take you on a wonderful journey... Read more

The Suitcase Swap

By: Lish McBride

Narrated by: David Blair & Emma Stansfield

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

They've got each other's bags. Will they find each other's hearts?

Sophie isn't going to let a little thing like divorce stop her from flying to New York to see her family.
Mike isn't going to let a little thing like losing his wife stop him from flying to New York for work.
The one thing they both know for certain is that they're done with love:... Read more

Secrets of the Sea

By: Robert Vennell

Narrated by: Robert Vennell

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE OCKHAM NZ BOOK AWARD BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF NONFICTION**An illuminating tour through the native sea creatures of Aotearoa, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees
Secrets of the Sea is a fascinating introduction to New Zealand's fish and shellfish, weaving together history, biology and culture to reveal how... Read more

The Meaning Of Trees

By: Robert Vennell

Narrated by: Robert Vennell

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The history and use of New Zealand's native plants
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species.The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a... Read more

What it was like to be an Ancient Egyptian

By: David Long

Narrated by: Mark Oosterveen

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

From sacred cats to the invention of toothpaste, Blue Peter Award winning author David Long takes readers on an intriguing investigation into the ancient Egyptian civilisation. The incredible civilisation of ancient Egypt lasted for 3,000 years. Ruled over by pharaohs, the Egyptians developed... Read more

Becoming Grace

By: Hilary McKay

Narrated by: Amy Cameron

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck. Grace Darling nearly drowned when she was eight years old, leaving her with a fear of boats and the sea. But it’s a fear... Read more

The Last House in the Row

By: Lesley Parr

Narrated by: Bronwen Price

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Hayley discovers the importance of giving people a chance in this thought-provoking tale from critically acclaimed author Lesley Parr. Hayley is furious that her beloved cat, Judy Garland, keeps sneaking off to the garden of the weird old lady across the street. Lillian, or Boo, as Hayley calls her,... Read more

The Enemy

By: L. Knight

Narrated by: Marie Hawkins & TJ Clark

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Secrets. Love. Betrayal.



Nobody knows our story or the reason I loathe Hudson Carmichael, and he will never know the way he broke me. Yet I can't rid myself of the attraction I feel for him or the way he makes my body burn. Will one night in his arms purge me of my need for him or have I just made the biggest mistake of my life?



Audrey thinks I... Read more

His to Claim

By: Tory Baker

Narrated by: Lu Banks & Ash Beverly

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Tory Baker presents Book 4 in the Rowdy Johnson Brothers series.



Contains mature themes. Read more

Shattered Moonlight

By: K.C. Harper

Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to the spicy sequel of Shadowed Moonlight, the urban romantasy series filled with witches and werewolves.

Kane and Briar are back . . . but so is the danger.

Briar and Kane have solved Cambria's murder, but the trouble keeps coming: Briar's stepfather was the one pulling their strings all along. Now he's compelling her to protect his... Read more

Run the Song

By: Ben Ratliff

Narrated by: Ben Ratliff

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A revelatory exploration of the relationship between music and running by one of our foremost music writersOut the front door, across the street, down the hill, and into Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. This is how Ben Ratliff’s runs started most days of the week for about a decade—sometimes listening to music, not always. Then, at the beginning... Read more

Legacy

By: Cath Staincliffe

Narrated by: Maxine Peake, Claire Keelan, William Ash, Jo Ha...

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Seven original radio dramas by award-winning crime writer Cath Staincliffe, featuring heir hunters, a genealogist and an undercover cop who must untangle family mysteries

Cath Staincliffe is best known as the creator of the hit TV series Blue Murder, as well as for her ‘Scott and Bailey’ books and ‘Sal Kilkenny’ crime novels. This full cast drama... Read more

Greywing

By: Simon Bullivant

Narrated by: Timothy Spall, Bernard Hill, Tilly Vosburgh, Ju...

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Greywing to the rescue! Timothy Spall stars as the world’s most inept superhero…‘He slipped effortlessly into his super sleek costume… oh, how come their tights never wrinkle in the comics?’
Bludden-On-Sand better buckle up as there is a new hero in town! Frustrated furniture fitter Nigel Struddock (Timothy Spall), with the help of a sewing... Read more

All Classical Music Explained & more

By: Rainer Hersch

Narrated by: Rainer Hersch

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Rainer Hersch gives us his irreverent take on classical music in these BBC Radio shows‘At last a musical comedian with a difference – he is really funny’ Daily TelegraphStand-up comic, musician and conductor Rainer Hersch has performed in comedy clubs worldwide, made numerous appearances at the Edinburgh Festival and put on several... Read more

Erfüllte Träume in Thunder Point

By: Robyn Carr

Narrated by: Elisa Heim

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Lin Su hat ihren vierzehnjährigen Sohn allein großgezogen und kümmert sich aufopferungsvoll um ihre Patienten. Sie hat alles unter Kontrolle - und das soll auch so bleiben. Doch ihr Sohn wird langsam flügge und entwickelt seinen eigenen Kopf. Als dann noch der neue attraktive Nachbar vor der Tür steht, spürt Lin Su, dass ein neues Kapitel in... Read more

Vom Wachsen und Aufblühen

By: Alice Vincent

Narrated by: Felicity Grist

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Gefühl, einsam und isoliert zu sein und der Wunsch nach tiefer Verbundenheit führen die Journalistin Alice Vincent zu einem außergewöhnlichen Vorhaben: Sie erstellt eine Liste von Frauen, die sie bewundert und mit denen sie gerne sprechen möchte – über das Leben und über das Gärtnern. Sie will verstehen, was Frauen dazu bewegt,... Read more

Only You

By: Samantha Young

Narrated by: Viola Müller

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Der fulminante Abschluss der erfolgreichen Reihe um die Adair-Geschwister Hollywoodstar Brodan Adair ist in die Highlands zurückgekehrt. Der zweitjüngste Adair-Bruder will sich nach Jahren des beruflichen Erfolges und zahlreicher One-Night-Stands nur noch auf das besinnen, was ihm wirklich wichtig ist: seine Familie. Als er jedoch nach achtzehn... Read more

Nordseefunkeln

By: Tanja Janz

Narrated by: Claudia Gräf

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Lesen, genießen, abschalten – dieser Roman ist ein Kurzurlaub für die Seele Die Berliner Journalistin Lucia braucht eine Auszeit. Über ein Wohnungstauschportal lernt sie Felke Truels aus St. Peter-Ording kennen und tauscht mit ihr das Zuhause. Sie erhofft sich, in dem Küstenort ein nordfriesisches Paradies der Ruhe und Erholung zu finden. Dass... Read more

Himmelsee - Über den Wellen leuchtet das Glück (Himmelsee 1)

By: Tanja Janz

Narrated by: Claudia Gräf

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Die neue Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Tanja Janz: Himmelsee an der Ostsee Linna Franke kehrt mit ihrem kleinen Sohn von Düsseldorf in ihren Heimatort Himmelsee an der Ostseeküste zurück, als ihre Mutter ins Krankenhaus muss. Linna hatte Himmelsee vergessen wollen, nun holt alles sie wieder ein: dass sie zwischen den Brüdern Nik und Jörn stand und... Read more

Kingdom of Lies

By: Stacia Stark

Narrated by: Till Beck, Scarlet Hartley & Yvonne Esins

Length: 14 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Bist du der Krone würdig? Prisca hat die Wahrheit über Lorian herausgefunden und ist nun gezwungen, Seite an Seite mit ihm zu kämpfen. Von seinem Verrat und seinen Lügen geplagt, konzentriert sie sich darauf, die Hybride sicher in das Reich der Fae zu bringen, während sie von König Sabiums Soldaten gejagt werden. Nur der Tod des Königs kann das... Read more

Body Check

By: Elle Kennedy

Narrated by: Emma Lorenz

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Sie bringen das Eis zum Schmelzen Hayden Houston hat für eine Nacht genug davon, das nette Mädchen von nebenan zu sein. Sie beschließt daher, in einer Bar ein One-Night-Stand zu suchen. Es dauert nicht lange und sie trifft auf Brody Croft, einen Eishockeyspieler. Hayden, die in ihrer Kindheit von ihrem Eishockeytrainer-Vater von Eisbahn zu... Read more

Crackdown

By: Garth Mullins

Narrated by: Garth Mullins

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Part memoir, part manifesto, Crackdown is a story of the drug war, told from the frontlines.

Garth Mullins was born into a world too bright for him to fully see, and too unforgiving to fully accept him. Bullied by both kids and adults, who mocked his albinism and trivialized his blindness, Garth turned to activism and punk rock, seeking escape,... Read more

My Soul Is Rested

By: Howell Raines

Narrated by: John Pirhalla, Aaron Goodson, Marni Penning, De...

Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"A superb oral history." —The Washington Post Book World

"So touching, so exhilarating...no book for a long time has left me so moved or so happy." —The New York Times Book Review

The almost unfathomable courage and the undying faith that propelled the Civil Rights Movement are brilliantly captured in these moving personal recollections. Here are... Read more