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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
A Deadly Education
By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ From theĀ author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.
FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD ā¢ āThe dark school of magic Iāve been waiting for.āāKatherine Arden, author of the Winternight Trilogy
I... Read more
The Overstory
By: Richard Powers
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 22 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
A monumental novel about reimagining our place in the living world, by one of our most "prodigiously talented" novelists (New York Times Book Review). The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fable that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. An air force... Read more
View audiobookCloud Cuckoo Land
By: Anthony Doerr
Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Simon Jones
Length: 14 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
AudioFile Magazineās Best Audiobooks of 2021
On the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks * A New York Times Notable Book * A National Book Award Finalist * Named a Best Book of the Year by Fresh Air, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, and many more
āIf youāre looking for a superb novel, look no further.ā āThe Washington Post... Read more
Educated
By: Tara Westover
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLERĀ ā¢ One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a youngĀ woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
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āExtraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.āāThe New York... Read more
Nothing to See Here
By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
2020 AudieĀ Winner ā Best Female Narrator
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!Audiobook performed by Marin Ireland. āI canāt believe how good this book is.... Itās wholly original. Itās also perfect.... Wilson writes with such a light touch.... The brilliance of the novel [is] that it distracts you with these weirdo characters and... Read more
Talking to Strangers
By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Pres
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong.
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a... Read more
The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition
By: BrenƩ Brown
Narrated by: BrenƩ Brown
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
The tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestseller, featuring a new foreword.
For over a decade, BrenƩ Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and,... Read more
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Ginnifer Goodwin & Kevin Wilson
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives foreverSixteen-year-old Frankie Budgeāaspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat lonerāis determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a... Read more
View audiobookNinth House
By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang & Michael David Axtell
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series.
The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
"The best fantasy novel Iāve read in years, because itās about real people....... Read more
Why Fish Don't Exist
By: Lulu Miller
Narrated by: Lulu Miller
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian
A āremarkableā (Los Angeles Times), āseductiveā (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish Donāt Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, andāpossiblyāeven murder.ā
āAt one point, Miller dives into the... Read more
The Night Watchman
By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
Length: 13 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWASHINGTON POST, AMAZON, NPR, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, KIRKUS, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOK OF 2020Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise ErdrichāsĀ grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight... Read more
View audiobookCome and Get It: A GMA Book Club Pick
By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
National Bestseller
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
An Indie Next Pick
A LibraryReads Pick
Acclaimed author Kiley Reidās fresh and provocative story about desire, consumption, and bad behavior.
It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas, and Millie Cousinsāa super-senior resident assistant at Belgrade Dormitoryājust wants... Read more
Leave the World Behind
By: Rumaan Alam
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan AlamA Read with JennaĀ TodayĀ Show Book Club Pick! Finalist... Read more
View audiobookThe End of Policing
By: Alex S. Vitale
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists, and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in... Read more
View audiobookLuster
By: Raven Leilani
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
"There is a universal appeal to [Narrator Ariel] Blake's performance as Edie, a protagonist who may be her own worst antagonist. Blake's delivery has an immensely human, relatable quality that makes the listener want the best for Edie as she struggles to make her way in the world." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
AN INSTANT NEW... Read more
Harlem Shuffle
By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, this gloriously entertaining novel is āfast-paced, keen-eyed and very funny ... about race, power and the history of Harlem all disguised as a thrill-ride crime novel" (San Francisco Chronicle).
"Ray Carney was only... Read more
Me and White Supremacy
By: Layla F. Saad
Narrated by: Layla F. Saad
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Based off the original workbook, Me and White Supremacy teaches listeners how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never... Read more
View audiobookDare to Lead
By: BrenƩ Brown
Narrated by: BrenƩ Brown
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ BrenĆ© Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, sheās showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.
Donāt miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries BrenĆ©... Read more
The Witch Elm
By: Tana French
Narrated by: Paul Nugent
Length: 22 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller and a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, The Boston Globe, LitHub, Vulture, Slate, Elle, Vox, and Electric Literature
āTana Frenchās best and most intricately nuanced novel yet.āĀ āThe New York Times
An āextraordinaryā (Stephen King) and āmesmerizingā (LA Times) standalone novel from the... Read more
The Push
By: Ashley Audrain
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | A New York Times bestseller!
āUtterly addictive.ā āPaula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
āHooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end.āāGood Morning America
A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a familyāand a woman whose... Read more
The Death of Vivek Oji
By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Yetide Badaki & Chukwudi Iwuji
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Electrifying." ā O: The Oprah Magazine
Named a Best Book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post,Ā NPR, USA TODAY, Vanity Fair, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Shondaland, Teen Vogue, Vulture, Lit Hub, Bustle,Ā Electric Literature, and BookPage
What does it mean for a... Read more
Oona Out of Order
By: Margarita Montimore
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
AMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK
"Reminiscent of Liane Moriartyās What Alice Forgot and Kate Atkinsonās Life After Life, Oona Out of Order is a delightfully freewheeling romp.ā āBooklist (starred review)
Oona Out of Order is a remarkably inventive novel that explores what it... Read more
A Little Devil in America
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ā¢ A sweeping, genre-bending āmasterpieceā (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexityāfrom Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and BeyoncĆ©
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The... Read more