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Somewhere Beyond the Sea
By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 15 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Daniel Henning brings his signature versatility, emotional connection, and perfect comedic timing to the latest in the acclaimed Cerulean Chronicles series."āAudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)
"Daniel Henningās articulate, earnest narration winningly underscores Somewhere Beyond the Seaās central themes of self-confidence, kindness,... Read more


Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
By: Gabrielle Zevin
Narrated by: Jennifer Kim & Julian Cihi
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ Sam and Sadieātwo college friends, often in love, but never loversābecome creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have heard before.
... Read more


Tom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
#1Ā NEW YORK TIMESĀ BESTSELLER ā¢Ā A REESEāSĀ BOOK CLUB PICK ā¢ READ BY MERYL STREEPIn this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of Americaās finest writers.āPatchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature.ā āThe GuardianIn the spring of 2020, Laraās three... Read more
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Listen for the Lie
By: Amy Tintera
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Will Damron
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
"A world-class whodunit." āStephen King
āAn extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills.ā āAlex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author
āLaugh-out-loud funny, thrilling and twisty...ā āLiane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author
What if you thought you murdered your best... Read more


Braiding Sweetgrass
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length: 16 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our... Read more
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Funny Story
By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024
Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by TIME ā NPR ā ELLE ā Parade ā Womanās World and more!
Daphne always loved the way her fiancƩ Peter told... Read more


Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber & Sara Morsey
Length: 16 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
"Superb ... a perfect horror for our imperfect age.ā ā The New York Times
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Thereās power in a bookā¦
They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And theyāre sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their... Read more


Legendborn
By: Tracy Deonn
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 18 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award
Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonnās YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and ābraids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief,... Read more


A Psalm for the Wild-Built
By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Emmett Grosland conjures the essence of a troubled soul in search of peace in this gentle audio."āAudioFile Magazine
In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series gives us hope for the future.
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their... Read more


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 womanās determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryāand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
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The Bright Sword
By: Lev Grossman
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith & Lev Grossman
Length: 23 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A New York Times Editorsā Choice ā¢ The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, VANITY FAIR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, TOWN & COUNTRY,... Read more


Thank You For Listening
By: Julia Whelan
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of My Oxford Year, Julia Whelanās uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narratorāwho has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accidentāand her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate one last romance novel.
For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook... Read more


Happy Place
By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
āThe beach-read master hooks us again."āPeople
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met... 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


A Fate Inked in Blood
By: Danielle L. Jensen
Narrated by: Nina Yndis
Length: 15 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry kingāwhile also fighting her growing desire for his fiery sonāin the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of... Read more


Book Lovers
By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story.
āOne of my favorite authors.āāColleen Hoover
One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming...
Nora Stephens' life is booksāsheās read them allāand she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and... Read more


First Lie Wins
By: Ashley Elston
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
REESEāS BOOK CLUB PICK |Ā #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
āThis fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.ā āReese Witherspoon
Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a... Read more


Under the Whispering Door
By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Kirt Groves provides an excellently distinct cast of voices."- Locus
A Man Called Ove meets The Good Place in Under the Whispering Door, a delightful queer love story from TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Welcome to Charon's Crossing.
The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and... Read more


Under Loch and Key
By: Lana Ferguson
Narrated by: Samantha Summers & Flint Park
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemyāthe opposite, in factāin this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate.
Keyanna āKeyā MacKay is used to secrets. Raised by a single father who never divulged his past, itās only after his death that she finds herself thrust into the world heād always refused to speak... Read more


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 āengrossing 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


Expiration Dates
By: Rebecca Serle
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer returns with āa romantic gemā (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) about a young woman who decides to finally live for herself rather than rely on the universe for answers. Now featuring bonus content!
Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her.... Read more


The Husbands: A Read with Jenna Pick
By: Holly Gramazio
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERĀ ā¢ READ WITH JENNAāS APRIL BOOK CLUB PICKĀ ā¢ NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2024 BY THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, PEOPLE, PARADE, AND BOOKRIOT
The Husbands delights in asking: how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options? (āA bottomless champagne flute of a novel āThe Washington... Read more


The Ten Thousand Doors of January
By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."--Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER!Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of... Read more


Anxious People
By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a āquirky, big-hearted novelā¦.Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, itās a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasureā (People).
Looking at real estate isnāt usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that... Read more