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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 Deonnâs YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and âbraids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief,... 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 kingâwhile also fighting her growing desire for his fiery sonâin 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
One Last Stop
By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
"Narrator Natalie Naudus brings a quiet intensity to this genre-crossing audiobook...the perfect fit for a tale of queer joy, first love, and self-discovery." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
From the New York Times bestselling author of... Read more
Devolution
By: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Judy Greer, Max Brooks, Jeff Daniels, Nathan Fi...
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z is back with âthe Bigfoot thriller you didnât know you needed in your life, and one of the greatest horror novels Iâve ever readâ (Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter and Recursion).
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As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainierâs eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop... Read more
Clear
By: Carys Davies
Narrated by: Russ Bain
Length: 3 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
âTender, riveting, and inventive is Clear, the newest offering and masterpiece from the brilliant Carys Davies. It will take your breath awayâŚWhat a thrill.â âSarah Jessica Parker
One of Vogueâs Best Books of the Year
Winner of the 2024 Bookmark Festival Book of Year
Shortlisted for the 2024 Books Are My Bag Award and the Historical Writersâ... Read more
The Happy Ever After Playlist
By: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Zachary Webber & Erin Mallon
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your World comes a romantic comedy full of "fierce humor and fiercer heart" about how one adorable puppy brings together two perfect strangers (Casey McQuiston, NYT bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue).Â
Artist Sloan Monroe just can't seem to get her life on track. But one... Read more
A Novel Love Story
By: Ashley Poston
Narrated by: Dorothy Dillingham Blue & Ashley Poston
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Most Anticipated by Parade ¡ Buzzfeed ¡ Harperâs Bazaar ¡ Elle ¡ She Reads ¡ The Seattle Times ¡ BookRiot and more!
A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fictionâŚliterally, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics.
Eileen Merriweather... Read more
A Wolf Called Wander
By: Rosanne Parry
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller! âDonât miss this dazzling tour de force.ââKatherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only IvanThis gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolfâs incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. This irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry... Read more
View audiobookBig Friendship
By: Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman
Narrated by: Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman
Length: 5 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people donât talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul.
Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their... Read more
Happy Medium
By: Sarah Adler
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
"The perfect alchemy of romance, humor and quirky originality."âSophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year and The Good Part
A clever con woman must convince a skeptical, sexy farmer of his property's resident real-life ghost if she's to save them all from a fate worse than death, in... Read more
Empire of the Vampire
By: Jay Kristoff
Narrated by: Damian Lynch
Length: 27 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Damian Lynchâs depiction of the sword is especially creepy and compelling. Lynch has a great sense of dialogue and pitch overall, and keeps this dramatic tale moving." -Locus
From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga.
From holy cup comes holy... Read more
Kafka on the Shore
By: Haruki Murakami
Narrated by: Sean Barrett & Oliver Le Sueur
Length: 19 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠From the acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and one of the worldâs greatest storytellers comes âan insistently metaphysical mind-benderâ (The New Yorker) about a teenager on the run and a deceptively simple old man.
Now with a new introduction by the author.
Here we meet fifteen-year-old runaway Kafka Tamura and... Read more
The Book Eaters
By: Sunyi Dean
Narrated by: Katie Erich
Length: 13 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"Katie Erichâs riveting and emotionally rich realization of Deanâs strange and vivid world makes this an entrancing listen from start to finish; we hope to hear much more from author and narrator alike." - The Seattle Times
"Katie Erich narrates Devon with the voice of a true storyteller, providing a mesmerizing performance that communicates the... Read more
Blood and Thunder
By: Hampton Sides
Narrated by: Don Leslie
Length: 20 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the Westâ"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review).
In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed... Read more
Good Night, Irene
By: Luis Alberto Urrea
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik & Luis Alberto Urrea
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
This New York Times bestselling novel tells an exhilarating World War II epic that chronicles an extraordinary young womanâs heroic frontline service in the Red Cross.
âUrreaâs touch is sure, his exuberance carries you through . . . He is a generous writer, not just in his approach to his craft but in the broader sense of what he feels necessary... Read more
The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Ethan Hawke
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
From the award-winning author of The Every comes an endearing story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals.
Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyesâto see everything that happens within the park and report back to the parkâs elders, three ancient Bison. His friendsâa seagull, a... Read more
How We Fight For Our Lives
By: Saeed Jones
Narrated by: Saeed Jones
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Livesâwinner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Awardâis a âmoving, bracingly honest memoirâ (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power.
One of the best books of the year as selected by The New York Times; The Washington Post; NPR; Time; The... 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 Moriartyâs What Alice Forgot and Kate Atkinsonâs Life After Life, Oona Out of Order is a delightfully freewheeling romp.â âBooklist (starred review)
Oona Out of Order is a remarkably inventive novel that explores what it... Read more
Do Your Worst
By: Rosie Danan
Narrated by: Shane East & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
Sparks fly when an occult expert and a disgraced archeologist become enemies-with-benefits in this steamy romance from "go-to author" Rosie Danan (The New York Times Book Review).
Riley Rhodes finally has the chance to turn her familyâs knack for the supernatural into a legitimate business when sheâs hired to break the... Read more
The Worst Best Man
By: Mia Sosa
Narrated by: Rebecca Mozo & Wayne Mitchell
Length: 10 hours
Abridged: No
""A romantic comedy that's fun and flirty, young and fresh."" â Popsugar (22 of the Best Books This Winter Has to Offer)One of Oprah Magazine's 22 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020
Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy #ownvoices enemies-to-lovers novel, perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, and Sally Thorne!A wedding... Read more
Raiders of the Lost Heart
By: Jo Segura
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick!
Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careersâand heartsâin ruins.
Archaeologist Dr. Socorro âCorrieâ MejĂa has a bone to pick. Literally.Â
Itâs been Corrieâs life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her... Read more
This Spells Love
By: Kate Robb
Narrated by: Khaya Fraites
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK â˘Â âA romcom-meets-magic delight!ââSarah Adams, New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect
A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in an alternate reality where sheâs lost more than she wished for in this witty, whimsical... Read more
Red at the Bone
By: Jacqueline Woodson
Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Pet...
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 by LitHub and The Millions.
Called one of the Top 10 Literary Fiction titles of Fall by Publishers Weekly.
An extraordinary new novel about the influence of history on a contemporary family, from the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of Another Brooklyn and Brown Girl... Read more
Sorcery of Thorns
By: Margaret Rogerson
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Length: 14 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller!
âA bewitching gem...I absolutely loved every moment of this story.â âStephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
âIf you loved the Hogwarts LibraryâŚyouâll be right at home at Summershall.â âKatherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
From the New... Read more