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Tides

By: Sara Freeman

Narrated by: Amy Rutherford

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Henfield Prize–winner and brilliant newcomer Sara Freeman debuts with an intoxicating, compact novel about a woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town. After a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends up adrift in a wealthy seaside town. Mired in her grief, Mara detaches from the outside world and spends her... Read more

Mouth to Mouth

By: Antoine Wilson

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 * An NPR and Time Best Book of the Year * Longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize (Canada) * Finalist for CALIBA’s 2022 Golden Poppy Awards

A successful art dealer confesses the story of his meteoric rise in this “powerful, intoxicating, and shocking” (The New York Times) novel that’s a “slow... Read more

The Butcher of Anderson Station

By: James S. A. Corey

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

A novelette set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Butcher of Anderson Station deepens the story of Colonel Fred Johnson's past as seen on the fifth episode of Season 1 of The Expanse. Now a Prime Original series.

HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES

A new story set in the world of the Expanse. One... Read more

The Dangers of an Ordinary Night

By: Lynne Reeves

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

On a chilly fall evening at the prestigious Performing Arts High School of Boston, best friends Tali Carrington and June Danforth go missing after auditioning for a play. They're last seen in grainy, out-of-focus surveillance footage that shows them walking away from the school. Two days later in a town south of Boston, Tali is found disoriented... Read more

Frankie & Bug

By: Gayle Forman

Narrated by: Stockard Channing

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2022 Audie Award Finalist

“Joyful, occasionally heartbreaking, deeply moving.” —R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poignant and powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl and her new friend as they learn about family, friendship,... Read more

Hooked

By: Sutton Foster

Narrated by: Sutton Foster

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

From the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger, funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family, love, and show business (and how it can help you, too).

Whether she’s playing an “age-defying” book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the... Read more

White Smoke

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

Narrated by: Marcella Cox

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California... Read more

While We Were Dating

By: Jasmine Guillory

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller!

One of TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Reads of 2021!

Two people realize that it’s no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.

Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him... Read more

Songs in Ursa Major

By: Emma Brodie

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A scintillating debut from a major new voice in fiction, Songs in Ursa Major is a love story set in 1969, alive with music, sex, and the trappings of fame.

Raised on an island off Massachusetts by a mother who wrote songs for famous musicians, Jane Quinn is singing in her own band before she's old enough to even read music. When folk legend Jesse... Read more

House of Sticks

By: Ly Tran

Narrated by: Ly Tran

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

New York City Book Awards Hornblower Award Winner

One of Vogue and NPR’s Best Books of the Year

This beautifully written “masterclass in memoir” (Elle) recounts a young girl’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to Queens, New York, “showcas[ing] the tremendous power we have to alter the fates of others, step into their lives and shift the odds in... Read more

Ophie’s Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie, performed by Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the... Read more

Swimming Back to Trout River

By: Linda Rui Feng

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A “beautifully written, poignant exploration of family, art, culture, immigration…and love” (Jean Kwok, author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation) set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution that follows a father’s quest to reunite his family before his precocious daughter’s momentous birthday, which Garth Greenwell... Read more

The Last Fallen Star

By: Graci Kim

Narrated by: Suzie Yeung

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch clan family. "Graci Kim does such an amazing job of blending Korean mythology into the modern world, I am now wondering how I ever lived without knowing all... Read more

The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker & Stacy Davidowitz

Narrated by: Ali Stroker

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations--and gravity--from Tony award-winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

Thirteen-year-old Nat Beacon loves a lot of things: her dog Warbucks, her best friend Chloe, and competing on her wheelchair racing team,... Read more

Fearless

By: Mandy Gonzalez

Narrated by: Mandy Gonzalez

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“Will hit all the high notes for theater and mystery fans alike.” —Kirkus Reviews

Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this spooky middle grade novel from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a group of young thespians who must face the ghost haunting their theater.

Twelve-year-old Monica Garcia has arrived in NYC with her... Read more

The Elephant of Belfast

By: S. Kirk Walsh

Narrated by: Charlotte McCurry

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by true events, this vivid and moving story of a young woman zookeeper and the elephant she’s compelled to protect through the German blitz of Belfast during WWllBelfast, October 1940. Twenty-year-old zookeeper Hettie Quin arrives at the city docks in time to meet her new charge: an orphaned three-year-old Indian elephant named Violet.... Read more

The Hill We Climb

By: Amanda Gorman

Narrated by: Amanda Gorman & Oprah Winfrey

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Amanda Gorman’s powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration

“Stunning.” —CNN 
“Dynamic.” —NPR
“Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue


On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th... Read more

The Arsonists' City

By: Hala Alyan

Narrated by: Leila Buck

Length: 19 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call homeThe Nasr family is spread across the globe—Beirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of... Read more

Blackbird Fly

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Future rock star or friendless misfit? That’s no choice at all. In this acclaimed novel by Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, twelve-year-old Apple grapples with being different; with friends and backstabbers; and with following her dreams.Publishers Weekly called Blackbird Fly “a true triumph,” and the Los Angeles Times Book Review said,... Read more

The Memory Thief

By: Jodi Lynn Anderson

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

“This expertly crafted story thrums with magic, love, and tense action.” —Booklist (starred review)

Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, this fantastical and heartfelt first book in a new trilogy from critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson follows a girl who must defeat thirteen evil... Read more

Sparks Like Stars

By: Nadia Hashimi

Narrated by: Mozhan Marno

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“Suspenseful…emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn’t remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story.""—NPRAn Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their lives in this brilliant and compelling novel from the... Read more

Simon B. Rhymin'

By: Dwayne Reed

Narrated by: Dwayne Reed

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A humorous and heartwarming bounce-to-the-beat underdog story about a young rapper whose rhymes help bring his community together, from America's favorite rapping teacher.

As featured on Good Morning America!

Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls Notorious D.O.G. But for now, he's just a Chicago... Read more

The Echo Wife

By: Sarah Gailey

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Sarah Gailey's The Echo Wife is “a trippy domestic thriller which takes the extramarital affair trope in some intriguingly weird new directions.”--Entertainment Weekly

I’m embarrassed, still, by how long it took me to notice. Everything was right there in the open, right there in front of me, but it still took me so long to see the person I had... Read more

A Pho Love Story

By: Loan Le

Narrated by: Ryan Do & Vyvy Nguyen

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“Will leave readers swooning.” —PopSugar

​When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families’ age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants.

If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d... Read more