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The Thursday Murder Club
By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Soon to be a Major Motion Picture
The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves
A female cop with her first big case
A brutal murder
Welcome to...
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four... Read more
Lost and Lassoed
By: Lyla Sage
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor & Lyla Sage
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠She thrives in chaos. He prefers routine. The only thing they have in common? How much they hate each other.
From the bestselling author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the highly anticipated next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small-town romance in which enemies turn to lovers when theyâre forced to... Read more
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this âutterly originalâ (Jane Harper), ânot to be missedâ (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.âA witty twist on classic whodunits⌠Stevenson not only 'plays fair,' he plays the mystery game very, very well.â -- Maureen Corrigan,... Read more
View audiobookThank 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 Whelanâs uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narratorâwho has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accidentâand 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
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
âThe beach-read master hooks us again."âPeople
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by BuzzFeed â Paste Magazine â Elle â Southern Living â SheReads â Culturess â Medium â Her Campus â Readers Digest â Zibby Mag and more!
A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong... Read more
Daisy Jones & The Six (TV Tie-in Edition)
By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated by: Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer & Pa...
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakupâfrom the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back
REESEâS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠COMING SOON AS AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES... Read more
Just for the Summer
By: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber & Abby Jimenez
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly. Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his... Read more
View audiobookThe Woman in Me
By: Britney Spears
Narrated by: Michelle Williams
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more!
âIn Britney Spearsâs memoir, sheâs stronger than ever.â âThe New York Times
Over 2 million copies sold of the âmovingâ (Time), âpowerfulâ (Los Angeles Times), âradiantâ (The New York Times), âpoignantâ (Vogue) #1 New York... Read more
The Man Who Died Twice
By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
The second installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders
âItâs taken a mere two books for Richard Osman to vault into the upper leagues of crime writers. . . The Man Who Died Twice. . . dives right into joyous fun."
âThe New York Times Book Review
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and... 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 BESTSELLER ⢠One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
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âExtraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.ââThe New York... Read more
Forget Me Not
By: Julie Soto
Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A wedding planner and her grumpy ex must work together to plan a celebrity event in this deliciously spicy and funny novel from the creator of Generation Me.Â
Ama Torres is an optimistic wedding planner who doesnât believe in marriage. But weddings? Theyâre amazing. Elliot Bloom is a brooding florist who hates owning a flower shopâŚuntil a... Read more
The Bullet That Missed
By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw, Richard Osman & Steph McGovern
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The third installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders
âThe quartet of aging amateur sleuthsâŚremain wonderful company.â âThe New York Times Book Review
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the... 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
The Barn
By: Wright Thompson
Narrated by: Wright Thompson
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant New York Times bestseller!Â
âIt literally changed my outlook on the worldâŚincredible.â âShonda Rhimes
"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel⌠The Barn describes not just the poison of silence and lies, but also the dignity of courage and truth.â â The Washington... Read more
The Vaster Wilds
By: Lauren Groff
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 7 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, LA TIMES, SLATE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and others
âPart historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale, The Vaster Wilds is a story about the lengths to which we will go to stay... 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
Fleishman Is in Trouble
By: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â˘Â NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST â˘Â âA masterpieceâ (NPR) about marriage, divorce, and the bewildering dynamics of ambition
Now an Emmy Awardânominated FX limited series on Hulu, starring Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, and Adam Brody
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Entertainment Weekly, The New York... Read more
The Marriage Portrait: Reese's Book Club
By: Maggie O'Farrell
Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt & Maggie O'Farrell
Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST ⢠REESEâS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ⢠The author of award-winning Hamnet brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court.
âI could not stop reading... Read more
The Quiet Tenant
By: ClĂŠmence Michallon
Narrated by: Gilli Messer, Elena Rey, Valerie Rose Lohman, A...
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BEST SELLER ⢠A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR ⢠GMA BUZZ PICK ⢠âA bravura feat of storytelling...daring and completely satisfying.â âJames Patterson, #1 best-selling author
A PULSE-POUNDING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER NARRATED BY THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM: HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, HIS GIRLFRIENDâAND THE ONE... Read more
Lucy by the Sea
By: Elizabeth Strout
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠From the Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author of My Name is Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge comes a âpoised and movingâ (Vogue) novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdownâand the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart.
âStroutâs understanding of the human... Read more
Monsters
By: Claire Dederer
Narrated by: Claire Dederer
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK â˘Â NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. Can we love the work of controversial classic and contemporary artists but dislike the artist?
"A lively, personal... Read more
The Fox Wife
By: Yangsze Choo
Narrated by: Yangsze Choo
Length: 14 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"Choo narrates the book herself with a grace of voice and manner that is rare in authors. Further, she delivers Chinese names and phrases with the intonation of a native speaker, lending another level of authenticity to this odd and wonderful tale."âThe Washington Post
"Yangsze Choo again takes on narration... Read more
The Book of Delights
By: Ross Gay
Narrated by: Ross Gay
Length: 5 hours
Abridged: No
The winner of the NBCC Award for Poetry offers up a spirited collection of short lyric essays, written daily over a tumultuous year, reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders. Ross Gay's The Book of Delights is a genre-defying book of essays- some as short as a paragraph; some as long as... Read more
View audiobookThe Villa
By: Rachel Hawkins
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kimberly M. Wetherell & Shiromi A...
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
"Shiromi Arserio, Julia Whelan, and Kimberly Wetherell are the perfect trio to narrate this thriller about an Italian villa with a haunted past."- AudioFile
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
As kids,... Read more