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Everything Is Tuberculosis
By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! ⢠#1 Washington Post bestseller! ⢠#1 Indie Bestseller! ⢠USA Today Bestseller!
John Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the worldâs deadliest infectious disease.
âThe real magic of Greenâs writing is the... Read more


The God of the Woods
By: Liz Moore
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."âRebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You
âBrilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book.â âMiranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace
When a teenager vanishes from her... Read more


The Wedding People
By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
"As narrator, the terrific Laser, an actress and puppeteer, only enhances the swoon-worthy quirks and romance." âVulture
A Today show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick, A Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 Winner, and long-listed in many Best of the Year 2024 picks!
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest ... Read more


The Ministry of Time
By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
ONE OF BARACK OBAMAâS FAVORITE BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 ⢠A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION ⢠A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, VANITY FAIR, ESQUIRE, VOX, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE INDEPENDENT, PARADE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND MOREâŚ
âThis summerâs hottest debut.â... Read more


The House in the Cerulean Sea
By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
"Daniel Henning is a great narrator for this quirky and theatrical audiobook...Henning revels in a cornucopia of characters, diving into nuanced voices and colorful moments with accents and growls, tone shifts and whispers...This is definitely a title for those who enjoy fantasy stories replete with gnomes and witches and all in between" --... Read more
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Deep End
By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: ThÊrèse Plummer & Ben Holtzmuller
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on... Read more


Tom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â˘Â A REESEâS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠READ BY MERYL STREEPIn this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of Americaâs finest writers.âPatchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature.â âThe GuardianIn the spring of 2020, Laraâs three... Read more
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The Women
By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kristin Hannah
Length: 14 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A 2025 Audie Award winner for Best Fiction Narrator!
"Kristin Hannahâs potent storytelling skills are brilliantly served by narrator Julia Whelan, whose limber, low-pitched voice moves nimbly from person to person, capturing personality and mood, her empathy palpable." âThe Washington Post
"A moving, skillfully narrated story about womenâs... Read more


All the Colors of the Dark
By: Chris Whitaker
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that âhits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novelâ (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl).
Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today
The Boston Globeâs #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So Far
A Best Book of the... Read more


The Anxious Generation
By: Jonathan Haidt
Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Jonathan Haidt
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 ⢠A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book ⢠One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 ⢠A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2024 ⢠Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, the New York Post, and Town & Country ⢠The Goodreads Choice Award Nonfiction... Read more
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The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠GMA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name HÊlène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American... Read more
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The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
By: Kate McKinnon
Narrated by: Kate McKinnon & Emily Lynne
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
From beloved Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon comes a madcap new adventure about three sisters, a ravenous worm, and a mysterious mad scientist.
So, you want to be a young mad scientist. Congratulations! Admitting it is the first step. The second step is reading the (definitely true) tale of the Porch sistersâŚ
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Gertrude, Eugenia, and... Read more


The Games Gods Play
By: Abigail Owen
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
Length: 17 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
THE GODS LOVE TO PLAY WITH US MERE MORTALS. AND EVERY HUNDRED YEARS, WE LET THEM âŚ
I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.
Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus wonât notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is... Read more


Powerless
By: Lauren Roberts
Narrated by: Chase Brown & Cecily Bednar Schmidt
Length: 17 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller!
This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series!
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdomâs grueling laws... Read more


You Could Make This Place Beautiful
By: Maggie Smith
Narrated by: Maggie Smith
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠NPR Best Book of the Year ⢠Time Best Book of the Year ⢠Oprah Daily Best Memoir of the Year
âA bittersweet study in both grief and joy.â ÂâTime
âA sparklingly beautiful memoir-in-vignettesâ (Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times bestselling author) that explores coming of age in your middle ageâfrom the... Read more


What Happened to You?
By: Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Narrated by: Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past." âAudioFile
This program is read by the authors.
Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the... Read more


A Rover's Story
By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Jacob McNatt & Ariana Delawari
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honorâwinning author of Other Words for Home. New York Times bestseller!Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to... Read more
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Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
"Ariel Blakeâs tender narration and youthful delivery will captivate listeners in this remarkable dual-timeline middle-grade audiobook." - Booklist
Award-winning author Amber McBride, whose previous book, Me (Moth), was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young Peopleâs Literature, lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America in... Read more


From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By: E.L. Konigsburg
Narrated by: Jill Clayburgh
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburgâs beloved classic and Newbery MedalÂâwinning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia... Read more