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Cuyahoga

By: Pete Beatty

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel

“Cuyahoga is tragic and comic, hilarious and inventive—a 19th-century legend for 21st-century America” (The Boston Globe).

Big Son is a spirit of the times—the times being 1837. Behind his broad shoulders, shiny hair, and church-organ laugh, Big Son practically made Ohio City all by himself.... Read more

You Better Watch Out

By: James S. Murray & Darren Wearmouth

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"A short and sweet slasher for anyone who’s already counting down the days until
Christmas. Barrie Kreinik’s narration takes this story to the next level, deftly switching
between characters and points of view as the story picks up pace, rushing toward its
spectacular surprising conclusion."—The Berkshire Eagle

This audiobook features bonus content... Read more

We Need New Names

By: NoViolet Bulawayo

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This unflinching and powerful novel tells the "deeply felt and fiercely written" story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe to America (New York Times Book Review).

Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's... Read more

Tales from the Cafe

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Narrated by: Kevin Shen

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café.

In a back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else... Read more

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

By: Bushra Rehman

Narrated by: Bushra Rehman

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

For fans of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and My Brilliant Friend, an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community

"I LOVED EVERY MOMENT." —Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!

"Bushra Rehman performs her novel of a queer Pakistani American girl who is coming of age... Read more

The Lies You Told

By: Harriet Tyce

Narrated by: Sarah Durham

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Blood Orange, a dark new psychological thriller about the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect family -- and the perfect murder.
In the playground it's the law of the jungle

But at the school gate, there are no rules at all...

When Sadie Roper moves back to London, she's determined to pick up the pieces of her... Read more

A Little Blood and Dancing

By: Tyler Parker

Narrated by: Jenny Pudavick

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

It’s a tale as old as time: doomed romance, bloody revenge, fast food, and the voice of God. Welcome to Tyler Parker’s Oklahoma, and one of the most anticipated debut novels of the year from one of our best, funniest new writers.

Check out Sylvia Table: he drives a seafoam-green 1968 Ranchero, owns a badass sword, and is one dead uncle away from... Read more

Saving Ruby King

By: Catherine Adel West

Narrated by: Kim Staunton, Imani Parks, Ron Butler, Adam Laz...

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by Ms. Magazine, USA Today Book Riot, The Rumpus, Library Journal, PureWow, The Every Girl, Parade and more.

“Forever and to the end. That’s what they say instead of I love you.”

When Ruby King’s mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago’s South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in... Read more

Take Up Space

By: The Editors of New York Magazine

Narrated by: Marisa Blake & Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the bestselling tradition of Notorious RBG and Pelosi that explores her explosive rise and impact on the future of American culture and politics.

The candidate was young—twenty-eight years old, a child of Puerto Rico, the Bronx, and Yorktown Heights. She was working as a waitress... Read more

The Key to Deceit

By: Ashley Weaver

Narrated by: Alison Larkin

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor—well, to themselves, anyway—Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. It’s true that the straight-laced Major Ramsey didn’t give them much choice, but still, Ellie must admit she doesn’t miss breaking and entering... Read more

Mysterious Ways

By: Wendy Wunder

Narrated by: Georgina Sadler

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed author Wendy Wunder comes a sharp and hilarious coming-of-age novel for fans of John Green and Nicola Yoon about an omniscient teenage girl who must grapple with whether there’s such a thing as knowing too much...

Seventeen-year-old Maya knows everything. When she looks at someone, she instantly knows their history, their private... Read more

The Bright Lands

By: John Fram

Narrated by: Luis Selgas

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A Library Journal Best Winter/Spring Debut 2020

“Marks the debut of an already accomplished novelist.” —John Banville

The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips this remote corner of Texas.

Joel Whitley was shamed out of conservative... Read more

She Would Be King

By: Wayétu Moore

Narrated by: Wayétu Moore

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Sarah Jessica Parker and the American Library Association Book Club Central Official SelectionA novel of exhilarating range, magical realism, and history―a dazzling retelling of Liberia’s formationWayétu Moore’s powerful debut novel, She Would Be King, reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters... Read more

The Indian Card

By: Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz

Narrated by: Amy Hall

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking and deeply personal exploration of Tribal enrollment, and what it means to be Native American in the United States

“Candid, unflinching . . . Her thorough excavation of the painful history that gave rise to rigid enrollment policies is a courageous gift to our understanding of contemporary Native life.” —The Whiting Foundation... Read more

The Spanish Love Deception

By: Elena Armas

Narrated by: Scarlette Hayes

Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A TikTok sensation, this rom-com about a young woman who agrees to fake date a colleague and bring him to her sister’s wedding has “everything you could want in a romance” (Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author).

Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially since her little... Read more

Nerd

By: Maya Phillips

Narrated by: Maya Phillips

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In the vein of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and Black Nerd Problems, this witty, incisive essay collection from New York Times critic at large Maya Phillips explores race, religion, sexuality, and more through the lens of her favorite pop culture fandoms.

From the moment Maya Phillips saw the opening scroll of Star Wars, Episode V:... Read more

Small Cures

By: Della Hicks-Wilson

Narrated by: Della Hicks-Wilson

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the British viral poet Della Hicks-Wilson comes an empowering and lyrical collection of short, interconnected poems about the heart, letting go, and a healing love, that readers can carry and quote for a lifetime.
Small Cures is at once a compelling reminder to anyone struggling with heartbreak, mental health, or trauma, that they are not... Read more

We Met in December

By: Rosie Curtis

Narrated by: Jessica Preddy & Oliver Walker

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Following a year in the life of a twenty-something British woman who falls hard for her London flat mate, this clever, fun, and unforgettable romantic comedy is the perfect feel-good holiday listen.Two people. One house. A year that changes everything.Twenty-nine-year-old Jess is following her dream and moving to London. It’s December, and she’s... Read more

The Dance Tree

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Narrated by: Ruta Gedmintas

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

""If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s truly dances. Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today—the subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism. Ultimately, however, the book’s wisdom, compassion, and beauty transcend historical... Read more

Mister Hockey

By: Lia Riley

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese & Vanessa Edwin

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Icebreaker—sparks fly between a hockey player with a dirty mouth and an awkward bookworm in this spicy hockey romance. Jed West is Mr. Hockey: the captain of the NHL’s latest winning team and the hottest player on the ice—at least, according to Breezy Angel, who’s been drooling over Jed at games for years. He plays a starring role in... Read more

The Reservoir Tapes

By: Jon McGregor

Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Justine Eyre, Sarah Nichols, ...

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Returning us to the extraordinary territory of Jon McGregor’s Man Booker Prize long-listed novel Reservoir 13, The Reservoir Tapes take us deep into the heart of an English village that is trying to come to terms with what has happened on its watch.A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And... Read more

Sound the Gong

By: Joan He

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, comes Sound the Gong, the dazzling and sweeping conclusion to the Kingdom of Three duology.



All her life, Zephyr has tried to rise above her humble origins as a no-name orphan. Now she is a god in a warrior's body, and never has she felt more powerless.



The warlordess Xin Ren holds the... Read more

Fight Night

By: Miriam Toews

Narrated by: Miriam Toews & Georgia Toews

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, a compassionate, darkly humorous, and deeply wise new novel about three generations of women.

“You’re a small thing,’’ Grandma writes, “and you must learn to fight.’’ Swiv’s grandma, Elvira, has been fighting all her life. From her upbringing in a strict religious community,... Read more

Vladimir

By: Julia May Jonas

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An NPR, Washington Post, Time, People, Vulture, Guardian, Vox, Kirkus Reviews, Newsweek, LitHub, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * “Delightful…cathartic, devious, and terrifically entertaining.” —The New York Times * “Timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny.” —People (Book of the Week) * One of Shondaland’s 13 Best College-Set... Read more