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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
View audiobookThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one womanâs determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryâand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
View audiobookCanadian Boyfriend
By: Jenny Holiday
Narrated by: Joshua Jackson & Emily Ellet
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
READ BY JOSHUA JACKSON AND EMILY ELLET! Fate brings together a ballet teacher and a hockey player in this big-hearted novel about second chances and taking risks by the bestselling author Entertainment Weekly calls the âmaster of witty banter.â
Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada.... 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 audiobookDoppelganger
By: Naomi Klein
Narrated by: Naomi Klein
Length: 14 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"An elegant hybrid of memoir and social science that traces the motif of the double throughout history, literature and Klein's personal life."âThe New York Times
âIf ever a book was necessary, itâs this one.â âBill McKibben
âThoughtful and honest . . . Incisive . . . Klein moves her reader toward the truer... Read more
Murder Your Employer
By: Rupert Holmes
Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris & Simon Vance
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Awardâwinning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, âa fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotusâstyle resortâ (Los Angeles Times) dedicated... Read more
View audiobookLady Tan's Circle of Women
By: Lisa See
Narrated by: Jennifer Lim & Justin Chien
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*
From âone of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plotâ (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century Chinaâperfect for fans of Lisa Seeâs classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird... Read more
Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick
By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & L...
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION â˘Â A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠NATIONAL BESTSELLER â˘Â Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from Americaâs own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York... Read more
View audiobookBig Swiss
By: Jen Beagin
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Carlotta Brentan, Stephen Grayb...
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND CULT FAVORITE
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, Time, NPR, Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, NBC News, Lit Hub, theSkimm, CondĂŠ Nast Traveler, Town & Country, and more!
âOne of the funniest books of the last few yearsâ (Los Angeles Times) about a sex therapistâs transcriptionist and her affair... Read more
Come and Get It: A GMA Book Club Pick
By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
National Bestseller
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
An Indie Next Pick
A LibraryReads Pick
Acclaimed author Kiley Reidâs fresh and provocative story about desire, consumption, and bad behavior.
It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas, and Millie Cousinsâa super-senior resident assistant at Belgrade Dormitoryâjust wants... Read more
The Fury
By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
"Alex Jennings' impeccable accent keeps the already propulsive novel quite engaging, and moving like a steam train about to run you over."âVulture
"Narrator Alex Jennings offers a sparkling performance, providing layered character portraits and enlivening the story with British, American, and Greek accents...listeners who enjoy whodunits and... Read more
Running Close to the Wind
By: Alexandra Rowland
Narrated by: Casey Jones
Length: 14 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
For fans of Our Flag Means Death, discover low fantasy on the high seas in Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind.Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the worldâand the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.To find a buyer... Read more
View audiobookCatherine House
By: Elisabeth Thomas
Narrated by: InĂŠs del Castillo
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
âElisabeth Thomas had me mesmerized from the first page. Dreamy and brimming with dread, Catherine House will swallow you whole."" â Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
Trust us, you belong here. A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious,... Read more
Pony Confidential
By: Christina Lynch
Narrated by: Erin Moon & Blair Young
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
An NPR "Book of the Day"
In this one-of-a-kind mystery with heart and humor, a hilariously grumpy pony must save the only human heâs ever loved after discovering she stands accused of a murder he knows she didnât commit.
Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross-country... Read more
Crook Manifesto
By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â˘Â The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, BookPage
âDazzlingâ âWalter Mosley, The New... Read more
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
By: Angie Cruz
Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell & Rossmery Almonte
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features original sound design.
"Together, [narrators] Almonte and Wetherell are the key to this exceptional novel. A brilliantly narrated immigrant story, spiked with heart and flair, that will have patrons rooting for Caraâs success." - Library Journal
"Rossmery Almonte's pitch-perfect narration of Angie Cruz's inventive new novel... Read more
The Rachel Incident
By: Caroline O'Donoghue
Narrated by: Tara Flynn
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠A USA TODAY BESTSELLER ⢠A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three ⢠âO'Donoghue deepens the familiar coming-of-age premise with riveting moral complications." âPeople
"If youâve ever been unsure what to do with your degree in English; if... Read more
If Women Rose Rooted
By: Sharon Blackie
Narrated by: Sharon Blackie
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
In this life-changing book that blends myth, memoir, and modern-day mentors, renowned psychologist Dr. Sharon Blackie journeys from the wasteland of modern society to a place of nourishment and connection.
"Mind-blowing. An anthem for all we could be . . . I sincerely hope every woman who can read has the time and space to read it." âManda Scott,... Read more
Mortal Follies
By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this irresistible sapphic romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.
âFresh and delightful . . . All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythology.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK... Read more
The List
By: Yomi Adegoke
Narrated by: Sheila Atim & ArinzĂŠ Kene
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK!Recommended by The New York Times ⢠Vogue ⢠People ⢠NPR ⢠Vulture ⢠The Guardian ⢠Cosmopolitan â˘Â Rolling Stone ⢠Publishers Weekly ⢠The Sunday Times ⢠and many more!In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile female journalistâs world is upended when her fiancĂŠâs name turns up in a viral... Read more
View audiobookThe Emperor and the Endless Palace
By: Justinian Huang
Narrated by: Dylan J. Locke, Will Dao & Telly Leung
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
"A sweeping triumph in queer romance." âBooklist
âWhat if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?â
In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperorâbut quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex... Read more
When I Think of You
By: Myah Ariel
Narrated by: DeWanda Wise
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two former flames may force them to choose between their dreams and each other.
Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only pushed her movie-making dreams further out of reach. That is,... Read more
Savor It
By: Tarah DeWitt
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker & Zachary Webber
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
"An absolutely delightful treat to savor! Relatable, sexy, and beautiful." âElena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception
Summer won't last forever.
Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She's learned to love her small world, with... Read more
A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril
By: Manda Collins
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Two friends reunite and discover hidden feelings while investigating a murder in this sensual, witty historical romanceâperfect for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton!
Jane Halliwell once dreamed of a home of her ownâbut those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father. Now, she works as a governess, preparing her charge for a... Read more
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