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Divine Rivals
By: Rebecca Ross
Narrated by: Alex Wingfield & Rebecca Norfolk
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
"This captivating production will leave listeners wanting more."- AudioFile
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her... Read more


Jesus and John Wayne
By: Kristin Kobes du Mez
Narrated by: Suzie Althens
Length: 12 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez asks in Jesus and John Wayne, which explains how... Read more
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The Lost Story
By: Meg Shaffer
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Inspired by C. S. Lewisâs The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobesâjust in caseâfrom the author of The Wishing Game.
âThis is the book youâve been waiting for.ââRichard Russo, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author of Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy
As boys, best... Read more


The Lamb
By: Lucy Rose
Narrated by: Emma Rydal
Length: 7 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
A TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK · INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT.""[A] dark, gorgeous concoction.ââNew York TimesâBeautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to become a classic.""âWashington PostFrom an incendiary new talent, a contemporary queer folktale about a mother and daughter living in the... Read more
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The Hunter
By: Tana French
Narrated by: Roger Clark
Length: 16 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Bestseller âą A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 âą A New York Times Best Crime and Best Thriller Novel of 2024 âąÂ A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024 âą An NPR, New York Post, Chicago Sun-Times, and Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024 âą A Wall Street Journal, Parade, and AirMail Best Mystery Book of 2024 âąÂ An Elle Best Mystery... Read more
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The Myth of Normal
By: Gabor Maté, MD & Daniel Maté
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
Length: 18 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The instant New York Times bestseller
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries... Read more


To Shape a Dragon's Breath
By: Moniquill Blackgoose
Narrated by: Charley Flyte
Length: 16 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER âą WINNER OF THE NEBULA AND LODESTAR AWARDS âą FINALIST FOR THE ASTOUNDING, LOCUS, AND BRITISH FANTASY NEWCOMER AWARDS âą âMy favorite book of the year . . . a coming-of-age story that is cozy and hair-raising in equal measure.ââCharlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post
âI tore through it, caught up in an enthusiasm for dragons... Read more


A Walk in the Park
By: Kevin Fedarko
Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
Length: 14 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times
âA triumph. Fedarko doesnât describe awe; he induces it.â âThe New... Read more


An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
By: Hank Green
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh & Hank Green
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
âSparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.â âSan Francisco Chronicle
In his wildly entertaining debut novel, Hank Greenâcocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShowâspins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a... Read more


Ninth House
By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang & Michael David Axtell
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series.
The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
"The best fantasy novel Iâve read in years, because itâs about real people....... Read more


I Was A Teenage Slasher
By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Michael Crouch & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
A USA TODAY Bestseller
An Alex Award Winner
From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twistâperfect for fans of Adam Cesare and Grady Hendrix.
1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cottonâand a place where everyone knows everyone elseâs business. So it goes for... Read more


I Cheerfully Refuse
By: Leif Enger
Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A storyteller âof great humanity and huge heartâ (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Leif Enger debuted in the literary world with Peace Like a River, which sold more than a million copies and captured readersâ hearts around the globe. Now comes a new milestone in this boldly imaginative authorâs body of work. Set in a not-too-distant America, I... Read more
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The Bookshop
By: Evan Friss
Narrated by: Jay Myers
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Goodreads Choice Award Winner in History & Biography
One of Timeâs 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
"A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category."Â âThe New York Times
"It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." âEmma Straub,... Read more


A Marvellous Light
By: Freya Marske
Narrated by: David Thorpe
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator David Thorpeâs delicious depictions of steamy encounters between Robin and
Edwin are intricately woven throughout this magical realm." -- Booklist, starred review
An International Bestseller!
Winner of the 2022 Romantic Novel Award in Fantasy!
Locus Award Finalist!
An Indie Next pick and LibraryReads pickâwith four starred reviews!
A Best... Read more


The Mercy of Gods
By: James S.A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
From the Hugo Awardâwinning and New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, comes the start of a monumental new space opera series.
HOW HUMANITY CAME TO THE PLANET CALLED ANJIIN IS LOST IN THE FOG OF HISTORY, BUT THAT HISTORY IS ABOUT TO END.
The Carryxâpart empire, part hiveâhas waged wars of conquest for centuries,... Read more


The Creative Act
By: Rick Rubin
Narrated by: Rick Rubin
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestseller.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.â âAnne Lamott
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping... Read more


Nettle & Bone
By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Amara Jasper
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure.
This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.
It's the one where she kills him.
Marra never wanted to be a hero.
As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses,... Read more


Now Is Not the Time to Panic
By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: Ginnifer Goodwin & Kevin Wilson
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives foreverSixteen-year-old Frankie Budgeâaspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat lonerâis determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a... Read more
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I Contain Multitudes
By: Ed Yong
Narrated by: Charlie Anson
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable Book of 2016NPR Great Read of 2016Economist Best Books of 2016Brain Pickings Best Science Books of 2016Smithsonian Best Books about Science of 2016Science Friday Best Science Book of 2016A Mother Jones Notable Read of 2016A Bill Gates âGates Notesâ PickMPR Best Books of 2016Chicago Public Library... Read more
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Katie Leung & Marisa Calin
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
ALL first edition copies will be signed by the author! Signed copies available while supplies last.
From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1827.
Boston, 2019.
Three young women, their bodies... Read more


Nightbitch
By: Rachel Yoder
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING AMY ADAMS âą In this blazingly smart and voracious debut novel, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. âą "A must-read for anyone who canât get enough of the ever-blurring line between the psychological and supernatural that Yellowjackets exemplifies."Â âVulture
One day, the... Read more


The Deluge
By: Stephen Markley
Narrated by: Corey Brill, Danny Campbell, Gibson Frazier, St...
Length: 40 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Notable Book
âThis book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you'll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting.â âStephen King
From the bestselling author of Ohio, a masterful American epic charting a near future approaching collapse and a nascent but strengthening solidarity.
In the first decades of the 21st... Read more


The Hidden Life of Trees
By: Peter Wohlleben
Narrated by: Mike Grady
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Sunday Times Bestseller âA paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglementâ Charles Foster Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September) Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of... Read more
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Prequel
By: Rachel Maddow
Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
Length: 13 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERÂ âą Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
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âA ripping readâwell rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same... Read more