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The Shining
By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Campbell Scott
Length: 15 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER âą ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME ⹠In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrickâs classic film, Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotelâs dark secrets begin to unravel.
âAn undisputed... Read more
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
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Cara Gee
Length: 13 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest chilling novel that âwill give you nightmares. The good kind, of courseâ (BuzzFeed) from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham... Read more
A Study in Drowning
By: Ava Reid
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller!âAchingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page.â âRory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in this dark academic fantasy perfect for fans of Melissa Albert and Elana K.... Read more
View audiobookUnreasonable Hospitality
By: Will Guidara
Narrated by: Will Guidara
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The must-read New York Times bestseller that's redefining hospitality and inspiring readers in every industry.Â
- Featured in FX's The Bear and Showtime's Billions
- JP Morgan NextList Pick
Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room.... Read more
Immortal Dark
By: Tigest Girma
Narrated by: Jordan Cobb
Length: 17 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
"Entirely irresistible. Immortal Dark takes the best parts of vampire lore and brings the undying, violent enmity to full throttle. Tigest Girma pushes morally gray fantasy exactly where it needs to go, and you wonât be able to look away." âChloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
Preorder now and receive the... 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
So Thirsty
By: Rachel Harrison
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep.
Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesnât need a reminder sheâs getting older, or that sheâs feeling indifferent about her own life. Her... Read more
The Final Girl Support Group
By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Adrienne King
Length: 13 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
VOTED GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD BEST HORROR NOVEL OF 2021
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
âThe horror masterâŠputs his unique spin on slasher movie tropes.â-USA Today
A can't-miss summer read, selected by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, Time, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, LitHub, BookRiot, Bustle,... Read more
In the Garden of Beasts
By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Length: 12 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
âLarson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.ââNew York Times Book Review
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Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitlerâs rise to power.
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The time is... Read more
My Sister, the Serial Killer
By: Oyinkan Braithwaite
Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
"Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan...This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember."--NEW YORK TIMES
"The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to."--MARIE CLAIRE
WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S... Read more
Slewfoot
By: Brom
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.
Connecticut, 1666.
An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector.
The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil.
To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and... Read more
The Southern Book Clubâs Guide to Slaying Vampires
By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the â90s about a womenâs book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a real monster.Patricia Campbellâs life has never felt smaller. Her ambitious husband is too busy to... Read more
View audiobookThe Heiress
By: Rachel Hawkins
Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla & Patti ...
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrators Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla, and Patti Murin provide outstanding performances, creating such believable characters that listeners might wonder if the story is based in fact."âLibrary Journal
This program features multicast narration.
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins returns with a twisted new gothic suspense... 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
Happy-Go-Lucky
By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
An Audie Award Winner
David Sedaris, the âchampion storyteller,â (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.
Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a maskâor notâwas a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As... 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
View audiobookPoetry Unbound
By: PĂĄdraig Ă Tuama
Narrated by: PĂĄdraig Ă Tuama
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host PĂĄdraig Ă Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and... Read more
View audiobookBrave the Wild River
By: Melissa L. Sevigny
Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran... Read more
View audiobookFall of Ruin and Wrath
By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 16 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
"Listeners, especially fans of the author's other works, will be entertained." - AudioFile
SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE.
From Jennifer L. Armentrout, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash, comes the beginning of a searing fantasy romance for adults, Fall of Ruin and Wrath.
Long ago, the world was... Read more
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
By: Emma Törzs
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR & ONE OF THE BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF THE YEAR âAstonishing and pristine, the kind of debut I love to be devastated by, already so assured and sophisticated that itâs difficult to imagine where the author can go from here. . . . Itâs simply a delight from start to finish.â â AMAL EL-MOHTAR, New... Read more
View audiobookInkheart
By: Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave
Length: 15 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Thief Lord comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and self-discovery.
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. But her father has a deep secret--he possesses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her... Read more
The Waters
By: Bonnie Jo Campbell
Narrated by: Lili Taylor
Length: 14 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
A master of rural noir returns with a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.On an island in the Great Massasauga Swampâan area known as âThe Watersâ to the residents of nearby Whiteheart, Michiganâherbalist and eccentric Hermine âHerselfâ Zook has healed the local women of their ailments for generations.... Read more
View audiobookHow Far the Light Reaches
By: Sabrina Imbler
Narrated by: Sabrina Imbler
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
AÂ fascinating tour of creatures from the surface to the deepest ocean floor: this "miraculous, transcendental book" invites us to envision wilder, grander, and more abundant possibilities for the way we live (Ed Yong, author of An Immense World). A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation... Read more
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