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Entangled Life
By: Merlin Sheldrake
Narrated by: Merlin Sheldrake
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
A âbrilliant [and] entrancingâ (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungiâthe great connectors of the living worldâand their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent... Read more


The Maid
By: Nita Prose
Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK â˘Â âA heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its centerâ (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.
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FINALIST FOR THE EDGARÂŽÂ AWARD ⢠âThe reader comes to understand Mollyâs worldview, and to sympathize with her longing... Read more


Kingmaker
By: Sonia Purnell
Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Length: 16 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, an electrifying re-examination of one of the 20th centuryâs greatest unsung power players
When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were predictably scathing â and many were downright sexist. Written off as a mere courtesan... Read more


Fear the Flames
By: Olivia Rose Darling
Narrated by: Hannah Van Der Westhuysen
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠An exiled princess teams up with the last man she thought she could trust in the start of a dazzling and unforgettable epic fantasy romance series.
As a child, Elowen Atarah was ripped away from her dragons and imprisoned by her father, King Garrick of Imirath. Years later, Elowen is now a woman determined to free her... Read more


Hum
By: Helen Phillips
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot
A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire, Electric Lit, and Town & Country
A People Book of the Week
From âone of our most profound writers of speculative fictionâ (The New York Times), this âtense dystopian thrillerâ (Time) and âtender... Read more


Starling House
By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
âThis book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie settingâplus, characters willing to risk everything.â âReese Witherspoon (Reeseâs Book Club October â23 Pick)
Starling House is a gorgeous, modern gothic fantasy from the New York... Read more


Slow Dance
By: Rainbow Rowell
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A REESEâS BOOK CLUB PICKAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell comes Slow Danceâher smartest, funniest, most powerful novel yet âIf you, like me, think thirty-somethings methodically working through their issues is very hot, Slow Dance is the book for you. The people in it feel like people... Read more
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Uprooted
By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Julia Emelin
Length: 17 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
NEBULA AWARD WINNER ⢠HUGO AWARD FINALIST ⢠âIf you want a fantasy with strong characters and brilliantly original variations on ancient stories, try Uprooted!ââRick Riordan
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âBreathtaking . . . a tale that is both elegantly grand and earthily humble, familiar as a Grimm fairy tale yet fresh, original, and totally irresistible.ââPublishers Weekly... Read more


You, Again
By: Kate Goldbeck
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER â˘Â âThis gender-swapped When Harry Met Sally retelling is for anyone who craves romance novels with realistic and flawed characters. Ari and Josh circle each other for years in the kind of delicious, slow-burn tension that only comes from a well-executed enemies-to-friends-to-lovers arc.ââNPR
âFresh, witty, and utterly... Read more


Hungerstone
By: Kat Dunn
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A Rolling Stone 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Year â˘âŻAâŻTown & CountryâŻMust Read Book of the WinterâŻâ˘ A Goodreads Readersâ Most Anticipated Horror Novel of the Year ⢠A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of the Year ⢠A Book Riot Most Anticipated Book of the Year ⢠A Them 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Year ⢠A Polygon Most Exciting Fantasy... Read more
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Incidents Around the House
By: Josh Malerman
Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
âSimply putâand I do not say this lightlyâIncidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.ââNeil McRobert, Esquire
A chilling horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls âOther Mommy,â from the New York Times bestselling... Read more


Sleep Tight
By: J. H. Markert
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
The sole survivor of a serial killer might hold the key to stopping a new spree of murders in this propulsive horror thriller in the vein of The Black Phone and The Whisper Man. Dark and twisting at every turn, fans of Catriona Ward will love this chilling new tale from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the clear heir... Read more
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Olga Dies Dreaming
By: Xochitl Gonzalez
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, Armando Riesco & InĂŠs del Castillo
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
"All three narrators are Puerto Ricanâborn and deliver the Spanish passages with musical grace, thereby enhancing an already fine novel." âThe Washington Post
âThe narratorsâ accents and code-shifting create a vibrant auditory experience. In particular, Guerraâs luscious voice conveys Olgaâs transformation from fighter to a compassionate woman as... Read more


Hell Followed with Us
By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead & Avi Roque
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.
"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." âThe New York Times
Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run... Read more


East of Eden
By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 25 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
The masterpiece of Steinbeckâs later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of loveâs absence. Read more
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What Moves the Dead
By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
"The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed
"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook...holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." -AudioFile Magazine
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping... 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


Unreasonable 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


The First Ladies
By: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Narrated by: Robin Miles & Tavia Gilbert
Length: 14 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
The Instant New York Times Bestseller!Â
A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethuneâan unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian.
The daughter of... 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


You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
âA love story like no other, and this oneâŚwill have you gripped from page one.â âVogue
âAn unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality.â âThe New York Times Book Review
A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and âone of our greatest living writersâ (Shondaland)... Read more


Mary
By: Nat Cassidy
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Length: 15 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Nat Cassidyâs highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I'll Be Gone in the Dark.
Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.
But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot... 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


Sky Full of Elephants
By: Cebo Campbell
Narrated by: Leon Nixon, Erin Ruth Walker & Janina Edwards
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
âBold and imaginative.â âTananarive Due
âThis stunning allegory will spark much discussion.â âPublishers Weekly (starred review)
âA truly powerful and riveting story.â âBooklist
In a world without white people, what does it mean to be Black?
One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of... Read more