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Mutual Aid by Dean Spade
Mutual Aid
Dean Spade
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade

Mutual Aid

By: Dean Spade

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Around the globe, people are faced with a spiraling succession of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms to the ongoing horrors of mass incarceration, racist policing, brutal immigration enforcement, endemic gender violence, and severe wealth inequality. As governments fail to respond to—or... Read more

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Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
Bury Your Gays
Chuck Tingle
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle

Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, G...

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

"André Santana brings a personable feel to this satirical sci-fi romp.... This audiobook is a fast-paced cocktail of social commentary, humor, and horror." —AudioFile on Straight

Bury Your Gays
is a heart-pounding new novel from USA Today bestselling author
Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a... Read more

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The Broposal by Sonora Reyes
The Broposal
Sonora Reyes
The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

The Broposal

By: Sonora Reyes

Narrated by: André Santana & Alejandro Antonio Ruiz

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School, two best bros fake an engagement–but will their friendship survive?

It’s about time roommates Alejandro and Kenny get married. Or at least, that’s what all their close friends and family think when they announce their engagement. The kicker? The two are faking their whole relationship... Read more

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Abolitionist Intimacies by El Jones
Abolitionist Intimacies
El Jones
Abolitionist Intimacies by El Jones

Abolitionist Intimacies

By: El Jones

Narrated by: Aiza Ntibarikure

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In Abolitionist Intimacies, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist principles of care and collectivity. Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, Jones observes how practices of intimacy become imbued with state violence at carceral... Read more

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I Make Envy on Your Disco by Eric Schnall
I Make Envy on Your Disco
Eric Schnall
I Make Envy on Your Disco by Eric Schnall

I Make Envy on Your Disco

By: Eric Schnall

Narrated by: Charlie Carver

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Barbara DiBernard Prize in Fiction

"A funny and moving debut."—Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post

“A love letter to Berlin, to travel, and to saying yes to life.”—Alan Cumming


It’s the new millennium and the anxiety of midlife is creeping up on Sam Singer, a thirty-seven-year-old art advisor. Fed up with his partner and his life... Read more

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Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Little Thieves
Margaret Owen
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Little Thieves

By: Margaret Owen

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 13 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A scrappy maid must outsmart both palace nobles and Low Gods in a new YA fantasy by Margaret Owen, author of the Merciful Crow series.

The little thief steals gold, but the great one steals kingdoms;
And only one goes to the gallows…

Vanja Schmidt knows no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love. Abandoned to Death and Fortune as a child,... Read more

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The Sign for Home by Blair Fell
The Sign for Home
Blair Fell
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell

The Sign for Home

By: Blair Fell

Narrated by: Blair Fell

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom.

Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah’s Witness, and under... Read more

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