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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
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


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


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
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


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


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