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Swing Time
By: Zadie Smith
Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
“Smith’s thrilling cultural insights never overshadow the wholeness of her characters, who are so keenly observed that one feels witness to their lives.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
“A sweeping meditation on art, race, and identity that may be [Smith’s] most ambitious work yet.” —Esquire
A New York Times bestseller • Finalist for the National Book... Read more


Aetherbound
By: E.K. Johnston
Narrated by: Ashley Eckstein
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
A thought-provoking new YA space adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka.
Set on a family-run interstellar freighter called the Harland and a mysterious remote space station, E. K. Johnston's latest is story of survival and self-determination.
Pendt Harland's family sees her as a waste of food on their... Read more


Nocturna
By: Maya Motayne
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 14 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The first in a sweeping and epic debut fantasy trilogy—set in a stunning Latinx-inspired world—about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must team up to defeat a powerful evil they accidentally unleashed. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Leigh Bardugo, and V. E. Schwab.To Finn Voy, magic is two things: a knife to hold under the... Read more
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A Thousand Natural Shocks
By: Omar Hussain
Narrated by: Ramiz Monsef
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Named one of Murder & Mayhem’s Most Anticipated Mystery, Thriller, and Crime Books of 2025Named a Goodreads Best Thriller & Mystery of 2025Omar Hussain’s dazzling debut, A Thousand Natural Shocks, is a mesmerizing meditation on trauma, memory, and identity wrapped in a high-octane thriller.Dash, a reporter in Monterey, California, is... Read more
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Providence
By: Caroline Kepnes
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Emily Rankin & Paul Michael
Length: 12 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
“A dark beauty of a book, Providence kept me up at night with characters that made my heart a little bigger.”—Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive
A propulsive novel that’s part love story, part detective story, and part supernatural thriller—from the acclaimed author of You, whose work Stephen King describes... Read more


At the Edge of the Woods
By: Kathryn Bromwich
Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Kathryn Bromwich's masterful debut novel is a rich, gorgeously descriptive account of a woman hiding from old ghosts and new in the Italian Alps, while rekindling her own sense of self through nature.
Laura lives alone in a cabin deep within the forest, making her living translating medical documents and tutoring the children of affluent locals.... Read more


Invisible Cities
By: Italo Calvino
Narrated by: Richard Higgins
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” — from Invisible Cities
In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo — Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed... Read more


Wild Spaces
By: S. L. Coney
Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
An eleven-year-old boy lives an idyllic childhood exploring the remote coastal plains and wetlands of South Carolina alongside his parents and his dog, Teach. But when the boy’s eerie and estranged grandfather shows up one day with no warning, cracks begin to form as hidden secrets resurface that his parents refuse to explain. The longer his... Read more
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Toad
By: Katherine Dunn
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
"Delaine has the perfect deadpan narration that conveys the hopelessness of our protagonist."- Booklist
Sally Gunnar has withdrawn from the world.
She spends her days alone at home, reading drugstore mysteries, polishing the doorknobs, waxing the floors. Her only companions are a vase of goldfish, a garden toad, and the door-to-door salesman who... Read more


Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
By: William Joyce & Laura Geringer
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Length: 3 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Forget naughty or nice—this is a battle of good vs. evil.
Discover the origins of St. Nick and follow along as the Guardians start their quest to rid the world of nightmares in the first Guardians chapter book from Academy Award winner William Joyce that inspired the beloved film, The Rise of the Guardians.
Before SANTA was SANTA, he was North,... Read more


Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche
By: Nancy Springer
Narrated by: Christopher Bonwell & Tamaryn Payne
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
"A young girl who is empowered, capable, and smart...the Enola Holmes book series convey an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting and adventurous way." - Millie Bobby Brown
"This audiobook is a welcome addition to an engaging and fast-paced series." - AudioFile Magazine
Enola Holmes... Read more


Of Boys and Men
By: Richard V. Reeves
Narrated by: Richard V. Reeves
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A positive vision for masculinity in a postfeminist worldBoys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened. Our attitudes, our... Read more
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Over the Edge of the World - Abridged
By: Laurence Bergreen
Narrated by: Laurence Bergreen
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg -- flourished. Three years later, a handful of survivors... Read more
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