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Black Cowboys of the Old West

By: Tricia Martineau Wagner

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses—men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. This book tells their... Read more

Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer & Simon Vance

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and recently replaced by a computer, Olivetti has been forgotten by the Brindles—the family he’s lived with for years. The Brindles are busy humans, apart from twelve-year-old Ernest, who would rather be left alone with his collection of Oxford English... Read more

The Invited

By: Jennifer McMahon

Narrated by: Amanda Carlin & Justine Eyre

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house--they build one....

In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on... Read more

Raft of Stars

By: Andrew J. Graff

Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

“A rousing adventure yarn full of danger and heart and humor.” —Richard RussoAn instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they’ve committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it’s too... Read more

A Snake Falls to Earth

By: Darcie Little Badger

Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Kinsale Hueston

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

NEWBERY AWARD HONORNATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTNATIONAL BESTSELLERNina is a Lipan girl in our world. She’s always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of... Read more

The Secret Life of Bees

By: Sue Monk Kidd

Narrated by: Jenna Lamia

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

An intoxicating debut novel of "one motherless daughter's discovery of...the strange and wonderful places we find love" —The Washington PostSue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily... Read more

The Muse

By: Jessie Burton

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin & Maria Elena Infantino

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain—and the powerful mystery that ties them together.England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London.... Read more

Worser

By: Jennifer Ziegler

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A bullied twelve-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke and his life is turned upside down.William Wyatt Orser, a socially awkward middle schooler, is a wordsmith who, much to his annoyance, acquired the ironically ungrammatical nickname of “Worser" so long ago that few people at school know to call him anything... Read more

How Do You Live?

By: Genzaburo Yoshino

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The Japanese classic that has delighted millions of readers, in English for the first time.

Following the death of his father, Copper, fifteen, faces enormous changes, and he wonders about things he used to take for granted, including his place in the world, friendship and loyalty, and the role of luck and choice in his future.

Meanwhile,... Read more

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know

By: Samira Ahmed

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani & Leila Buck

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Told in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel from New York Times bestsellingauthor Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escapethe pressure of cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men.It’s August in Paris and 17-year-old Khayyam Maquet—American, French,... Read more

The End of October

By: Lawrence Wright

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“An eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global . . . A page-turner that has the earmarks of an instant bestseller.” —New York Post
 
“Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how they work, and dark notes about global warming, the book produces deep shudders . .... Read more

Dark Corners

By: Megan Goldin

Narrated by: André Santana, January LaVoy & Samantha Desz

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

"Samantha Desz and January LaVoy take this novel to new heights by giving a realistic voice to every emotion and scene. Brava!"- The Reading Frenzy

"Narrators ... Samantha Desz and January LaVoy are ... perfect [in] Megan Goldin's latest thriller involving a true-crime podcaster and her coverage of a rape... Read more

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

By: F.C. Yee

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

American Born Chinese meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this grounded supernatural YA mash-up The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is... Read more

Long Shot

By: Kennedy Ryan

Narrated by: Sean Crisden & Jo Raylan

Length: 13 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A forbidden love story set in the explosive world of the NBA . . .



Think you know what it's like being a baller's girl? You don't.



My fairy tale is upside down. A happily never after.



I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud. I was a fool, and his love—fool's gold.



Now there's a new player in the game, August West. One of the NBA's brightest... Read more

The Clackity

By: Lora Senf

Narrated by: Kimberly Woods

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows) middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must rescue her aunt by entering a world of ghosts, witches, and monsters to play a game with deadly consequences.

Evie Von Rathe lives in Blight... Read more

The Warehouse

By: Rob Hart

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Jason Culp & Karissa Vacker

Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to leave.

“A thrilling story of corporate espionage at the highest level . . . and a powerful cautionary tale about technology, runaway capitalism, and the nightmare world we are making for ourselves.”—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author... Read more

Most Wanted

By: Lisa Scottoline

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

“Spellbinding. Another tour de force from Scottoline. It drew me in, in a single breath.” –Mary Kubica, bestselling author of The Good Girl

Donor 3319 Profile:
Tall. Blonde. Blue eyes.
Medical Student.
Wanted for Serial Murder.

Christine Nilsson and her husband, Marcus, are desperate for a baby. Unable to conceive, they find themselves facing a... Read more

Farther Than the Moon

By: Lindsay Lackey

Narrated by: Josh Wichard

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy who wants to become an astronaut, but wonders if his dreams can include his brother with disabilities, perfect for fans of We Dream of Space and Song for a Whale.

All thirteen-year-old Houston Stewart has ever wanted is to become an astronaut. His... Read more

Nine Lives

By: Peter Swanson

Narrated by: Jacques Roy & Mark Bramhall

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

If you’re on the list, someone wants you dead. From the New York Times bestselling author of Eight Perfect Murders comes the heart-pounding story of nine strangers who receive a cryptic list with their names on it—and then begin to die in highly unusual circumstances.Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else,... Read more

The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

Narrated by: JD Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Joy Nash, ...

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS' INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * NPR BEST PICK * KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America’s history and legacy of racism in this suspenseful YA novel following a biracial... Read more

Zero Sum Game

By: S. L. Huang

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A blockbuster, near-future science fiction thriller, S.L. Huang's Zero Sum Game introduces a math-genius mercenary who finds herself being manipulated by someone possessing unimaginable power…

Cas Russell is good at math. Scary good. The vector calculus blazing through her head lets her smash through armed men twice her size and dodge every... Read more

Women! In! Peril!

By: Jessie Ren Marshall

Narrated by: Rachel Noe Nishizawa

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Women! In! Peril! by Jessie Ren Marshall, read by Rachel Noe Nishizawa.

Full of wry humor, sharp social commentary, and an irrepressible sense of hope, a ferociously feminist debut short story collection from award-winning playwright Jessie Ren Marshall.

In this brash and unputdownable collection, we meet a sex bot trying to... Read more

Diet Soda Club

By: Chaz Hayden

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

When their mom leaves, Reed must care for his sister who has a life-threatening condition—even if that means breaking the law. A tender and sparkling story about family, trust, and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love.

Have you ever made all the wrong choices for all the right reasons?

Reed Beckett’s little sister, Beatrice, has never... Read more

Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist

By: Sunil Yapa

Narrated by: Aaron Landon

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This electrifying novel from an award-winning author follows a grieving father and son as they find themselves on opposite sides of a protest during an important moment in history.

Grief-stricken after his mother's death and three years of wandering the world, Victor is longing for a family and a sense of purpose. He believes he's found both... Read more