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The Woman with No Name

By: Audrey Blake

Narrated by: Amy Scanlon

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on a true storyShe'll light the fire of resistance—but she may get burned …1942. Though she survived the bomb that destroyed her home, Yvonne Rudellat’s life is over. She’s estranged from her husband, her daughter is busy with war work, and Yvonne—older, diminutive, overlooked—has lost all purpose. Until she’s offered a chance to remake... Read more

The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson

By: Chris Joyner

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of Clarence Henderson, a Black sharecropper convicted and sentenced to death three times for a murder he didn’t commitThis is the story of Clarence Henderson, a wrongfully accused Black sharecropper, who was sentenced to die three different times for a murder he didn’t commit, and of the prosecution desperate to pin the crime on him... Read more

Little Deaths

By: Emma Flint

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

It's 1965 in a tight-knit working-class neighborhood in Queens, New York, and Ruth Malone -- a single mother who works long hours as a cocktail waitress -- wakes to discover her two small children, Frankie Jr. and Cindy, have gone missing. Later that day, Cindy's body is found in a derelict lot a half mile from her home, strangled. Ten days... Read more

The Family Tabor

By: Cherise Wolas

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

"...the sense of loyalty to one’s family history is so vivid in the novel that it is practically its own character.” —New York Times Book Review

The Family Tabor is the next audiobook from Cherise Wolas, acclaimed author of The Resurrection of Joan Ashby

Harry Tabor is about to be named Man of the Decade, a distinction that feels like the... Read more

The Hero Code

By: Admiral William H. McRaven

Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book about the qualities of true, everyday heroes.

THE HERO CODE is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from battlefields to hospitals to college campuses, who are doing their part to save the... Read more

How to Stay Productive When the World Is Ending

By: Reductress

Narrated by: Mara Wilson & Jay Aaseng

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A biting humor collection about the cult of productivity and the feeling of impending doom that comes with it, from Reductress.
Juggling careers, maintaining relationships, managing side gigs, and sustaining an engaging social media presence is hard––and we're expected to do it all while battling the ever-present feeling of existential dread... Read more

Strip Tees

By: Kate Flannery

Narrated by: Kate Flannery

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

“Compelling and brave, Kate’s story is a must read for all young women learning how to navigate adulthood and identity.” —Lili Reinhart, New York Times bestselling author

Strip Tees is a fever dream of a memoir—Hunter S. Thompson meets Gloria Steinem—about a recent college graduate and what happens when her... Read more

Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

Narrated by: Allison Strong, Victoria Villarreal, Sol Madari...

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

"As lyrical as it is epic, Across So Many Seas reminds us that while the past may be another country, it's also a living, breathing song of sadness and joy that helps define who we are." --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four... Read more

Fearless

By: Mandy Gonzalez

Narrated by: Mandy Gonzalez

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“Will hit all the high notes for theater and mystery fans alike.” —Kirkus Reviews

Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this spooky middle grade novel from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a group of young thespians who must face the ghost haunting their theater.

Twelve-year-old Monica Garcia has arrived in NYC with her... Read more

Reckless

By: Cornelia Funke

Narrated by: Elliot Hill

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Beyond the mirror, the darkest fairy tales come alive. . . .

For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed the Mirrorworld’s secrets and treasures.

Not anymore.

His younger brother has followed him.

Now dark magic will turn the boy to beast, break the heart of the girl he loves, and destroy everything Jacob holds most dear. . . .

Unless he can find a way to... Read more

Meddling Kids

By: Edgar Cantero

Narrated by: Kyla Garcia

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Freaky pleasure...it scratches a nostalgic itch for those who grew up on Saturday morning Scooby-Doo cartoons and sugar-bombed breakfast cereal"
--USA Today

"Deliriously wild, funny and imaginative. Cantero is an original voice."
--Charles Yu, author of How to Live in a Science Fictional Universe

With raucous humor and... Read more

A Far Wilder Magic

By: Allison Saft

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky

Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Jesse Vilinsky offers mesmerizing performances of two odd young folks who are proving their worth to the world and each other" -- AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award Winner)

"An utterly transportive read, unfolding into a world of crumbling manors and ancient forests. Allison Saft crafts a deliberate, intricate romance that will have... Read more

Swanna in Love

By: Jennifer Belle

Narrated by: Sophie Amoss

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

It’s the summer of 1982 and fourteen-year-old Swanna Swain is the only one left at camp. The place is a ghost town by the time her mother Val finally shows up six hours late—stoned and radiant—in a Ford pickup driven by Borislav, her new young Russian lover. Assuming she is headed home to her air-conditioned Upper West Side apartment, Swanna and... Read more

Return to Nature

By: Emma Loewe

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the new science and ancient wisdom on why nature makes us healthier and happier in body and soul from the co-author of The Spirit Almanac and mindbodygreen’s Senior Sustainability Editor.For centuries, we have known that getting outside is good for us. Yet we have become increasingly disconnected from the earth that nourishes us, with... Read more

In the Company of Witches

By: Auralee Wallace

Narrated by: Cassidy Brown

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The cozy, magical TikTok sensation!

When a guest dies in the B&B she helps her aunts run, a young witch must rely on some good old-fashioned investigating to clear her aunt's name in this magical and charming cozy mystery.

For four hundred years, the Warren witches have used their magic to quietly help the citizens of the sleepy New England... Read more

Pomegranate

By: Helen Elaine Lee

Narrated by: Machelle Williams & Janina Edwards

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION

The acclaimed author of The Serpent’s Gift returns with this “deep and beautiful” (Jaqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author) story about a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison.

Ranita Atwater... Read more

Invitation to Die

By: Barbara Cleverly

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

An "invitation to dine" quickly loses a letter as DI John Redfyre returns for his second investigation in the hallowed halls of Cambridge academia. Cambridge, 1924 in early summertime. May Balls, punting, flirting and dancing the tango are the preoccupations of bright young people, but bright young Detective Inspector John Redfyre finds himself... Read more

The Regrets

By: Amy Bonnaffons

Narrated by: Christie Moreau, Gary Tiedemann & Jay Ben Markson

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Reality and dream collide in Amy Bonnaffons's "dazzling," wildly inventive "miracle of a love story" about an affair between the living and the dead (NPR)
For weeks, Rachel has been noticing the same golden-haired young man sitting at her Brooklyn bus stop, staring off with a melancholy air. When, one day, she finally musters the courage to... Read more

In a Garden Burning Gold

By: Rory Power

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky

Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“Fresh and original . . . full of lush writing and detailed worldbuilding . . . [with a] rich fantasy landscape and an almost Shakespearean feel.”—Paste

Twins imbued with incredible magic and near-immortality will do anything to keep their family in power—even if it tears the family apart—in the first book of a mythic epic fantasy duology from the... Read more

The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night

By: Steven Banbury

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A spooky yet heartwarming adventure about one girl's journey into the land of the undead, and the unexpected family she finds along the way. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and the hit series Wednesday.

On Halloween, it is always wise to expect the unexpected, but no amount of planning could have prepared Eve for that particular night. Fleeing an... Read more

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

By: Adelle Waldman

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The national bestseller, named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, NPR, Slate, The Economist, The New Republic, Bookforum, Baltimore City Paper, The Daily Beast, National Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Reader, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Buzzfeed and many others. A New York Times Editors' Choice and a Washington Post Notable... Read more

The Wilderwomen

By: Ruth Emmie Lang

Narrated by: Anna Caputo

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Anna Caputo draws listeners into Lang's novel immediately, suggesting that this story has more depth than the plot at first might lead one to believe."- AudioFile

"Exquisitely drawn characters imbue Lang’s unconventional plot with verisimilitude and heart, inspiring readers to ponder whether the world is stranger and more beautiful... Read more

A Shot in the Dark

By: Victoria Lee

Narrated by: Scott Turner Schofield & Gilli Messer

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A passionate and powerful romance featuring a transgender man and an ex-Orthodox woman who find each other through their devotion to art, and fall in love despite all odds, from bestselling author Victoria Lee

“A sensual love story about art and passion . . . emotional and heart-aching.”—Ashley Poston, New York Times... Read more

Shelter

By: Jung Yun

Narrated by: Raymond Lee

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

You can never know what goes on behind closed doors.

One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the Year (Selected by Edan Lepucki)

Kyung Cho is a young father burdened by a house he can’t afford. For years, he and his wife, Gillian, have lived beyond their means. Now their debts and bad decisions are catching up with them, and Kyung is... Read more