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Love Marriage

By: Monica Ali

Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker

Length: 15 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Best Book of 2022 So Far by The New Yorker!

“Cultural clashes, political satire, Oedipal conflicts, elegant prose—they’re all here in this romp of a book.” —Oprah Daily

A Phenomenal Book Club Pick and a New York Times Book Review Group Text Selection, Love Marriage is a glorious moving novel from Booker Prize shortlisted Monica Ali, who... Read more

Infinite Life

By: Jules Howard

Narrated by: Jules Howard

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Eggs are the origins of ninety percent of the Earth's organisms. They can be found as far apart as deep-sea volcanoes and in space. Yet despite their fundamental importance, eggs often find themselves an afterthought in the discussion of evolution of life on Earth as the interests of scientists congregate around the things that emerge from eggs... Read more

Lockjaw

By: Matteo L. Cerilli

Narrated by: Breton Lalama, Mich Anger & Arlen Aguayo Stewart

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Death is neither the beginning nor the end for the children of Bridlington in this debut trans YA horror book for fans of Rory Power and Danielle Vega.

Chuck Warren died tragically at the old abandoned mill, but Paz Espino knows it was no accident — there's a monster under the town, and she's determined to kill it before anyone else gets hurt.... 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

A True Account

By: Katherine Howe

Narrated by: Petrea Burchard

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one young woman's unbelievable adventure as one of the most terrifying sea rovers of all time.

In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury – bound out to service at a waterfront inn since childhood – is ready to take her... Read more

The Accidental Joe

By: Tom Straw

Narrated by: Tom Straw

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad-boy host says no. When they point out how roaming the globe interviewing foodies, heads of state, rock stars, journalists-in-exile, poets, subversives, supermodels—even the pope—gives him... Read more

Carve the Mark

By: Veronica Roth

Narrated by: Austin Butler & Emily Rankin

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth delivers a breathtaking fantasy featuring an unusual friendship, an epic love story, and a galaxy-sweeping adventure.#1 New York Times bestseller * Wall Street Journal bestseller * USA Today bestseller * #1 IndieBound bestsellerPraise for Carve the Mark:“Roth skillfully weaves the careful... Read more

Emma

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Nuria Mediavilla

Length: 16 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin Clásicos rescata esta obra maestra de la narrativa del siglo XIX y una de las novelas más importantes de Jane Austen, en una cuidada edición. Traducción de José María Valverde Introducción de Fiona Stafford, profesora de la Universidad de Oxford Obra maestra de la narrativa del siglo XIX y una de las grandes novelas de Jane Austen, Emma... Read more

Legacy of Ash

By: Matthew Ward

Narrated by: Suzannah Hampton

Length: 28 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Legacy of Ash is an unmissable fantasy debut--an epic tale of intrigue and revolution, soldiers and assassins, ancient magic and the eternal clash of empires.   A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic.   Ruling families -- once protectors of justice and democracy -- now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives.... Read more

The Magic Misfits: The Second Story

By: Neil Patrick Harris

Narrated by: Christina Hendricks & Neil Patrick Harris

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris comes the magical second book in the New York Times bestselling Magic Misfits series--with even more tricks up its sleeve.

Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. She turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist--a valuable trait when you belong to a group... Read more

Travel as a Political Act

By: Rick Steves

Narrated by: Rick Steves

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever.

With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from Trump, Brexit, and Erdogan, to climate change, nativism, and populism, there's... Read more

The Reason You're Alive

By: Matthew Quick

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook offers a timely novel featuring his most fascinating character yet, a Vietnam vet embarking on a quixotic crusade to track down his nemesis from the war.After sixty-eight-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumor that he readily attributes to... Read more

No Escape

By: Nury Turkel

Narrated by: Stewart Lang

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful memoir by Nury Turkel lays bare China’s repression of the Uyghur people. Turkel is cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has rounded up as many as three million Uyghurs, placing... Read more

A Hundred Thousand Worlds

By: Bob Proehl

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 12 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

“A Kavalier & Clay for the Comic-Con Age, this is a bighearted, inventive, exuberant debut.” —Eleanor Henderson, author of Ten Thousand Saints

"Proehl creates worlds within worlds within worlds, all of them full of surprise and wonder."
—Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Valerie Torrey took her son, Alex,... Read more

A Novel Proposal

By: Denise Hunter

Narrated by: Jessica Holtan

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

When western novelist Sadie Goodwin must pen a romance novel to rescue her lackluster sales, there’s only one tiny problem: she’s never been in love.Desperate to salvage her career, Sadie accepts an invitation to hole up at her friend’s beach duplex for the summer and devote herself to this confounding genre. After all, where better to witness... Read more

Look What You Made Me Do

By: Kat McKenna

Narrated by: Jade Ewen

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it mean to be a FAN?
If you're a Swiftie, you know that it takes commitment and dedication to be in a fandom. And there's nothing more rewarding than sourcing news and updates, anticipating new music and meeting fellow fans. But fan culture today is more intense than ever, from trolling to stalkers to online warfare.

So how did we get... Read more

I Died on a Tuesday

By: Jane Corry

Narrated by: Anna Burnett, Joshua Riley, Sophie Aldred & Roy...

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE DAY. ONE TRAGEDY. THREE STORIES. WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?

Eighteen-year-old Janie White has the world and a bright future ahead of her. She’s about to leave behind her small seaside town, the only home she’s ever known, to embark on a book publishing career in London and couldn’t be more excited. Even though she’ll miss her dad and friends, she... Read more

Lust & Wonder

By: Augusten Burroughs

Narrated by: Augusten Burroughs

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"Burroughs has lived this story, so his delivery perfectly matches the tone and pacing needed. Focusing on a series of failed relationships, Burroughs lets his voice rise in both tension and tenor as he analyzes the reasons, with help from analysis, that some relationships work and others are doomed by the personal quirks of both people." —... Read more

Mary Christmas

By: Mary-Anne O'Connor

Narrated by: Ellie Perry

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

At the most magical time of the year, will Mary choose independence or love?

It's 1909 and Mary Richards has worked hard to gain an education and become a teacher in her close-knit, picturesque village in the Cotswolds, but not everyone approves of her modern ways.

When her sister Emily becomes engaged to David Christmas, it seems fate will... Read more

Save Me, Stranger

By: Erika Krouse

Narrated by: Adam Ewer & Blair Baker

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From EDGAR-AWARD WINNING author Erika Krouse, a VISCERAL, DAZZLING collection of stories set across the globe about characters desperate for salvation

“Far-ranging and visionary collection...A dozen little masterpieces of heart and longing and surprise.” —ADAM JOHNSON

“Save Me, Stranger is a book of parables—supernal and sinister. Disturbing but... Read more

The Storyteller

By: Kathryn Williams

Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

With the mystery of Maureen Johnson and Brittany Cavallaro and the historical intrigue of Romanov, this genre-bending YA will pull readers into one girl’s journey of discovering the impossible tale of a long-lost aunt—and through her, the importance of being true to yourself. It’s not every day you discover you might be related to Anastasia…or... Read more

The Stars My Destination

By: Alfred Bester

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Marooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a rescue vessel that had intended to leave him to die.



When it comes to pop culture, Alfred Bester (1913–1987) is something of an unsung hero. He wrote radio scripts, screenplays, and comic books (in which capacity he created the... Read more

The Removed

By: Brandon Hobson

Narrated by: Gary Farmer, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, DeLanna Stud...

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

“A haunted work, full of voices old and new. It is about a family’s reckoning with loss and injustice, and it is about a people trying for the same. The journey of this family’s way home is full—in equal measure—of melancholy and love.” —Tommy Orange, author of There ThereA RECOMMENDED BOOK FROMUSA Today * O, the Oprah Magazine * Entertainment... Read more

Fencing with the King

By: Diana Abu-Jaber

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A mesmerizing breakthrough novel of family myths and inheritances by the award-winning author of Crescent. Featuring a heartfelt author's note read by the author herself.

Amani is hooked on a mystery―a poem on airmail paper that slips out of one of her father’s books. It seems to have been written by her grandmother, a refugee who arrived in... Read more