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Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel

By: Ruth Hogan

Narrated by: Jane Collingwood

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things comes a surprising and uplifting story about the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters, and the magic of chosen family.Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who loved fizzy drinks, naughty words, and liked playing with ghosts and matches. When her... Read more

Kit McBride Gets a Wife

By: Amy Barry

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The four McBride brothers have their worlds turned upside down when their precocious younger sister secretly places an advertisement for a mail-order bride.

Kit McBride knows that Buck's Creek, Montana, is no place to find a wife. Between him and his three brothers—plus little Junebug—they manage all right on their own, thank you very much. But... Read more

A Sea of Troubles

By: Donna Leon

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Dona Leon has amassed devoted fans around the world for her atmospheric and intelligent Commissario Brunetti series. A Sea of Troubles offers a rare glimpse into the scrupulous Commissario’s personal life. When Brunetti investigates the murder of two local fishermen on the island of Pellestrina, the small community closes ranks, forcing him to... Read more

The Undercurrent

By: Sarah Sawyer

Narrated by: Sara Sheckells

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

“A mystery of remarkable scope, bristling with intelligence, beauty, and humanity. It is, quite simply: stunning.” —Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl “A stunning, achingly beautiful and gripping mystery. Full of page-turning suspense, intrigue, and secrets…I loved it.” —Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark “Delve into a... Read more

Wholehearted Faith

By: Rachel Held Evans & Jeff Chu

Narrated by: Daniel Jonce Evans, Jeff Chu, Jamie Wright, Sar...

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence, lovingly performed by Daniel Jonce Evans, Jeff Chu, Jamie Wright, Sarah Bessey, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Kristen Howerton, Kaitlin Curtice, Amanda Held Opelt, Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry, Ph.D.,... Read more

Monstrilio

By: Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal & Johnny Rey Diaz

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A "genuinely scary" horror debut written in "prose so beautiful you won't want to rush" about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes (Ana Reyes)



Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago's lung. Acting on fierce maternal... Read more

The Dangerous Art of Blending In

By: Angelo Surmelis

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him... Read more

Clock Dance

By: Anne Tyler

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BEST SELLER • TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR USA TODAY • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: O Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Times (London)

A charming new novel of self-discovery and second chances from the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread.

Willa Drake can count on one... Read more

We're All in This Together . . .

By: Tom Papa

Narrated by: Tom Papa

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

"In 37 short essays comedian Tom Papa reminds listeners that life's absurdities are here to stay and that everyone is doing the best they can. His tone and delivery are comforting, heartwarming, even therapeutic."- AudioFile

Stand-up is all well and good, but observational humor that’s funny and warm may work... Read more

Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Narrator Kathleen McInerney will have listeners believing in miracles.” —AudioFile on The Santa Suit

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, comes a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season.

"Nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews." ―Debbie... Read more

Trigger

By: David Swinson

Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Forced to retire from the D. C. police, newly minted P.I. Frank Marr is recovering from rock bottom when a friend asks for help -- and now, he must revisit the dark, drug-fueled world he left behind.
Ostracized by his family after a botched case that led to the death of his baby cousin, Jeffrey, Frank was on a collision course with catastrophe. ... Read more

Becoming Ted

By: Matt Cain

Narrated by: Samuel Barnett

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle returns with a joyful and surprising tale about love, acceptance, and self-discovery.If Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice-cream flavors made by his family’s company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla—sweet, inoffensive, and... Read more

Kiss of the Fur Queen

By: Tomson Highway

Narrated by: Patricia Cano

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Born into a magical Cree world in snowy northern Manitoba, Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis are all too soon torn from their family and thrust into the hostile world of a Catholic residential school. Their language is forbidden, their names are changed to Jeremiah and Gabriel, and both boys are abused by priests.

As young men, estranged from... Read more

Home: Where Everyone Is Welcome

By: Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal & Paul Avgerinos

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Written and composed by immigrants and first generation Americans, Home provides a stronger sense of welcome and belonging for everyone.
The United States is composed of and built by immigrants, and it has been a beacon to those in search of a new life for hundreds of years.

Home is a collection of thirty-four poems and twelve songs inspired by... Read more

One Blood

By: Denene Millner

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt & Tina Lifford

Length: 18 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration. It also includes a poem, book club reading guide, and acknowledgments, all read by the author.

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets in this searing novel by New York Times bestseller Denene Millner.

Raised by her beloved grandmother in... Read more

Out of My Dreams

By: Sharon M. Draper

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novels Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart.

When Melody saves an elderly back-in-the-day actress’s life, the woman is so grateful—and impressed by Melody—that she nominates Melody to be a US... Read more

One of the Boys

By: Daniel Magariel

Narrated by: Gibson Frazier

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A “gripping and heartfelt” (The New York Times Book Review) story about two young brothers contending with the love they have for their abusive father, One of the Boys is “one of the most striking debut novels of the year” (Rolling Stone).

The three of them—a twelve-year-old boy, his older brother, their father—have won the war: the father’s term... Read more

The Nix

By: Nathan Hill

Narrated by: Ari Fliakos

Length: 21 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, a novel that explores—with sharp humor and a fierce tenderness—the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change.

“A mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it’s also a tragicomedy about anger and... Read more

French Braid

By: Anne Tyler

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread—a funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family’s foibles, from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s up to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild.

“A quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions... Read more

The Stolen Child

By: Ann Hood

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

An unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate in this moving, page-turning novel from “a gifted storyteller” (PEOPLE).For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, when a French artist he’d befriended thrust both her paintings and her baby into his... Read more

As I Lay Dying

By: William Faulkner

Narrated by: Various

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time

From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, Absalom, Absalom!, and Selected Short Stories

One of William Faulkner’s finest novels, As I Lay Dying,... Read more

If the Tide Turns

By: Rachel Rueckert

Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in the Golden Age of Pirates and the shadowy aftermath of the Salem witch trials, this vivid, gorgeously written novel inspired by a captivating true story combines high-seas adventure, star-crossed longing, and the emotionally satisfying tale of one strong-willed young woman determined to choose her own path. 1715, Eastham, Massachusetts:... Read more

Split Tooth

By: Tanya Tagaq

Narrated by: Tanya Tagaq

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Amazon First Novel Award
Shortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Winner of the 2019 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose in English
Winner of the 2018 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design – Prose Fiction
Longlisted for the 2019 Sunburst... Read more

This Vicious Grace

By: Emily Thiede

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan & Michael Gallagher

Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"Riveting, passionate, and full of high stakes danger." —Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"This story of political intrigue, romance, and dark fantasy is elevated by Brentan's steadfast narration."- AudioFile Magazine

Emily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, will keep listeners riveted until the devastating... Read more