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Murder in the Dressing Room

By: Holly Stars

Narrated by: Holly Stars

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag’s not just dramatic, it’s deadly.

By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene.

But when Misty’s drag mother, Lady Lady, is found... Read more

Lambslide

By: Ann Patchett

Narrated by: Ann Patchett

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

From the international bestselling author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth, Ann Patchett, comes a hilarious children’s story about a slide made just for lambs.Nicolette Farmer is running for class president, and the rest of the Farmer family tells her she’ll win by a landslide. A pack of overconfident lambs mistakenly hear lambslide and can’t... Read more

Don’t Tell Me How to Die

By: Marshall Karp

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

“What begins as a mystery-tinted character study transforms into a full-bore thriller, with a spate of jaw-dropping twists that recast the entire narrative. Readers should be prepared to stay up all night.” —Publishers Weekly“A razor-sharp domestic thriller about a dying woman’s desperate mission to handpick her husband’s next wife—and she’ll... Read more

Gathering Blossoms Under Fire

By: Alice Walker

Narrated by: Aunjanue Ellis, Walker & Janina Edwards

Length: 22 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize­–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, comes an unprecedented compilation of Walker’s fifty years of journals drawing an intimate portrait of her development over five decades as an artist, human rights and women’s activist, and intellectual.

For the first time, the... Read more

Circus of Wonders

By: Elizabeth Macneal

Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the “lush, evocative Gothic” (The New York Times Book Review) The Doll Factory comes an atmospheric and spectacular novel about a woman transformed by the arrival of a Victorian circus of wonders—“as moving as it is deeply entertaining” (Daniel Mason, New York Times bestselling author).

Step up,... Read more

A Nearly Normal Family

By: M. T. Edvardsson

Narrated by: Emily Watson, Georgia Maguire & Richard Armitage

Length: 12 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

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New York Times Book Review recommends M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family and lauds it as a “page-turner” that forces the reader to confront “the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect.” (NYTimes Book Review Summer Reading Issue)

M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal... Read more

Subculture Vulture

By: Moshe Kasher

Narrated by: Moshe Kasher & Larry Wilson

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “hilarious” (Dax Shepard), “surprisingly emotional trip” (The Chainsmokers) through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics Anonymous, by the writer and comedian Moshe Kasher

“Part history lesson, part standup set and, often, part love letter . . . Kasher’s ability to blend humor with homework... Read more

A Simple Favor

By: Darcey Bell

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Xe Sands & Matthew Waterson

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The Inspiration for the film starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding. Don't miss the sequel, Another Simple Favor, streaming soon on Prime Video!""Riveting and brilliantly structured, A Simple Favor is an edge-of-your seat domestic thriller.""—Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling authorA single mother's life is turned... Read more

The Whispering Night

By: Susan Dennard

Narrated by: Caitlin Davies

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Davies captures the magic of Dennard's exciting world and illuminates each character."—AudioFile on The Luminaries

The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.

Winnie Wednesday’s future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting... Read more

The Stranger in the Mirror

By: Liv Constantine

Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Maggi-Meg Reed & Jeremy ...

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A diabolically twisty, psychologically unsettling novel about a woman with no recollection of her past from the authors of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Wife Stalker.""Jaw-dropping twists with an unsettling edge that you’ll need a few days at the beach to recover."" —Reese's Book ClubAddison’s about to get... Read more

Nicotine

By: Nell Zink

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The ""wonderfully talented"" (Dwight Garner, New York Times) author of Mislaid returns with a fierce and audaciously funny novel of families—both the ones we’re born into and the ones we create—a story of obsession, idealism, and ownership, centered around a young woman who inherits her bohemian late father's childhood home.Recent business... Read more

Kingdom of Exiles

By: Maxym M. Martineau

Narrated by: Brian Pallino & Jennifer O'Donnell

Length: 12 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

My heart wasn't part of the deal when I bargained for my life, But assassins so rarely keep their word. Exiled Charmer Leena Edenfrell is running out of time. Empty pockets forced her to sell her beloved magical beasts-an offense punishable by death-and now there's a price on her head. With the realm's most talented murderer-for-hire nipping at... Read more

Hum If You Don't Know the Words

By: Bianca Marais

Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan & Bahni Turpin

Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy.

Life under Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin Conrad, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation but... Read more

A Theater for Dreamers

By: Polly Samson

Narrated by: Polly Samson

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“Sublime and immersive . . . If you wish you could disappear to a Greek island right now, I highly recommend.”
—Jojo Moyes, #1 bestselling author of Me Before You

“This gorgeous, glimmering summer read is itself perfect summer: irresistible and deep, Samson's lyric sentences pulling you into unforgettable sunlight and shadow.”
—Amy Bloom, New... Read more

Granted

By: John David Anderson

Narrated by: Cassandra Morris

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of beloved novels Ms. Bixby’s Last Day and Posted comes a hilarious, heartfelt, and unforgettable novel about a fairy-in-training.Everyone who wishes upon a star, or a candle, or a penny thrown into a fountain knows that you’re not allowed to tell anyone what you’ve wished for. But even so, there is someone out there who hears... Read more

The Cabin at the End of the World

By: Paul Tremblay

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Tremblay’s terrifying twist to the home invasion novel—inspiration for the upcoming major motion picture from Universal Pictures“Tremblay’s personal best. It’s that good.” — Stephen KingSeven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than... Read more

The Wild Hunt

By: Emma Seckel

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The islanders have only three rules: don't stick your nose where it's not wanted, don't mention the war, and never let your guard down during October.



Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from a disappointing life on the Scottish mainland by her father's unexpected death, she is... Read more

A Canticle for Leibowitz

By: Walter M. Miller Jr.

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction, Walter M. Miller’s A Canticle for Leibowitz is a true landmark of twentieth-century literature—a chilling and still-provocative look at a postapocalyptic future.In a nightmarish, ruined... Read more

Vera

By: Carol Edgarian

Narrated by: Kathe Mazur

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian delivers “an all-encompassing and enthralling” (Oprah Daily) novel featuring an unforgettable heroine coming of age in the aftermath of catastrophe, and her quest for love and reinvention.

Meet Vera Johnson, fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter of Rose, notorious proprietor of San Francisco’s... Read more

The Antiquity Affair

By: Lee Kelly & Jennifer Thorne

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Holly Linneman

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An archaeologist’s estranged daughters.1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour. His daughters—intellectual Lila, on the eve of her debut as a Manhattan socialite, and nonconformist Tess, who dreams of following in his... Read more

Life Without Children

By: Roddy Doyle

Narrated by: Roddy Doyle

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“[Doyle] imparts a sense of poignancy and glimpses of happiness, of grief and loss and small moments of connection . . . you’re left feeling close to dazzled.” —Daphne Merkin, New York Times Book Review

A brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize–winning author of... Read more

The Italian Ballerina

By: Kristy Cambron

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save innocent lives in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Ariel Lawhon.Rome, 1943. With the fall of Italy's Fascist government and the Nazi regime occupying the streets of Rome, British... Read more

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

By: Kristin Harmel

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby & Kristin Harmel

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple pick * She Reads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pick

The New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the... Read more

Gertie's Leap to Greatness

By: Kate Beasley

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Three Times Lucky and The Penderwicks, this endearing new classic spins together sparkling humor, sizzle-pop writing, and a sassy main character with an unforgettable voice.

Gertie Reece Foy is 100% Not-From-Concentrate awesome. She has a daddy who works on an oil rig, a great-aunt who always finds the lowest prices at the Piggly... Read more