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Decent People

By: De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow, read by Bahni Turpin.

From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize winning author De’Shawn Charles Winslow, a sweeping and unforgettable novel of a Black community reeling from a triple homicide, and the secrets the killings reveal.

In the still-segregated town of West Mills, North... Read more

Patron Saints of Nothing

By: Randy Ribay

Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century

"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT

"A... Read more

Red Pill

By: Hari Kunzru

Narrated by: Hari Kunzru

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2020
ONE OF NPR's BEST BOOKS OF 2020
ONE OF THE A.V. CLUB'S 15 FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020

From the widely acclaimed author of White Tears, a bold new novel about searching for order in a world that frames madness as truth.

After receiving a prestigious writing fellowship in Germany, the narrator of Red... Read more

Wonderland

By: Jennifer Hillier

Narrated by: Eunice Wong

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of the hugely popular thrillers Things We Do in the Dark, Little Secrets, and Jar of Hearts comes Wonderland, a roller coaster of a listen. Now in audio for the first time!

After a personal tragedy and professional scandal forces homicide detective Vanessa Castro out of Seattle, she takes a new job in Seaside,... Read more

Blood Betrayal

By: Ausma Zehanat Khan

Narrated by: Fareeda Pasha

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the
heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: Harry, believing one
of them has a gun, opens fire and Duante Young, a young Black man, is killed. The
“gun” in Duante’s hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby
Denver, a drug raid goes... Read more

Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

By: Alexandra Potter

Narrated by: Sally Phillips

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspiration for NOT DEAD YET, ABC’s “Most Watched Comedy Debut in More Than Four Years” (Deadline)“The new Bridget Jones for our time.”—Telegraph“Will have you laughing whether you’re twenty, forty, or eighty.”—Heat (UK)A Zibby Magazine Top 10 Book of the YearA funny and heartfelt novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here and... Read more

Because Internet

By: Gretchen McCulloch

Narrated by: Gretchen McCulloch

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!

Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post

A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer  

“Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when... Read more

Say a Little Prayer

By: Jenna Voris

Narrated by: Caitlin Kinnunen

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Saved! meets Casey McQuiston in this wry, heartfelt tale of a teen who's taking her church camp by storm—one deadly sin at a time.

Riley quietly left church a year ago when she realized there was no place for a bi girl in her congregation. But it wasn’t until the pastor shunned her older sister for getting an abortion that she really wanted to... Read more

Quarterlife

By: Satya Doyle Byock

Narrated by: Satya Doyle Byock

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An innovative psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife—the years between adolescence and midlife—and provides a “fascinating” guide “on how to navigate and thrive—rather than just survive—these odd years” (PureWow).

“Quarterlife is an insightful, revealing look at the messy and uncharted paths to wholeness, and a powerful tool... Read more

Dead Ground

By: M. W. Craven

Narrated by: John Banks

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the prestigious CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2022

Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2022

'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, Dead Ground is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' Chris Whitaker

'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime... Read more

Dirtbag, Massachusetts

By: Isaac Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Isaac Fitzgerald

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER



USA TODAY BESTSELLER



Winner of the New England Book Award for Nonfiction



"The best of what memoir can accomplish . . . pulling no punches on the path to truth, but it always finds the capacity for grace and joy." —Esquire, "Best Memoirs of the Year"



A TIME Best Book of the Season * A Rolling Stone Top Culture Pick * A... Read more

The Orchard

By: David Hopen

Narrated by: Micky Shiloah

Length: 17 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A Recommended Book From:
Entertainment Weekly * Electric Literature * AlmaA commanding debut and a poignant coming-of-age story about a devout Jewish high school student whose plunge into the secularized world threatens everything he knows of himselfAri Eden’s life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are... Read more

Heavy Hitter

By: Katie Cotugno

Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Andrew Eiden

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of Birds of California hits it out of the park with this smart, sexy, thrilling take on the celebrity-athlete story—a funny, sizzling, ripped-from-the-headlines romance between an international pop star and a major league baseball player who thought his best days were behind him.Taylor and Travis.... Read more

The Whisper Man

By: Alex North

Narrated by: Christopher Eccleston

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Listeners looking for creepy will find it in full force in Alex North's dark thriller, narrated by British actor Christopher Eccleston." -- AudioFile Magazine

"Reader Eccleston...adds flavor to the tale. He reads with a fervor that gives the story a strong sense of suspense." -- Booklist

This program is read by acclaimed British actor Christopher... Read more

Bourdain

By: Laurie Woolever

Narrated by: Laurie Woolever, Christopher Bourdain, José And...

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best.When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives... Read more

Fallen Land

By: Taylor Brown

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Poe deftly guides this engaging story, describing the band of marauding former soldiers as they pillage the countryside. Poe's portrayal of the lovely but tragic Ava is most affecting. He uses pacing and pauses to build tension during showdowns and softens his delivery in the tender scenes between the two lovers." — AudioFile Magazine

Fallen... Read more

The Light Always Breaks

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt & Neill Thorne

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

As 1947 opens, Eva Cardon is the twenty-four-year-old owner of Washington, D.C.’s, most famous Black-owned restaurant. When her path crosses with Courtland, a handsome white senator from Georgia, both find themselves drawn to one another—but the danger of a relationship between a Black woman and a white man from the South could destroy them and... Read more

The Turquoise Ledge

By: Leslie Marmon Silko

Narrated by: Alma Cuervo

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Leslie Marmon Silko established herself as "the finest prose writer of her generation" (Larry McMurtry) with her debut novel Ceremony, one of the most acclaimed works of the 20th century. Of mixed Laguna Pueblo, Cherokee, Mexican, and white heritage, Silko brings a unique perspective to her powerful works. In this deeply personal and spiritual... Read more

Paperback Jack

By: Loren D. Estleman

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

1946. Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket: paperback novels, offering cheap excitement for the common man and woman. Although scorned by the critics, the tawdry drugstore novels sell like... Read more

Happy People Are Annoying

By: Josh Peck

Narrated by: Josh Peck

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Narrated by Josh PeckA wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer, Youtuber, and television superstar, Josh Peck. In his warm and inspiring book, Josh reflects on the many stumbles and silver linings of his life and traces a zigzagging path to redemption. Written with such impressive detail... Read more

Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena

By: Julie C. Dao

Narrated by: Angela Tran & Richard Nguyen

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"A rousing adventure and heartwarming series opener." - Publishers Weekly

A rollicking, action-packed adventure of laser tag and fierce sibling rivalries, Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena is the first book in a commerical middle grade fantasy series by Julie C. Dao.

"Dao is a bright voice in middle grade fiction, crafting characters and... Read more

The Winter of the Witch

By: Katherine Arden

Narrated by: Kathleen Gati

Length: 13 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen.

“A tale both intimate and epic, featuring a heroine whose... Read more

The Wolves of Winter

By: Tyrell Johnson

Narrated by: Jayme Mattler

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A post-apocalyptic debut novel in a tradition that includes The Hunger Games and Station Eleven, this vision of a possible future shows humanity pushed beyond its breaking point, the forging of vital bonds when everything is lost, and, most centrally, a heroic young woman who crosses a frozen landscape to find her destiny.

Lynn McBride has... Read more

Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

Narrated by: Jesse Nobess

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high-stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be. These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team—even though he can’t help but be constantly gut-punched... Read more