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The Game Is a Footnote

By: Vicki Delany

Narrated by: Kim Hicks

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Scarlet House, now a historical re-enactment museum, is the oldest building in West London, Massachusetts. When things start moving around on their own, board members suggest that Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, might be able to get to the bottom of it. Gemma doesn’t believe in ghosts, but she agrees to eliminate... Read more

Crush

By: Tracy Wolff

Narrated by: Heather Costa & Tim Paige

Length: 18 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Jaxon and Grace's story continues in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's captivating sequel to Crave.



I'm in the fight of my life. For my humanity. For Jaxon. And for the world I've only just begun to be a part of. I'm all in, even if saving the people I love means I risk losing myself forever. Read more

Butcher

By: Joyce Carol Oates

Narrated by: Amy Shiels, Edoardo Ballerini, Cassandra Campbe...

Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the nineteenth century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world

In this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “Father of Gyno-Psychiatry,” as he ascends from... Read more

The Whole Town's Talking

By: Fannie Flagg

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is at her superb best in this fun-loving, moving novel about what it means to be truly alive.

WINNER OF THE SOUTHERN BOOK PRIZE 

Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still... Read more

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

By: Sara Raasch

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

DELUXE PAPERBACK EDITION—featuring turquoise sprayed edges!

Ali Hazelwood meets Dungeons & Dragons in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy academia romcom where rival grad student wizards are forced to work together without killing—or falling for—each other.

Will they conjure love, or evoke chaos? Two rival wizards are about to find out.

Sebastian... Read more

The Love Remedy

By: Elizabeth Everett

Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

“Beautiful and important.”—New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn

When a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn there’s only one way to treat true love—with a happily ever after.

When Lucinda Peterson’s recently perfected formula for a salve to treat croup goes missing, she’s certain... Read more

Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

Narrated by: Sophie Loughran

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Mystery!

In Hayley Scrivenor's Dirt Creek, a small-town debut mystery described as The Dry meets Everything I Never Told You, a girl goes missing and a community falls apart and comes together.

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Australia,... Read more

My Killer Vacation

By: Tessa Bailey

Narrated by: Ashley Rogers & Clementine Clover

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

An all-new, spicy murder mystery from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer . . .

It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod - just me and my beloved brother - but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter... Read more

Laundry Love

By: Patric Richardson & Karin B. Miller

Narrated by: Patric Richardson

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author, and includes audio-exclusive bonus tips.

Patric Richardson, aka the "Laundry Evangelist,” reveals his revolutionary methods for cleaning clothes—and making laundry loads more fun.

Doing laundry is rarely anyone’s favorite task. But to Patric Richardson, laundry isn't just fun—it's a way of life. After years of... Read more

The Happiest Man on Earth

By: Eddie Jaku

Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times BestsellerIn this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life.Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned... Read more

World Made by Hand

By: James Howard Kunstler

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Long Emergency, celebrated social commentator James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production combined with climate change had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. In World Made by Hand, an astonishing work of speculative fiction, Kunstler brings to life what America might be, a few... Read more

Under a Dark Sky

By: Lori Rader-Day

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep listeners guessing until the last words.Only in the dark can she find the truth . . .Since her husband died, Eden Wallace's life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn't work,... Read more

The Graveyard Gift

By: Fern Forgettable

Narrated by: Isuri Wijesundara

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · Step into Fern’s School for Wayward Fae—where students are part human and part magical. A girl with peculiar abilities discovers nothing is what it seems when sinister forces causes one of her classmates to go missing. Perfect for fans of Wednesday.

A girl who knows how you die. Her banshee roommate who knows... Read more

Olga

By: Bernhard Schlink

Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

“Two world wars and the passage of more than a century do not overshadow [Bernhard Schlink’s] story of lovers who never fully belong to each other, just as they never fully belonged to the world.”—Booklist“A brilliant novel about history and the nature of memory.”—Evening StandardA sweeping novel of love and passion from author of the... Read more

A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares

By: Krystal Sutherland

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Our Chemical Hearts comes the hilarious, reality-bending tale of two outsiders facing their greatest fears about life and love—one debilitating phobia at a time.

Cover may vary.

Ever since Esther Solar’s grandfather was cursed by Death, everyone in her family has been doomed to suffer one great fear in their lifetime. Esther’s... Read more

The Chain

By: Adrian McKinty

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

When a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter—or risk losing her forever—in this "propulsive and original" award-winning thriller (Stephen King).

It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone... Read more

Every Vow You Break

By: Peter Swanson

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A bride’s dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she’s had a regrettable one-night stand shows up in this electrifying psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Eight Perfect Murders.

Abigail Baskin never thought she’d fall in love with a millionaire. Then she met Bruce Lamb. He’s a good guy, stable, level-headed,... Read more

Bait of Satan

By: John Bevere

Narrated by: John Bevere

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

Escape the enemy's deadly trap!  The Bait of Satan exposes one of the most deceptive snares Satan uses to get believers out of the will of God— offense. Most people who are ensnared by the bait of Satan don’t even realize it. Don’t be fooled! You will encounter offense, and it’s up to you how it will affect your relationship with God. Your... Read more

All About Me!

By: Mel Brooks

Narrated by: Mel Brooks

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words.

“Laugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating, from the great Mel Brooks. What else do you expect from the man who knew Jesus... Read more

Ghosted

By: Rosie Walsh

Narrated by: Katherine Press

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Instant New York Times bestseller!

"I absolutely loved this book and didn't want it to end." --Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies

“This is an ‘accidentally stayed up until 4 a.m. because it's impossible to put down’ kind of novel.” --USA Today

Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared. A love story with a secret... Read more

The New Husband

By: D.J. Palmer

Narrated by: January LaVoy & Rebecca Soler

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The New Husband is a riveting thriller about the lies we tell ourselves from D. J. Palmer, the author of Saving Meghan.

What makes Simon Fitch so perfect?

-He knows all her favorite foods, music, and movies.
-Her son adores him. He was there when she needed him most.
-He anticipates her every need.
-He would never betray her like her first... Read more

Tuesday Nights in 1980

By: Molly Prentiss

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

“An intoxicating Manhattan fairy tale…As affecting as it is absorbing. A thrilling debut.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A vital, sensuous, edgy, and suspenseful tale of longing, rage, fear, compulsion, and love.” —Booklist (starred review)

A transcendent debut novel that follows a critic, an artist, and a desirous, determined young woman... Read more

Across the Green Grass Fields

By: Seanan McGuire

Narrated by: Anne Marie Carlson

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series.

“Welcome to the Hooflands. We’re happy to have you, even if you being here means something’s coming.”

Regan loves, and is loved, though her... Read more

Mrs. March

By: Virginia Feito

Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An explosive debut novel that flips the New York literary scene on its pretentious head.

George March’s latest novel is a smash. No one could be prouder than his dutiful wife, Mrs. March, who revels in his accolades. A careful creature of routine and decorum, she lives a precariously controlled existence on the Upper East Side until one morning,... Read more