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The Things We Keep

By: Sally Hepworth

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer & Barrie Kreinik

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

With huge heart, humor, and a compassionate understanding of human nature, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the power of love to grow and endure even when faced with the most devastating of obstacles. You won’t forget The Things We Keep.

Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old,... Read more

Made in China

By: Amelia Pang

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A Most-Anticipated Book of the Year: Newsweek * Refinery29

“Timely and urgent . . . Pang is a dogged investigator.” —The New York Times

“Moving and powerful.” —Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author 

Discover the truth behind the discounts.
 
In 2012, an Oregon mother named Julie Keith opened up a package of Halloween... Read more

Women Don't Owe You Pretty

By: Florence Given

Narrated by: Florence Given

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

WRITER AND ACTIVIST FLORENCE GIVEN TELLS YOU HOW FEMINISM IS GOING TO RUIN YOUR LIFE (IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE).

A vibrantly illustrated primer on modern feminism for the Instagram generation encouraging us to question the insidious narratives that would hold us back from self-acceptance, self-love, and our own power. With her refreshingly... Read more

The Switch

By: Beth O'Leary

Narrated by: Alison Steadman & Daisy Edgar-Jones

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"Daisy Edgar-Jones and Alison Steadman team up as a fun, quirky grandmother and granddaughter pair in this lively narration...The two narrators, each portraying her respective character's point of view, are a perfect match." --AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by British actors Alison Steadman and Daisy Edgar-Jones, star of Hulu's... Read more

Rising

By: Sharon Wood

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In Rising, Wood reflects on the seventy days she spent on Everest and on the pivotal experiences and influences that brought her to that staggeringly beautiful and austere corner of the world. Beyond the physical hardships, she faced personal challenges as an outlier in the male bastion of Himalayan climbing. These were compounded by the vexing... Read more

How Beautiful We Were

By: Imbolo Mbue

Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards, Dion Graham, ...

Length: 14 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A fearless young woman from a small African village starts a revolution against an American oil company in this sweeping, inspiring novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers.

ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, People • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The... Read more

War Dances

By: Sherman Alexie

Narrated by: Sherman Alexie

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

National Book Award winner and New York Times best-selling author Sherman Alexie infuses his writing with biting wit and poignant insight. As a 41-year-old man confronts his own mortality in this collection's title story, he recalls his Spokane Indian father's chilling death from alcoholism and diabetes. Another tale features an eccentric... Read more

The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

“Readers will be on the edge of their seats….  A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.”  –Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London... Read more

Maxwell's Demon

By: Steven Hall

Narrated by: Piers Hampton

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Fourteen years after the monumental publication of the international bestseller The Raw Shark Texts, Maxwell's Demon heralds the triumphant return of Granta Best Young British Novelist Steven Hall

Thomas Quinn is having a hard time. A failed novelist, he's stuck writing short stories and audio scripts for other people's characters. His wife,... Read more

Evenings and Weekends

By: Oisín McKenna

Narrated by: Isabel Adomakoh-Young

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“This is such a love story to cities & people & heartbreaks, death & loss. It's not at all corny, it's smart. But I just finished it & it made me cry.” — Eileen Myles ""Signals the arrival of a novelist sure to resonate with young people who endeavor to make intimate connections."" —The Washington Post ""Like the book version of... Read more

The Tiger Rising

By: Kate DiCamillo

Narrated by: Dylan Baker

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From the best-selling author of Because of Winn-Dixie comes the moving story of an eleven-year-old-boy, Rob Horton, who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the hotel where he lives with his father. With the help of his new friend, Sistine Bailey, Rob must decide what to do with his discovery and at the same time come to terms with his past. Read more

The Long Call

By: Ann Cleeves

Narrated by: Ben Aldridge

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Ben Aldridge gives listeners the perfect introduction to Matthew Venn...it's a smashing start to a third series by Cleeves." -- AudioFile Magazine

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

From Ann Cleeves—bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes the first in a gripping new... Read more

Naturally Tan

By: Tan France

Narrated by: Tan France

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"Tan France's unique accent, chummy intimacy, and cheeky delivery make audio the best way to experience his memoir." — AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author, with a special guest appearance!

In this heartfelt, funny, and touching memoir, one of the stars of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning smash-hit Queer Eye reveals how an Englishman... Read more

The Farm

By: Joanne Ramos

Narrated by: Fran de Leon

Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Life is a lucrative business, as long as you play by the rules.

Skimm Reads Pick • People Book of the Week • Belletrist Book Pick • “[Joanne] Ramos’s debut novel couldn’t be more relevant or timely.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Glamour • Real Simple • Good Housekeeping • Marie... Read more

In the Roses of Pieria

By: Anna Burke

Narrated by: Savannah Rivers

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author Anna Burke delivers the shivers in this daring queer dark fantasy romance that is teeming with sensuous vampires, dark academia, plant horrors, and terrifying fungal fae.



When Clara Eden is offered a job as an archivist working for eccentric estate owner Agatha Montague, she thinks her prayers have been answered. Soon, she... Read more

The Eagle Huntress

By: Aisholpan Nurgaiv

Narrated by: Alexa Khan

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The subject of the award-winning documentary The Eagle Huntress tells the true story of how she became the first girl to compete in—and win—one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions.
 In this compelling memoir, teenaged eagle hunter Aisholpan Nurgaiv tells her own story for the first time, speaking directly with award-winning and New York... Read more

The Inseparables

By: Stuart Nadler

Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Kirkus' Best Books of 2016: Crisis is looming for three generations of the Olyphant family.

In less than a year, Henrietta has lost her husband and nearly all of her money, and is about to lose her hard-won anonymity. After a lifetime spent trying to outrun the humiliation her own book caused her, Henrietta has reluctantly agreed to a... Read more

Radar Girls

By: Sara Ackerman

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"A fresh, delightful romp of a novel."—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code

* SheReads Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Summer 2021 pick * Book Reporter Summer Reading pick * BiblioLifestyle Most Anticipated Summer 2021 Historical Fiction Books selection * Greatist Best Historical Fiction Books pick *   

An... Read more

The Labyrinth of Doom

By: Stuart Gibbs

Narrated by: Gibson Frazier, Lamarr Gulley, Aden Hakimi & La...

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Now with a reimagined look! Knight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated second book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.

Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim... Read more

Reverend Ike

By: Mark Victor Hansen & Xavier Eikerenkoetter

Narrated by: Xavier Eikerenkoetter

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The unlikely and sometimes harrowing journey of an iconic evangelist, known to millions as simply Reverend Ike, will draw you into his remarkable story of rising from extreme poverty and leading millions of poor Blacks to unprecedented financial success, independence, and joyful living by understanding the profound Biblical promises of... Read more

The Suicide House

By: Charlie Donlea

Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

“Charlie Donlea is a superb psychological suspense writer … the book has a fast-paced plot and main characters unlike any typically found in this genre.”—Seattle Book Review An Apple Books Best of the Month SelectionA Publishers Weekly Summer Reads 2020 Editors’ PickA Library Journal “12 Novels Featuring Protagonists on the Autism Spectrum”... Read more

Eyes to the Wind

By: Ady Barkan

Narrated by: Bradley Whitford

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “gripping story of resistance and the triumph of human will” (Senator Elizabeth Warren), activist and subject of the documentary Not Going Quietly Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all.

Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the... Read more

Killer Chardonnay

By: Kate Lansing

Narrated by: Brooke Hoover

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A young winery owner won’t let one sour grape ruin the bunch in the first installment of this exciting cozy
mystery series.

Parker Valentine has always dreamed of opening her own winery in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. But she
gets more than she bargained for when a food and wine critic unexpectedly shows up at Vino Valentine on opening
day. A... Read more

Hooked

By: Sutton Foster

Narrated by: Sutton Foster

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

From the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger, funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family, love, and show business (and how it can help you, too).

Whether she’s playing an “age-defying” book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the... Read more