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The Manicurist's Daughter

By: Susan Lieu

Narrated by: Susan Lieu

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

"Susan Lieu's narration of her memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter, adds to the already raw emotion that flows throughout her journey to know her mother."—The Berkshire Eagle

This program is read by the author.

An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother... Read more

Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

Narrated by: Meryl Streep

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2024 Grammy Nominee for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording!The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret."The tale of the natural world is the greatest story we have to... Read more

We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Newbery Honor Book“A captivating story about family’s enduring bonds.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Another wondrous title from a remarkably talented author.” —Booklist (starred review)“A 10 out of 10. Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space.” —Time for KidsNewbery Medalist... Read more

Stay and Fight

By: Madeline ffitch

Narrated by: Bailey Carr & Sophie Amoss

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"The narrators' portrayal of this makeshift family captures the rhythm and tone of lost young people who are trying to survive. These flawed, cantankerous, and fiercely independent characters in search of peace are perfectly delivered by Amoss and Carr." — AudioFile Magazine

A wildly original, piercingly timely addition to the story of the... Read more

Unsteady

By: Peyton Corinne

Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Foster & Max Meyers

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“Unputdownable and unforgettable. Peyton Corinne effortlessly weaves together raw, emotional moments with scenes that feel like a warm embrace through dynamic characters that will leave an indelible imprint long after you turn the final page” (Bal Khabra, author of Collide) in TikTok sensation Unsteady. Now featuring a previously unreleased... Read more

Endling #1: The Last

By: Katherine Applegate

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In this first book of an epic middle grade series, Katherine Applegate takes us on an unforgettable journey.A New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of the action-packed Animorphs series and the award-winning The One and Only Ivan.Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical... Read more

Lapvona

By: Ottessa Moshfegh

Narrated by: Ottessa Moshfegh

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

“Lapvona flips all the conventions of familial and parental relations, putting hatred where love should be or a negotiation where grief should be . . . Through a mix of witchery, deception, murder, abuse, grand delusion, ludicrous conversations, and cringeworthy moments of bodily disgust, Moshfegh creates a... Read more

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

Narrated by: Annie Q

Length: 15 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation's past—and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.

“Brims with pure magic. Zhao has woven together a story of self-discovery, slow-burning... Read more

Twice in a Blue Moon

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners and Love and Other Words comes a modern love story about what happens when your first love reenters your life when you least expect it…

Sam Brandis was Tate Jones’s first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.

During a whirlwind two-week vacation... Read more

The Tenth Muse

By: Catherine Chung

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2019 FROM:
Buzzfeed * The Rumpus * Entertainment WeeklyThe first thing I remember being said of me with any consistency was that I was intelligent—and I recognized even then that it was a comment leveled at me with as much disapproval as admiration. Still, I never tried to hide or suppress my mind as some girls do, and thank... Read more

Like a Charm

By: Elle McNicoll

Narrated by: Mirai

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

After the death of her grandfather, nuerodivergent tween Ramya uncovers a world of mystery and magic—and she’s the only one who can see it! From the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

“Ramya, you have something this city needs. And it’s something that’s going to change everything.”

Ramya Knox is used to feeling cursed. People only notice her... Read more

Fault Lines

By: Emily Itami

Narrated by: Lydia Wilson

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD""What is the cost of a mother’s desire?...Emily Itami explores this question with wit and poignancy."" -- New York Times Book Review""The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami."" -- Kathy Wang, author of Impostor SyndromeMizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two... Read more

Passing Through

By: Colin Channer

Narrated by: Robin Miles, Simon Prebble & Dion Graham

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

From the national bestselling author of Waiting in Vain and Satisfy My Soul comes a sexy, witty collection of connected stories set on San Carlos, a tiny island with an old volcano in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning the early 1900s up to modern times, the stories trace the intersecting lives of travelers, expatriates, and local folks in ways that... Read more

In This Moment

By: Gabrielle Meyer

Narrated by: Rachel Botchan

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Maggie inherited a gift from her time-crossing parents that allows her to live three separate lives in 1861, 1941, and 2001. Each night, she goes to sleep in one time period and wakes up in another. Until she turns twenty-one, when she will have to forfeit two of those lives—and everyone she knows in them—forever.

In 1861, Maggie is the daughter... Read more

An Astonishment of Stars

By: Kirti Bhadresa

Narrated by: Roveena Gnanabakthan

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautifully written short story collection that charts the lives of racialized women as they navigate their relationships, aspirations, and the burdens of memory and expectations “Sharply observed and gracefully told, this is a collection shining with all the unexpected delights and defeats that make up a life.” — Anuja Varghese, author... Read more

So Happy for You

By: Celia Laskey

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

*A PureWow Best Beach Read of Summer 2022*

A wedding weekend spirals out of control in this bold, electrifying, hilarious novel about the complexities of female friendship 

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie's father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to... Read more

The Lonely Hearts Hotel

By: Heather O'Neill

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 12 hours

Abridged: No

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE BOSTON GLOBE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

"So filled with vivid descriptions and complex characters that the reader's experience is virtually cinematic. . . Utterly compelling." – The Washington Post

From the author of When We Lost Our Heads, a spellbinding story about two gifted orphans –  in love with each... Read more

Desperation Road

By: Michael Farris Smith

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Now a major motion picture starring Mel Gibson: a Mississippi-set southern noir where drugs, whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect.

For eleven years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman Penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta. His sentence is now up, and he believes his debt has been paid.... Read more

Amazing Grace

By: Bruce Hindmarsh & Craig Borlase

Narrated by: Alan Irving, Bruce Hindmarsh & Craig Borlase

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Amazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched millions. A biography that reads like a novel, it reveals Newton’s dramatic story of sin and salvation as a slave trader before his ultimate transformation to speaking out against the horror of slavery. His story speaks to the brokenness within us all... Read more

Treacle Walker

By: Alan Garner

Narrated by: Robert Powell

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize

An extraordinary, “playful, moving, and wholly remarkable” (The Guardian) coming-of-age novel filled with myth and magic from one of England's greatest living writers.

An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock is trying to make sense of the world. Living alone in an old house, he spends his time reading... Read more

The Meth Lunches

By: Kim Foster

Narrated by: Sara Sheckells

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table—eating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at that table? In The Meth Lunches, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the... Read more

A Jingle Bell Mingle

By: Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

Narrated by: Joy Nash & Zachary Webber

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone who gave us A Merry Little Meet Cute comes an extra spicy new holiday rom-com—’tis the season for second chances!What happens when there’s no room at the inn and you and your potentially demonic cat become roommates with your grumpy one-night... Read more

Cost of Living

By: Emily Maloney

Narrated by: Emily Maloney

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

The searing intimacy of Girl, Interrupted combined with the uncomfortable truths of The Empathy Exams in a collection of essays chronicling one woman’s experiences as both patient and caregiver, giving a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital bed.

What does it cost to live?

When we fall ill, our lives... Read more

Save What's Left

By: Elizabeth Castellano

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER • An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with her neighbors.

“Irreverent and unexpectedly tender, this story takes neighborhood feuding to new heights and finds beauty and... Read more