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So This Is Ever After

By: F.T. Lukens

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Time bestseller!

Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this subversive, “delightfully original and whimsical” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive.

Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the... Read more

Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws

By: Adrienne Mayor

Narrated by: Adrienne Mayor & Nancy Crane

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Adrienne Mayor and Nancy Crane narrate this treasury of astonishing mythic marvels Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights—glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth—embedded in myth, legends, and folklore.... Read more

The Boardwalk Bookshop

By: Susan Mallery

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

"A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism."—Kirkus

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes a book-about-books story of friends who become family, giving each other courage to start over.

When fate brings three... Read more

Mincemeat

By: Leonardo Lucarelli

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

With the wit and pace of Anthony Bourdain, Italian chef and anthropologist Leonardo Lucarelli sketches the exhilarating life behind the closed doors of restaurants, and the unlikely work ethics of the kitchen.
 
In Italy, five-star restaurants and celebrity chefs may seem, on the surface, a part of the landscape. In reality, the restaurant... Read more

Over My Dead Body

By: Greg Melville

Narrated by: Will Tulin

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our deadThe summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its... Read more

Aven Green Music Machine

By: Dusti Bowling

Narrated by: Erica Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling’s Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book.Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to choose what instrument to play. When she decides to try the piano, Aven is disappointed when she can’t master... Read more

A Bad Day for Sunshine

By: Darynda Jones

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“This suspenseful and witty first novel in a new series is a perfect match for narrator Lorelei King." -- Booklist

"Narrator Lorelei King works well with the subtly snarky style of author Darynda Jones...Listeners will look forward to the next installment of this new series, as some mysteries are solved, and others remain." -- AudioFile Magazine ... Read more

A Sharp Endless Need

By: Marisa Crane

Narrated by: Dani Martineck

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A propulsive and nostalgic coming-of-age novel about an all-consuming relationship between two teammates on a girls’ high school basketball team, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

“Brilliant . . . so alive and vibrating that it took my breath away.”—Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of... Read more

Ravensong

By: Cayla Fay

Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A demi-god who refuses to cohabitate with humans accidentally falls in love with one in the first book of a pulse-pounding teen duology that's Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Celtic mythology.



Neve has spent lifetimes defending the mortal world against the legions of hell with her two sisters.



Unfortunately for Neve, in this lifetime, she is the... Read more

The Red Garden

By: Alice Hoffman

Narrated by: Nancy Travis

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“Hoffman’s characters are always moving back and forth, challenging our perceptions, daring us to judge them.”—New York Times Book Review

The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts. Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion,... Read more

Under Occupation

By: Alan Furst

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In this thrilling historical spy novel from New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst, two heroic resistance fighters smuggle valuable information to occupied Paris to turn the tide of the World War II and defeat Nazi Germany.

Occupied Paris in 1942, a dark, treacherous city now ruled by the German security services, where French resistance... Read more

Into the Riverlands

By: Nghi Vo

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an older couple who are more than they seem. As Chih runs headlong into an ancient feud, they find... Read more

Between You and Me

By: Susan Wiggs

Narrated by: Tanya Eby & Adam Verner

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Deep within the peaceful heart of Amish country, a life-or-death emergency shatters a quiet world to its core. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs delivers a riveting story that challenges our deepest-held beliefs.Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in... Read more

Girl, Woman, Other

By: Bernardine Evaristo

Narrated by: Anna-Maria Nabirye

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of Britain’s most celebrated writers of color comes a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of Black British women.Girl, Woman, Other paints a vivid portrait of the state of post-Brexit Britain, as well as looking back to the legacy of Britain’s colonial history... Read more

Highland Treasure

By: Lynsay Sands

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A Buchanan brother finds a love to treasure in this scintillating historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands…After escaping from the English soldiers who attacked her home and imprisoned her in a dungeon, Lady Elysande de Valance is grateful for the rugged Scots who are escorting her to safety in the Highlands. Even... Read more

Lord Valentine’s Castle

By: Robert Silverberg

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 19 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The search for his lost past leads to a battle for his future.The planet Majipoor is shared by humans and several alien races, including four-armed Skandars, three-eyed Liiman, and the native, shape-shifting Metamorphs. All are watched over by the King of Dreams, the labyrinth-dwelling Pontifex, and the Lady of the Isle of Sleep, while the... Read more

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat

By: Brian Cox

Narrated by: Brian Cox

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The incredible rags-to-riches story of acclaimed actor Brian Cox, best known as Succession’s Logan Roy, from a troubled, working-class upbringing in Scotland to a prolific career across theatre, film and television.

From Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO's Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of... Read more

Heat Wave

By: TJ Klune

Narrated by: Michael Lesley

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling and “uproariously funny” (Sophie Gonzales) Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!

Nick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City.

An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and... Read more

Last Call at the Local

By: Sarah Grunder Ruiz

Narrated by: Gary Furlong & Karissa Vacker

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Opposites attract when a free-spirited American singer-songwriter with ADHD teams up with a charming Irishman to revitalize his family's pub in the next heartfelt romance from the author of Luck and Last Resorts.

Raine Hart is used to the challenges of living with ADHD. It’s why she ditched her life in Boston to busk around Europe as a traveling... Read more

I Leave It Up to You

By: Jinwoo Chong

Narrated by: Daniel K. Isaac

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of Flux comes “an endearing novel about second chances” (The Washington Post), with wise insights into love, family, and the art of sushi.

“Wise and poignant [with] mouthwatering descriptions of food . . . I Leave It Up to You is about finding—or rediscovering—the people who make hardship worth enduring.”—Bobby... Read more

The Lightest Object in the Universe

By: Kimi Eisele

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

What if the end times allowed people to see and build the world anew? This is the landscape that Kimi Eisele creates in her surprising and original debut novel. Evoking the spirit of such monumental love stories as Cold Mountain and the creative vision of novels like Station Eleven, The Lightest Object in the Universe tells the story of what... Read more

Rosarita

By: Anita Desai

Narrated by: Meera Simhan

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

From “world-class writer” (The Washington Post) and three-time Booker finalist Anita Desai, an exquisitely written stunning exploration of love, place, memory, history, and the secrets between a mother and her daughter.

Away from her home in India to study Spanish, Bonita sits on a bench in El Jardin de San Miguel, Mexico, basking in the park’s... Read more

The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho

By: Paterson Joseph

Narrated by: Paterson Joseph

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author, who also plays the lead role of Sancho in his play, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance.

"To be able to speak these intimate words into a listener’s ears is this writer-performer’s dream. I have always loved the spoken word, as it strikes me as the purest form of performance. In public storytelling terms, it is... Read more

Ghosted

By: Nancy French

Narrated by: Nancy French

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--from the foothills of Appalachia all the way to the White House.New York Times bestselling ghostwriter Nancy French is coming out of the shadows to tell her own incredible story.Nancy's family hails from the foothills of the... Read more