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The C*ck Down the Block

By: Amy Award

Narrated by: Stella Hunter & Christian Fox

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Look, I've had it bad for the girl with all the curves next door forever. She turned me down in high school and since I'm not a total douchecanoe, I lusted after her all by myself in my shower, and we stayed just friends for years. Now she's the adorkable librarian next door, and I'm the star quarterback of the best pro football team in the... Read more

The Wicked King

By: Holly Black

Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has... Read more

The Trees

By: Percival Everett

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

An uncanny literary thriller addressing the painful legacy of lynching in the US, by the author of Telephone



Percival Everett's The Trees is a must-listen that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance... Read more

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

By: Hank Green

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh & Hank Green

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Sparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.” —San Francisco Chronicle

In his wildly entertaining debut novel, Hank Green—cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow—spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a... Read more

A Court of Thorns and Roses (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by: Melody Muze, Henry W. Kramer, Gabriel Michael, ...

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"The sexy, action-packed first dramatized audiobook adaptation in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature... Read more

Spinning Silver

By: Naomi Novik

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 17 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels” (NPR), an imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted.

NEBULA AND HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library

With the... Read more

Forget Me Not

By: Julie Soto

Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Teddy Hamilton

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A wedding planner and her grumpy ex must work together to plan a celebrity event in this deliciously spicy and funny novel from the creator of Generation Me. 

Ama Torres is an optimistic wedding planner who doesn’t believe in marriage. But weddings? They’re amazing. Elliot Bloom is a brooding florist who hates owning a flower shop…until a... Read more

Me and White Supremacy

By: Layla F. Saad

Narrated by: Layla F. Saad

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Based off the original workbook, Me and White Supremacy teaches listeners how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never... Read more

Charlotte's Web

By: E. B. White

Narrated by: Meryl Streep, January LaVoy, Kirby Heyborne, Ma...

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."*

Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spider web tells of her feelings... Read more

Glorious Exploits

By: Ferdia Lennon

Narrated by: Ferdia Lennon

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history.

On the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they’ve herded the sorry prisoners of war into a rock quarry and left them to rot. Looking... Read more

The Free People's Village

By: Sim Kern

Narrated by: Sophie Amoss

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In an alternate 2020 timeline, Al Gore won the 2000 election and declared a War on Climate Change rather than a War on Terror. Green infrastructure projects have transformed U.S. cities into lush paradises (for wealthy, white neighborhoods, at least), and the Bureau of Carbon Regulation levies carbon taxes on every financial transaction.

Maddie... Read more

Graveyard Shift

By: M. L. Rio

Narrated by: Jess Nahikian, M. L. Rio, Max Meyers, Si Chen, ...

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

The author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave.

Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a... Read more

Stone Blind

By: Natalie Haynes

Narrated by: Natalie Haynes

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023""Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories.”—Telegraph (UK)The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered... Read more

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

By: Hank Green

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Joe Hempel, Jesse Vilinsky, Nicol...

Length: 15 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Who has the right to change the world forever? 
How will we live online? 
How do we find comfort in an increasingly isolated world?
 
The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While the robots were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction with only their presence. Part of their... Read more

The Huntress

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 19 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the... Read more

Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club

By: Celeste Ng

Narrated by: Lucy Liu & Celeste Ng

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book • Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more • A Reese's Book Club Pick • New York Times Paperback Row Selection

From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the... Read more

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail

By: Ashley Herring Blake

Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An interior designer who is never without the perfect plan learns to renovate her love life without one in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care.
 
For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career—her friends might say... Read more

A Court of Mist and Fury (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by: Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, ...

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’s spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the... Read more

The Blonde Identity

By: Ally Carter

Narrated by: Emily Ellet & Andrew Eiden

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

""A unique, delightful, hilarious, unputdownable romance… I’m wonderstruck by The Blonde Identity!"" — Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love HypothesisThe New York Times bestselling YA author of the beloved Gallagher Girls series bursts onto the adult scene with a fast-paced, hilarious road trip rom-com about a woman with... Read more

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

By: Megan Bannen

Narrated by: Michael Gallagher & Rachanee Lumayno

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"A uniquely charming mixture of whimsy and the macabre that completely won me over. If you ever wished for an adult romance that felt like Howl's Moving Castle, THIS IS THAT BOOK." —Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient

Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got... Read more

Dinners with Ruth

By: Nina Totenberg

Narrated by: Nina Totenberg

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented her legacy as a... Read more

How to End a Love Story

By: Yulin Kuang

Narrated by: Katharine Chin & Andrew Eiden

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A special dual narration by Katharine Chin and Andrew Eiden!“Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy."" –Tessa Bailey“I’ll read anything she writes. An absolute star."" –Emily Henry “I was hooked on the very first page. Don't miss this one!"" — Carley FortuneA sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and... Read more

The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Jennifer Blom & Rob Dircks

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

"This audiobook, written by two experts in middle-grade fiction, is a perfect family listen."- AudioFile

The New York Times bestselling authors of Bob, Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, introduce young listeners to a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps.

When a... Read more

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

By: Akwaeke Emezi

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick

“A love story like no other, and this one…will have you gripped from page one.” —Vogue

“An unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality.” —The New York Times Book Review

A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and “one of our greatest living writers” (Shondaland)... Read more