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The Sound and the Fury

By: William Faulkner

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, various narrators, Robin Mil...

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A new collectible hardcover edition of Faulkner’s masterpiece, with thirteen brand-new illustrationsA classic of American literature from a Nobel Prize–winning author, The Sound and the Fury is widely considered to be one of the best novels of the twentieth century. William Faulkner expertly illustrates the epic and tragic story of the Compson... Read more

Poison for Breakfast

By: Lemony Snicket

Narrated by: Patrick Warburton

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Washington Post Bestseller

A stand-alone adventure—appropriate for all ages—by Lemony Snicket, one of the twenty-first century’s most beloved authors.

In the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array of wondrous authors who have brought illuminating clarity to our bewildering world. Now, instead, we bring you... Read more

Educating Caroline

By: Meg Cabot

Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

With The Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot’s sparkling wit, this Victorian romance follows a young woman looking for lessons in love—now with a stunning new cover.

Lady Caroline Linford is horrified to discover her fiancé, the Marquis of Winchilsea, in the arms of another woman. Unfortunately, the rest of Victorian society doesn’t seem to... Read more

Nightwatching

By: Tracy Sierra

Narrated by: Emily Ellet

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Unputdownable · Psychological Suspense · Horror · Tense · Gripping

A FALLON BOOK CLUB PICK

“Pulse-pounding locked-room suspense.” —Elle

“Nightwatching is like nothing I've read before. I wolfed it down in two sittings; it's amazing.”—Lisa Jewell

A footstep on the stairs. A second to react. What happens next will determine everything.

Home alone... Read more

The Maidens

By: Alex Michaelides

Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith & Louise Brealey

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Between the three of them, author Alex Michaelides and narrators Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith cast a spell that will have listeners glued to this suspenseful novel every chance they get." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

"The audiobook is narrated primarily by actor Louise Brealey, who has given life to complex female... Read more

The 6:20 Man

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Christine Lakin & Mela Lee

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s new thriller.

Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter... Read more

In Other Lands

By: Sarah Rees Brennan

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 17 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Borderlands aren't like anywhere else. Don't try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border—unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and—best of all as far as Elliot is concerned—mermaids.



Elliot? Who's Elliot? Elliot is thirteen... Read more

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo & Patti Callahan Henry

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

When a woman discovers a rare book with connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood in the English countryside during World War II are revealed in this “beguiling blend of hope, mystery, and true familial love” (Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author).

In the war-torn London of 1939,... Read more

The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven

By: Nathaniel Ian Miller

Narrated by: Olafur Darri Olafsson

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "briskly entertaining" (New York Times Book Review), "transporting and wholly original" (People Magazine) novel, one man banishes himself to a solitary life in the Arctic Circle, and is saved by good friends, a loyal dog, and a surprise visit that changes everything. In 1916, Sven Ormson leaves a restless life in Stockholm to seek... Read more

A Piece of the World

By: Christina Baker Kline

Narrated by: Polly Stone

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s mysterious and iconic painting Christina’s World. ""Later he told me that he’d been afraid to show me the painting. He thought I wouldn’t like the way he portrayed me:... Read more

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Sarah Gadon, Jackie Sanders & Ca...

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles and based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France—this is “a moving tale of sacrifice, heroism, and inspired storytelling immersed in the power of books to change our lives” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times... Read more

We Met in December

By: Rosie Curtis

Narrated by: Jessica Preddy & Oliver Walker

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Following a year in the life of a twenty-something British woman who falls hard for her London flat mate, this clever, fun, and unforgettable romantic comedy is the perfect feel-good holiday listen.Two people. One house. A year that changes everything.Twenty-nine-year-old Jess is following her dream and moving to London. It’s December, and she’s... Read more

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life

By: Samantha Irby

Narrated by: Samantha Irby

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This essay collection from the “bitches gotta eat” blogger, writer on Hulu’s Shrill and HBO's And Just Like That, and “one of our country’s most fierce and foulmouthed authors” (Amber Tamblyn, Vulture) is sure to make you alternately cackle with glee and cry real tears.

"A sidesplitting polemicist for the most awful... Read more

Seraphina

By: Rachel Hartman

Narrated by: Mandy Williams & Justine Eyre

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed.  Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you’ve never imagined them before…
 
In the kingdom of Goredd, dragons and humans live and work side by side – while below the surface, tensions and... Read more

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits)

By: Lisa Yee

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee!

“For any kid who’s felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!” —Lincoln Peirce,... Read more

Notes on an Execution

By: Danya Kukafka

Narrated by: Mozhan Marno & Jim Meskimen

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL • NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR“Defiantly populated with living women . . . beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . Notes on an Execution is nuanced, ambitious and compelling.” —Katie Kitamura, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (Editors' Choice)""A searing... Read more

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

By: Jonathan Stroud

Narrated by: Sophie Aldred

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Action! Humor! Fantasy! "Kicking off a new series with a bang (several bangs, in fact), Stroud sends two young fugitives with murky pasts fleeing murderous pursuers across a fractured future Britain." —Kirkus Reviews, starred

Scarlett McCain is a shoot-first ask-questions-later kind of outlaw. She scrapes by on bank heists, her wits—and never... Read more

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By: Maya Angelou

Narrated by: Maya Angelou

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters.

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute... Read more

Lunar Love

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

Narrated by: Raechel Wong

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Helena Hunting.

Always a matchmaker, never a match...
Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. But when she... Read more

The Winners

By: Fredrik Backman

Narrated by: Marin Ireland

Length: 21 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Return to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown with this “engrossing page-turner” (Woman’s World) about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove.

Over the course of two weeks, everything in Beartown will change.

Two years have passed since the... Read more

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

By: Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

Narrated by: Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin writes with her sister Lacey Lamar with humor and heart to share absurd anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism.

Now a writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and host of The Amber Ruffin Show, Amber Ruffin lives in New York, where she is no one's First Black... Read more

The Diviners

By: Libba Bray

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 18 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED. . . .
Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and... Read more

Amari and the Night Brothers

By: B. B. Alston

Narrated by: Imani Parks

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestseller! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a series filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor. Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not... Read more

A Little Too Familiar

By: Lish McBride

Narrated by: Stella Hunter & J.F. Harding

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"A Little Too Familiar is a knock-it-out-of-the-park, magic on every page delight." -Christina Lauren, NYT Bestselling authors of the Unhoneymooners
"Wildly inventive, thoroughly romantic, and cozily delightful, Lish McBride will leave you head over heels for this world and her characters." Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of The... Read more