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Raised by a Serial Killer

By: April Balascio

Narrated by: April Balascio

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards.

One evening in 2009, April Balascio was searching online, as she had been every night,... Read more

The Whispers

By: Heidi Perks

Narrated by: Karen Cass, Nneka Okoye & Helen Keeley

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman embarks on a desperate search for her missing best friend and uncovers a twisted web of lies in this “razor-sharp and impossible to put down” (Daily Mail, London) thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Her One Mistake.

Anna loves Girls’ Night with her friends. With the kids safely in bed, it’s a chance for the women to... Read more

Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a timely middle-grade road-trip story through landmarks of the Civil Rights movement and the map they lay for contemporary race relations.

How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma:
Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED.
Fasten Your... Read more

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Guy Lockard

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be, if only we were all as lucky as Aria. Girls (and everyone) wait for your Neon!” —Judy Blume, New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Forever...

#1 New York Times bestselling... Read more

Mobituaries

By: Mo Rocca

Narrated by: Mo Rocca

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, a rigorously researched, “funny and smart” (Jon Stewart) book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.

Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries—reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world.... Read more

House of Sticks

By: Ly Tran

Narrated by: Ly Tran

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

New York City Book Awards Hornblower Award Winner

One of Vogue and NPR’s Best Books of the Year

This beautifully written “masterclass in memoir” (Elle) recounts a young girl’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to Queens, New York, “showcas[ing] the tremendous power we have to alter the fates of others, step into their lives and shift the odds in... Read more

Crook Manifesto

By: Colson Whitehead

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.

A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, BookPage

“Dazzling” –Walter Mosley, The New... Read more

The Maid and the Crocodile

By: Jordan Ifueko

Narrated by: Adetinpo Thomas

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

THE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO HEARTS … OR START A REVOLUTION

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, for employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot.

But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumored to... Read more

The Therapist

By: B.A. Paris

Narrated by: Olivia Dowd & Thomas Judd

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"You’ll find yourself listening to the suspenseful reading by Olivia Dowd and Thomas Judd way past your bedtime." - Jersey's Best

The multimillion-copy New York Times bestselling author B.A. Paris returns to her heartland of gripping psychological suspense in The Therapist—a powerful tale of a house that holds a shocking secret.

When Alice and Leo... Read more

Ophie’s Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie, performed by Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the... Read more

Strange Folk

By: Alli Dyer

Narrated by: Megan Tusing, Suehyla El Attar-Young & Kitty He...

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia, where a conjuring meant to protect the community may have summoned something sinister in this lush and “bewitching debut” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, and Sarah Addison Allen.

Lee left Craw Valley at... Read more

She Came to Slay

By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Narrated by: Robin Miles & Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history—Harriet Tubman—a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonate today.

Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading... Read more

Ithaca

By: Claire North

Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth

Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It’s time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

"North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth.... Read more

Magic for Liars

By: Sarah Gailey

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey.

Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it.

Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine.

She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted... Read more

Drowning

By: T. J. Newman

Narrated by: Steven Weber & Laura Benanti

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES * “Reads like Apollo 13 underwater.” —Don Winslow * “Masterful.” —Patricia Cornwell * “A stunningly vivid tour de force!” Gripping. Shocking.” —Brad Thor

Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman’s adrenaline-fueled thriller... Read more

Vita Nostra

By: Marina & Sergey Dyachenko

Narrated by: Jessica Ball

Length: 18 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Russian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy with ""the potential to be a modern classic"" (Lev Grossman), combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.Our life is brief . . .While... Read more

My Last Innocent Year

By: Daisy Alpert Florin

Narrated by: Sarah Bierstock

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"The youthful-sounding Sarah Bierstock is an excellent choice to narrate this coming-of-age novel... Bierstock creates a likable character in Isabel, and listeners will want her to find her path--even if takes an affair with a professor to eliminate the bad options."- AudioFile

An incisive, deeply resonant debut novel about a nonconsensual... Read more

The Wife App

By: Carolyn Mackler

Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya, Joy Osmanski & Allyson Ryan

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Because every wife deserves a happy ending.

Three best friends decide they’re finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. They’re ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process in this novel that is “fresh, funny, empowering, and totally satisfying” (Judy... Read more

The Children on the Hill

By: Jennifer McMahon

Narrated by: Erin Moon

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genre-defying novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.

1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist,... Read more

Birding to Change the World

By: Trish O'Kane

Narrated by: Cheryl Smith

Length: 13 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment.Trish O’Kane is an accidental ornithologist. In her nearly two decades writing about justice as an investigative journalist, she'd never paid attention to nature. But then Hurricane Katrina destroyed her New... Read more

Running with Sherman

By: Christopher McDougall

Narrated by: Christopher McDougall

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

From the best-selling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most... Read more

All In

By: Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard & Maryanne Vo...

Narrated by: Billie Jean King

Length: 18 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.

In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as... Read more

The Raging Storm

By: Ann Cleeves

Narrated by: Jack Holden

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"Holden masterfully conveys the inner struggles of Venn and his team, rounding out the humanity of the investigators. With its twists and turns, the plot keeps listeners engaged. An added bonus is Ann Cleeves speaking directly to listeners about the origin of the Venn series."- AudioFile

"Jack Holden demonstrates his full talents in this... Read more

Joan Is Okay

By: Weike Wang

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A witty, moving, piercingly insightful new novel about a marvelously complicated woman who can’t be anyone but herself, from the award-winning author of Chemistry

LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • “A deeply felt portrait . . . With gimlet-eyed observation laced with darkly biting wit, Weike Wang... Read more