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The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
The Vaster Wilds
Lauren Groff
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

The Vaster Wilds

By: Lauren Groff

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023


NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, LA TIMES, SLATE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and others

“Part historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale, The Vaster Wilds is a story about the lengths to which we will go to stay... Read more

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

By: Anthony Doerr

Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Simon Jones

Length: 14 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

AudioFile Magazine’s Best Audiobooks of 2021

On the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks * A New York Times Notable Book * A National Book Award Finalist * Named a Best Book of the Year by Fresh Air, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, and many more

“If you’re looking for a superb novel, look no further.” —The Washington Post...
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Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

By: Lisa See

Narrated by: Jennifer Lim & Justin Chien

Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*

From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Tea Girl of Hummingbird... Read more

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The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
The Honey Witch
Sydney J. Shields
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

The Honey Witch

By: Sydney J. Shields

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson Shaw

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn’t believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all.
 
Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow... Read more

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The Fraud by Zadie Smith
The Fraud
Zadie Smith
The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

By: Zadie Smith

Narrated by: Zadie Smith

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestseller • One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • One of NPR's Best Books of the Year • Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly

“[A] brilliant new entry in Smith’s catalog . . . The Fraud is not a change for Smith, but a demonstration of how expansive her talents are.” —Los Angeles Times

From...
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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
Emma R. Alban
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

By: Emma R. Alban

Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells & Morag Sims

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth... Read more

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

By: Erin Morgenstern

Narrated by: Jim Dale

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce... Read more

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Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward
Emilia Hart
Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley & Nell Barlow

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a multicast program.

"A spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft."

—Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

"Narrators Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, and Nell Barlow are a magical, moving trio. Their emotional and expressive performance of the parallel... Read more

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

By: Alix E. Harrow

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."--Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER!Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of... Read more

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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

By: Kristin Hannah

Narrated by: Polly Stone

Length: 17 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.


With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War... Read more

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You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
You Should Be So Lucky
Cat Sebastian
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good.The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to... Read more

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Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

By: Julia Quinn

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times BestsellerA special TV Tie-In edition to BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring her charming, powerful Bridgerton family.COLIN AND PENELOPE’S... Read more

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The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

The Lost Apothecary

By: Sarah Penner

Narrated by: Lorna Bennett, Lauren Anthony & Lauren Irwin

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD!

“A bold, edgy, accomplished debut!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code

A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost Apothecary…

Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary... Read more

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Jade City by Fonda Lee
Jade City
Fonda Lee
Jade City by Fonda Lee

Jade City

By: Fonda Lee

Narrated by: Andrew Kishino

Length: 19 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel of magic and kungfu, four siblings battle rival clans for honor and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. 

*Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Book Of All Time
​* World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner
* Aurora Award for Best Novel, winner
* Nebula Award for Best Novel, nominee
* Locus Award for...
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The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

The Poppy War

By: R. F. Kuang

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 19 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An AudioFile Magazine Best Audiobook of 2018!A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, and ENTROPY Best Books of 2018 pick!Washington Post ""5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018"" pick!A Bustle ""30 Best Fiction Books of 2018"" pick!“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt... Read more

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Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Vampires of El Norte
Isabel Cañas
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte

By: Isabel Cañas

Narrated by: Jose Nateras & Krysta Gonzales

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

Vampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed lovers face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda.


As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But... Read more

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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
The Reformatory
Tananarive Due
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

By: Tananarive Due

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 20 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner and a New York Times Notable Book
“You’re in for a treat. The Reformatory is one of those books you can’t put down. Tananarive Due hit it out of the park.” —Stephen King

A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is...
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To Sir Phillip, with Love by Julia Quinn
To Sir Phillip, with Love
Julia Quinn
To Sir Phillip, with Love by Julia Quinn

To Sir Phillip, with Love

By: Julia Quinn

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to... Read more

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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Shadow of the Wind

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 18 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really, you should." —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

“Wondrous...masterful...The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate...
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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds

By: Kristin Hannah

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a bonus interview with the author.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

#1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
#1 INDIE BESTSELLER

"The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 . . . Its message is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation of scrappy survivors. We’ve been in dire straits before; we will be again. Hold... Read more

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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars

By: Jojo Moyes

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 13 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |  A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
 
“A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.” —Reese Witherspoon
 
From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else’s Shoes, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of... Read more

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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

By: Anthony Doerr

Narrated by: Zach Appelman

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Audie Award for Fiction

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti*

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about... Read more

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The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
The Fox Wife
Yangsze Choo
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

The Fox Wife

By: Yangsze Choo

Narrated by: Yangsze Choo

Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

"Choo narrates the book herself with a grace of voice and manner that is rare in authors. Further, she delivers Chinese names and phrases with the intonation of a native speaker, lending another level of authenticity to this odd and wonderful tale."The Washington Post

"Yangsze Choo again takes on narration... Read more

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Clear by Carys Davies
Clear
Carys Davies
Clear by Carys Davies

Clear

By: Carys Davies

Narrated by: Russ Bain

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

“Tender, riveting, and inventive is Clear, the newest offering and masterpiece from the brilliant Carys Davies. It will take your breath away…What a thrill.” —Sarah Jessica Parker

One of Vogue’s Best Books of the Year

A “daring and necessary…sophisticated and playful” (The New York Times) novel from an award-winning writer, Clear is the story of... Read more

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