James
By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view ā¢ From the āliterary iconā (Oprah Daily) and Pulitzer Prize Finalist whose novel Erasure is the basis for Cord Jeffersonās critically acclaimed film American... Read more
View audiobookCirce
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times).
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not... Read more
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINE
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023
āA murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming,... Read more
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."
āSarah 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
The Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
āAn immersive, sensual experience.ā āThe New York Times
"Essential." āThe Washington Post
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
āA must-read for those who are seeking a little magic in their lives.ā... Read more
The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
GMA BOOK CLUB PICKĀ ā¢ AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEARĀ ā¢ From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name HĆ©lĆØne comes a gripping historical mysteryĀ inspired by the life and diaryĀ of Martha Ballard,Ā a renownedĀ 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
"Fans of Outlanderās Claire... Read more
North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark...
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR ā¢Ā FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuriesāāa time-spanning, genre-blurring work of... Read more
Babel
By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comesĀ Babel, a thematic response toĀ The Secret HistoryĀ and a tonal retort toĀ Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellĀ that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is... Read more
View audiobookThe Postcard
By: Anne Berest
Narrated by: Barrie Kealoha
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
TIME Magazineć»NPRć»Library Journalć»The Globe and Mailć»Lilithć»Forward Magazineć»Toronto Starć»The New Yorker
Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne BerestāsĀ The PostcardĀ is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a... Read more
Gods of Jade and Shadow
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Yetta Gottesman
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark,Ā one-of-a-kindĀ fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.
āA spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . .Ā Gods of Jade and ShadowĀ is a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and love, and it's like nothing you've read... Read more
Mexican Gothic
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢Ā āItās Lovecraft meets the BrontĆ«s in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.āāThe Guardian
Ā
ONE OF TIMEāS 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME ā¢ WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD ā¢ NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity... Read more
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Martyn Swain
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming stranger, he falls head over heels?until everything goes wrong and he's left alone again. Then Gareth's father dies, turning the shabby London clerk into Sir Gareth, with a grand house on the... Read more
View audiobookTrust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
By: Hernan Diaz
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan MarnĆ²...
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE
āBuzzy and enthralling ā¦A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable miseryā¦Fun as hell to read.ā... Read more
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one womanās determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryāand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
View audiobookThe 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."āThe Washington Post
"Yangsze Choo again takes on narration... Read more
The Song of Achilles
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
āAt once a scholarās homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelistā¦.A book I could not put down.ā
āAnn PatchettāMary Renault lives again!ā declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Millerās thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the... Read more
A Gentleman in Moscow
By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Length: 17 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readersāNow a Paramount+ with Showtime series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, aĀ beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel
In 1922,... Read more
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 otherāthe lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.Itās 1857, and anxious debutante Beth... Read more
View audiobookThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 17 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." āBooklist
In the vein of The Time Travelerās Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life... Read more
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
By: Kate Khavari
Narrated by: Jodie Harris
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
London, 1923. Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh is the first woman to hold the position at University College of London. When she attends a dinner party for the school, she expects to engage in conversations about the university's large expedition to the Amazon. What she doesnāt expect is for Mrs. Henry, one of the professorsā... Read more
View audiobookWe Could Be So Good
By: Cat Sebastian
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Length: 11 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick ā¢ Apple Booksā Best Books of the Month ā¢ Amazon Best Books of the Month Editorās Pick, Romance ā¢ An NPR āBooks We Loveā ā¢ Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month ā¢ LibraryReads Hall of Fame: June 2023 ā¢ Publishers Weekly Best Romances of 2023Casey... Read more
View audiobookLincoln in the Bardo
By: George Saunders
Narrated by: George Saunders, Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, ...
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
***WINNER OF THE 2018 AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR***
The long-awaited first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented
February 1862. The Civil War is less... Read more
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
By: Axie Oh
Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Deadly storms have ravaged Minaās homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as... Read more
View audiobookThe Diamond Eye
By: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 12 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes historyās deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.In the snowbound city of Kiev, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young sonābut Hitlerās... Read more
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