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By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
The instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is... Read more
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
A USA Today bestseller
A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.
Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown.... Read more
Talking to Strangers
By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Pres
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong.
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a... Read more
Ghost Station
By: S.A. Barnes
Narrated by: Zura Johnson
Length: 14 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space-horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.
An abandoned plant. A hidden past. A deadly danger.
Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of... Read more
The Great Divide
By: Cristina Henriquez
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick! A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored thereIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers... Read more
View audiobookThe Rom-Commers
By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Katherine Center & Patti Murin
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features a bonus scene and an author's note—both audio-exclusives—and acknowledgments read by the author.
"Patti Murin offers a fun, vivacious performance of this lively romance...with steady pacing and a believable narration, this romance will charm listeners." —AudioFile on Hello, Stranger
She’s rewriting his love story. But can... Read more
Annie Bot
By: Sierra Greer
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
""Provocative...a Frankenstein for the digital age...a rich text about power, autonomy, and what happens when our creations outgrow us."" — Esquire""Unexpected and subtle...delicious and thought-provoking."" — New ScientistFor fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa, a powerful, provocative novel about the relationship between a female robot... Read more
View audiobookPiglet
By: Lottie Hazell
Narrated by: Rebekah Hinds
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
"Hinds’ depiction of Piglet’s frantic appetite is piercing, capturing her insatiable need for the lushly described food. This is a listen like slightly burnt caramel—sharp and dark, yet still luscious."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)
An elegant, razor-sharp debut about women's ambitions and appetites—and the truth about having it all
Outside... Read more
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
By: Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
“Absolutely charming... a flawless balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth, and I loved every page.” – Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Bride TestTalia Hibbert, one of contemporary romance’s brightest new stars, delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired of being “boring” and recruits her... Read more
View audiobookGwen & Art Are Not in Love
By: Lex Croucher
Narrated by: Alex Singh & Sarah Ovens
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
"A total, rollicking delight. Gwen & Art gave me the same cheeky, swoony, giddy, irresistible high of the first time I saw A Knight’s Tale. Lex Croucher is one of my favorite romcom authors, and they should be yours, too." - Casey McQuiston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in... Read more
The Hexologists
By: Josiah Bancroft
Narrated by: Sarah Slimani
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book in a wildly inventive and mesmerizing new fantasy series from acclaimed author Josiah Bancroft where magical mysteries abound and only one team can solve them: The Hexologists. “Bancroft is a magician.” — Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe
“Fantastic! The Hexologists fizzes eloquently with wit and elegance,... Read more
Mal Goes to War
By: Edward Ashton
Narrated by: John Pirhalla & Katharine Chin
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The humans are fighting again. Go figure.
As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He’s not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself... Read more
The Future
By: Naomi Alderman
Narrated by: Guinevere Turner, Natalie Naudus, Jeremy Bobb, ...
Length: 13 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A Most Anticipated Book of Fall at Associated Press, Booklist, Chicago Tribune, Goodreads, Good Housekeeping, Literary Hub, Time, The Week, and W Magazine
The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens... Read more
How to Protect Bookstores and Why
By: Danny Caine
Narrated by: Danny Caine
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Why bookstores matter, and how we can help Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places, and sources of new ideas, inspiration, and delight, maybe they can. But only if we protect them and the critical roles they fill in our communities. Danny Caine, author of the... Read more
View audiobookThe Other Valley
By: Scott Alexander Howard
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
*Soon to be a TV series*
A Goodreads Most Anticipated Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Book of 2024
Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club Top Four Pick
For fans of Never Let Me Go and The Giver, an elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future, and a young girl who spots two elderly... Read more
The Unwedding
By: Ally Condie
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee's exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding.
Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world.
She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth... Read more
If Something Happens to Me
By: Alex Finlay
Narrated by: Helen Laser, John Pirhalla & Paul Dateh
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features multicast narration.
From “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.
For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle. His girlfriend Ali’s... Read more
Weekends with You
By: Alexandra Paige
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
For fans of Beth O’Leary and Josie Silver, a heartwarming and romantic debut told over the course of one year in monthly weekend installments, about found family, new love, and the magic of London.Flowers have always been the best communicators. They’ve mastered falling over one another in the perfect way to announce exactly what they need:... Read more
View audiobookBegin Again
By: Helly Acton
Narrated by: Emma Sidi
Length: 10 hours
Abridged: No
Have you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this brilliantly fun novel of what-ifs, missed chances, and new beginnings, Frankie McKenzie discovers what starting over might bring…Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can’t help feeling something’s... Read more
View audiobookThe Day Tripper
By: James Goodhand
Narrated by: James Meunier
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
"I loved it!”—Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
“An essential, profound read.” —The Washington Post
The right guy, the right place, the wrong time.
It’s 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world... Read more
The No-Girlfriend Rule
By: Christen Randall
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant USA TODAY bestseller
Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love.
Hollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with... Read more
Trouble
By: Lex Croucher
Narrated by: Ell Potter
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A Regency-era romantic comedy with a deliciously feminist and queer twist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love.
There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble.
Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life.... Read more
Love, Naturally
By: Sophie Sullivan
Narrated by: Julie Rogers
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A charming opposites-attract romance, Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan is for anyone who ever stepped outside their comfort zone and found that all the best things can happen when you take a chance.
Presley Ayers is not the woman you bring on a camping trip. An accomplished concierge at an exclusive hotel in Great Falls, MI, she knows more... Read more
That's Not My Name
By: Megan Lally
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss & Robb Moreira
Length: 9 hours
Abridged: No
It was a mistake to trust him.Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there—or who she is. The police don’t know where she came from until a frantic man arrives at the station. He’s been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos.He is... Read more
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