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Maggie Brown & Others
By: Peter Orner
Narrated by: Peter Orner, Ari Fliakos & Brittany Pressley
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one "a marvel of concision and compassion" (Washington Post), Peter Orner, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and "master of his form" (New York Times), takes the short story to new heights.
Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who "doesn't... Read more
A Star Is Bored
By: Byron Lane
Narrated by: Noah Galvin
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by Noah Galvin, who starred in The Good Doctor, Dear Evan Hansen, The Real O'Neals, and Booksmart.
"A Star is Bored is an absolute knockout. Riotously funny and wickedly tender."
— Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six
People Magazine Best Book of Summer 2020 - Named a Must-Read... Read more
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows
By: Olivia Waite
Narrated by: Morag Sims
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
When Agatha Griffin finds a colony of bees in her warehouse, it’s the not-so-perfect ending to a not-so-perfect week. Busy trying to keep her printing business afloat amidst rising taxes and the suppression of radical printers like her son, the last thing the widow wants is to be the victim of a thousand bees. But when a beautiful beekeeper... Read more
View audiobookThe Butterfly Lampshade
By: Aimee Bender
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
The first novel in ten years from the author of the beloved New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake, a luminous, poignant tale of a mother, a daughter, mental illness, and the fluctuating barrier between the mind and the world
On the night her single mother is taken to a mental hospital after a psychotic episode, eight... Read more
Crossings
By: Alex Landragin
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik & Raphael Corkhill
Length: 24 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Alex Landragin's Crossings is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut—a novel in three parts, designed to be read in two different directions, spanning a hundred and fifty years and seven lifetimes.
*To listen to this novel straight through, just play the program from the beginning. To listen to the Baroness Sequence, start with... Read more
10 Things I Hate about Pinky
By: Sandhya Menon
Narrated by: Vikas Adam & Soneela Nankani
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
The delightful follow-up to When Dimple Met Rishi and There’s Something about Sweetie, which follows Ashish’s friends Pinky and Samir as they pretend to date in order to achieve their individual goals, to disastrous and hilarious results.
Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock... Read more
She Proclaims
By: Jennifer Palmieri
Narrated by: Jennifer Palmieri
Length: 3 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Take action and shatter the glass ceiling with this empowering and optimistic feminist guide from the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Dear Madam President.
In an era marked by a frustrating sense of stagnation for women, Jennifer Palmieri has found a way to move beyond the bounds of
patriarchy. Building on the lessons shared in Dear Madam... Read more
A Good Apology
By: Molly Howes
Narrated by: Molly Howes & Maggi-Meg Reed
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Through its four essential steps, A GOOD APOLOGY gives groundbreaking advice on how best to make an effective apology toward rebuilding any relationship, for readers of The Body Keeps the Score.
We've all done something wrong or made a mistake or insulted someone -- even if by accident. We've all been hurt and wanted the other person to help us... Read more
Ask Gary Fu*king Anything
By: Gary John Bishop
Narrated by: Gary John Bishop
Length: 1 hour 48 minutes
Abridged: No
No topic off limits, Gary John Bishop fields real questions from readers on issues like money, personal growth, success, and relationships in his trademark no bullsh*t tone, empowering you to make real and lasting change in your life. Like a personal coaching session in your ear buds, Gary will give you the tough love you need to get your life... Read more
View audiobookDeeplight
By: Frances Hardinge
Narrated by: Joshua Akehurst
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea meets Frankenstein in Frances Hardinge’s latest fantasy adventure.The gods are dead. Decades ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why. But are they really gone forever?When fifteen-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of a terrifying deity, he risks everything to... Read more
View audiobookFilthy Beasts
By: Kirkland Hamill
Narrated by: Kirkland Hamill
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Running with Scissors meets Grey Gardens in this “vivid tragicomedy” (People), a riveting riches-to-rags tale of a wealthy family who lost it all and the unforgettable journey of a man coming to terms with his family’s deep flaws and his own hidden secrets.
“Wake up, you filthy beasts!” Wendy Hamill would shout to her children in the mornings... Read more
The Bright Lands
By: John Fram
Narrated by: Luis Selgas
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
A Library Journal Best Winter/Spring Debut 2020
“Marks the debut of an already accomplished novelist.” —John Banville
The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips this remote corner of Texas.
Joel Whitley was shamed out of conservative... Read more
Faith
By: Julie Murphy
Narrated by: Joy Nash
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
From Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’, comes the first in a two-book origin story of Faith, a groundbreaking, plus-sized superhero from the Valiant Entertainment comics.Faith Herbert is a pretty regular teen. When she’s not hanging out with her two best friends, Matt and Ches, she’s volunteering at the local animal... Read more
View audiobookThe Sirens of Mars
By: Sarah Stewart Johnson
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
“Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance.”—Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s Dreams
WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE• NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New... Read more
Outsider
By: Linda Castillo
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Linda Castillo follows her instant New York Times bestseller, Shamed, with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish.
While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate... Read more
Survivor Song
By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A propulsive and chillingly prescient novel of suspense and terror from the Bram Stoker award–winning author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.“Absolutely riveting.” — Stephen KingIn a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious rabies-like virus that is spread by saliva. But unlike rabies, the... Read more
View audiobookThe Beauty in Breaking
By: Michele Harper
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A New York Times Notable Book
“Riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring.” —The New York Times Book Review
“An incredibly moving memoir about what it means to be a doctor.” —Ellen Pompeo
As seen/heard on Fresh Air, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, Weekend Edition, and more
An... Read more
Muzzled
By: David Rosenfelt
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Grover Gardner returns to breathe life into listeners' favorite dog-loving lawyer...In his vivid portrayal of the wisecracking Andy, Gardner creates a sense of a cheerful reunion with the lawyer for longtime listeners and a warm greeting for newcomers." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
In David Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter... Read more
The Lost and Found Bookshop
By: Susan Wiggs
Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
""A wonderful exploration of the past and the future and, most importantly, of what it means to be present in the here and now. Full of the love of words, the love of family, and the love of falling in love, The Lost and Found Bookshop is a big-hearted gem of a novel that will satisfy and entertain readers from all walks of life. ... Read more
View audiobookMemoirs and Misinformation
By: Jim Carrey & Dana Vachon
Narrated by: Jeff Daniels
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "None of this is real and all of it is true." —Jim Carrey
Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege—but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even ... getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs,... Read more
Nine Shiny Objects
By: Brian Castleberry
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
""In this extraordinary novel, Castleberry brilliantly hopscotches from person to person, from era to era, while somehow making all this fancy footwork look effortless and essential."" - Jenny Offill, author of Department of Speculation and Weather
A luminous debut novel chronicling the eerily intersecting lives of a series of American dreamers... Read more
Action Park
By: Andy Mulvihill & Jake Rossen
Narrated by: Michael Satow
Length: 9 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington Post
The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son.
Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or... Read more
The Dilemma
By: B.A. Paris
Narrated by: Beth Eyre & Peter Noble
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A woman's birthday party takes a dark turn in a poignant, heart-stopping new novel from the reigning queen of suspense, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, and Bring Me Back.
“A heartbreaking page-turner that will have you up at night reading just one more chapter.” —Catherine Steadman, #1 New... Read more
You Exist Too Much
By: Zaina Arafat
Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
On a hot day in Bethlehem, a twelve-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her mother that she is queer, her mother’s... Read more
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