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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
Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback
Audie Award Winner for Mystery
Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery


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... Read more

All Systems Red

By: Martha Wells

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

All Systems Red is the first tense science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld and Ex Machina. All Systems Red by Martha Wells begins The Murderbot Diaries, a new science fiction action and adventure series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It appeals to fans of... Read more

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

By: Heather Fawcett

Narrated by: Ell Potter & Michael Dodds

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north in this “incredibly fun journey through fae lands and dark magic” (NPR), the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.

“A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of... Read more

Bookshops & Bonedust

By: Travis Baldree

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A 2025 Audie Award winner for Best Fantasy! This program is read by the author.

"Read by the author, a talented and animated fantasy narrator who also voiced Legends, the book presents a colorful cast of new and familiar characters that is sure to ensorcell and delight listeners." —Booklist

When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her... Read more

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

By: Rebecca Thorne

Narrated by: Jessica Threet

Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

“The sapphic romance is brought to the forefront through Jessica Threet’s emotional depth and compelling lilt.”—Booklist

In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world... Read more

The Anthropocene Reviewed

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

North Woods

By: Daniel Mason

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark...

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD

A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across... Read more

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

By: Suzanne Collins

Narrated by: Tatiana Maslany

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This Special Edition of The Hunger Games includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special... Read more

Gideon the Ninth

By: Tamsyn Muir

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 16 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants.... Read more

Blood Over Bright Haven

By: M. L. Wang

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.

“Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang’s Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the... Read more

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

By: Grady Hendrix

Narrated by: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber & Sara Morsey

Length: 16 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Superb ... a perfect horror for our imperfect age.” – The New York Times

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

There’s power in a book…

They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their... Read more

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland & Owen Teale

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran Pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the... Read more

The Anxious Generation

By: Jonathan Haidt

Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Jonathan Haidt

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 • A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 • A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2024 • Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, the New York Post, and Town & Country • The Goodreads Choice Award Nonfiction... Read more

A Court of Thorns and Roses

By: Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

Length: 16 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 BESTSELLING GLOBAL PHENOMENON

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous... Read more

The Road to Tender Hearts

By: Annie Hartnett

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals

“A miraculous novel—an actual and spiritual road trip you... Read more

Nettle & Bone

By: T. Kingfisher

Narrated by: Amara Jasper

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure.

This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.
It's the one where she kills him.

Marra never wanted to be a hero.

As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses,... 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 • A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION

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... Read more

Beautiful Ugly

By: Alice Feeney

Narrated by: Richard Armitage & Tuppence Middleton

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by actor Richard Armitage, best known for his role in The Hobbit film trilogy, and actress Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in Downton Abbey.

Beautiful Ugly features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of the ocean surrounding the island and the tick tock... Read more

Circe

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

Black Sun

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

Narrated by: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab & Shaun Ta...

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the “engrossing and vibrant” (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.

A... Read more

Book Lovers

By: Emily Henry

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story.

“One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming...

Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and... Read more

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Narrated by: Arina Ii

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

*NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER*

*AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*

The first book in the five million-copy bestselling magical realism series

If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet?

In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop... Read more

The Book of Alchemy

By: Suleika Jaouad

Narrated by: Suleika Jaouad, Vidish Athavale, Fabian Cook Jr...

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more

“The Book of Alchemy proves on every page that a creative response can be found in every moment... Read more

The Spellshop

By: Sarah Beth Durst

Narrated by: Caitlin Davies

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.

Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting... Read more