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THE ANTI-HEROES

THE ANTI-HEROES

by Jen Lancaster | Read by Soneela Nankani, Amanda Leigh Cobb

Brilliance Audio
Fiction

Narrators Soneela Nankani and Amanda Leigh Cobb deliver a story told from the alternating perspectives of two friends downtrodden by life. Former activist and current professor Emily is disappointed by her students. Liv is a real estate agent whose success is hindered by her people-pleasing ways. Emily and Liv are shaken after witnessing an attempted robbery and join Fearless... Read More

BY ANY OTHER NAME

BY ANY OTHER NAME

by Jodi Picoult | Read by Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, Jayne Entwistle, Andrew Fallaize, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance, Steve West

Random House Audio
Fiction

Billie Fulford-Brown and Laura Benanti narrate alternating chapters in this dual-timeline novel about two playwrights: one history's most famous writer, the other a contemporary unknown. In 1581, Emilia Bassano is the actual author of the great plays now attributed to the Stratford glove-maker's son, William Shakespeare. In the present, Melina Green is a playwright who is... Read More

EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET

EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET Ernest Cunningham, Book 3

by Benjamin Stevenson | Read by Barton Welch

Harper Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Narrator Barton Welch returns with his perfect pacing and engaging Australian accent to deliver the third installment of the Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Fans will recognize the clever clue reveals, sarcastic humor, and moments when the narrator breaks the fourth wall to speak directly to the listener. Author Stevenson crafts a plot that nods to the Golden Age of mysteries... Read More

FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN

FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN A Memoir

by Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough | Read by Riley Keough, Julia Roberts

Random House Audio
Biography & Memoir

Julia Roberts narrates the late Lisa Marie Presley's writing, and Presley's daughter, the actor Riley Keough, shares her own memories of her mother. Clips of interviews with Presley are interspersed throughout this incredible listening experience. Elvis Presley's only child enlisted her daughter to help tell her story just one month before she died. Keough's voice is... Read More

A GRAVE IN THE WOODS

A GRAVE IN THE WOODS Bruno, Chief of Police, Book 17

by Martin Walker | Read by Robert Ian Mackenzie

Recorded Books
Mystery & Suspense

Fans of Police Chief Bruno Courrèges will be delighted to hear that he is on the mend from his gunshot wound and is doggedly investigating a discovery in his village in southwest France. Re-creating his characteristic sonorous portrayal of Bruno, Robert Ian Mackenzie skillfully delivers the chief's ruminations as he investigates the unearthing of an unmarked WWII grave on a... Read More

THE HOTEL BALZAAR

THE HOTEL BALZAAR Norendy Tales, Book 2

Earphones Award Winner

by Kate DiCamillo | Read by Allan Corduner

Listening Library
Children

The cavernous voice of narrator Allan Corduner is the listener's first clue that this enchanted story is more expansive than the tiny, spartan attic room where Marta and her mother live above The Hotel Balzaar. While Marta's mother toils as the hotel's maid, Marta's job is to be unseen and unheard. Corduner's booming voice initially seems incongruous with the contemplative... Read More

IDENTITY UNKNOWN

IDENTITY UNKNOWN Kay Scarpetta, Book 28

by Patricia Cornwell | Read by January LaVoy

Hachette Audio
Mystery & Suspense

January LaVoy returns to narrate the 28th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. This one is a doozy. A shocked Scarpetta learns that her former lover, Sal Giordano, has been murdered and that she must perform his autopsy in front of several high-ranking DC officials, including her husband, Benton, an FBI profiler. LaVoy's crisp delivery of dialogue crackles throughout the... Read More

THE MOST

THE MOST

by Jessica Anthony | Read by Abigail Reno

Hachette Audio
Fiction

Narrator Abigail Reno transports listeners to November 1957 and a dysfunctional marriage. The story begins on an unseasonably warm fall day. Kathleen decides to skip church and instead sends her boys and her husband, Virgil, out of the house for the day. As Kathleen reflects on how she went from college tennis star to homemaker and mother, Virgil spends the day reflecting on... Read More

NOW OR NEVER

NOW OR NEVER Stephanie Plum, Book 31

by Janet Evanovich | Read by Lorelei King

Simon & Schuster Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Narrator Lorelei King once again works her magic in bringing to life Stephanie Plum and her crew of quirky characters. The previous audiobook in the series left fans hanging with Stephanie engaged to the two sexy men in her life. Of course, as Stephanie would say: "It's complicated." The plot relies on familiar situations that go from silly to outright ridiculous, but thanks to... Read More

SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS

SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS A Kitchen Counter Conversation

by Deb Perelman | Read by Deb Perelman

Random House Audio
Contemporary Culture

Anyone who likes to cook will be inspired to get into the kitchen after listening to this audio program. One of the original food bloggers and creator of the beloved Smitten Kitchen website, Deb Perelman narrates this companion to her newest cookbook, SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS. She reads the head notes for selected recipes, then extemporizes with further tips, notes, and... Read More

SONNY BOY

SONNY BOY A Memoir

by Al Pacino | Read by Al Pacino

Penguin Audio
Biography & Memoir

Narrator, author, and acclaimed method actor Al Pacino offers a meandering path through a life of astounding success and the absence of any at all. The many jumps both forward and back in his lifetime can, at times, be unsettling for the listener. His voice tonality is professionally strong but gravelly. Though his memoir is not very personally revealing, Pacino's earnestness... Read More

THE WAITING

THE WAITING Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch, Book 6

Earphones Award Winner

by Michael Connelly | Read by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz

Hachette Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Three talented narrators bring to life the sixth installment of this series featuring LAPD detectives Renée Ballard, who leads the new Cold Case Unit, and Harry Bosch, retired. Christine Lakin returns to masterfully capture Ballard's on-the-job rebelliousness and struggles relating to her missing mother. Listeners also reconnect with Bosch's daughter, Maddie, now a patrol... Read More

WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS

WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird

by Sy Montgomery | Read by Sy Montgomery

Simon & Schuster Audio
Contemporary Culture

Sy Montgomery is so joyful and enthusiastic while describing her adventures with her flock of chickens that listeners will want to stroke a hen and pick up a rooster just to participate in her positive view of the world. Montgomery is keenly observant and curious. She calls her chickens "the ladies," and she recognizes each hen's individual call and personality. She also cites... Read More

WRATH OF THE TRIPLE GODDESS

WRATH OF THE TRIPLE GODDESS Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 7

Earphones Award Winner

by Rick Riordan | Read by Jesse Bernstein

Disney Hyperion
Children

Jesse Bernstein brings Percy Jackson to life in this seventh installment in the series. Percy is tasked with house-sitting for the goddess Hecate and her two pets, a polecat and a hellhound. When the house is destroyed and the pets escape, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover must fix things before Hecate returns. Bernstein's vocal characterizations match each personality... Read More

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