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BLOB

BLOB A Love Story

by Maggie Su | Read by Eunice Wong

Harper Audio
Fiction

This strange yet relatable story of identity and desire is narrated by Eunice Wong. Taiwanese American Vi is struggling with dropping out of college, a breakup, and working as a hotel receptionist when she finds a mysterious slime blob. Wong captures Vi's apathy and loneliness in her low voice. Smoothly switching between characters, Wong adds a tone of humor to her narration.... Read More

BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR

BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR

by Grace Lin | Read by Elaine Wang

Listening Library
Children

Elaine Wang deliberately presents this endearing story in which a Chinese American girl shares the details of her New Year celebration. Listeners meet Meimei as she and her family prepare for the Lunar New Year. Wang's Meimei dutifully describes her family's customs and rituals: sweeping the old year from the house, using firecrackers to scare away the previous year, and using... Read More

GO TELL IT

GO TELL IT How James Baldwin Became a Writer

by Quartez Harris | Read by Shamaan Casey

Hachette Audio
Children

The warmth of Shamaan Casey's baritone surrounds listeners just as words envelop young James Baldwin in this biography. Quartez Harris's text shifts between a straightforward account and an ecstatic celebration. Casey navigates these tonal transitions with ease, expressing "Jimmy's" fascination with language in occasional meditative recitations of words and phrases. Sorrowful... Read More

KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS

KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS May Contain Murder, Book 1

by Orlando Murrin | Read by Sebastian Humphreys

Recorded Books
Mystery & Suspense

Sebastian Humphreys delivers an enthusiastic performance of a delightful cast of characters in this mystery. Chef Paul Delamare steps in as a culinary teacher to help his injured friend, celebrity chef Christian Wagner, and finds himself in the middle of a kitchen disaster. Humphreys's warm, pleasant voice and English accent pair perfectly with Paul's empathetic personality.... Read More

THE LODGE

THE LODGE

by Kayla Olson | Read by Andi Arndt, Graham Halstead, Gilli Messer

Simon & Schuster Audio
Romantic Fiction

Escape with narrator Andi Arndt to a luxurious ski resort in Vermont in this contemporary romance with a slight touch of mystery. Alix Morgan is elated when she's offered the opportunity to ghostwrite a memoir for an infamous former boy band member. Given the penthouse in a fancy resort in order to work away from her cramped apartment, she doesn't expect to fall for handsome... Read More

THE NOTE

THE NOTE

by Alafair Burke | Read by Catherine Ho

Random House Audio
Mystery & Suspense

Catherine Ho narrates a thriller featuring a practical joke gone awry. Old friends May, Lauren, and Kelsey spend a holiday weekend together in the Hamptons, but after a drunken prank goes horribly wrong, their friendship is tested in unexpected ways. May is eager to see her friends in person for the first time in several years, and Ho capably balances her eagerness and anxiety.... Read More

THE RAINFALL MARKET

THE RAINFALL MARKET

by You Yeong-Gwang, Slin Jung [Trans.] | Read by Rosa Escoda

Penguin Audio
Fantasy

Rosa Escoda's performance captures the essence of this magical and emotional story. Serin is a lonely young woman who enters a magical market where she must choose her perfect life within a week--or risk vanishing forever. Escoda's voice draws listeners into this enchanting world, skillfully rendering each character in their own distinct tone, making their interactions feel... Read More

REALM OF ICE AND SKY

REALM OF ICE AND SKY Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue

by Buddy Levy | Read by Will Damron

Macmillan Audio
History

Will Damron transports listeners to the cold of the Arctic as polar explorers attempt to reach the North Pole by airship instead of by dog and sled. The story includes triumph and failure, as well as big personalities, fraudulent history, and new media communication directly from the airships. Damron expresses the thrill of Roald Amundsen reaching the North Pole in 1926 in his... Read More

THE STOLEN QUEEN

THE STOLEN QUEEN

by Fiona Davis | Read by Linda Jones

Penguin Audio
Historical Fiction

Charlotte Cross is an assistant curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1978. She's quietly conducting Egyptology research that harkens back to her only experience in Egypt, which took place before WWII. Linda Jones's excellent narration reflects Charlotte's ambivalence: She's determined to prove her controversial theory about an Egyptian ruler but fearful... Read More

WATER MOON

WATER MOON

by Samantha Sotto Yambao | Read by Cindy Kay

Random House Audio
Fantasy

Cindy Kay sweeps listeners away with this memorable otherworldly story. On the day Hana is due to inherit her family's pawnshop, where people from our world can trade away their greatest choices and regrets, she wakes to find it ransacked. Also, her father is missing, and one of their precious choices is gone. Kay's narration balances a story that alternates between being... Read More

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