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View audiobook of Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
View audiobook of Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential

By:

Anthony Bourdain

Narrated by:

Anthony Bourdain

Length:

8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged:

No

When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded the appetizer into a deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet that lays out his twenty-five years of sex, drugs, and haute cuisine.From his... Read more about Kitchen Confidential

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View audiobook of Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller
Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller
View audiobook of Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller

Why Fish Don't Exist

By:

Lulu Miller

Narrated by:

Lulu Miller

Length:

4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged:

No

A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian A “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder.​ “At one point, Miller dives into the... Read more about Why Fish Don't Exist

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View audiobook of Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe
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Empire of Pain

By:

Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by:

Patrick Radden Keefe

Length:

18 hours 6 minutes

Abridged:

No

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling... Read more about Empire of Pain

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View audiobook of Not My Type by E. Jean Carroll
Not My Type
E. Jean Carroll
View audiobook of Not My Type by E. Jean Carroll

Not My Type

By:

E. Jean Carroll

Narrated by:

E. Jean Carroll

Length:

12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged:

No

AN INSTANT INDIE, USA TODAY, AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“The world knows that Carroll prevailed in her gazillion-dollar lawsuits against Trump for defamation and sexual abuse. But hearing her describe that courtroom battle in her own smoky, mirth-filled drawl is an experience too delicious for the printed page. Which is why you shouldn’t read... Read more about Not My Type

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View audiobook of Work in Progress by James Martin
Work in Progress
James Martin
View audiobook of Work in Progress by James Martin

Work in Progress

By:

James Martin

Narrated by:

James Martin

Length:

11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged:

No

In this humorous memoir, listen to New York Times bestselling author and podcast host of The Spiritual Life, Father James Martin as he shares the story of his life as a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, and corporate tool and, finally, a Jesuit priest."Funny, charming, inspiring and wise—this is a memorable memoir."... Read more about Work in Progress

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View audiobook of South to America by Imani Perry
South to America
Imani Perry
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South to America

By:

Imani Perry

Narrated by:

Imani Perry

Length:

16 hours 32 minutes

Abridged:

No

“An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsAn essential, surprising journey... Read more about South to America

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View audiobook of The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama
View audiobook of The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry

By:

Michelle Obama

Narrated by:

Michelle Obama

Length:

9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged:

No

2024 Grammy® Award Winner #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.  There may be no tidy solutions or pithy... Read more about The Light We Carry

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View audiobook of What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
What My Bones Know
Stephanie Foo
View audiobook of What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know

By:

Stephanie Foo

Narrated by:

Stephanie Foo

Length:

10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged:

No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should... Read more about What My Bones Know

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View audiobook of Adult Braces by Lindy West
Adult Braces
Lindy West
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Adult Braces

By:

Lindy West

Narrated by:

Lindy West

Length:

TBA

Abridged:

No

In her most ambitious memoir yet, bestselling author Lindy West takes listeners on a funny and unfiltered cross-country road trip through the most chaotic period of her life. Exclusive self-recorded voice memos captured on the road give this audiobook a raw, real-time immediacy as she rediscovers herself and reinvents her marriage in the... Read more about Adult Braces

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View audiobook of Just Kids by Patti Smith
Just Kids
Patti Smith
View audiobook of Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

By:

Patti Smith

Narrated by:

Patti Smith

Length:

9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged:

No

In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship,... Read more about Just Kids

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View audiobook of Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai
Finding My Way
Malala Yousafzai
View audiobook of Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai

Finding My Way

By:

Malala Yousafzai

Narrated by:

Malala Yousafzai

Length:

8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged:

No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! | A USA TODAY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A remarkably intimate and insistently human chronicle of a moral authority’s coming of age.” —The New York Times This is not the story you think you know. It’s the one I’ve been waiting to tell. Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban’s... Read more about Finding My Way

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View audiobook of How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
How Far the Light Reaches
Sabrina Imbler
View audiobook of How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler

How Far the Light Reaches

By:

Sabrina Imbler

Narrated by:

Sabrina Imbler

Length:

5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged:

No

A fascinating tour of creatures from the surface to the deepest ocean floor: this "miraculous, transcendental book" invites us to envision wilder, grander, and more abundant possibilities for the way we live (Ed Yong, author of An Immense World). A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation... Read more about How Far the Light Reaches

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View audiobook of Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
Leslie F*cking Jones
Leslie Jones
View audiobook of Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

Leslie F*cking Jones

By:

Leslie Jones

Narrated by:

Leslie Jones & Chris Rock

Length:

16 hours 32 minutes

Abridged:

No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with 5+ hours of bonus material not found in the print version and read by Leslie Jones. AudioFile Magazine awarded the recording an ‘Earphones Award’, saying: “No listener can leave this memoir unaffected as Jones laughs and sobs, sharing the highs and lows, joys and sorrows of her full life.” Hey you guys, it’s... Read more about Leslie F*cking Jones

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View audiobook of Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
View audiobook of Mark Twain by Ron Chernow

Mark Twain

By:

Ron Chernow

Narrated by:

Jason Culp

Length:

44 hours 35 minutes

Abridged:

No

The #1 New York Times Bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025• A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, and Kirkus Reviews“Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain flows like the Mississippi River, its prose propelled by... Read more about Mark Twain

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View audiobook of Freedom Lost, Freedom Won by Eugene Robinson
Freedom Lost, Freedom Won
Eugene Robinson
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Freedom Lost, Freedom Won

By:

Eugene Robinson

Narrated by:

Eugene Robinson

Length:

11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged:

No

Pulitzer Prize–winning former Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson tells our nation’s torturous racial history through his own family’s story, starting with his great-grandfather’s freedom from slavery and threading his way to his own narrative and reaching today’s Black Lives Matter movement, asking whether this time will be different.On... Read more about Freedom Lost, Freedom Won

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View audiobook of A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot
A Hymn to Life
Gisèle Pelicot
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A Hymn to Life

By:

Gisèle Pelicot

Narrated by:

Emma Thompson

Length:

TBA

Abridged:

No

NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, TIME, LIT HUB, VULTURE, and moreThe sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for shame to "change sides." For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her... Read more about A Hymn to Life

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View audiobook of The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
View audiobook of The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile

By:

Erik Larson

Narrated by:

John Lee & Erik Larson

Length:

17 hours 49 minutes

Abridged:

No

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the BlitzNAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 BY The Washington Post HuffPost The Seattle Times Lit Hub The Week PopSugarOn... Read more about The Splendid and the Vile

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View audiobook of Joyride by Susan Orlean
Joyride
Susan Orlean
View audiobook of Joyride by Susan Orlean

Joyride

By:

Susan Orlean

Narrated by:

Susan Orlean

Length:

14 hours 45 minutes

Abridged:

No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, GOODREADS, AND MORE “Brilliant…A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir.” —The Wall Street Journal“In Joyride, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of writing.” —Elle • “Wise and exuberant…It’s funny, as well. Just... Read more about Joyride

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View audiobook of Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young
Uncultured
Daniella Mestyanek Young
View audiobook of Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

Uncultured

By:

Daniella Mestyanek Young

Narrated by:

Daniella Mestyanek Young

Length:

13 hours 49 minutes

Abridged:

No

"It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult." The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño "Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with fans of Tara Westover’s Educated and Deborah Feldman’s... Read more about Uncultured

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View audiobook of The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
View audiobook of The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest

By:

Erik Larson

Narrated by:

Will Patton & Erik Larson

Length:

17 hours 18 minutes

Abridged:

No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times). “A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best,... Read more about The Demon of Unrest

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View audiobook of That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers
That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You
Elyse Myers
View audiobook of That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers

That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You

By:

Elyse Myers

Narrated by:

Elyse Myers

Length:

5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged:

No

Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life’s awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book. Elyse brings her trademark style to the audiobook edition through her candid, conversational delivery—equal parts humor, vulnerability, and self-awareness. She shaped the pacing herself, occasionally layering in... Read more about That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You

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View audiobook of Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Know My Name
Chanel Miller
View audiobook of Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

By:

Chanel Miller

Narrated by:

Chanel Miller

Length:

15 hours 24 minutes

Abridged:

No

Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer, the artist, the survivor, the fighter."—The Wrap"I opened... Read more about Know My Name

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View audiobook of What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci
What I Ate in One Year
Stanley Tucci
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What I Ate in One Year

By:

Stanley Tucci

Narrated by:

Stanley Tucci

Length:

8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged:

No

From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year’s worth of meals. “Sharing food is one of the purest human acts.” Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked... Read more about What I Ate in One Year

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View audiobook of Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
Maria Bamford
View audiobook of Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

By:

Maria Bamford

Narrated by:

Maria Bamford

Length:

7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged:

No

From “weird, scary, ingenious” (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, an instant New York Times bestselling, brutally honest, and “laugh-out-loud funny” (Jennette McCurdy, #1 New York Times bestselling author) memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems—from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends... Read more about Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

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