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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:ThinkingThe instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is... Read more about The Anthropocene Reviewed
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Crying in H Mart
By:
Michelle Zauner
Narrated by:
Michelle Zauner
Length:
7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged:
No
From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far... Read more about Crying in H Mart
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The Message
By:
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by:
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length:
5 hours 20 minutes
Abridged:
No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don’t—shape our realities.“Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose. . . . These pilgrimages, for him, help ground his powerful writing about... Read more about The Message
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Raw Dog
By:
Jamie Loftus
Narrated by:
Jamie Loftus
Length:
9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged:
No
One of BookPage's Best Audiobooks of 2023"Loftus is a charming narrator...goofy, engaging, and always game to do a silly voice." —The New York Times"There’s something terribly irresistible about her narration, which is often incredibly funny." —BookPage Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique—comedian Jamie Loftus's debut,... Read more about Raw Dog
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On Tyranny
By:
Timothy Snyder
Narrated by:
Timothy Snyder
Length:
1 hour 47 minutes
Abridged:
No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times) “Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has... Read more about On Tyranny
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Forest Euphoria
By:
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
Narrated by:
Aven Shore
Length:
6 hours 21 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * TIME 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2025 “An antidote to the loneliness of our species.”—ROBIN WALL KIMMERER “A master class in how to love the world.”—MARGARET RENKL A thrilling book about the abounding queerness of the natural world that challenges our expectations of what is normal, beautiful, and... Read more about Forest Euphoria
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Gathering Moss
By:
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by:
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Length:
7 hours 46 minutes
Abridged:
No
Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide,... Read more about Gathering Moss
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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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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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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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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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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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World Travel
By:
Anthony Bourdain & Laurie Woolever
Narrated by:
Laurie Woolever, Shep Gordon, Christopher Bourd...
Length:
12 hours 12 minutes
Abridged:
No
A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos... Read more about World Travel
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These Precious Days
By:
Ann Patchett
Narrated by:
Ann Patchett
Length:
11 hours 13 minutes
Abridged:
No
The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. ""The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike."" —Publisher's... Read more about These Precious Days
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Against the Machine
By:
Paul Kingsnorth
Narrated by:
Owen Hall
Length:
11 hours 5 minutes
Abridged:
No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHow a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be humanIn Against the Machine, “furiously gifted” (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original—and terrifying—account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With... Read more about Against the Machine
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Happy-Go-Lucky
By:
David Sedaris
Narrated by:
David Sedaris
Length:
7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged:
No
An Audie Award Winner David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso. Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As... Read more about Happy-Go-Lucky
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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
By:
Neko Case
Narrated by:
Neko Case
Length:
7 hours 1 minute
Abridged:
No
From a beloved Grammy-nominated musician, a "heartbreaking and funny" memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desires, and indispensable friendships that reflects on the way art and music and a deep connection to nature guided her journey towards stardom (Maggie Smith, NYT bestselling author of You Could Make This Place... Read more about The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
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Shit, Actually
By:
Lindy West
Narrated by:
Lindy West
Length:
7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged:
No
Firebrand NY Times columnist and bestselling author Lindy West unpacks the beloved rom-coms and cult classics we love in order to dissect the culture we've created. Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit,... Read more about Shit, Actually
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All Creatures Great and Small
By:
James Herriot
Narrated by:
Nicholas Ralph
Length:
15 hours 23 minutes
Abridged:
No
**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston ChronicleA tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video. All Creatures Great and... Read more about All Creatures Great and Small
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Broken (in the best possible way)
By:
Jenny Lawson
Narrated by:
Jenny Lawson
Length:
8 hours 18 minutes
Abridged:
No
"Jenny Lawson returns to narrate her third installment in a disheveled saga of finding the light at the end of a long, winding, ludicrous tunnel...Another treasure in the Lawson collection, this audiobook shines with a powerful message: Depression and anxiety suck, but we can rise above them." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerFrom... Read more about Broken (in the best possible way)
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Inciting Joy
By:
Ross Gay
Narrated by:
Ross Gay
Length:
8 hours 21 minutes
Abridged:
No
From New York Times bestselling author Ross Gay comes an intimate and electrifying collection of essays about the joy that comes from connection. “Brilliant. Inciting Joy is a book that will break your heart.” —Ada Limón, US poet laureate “A gift that’s meant to be shared.” —The Washington Post “It’s impossible to read [these essays]... Read more about Inciting Joy
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Big Dumb Eyes
By:
Nate Bargatze
Narrated by:
Nate Bargatze
Length:
6 hours 56 minutes
Abridged:
No
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions. Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh... Read more about Big Dumb Eyes
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Everything I Know About Love
By:
Dolly Alderton
Narrated by:
Dolly Alderton
Length:
8 hours 34 minutes
Abridged:
No
New York Times Bestseller""There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it.” —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women“Dolly Alderton has always been a sparkling Roman candle of talent. She is funny, smart, and explosively engaged in the wonders and weirdness... Read more about Everything I Know About Love
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Yes Please
By:
Amy Poehler
Narrated by:
Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Mike Schur & Kathle...
Length:
7 hours 31 minutes
Abridged:
No
GRAMMY NOMINEEAudie Award, Humor, 2015Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and even Amy's parents - Yes Please is... Read more about Yes Please
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