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A Broken People's Playlist

Stories (from Songs)

by Chimeka Garricks ...

"A dozen interlinked, music-oriented stories set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where Garricks was raised... Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in life’s soundtrack."—Booklist, starred review“Beautifully woven . . . a magical delight.”—Hari Kunzru, author of White TearsThis character-driven short story collection, A Broken People’s Playlist, is ... Read more

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"A dozen interlinked, music-oriented stories set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where Garricks was raised... Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in life’s soundtrack."—Booklist, starred review“Beautifully woven . . . a magical delight.”—Hari Kunzru, author of White TearsThis character-driven short story collection, A Broken People’s Playlist, is
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A Broken People's Playlist

Stories (from Songs)

by Chimeka Garricks ...

Narrated by Nneka Okoye, Atta Otigba ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

""A dozen interlinked, music-oriented stories set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where Garricks was raised... Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in life’s soundtrack.""—Booklist, starred review“Beautifully woven . . . a magical delight.”—Hari Kunzru, author of White TearsA Broken People’s Playlist is set to the soundtrack of life, comprised of ... Read more

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""A dozen interlinked, music-oriented stories set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where Garricks was raised... Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in life’s soundtrack.""—Booklist, starred review“Beautifully woven . . . a magical delight.”—Hari Kunzru, author of White TearsA Broken People’s Playlist is set to the soundtrack of life, comprised of
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Fractured Soul

A Novel

by Akira Mizubayashi ...

Narrated by Kurt Kanazawa ...

Unabridged

5 hours 21 min

Awarded the Prix des libraires by France’s booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring one’s faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss.Tokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet, led by the compassionate Yu, gathers to practice. Suddenly, their rehearsal is brutally interrupted by military police. In the ensuing skirmish, Yu’s violin is smashed while his son, Rei, witnesses his ... Read more

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Awarded the Prix des libraires by France’s booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring one’s faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss.Tokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet, led by the compassionate Yu, gathers to practice. Suddenly, their rehearsal is brutally interrupted by military police. In the ensuing skirmish, Yu’s violin is smashed while his son, Rei, witnesses his
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My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird

New Fiction by Afghan Women

by Afghan Women ...

Narrated by Sitara Attaie ...

Unabridged

6 hours 1 min

A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are "powerful, profound, and deeply moving" (Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick)"My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream."Eighteen Afghan women living in, speaking about, and writing ... Read more

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A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are "powerful, profound, and deeply moving" (Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick)"My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream."Eighteen Afghan women living in, speaking about, and writing
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The Girls in Queens

A Novel

by Christine Kandic Torres ...

Narrated by Gisela Chipe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READ FROM HARPER'S BAZAAR, BUSTLE, NYLON, THE MILLIONS, MS. MAGAZINE, and THE SKIMMAn unforgettable debut novel about the furious loyalty of two Latinx women coming of age in Queens, New York, an emotionally resonant novel infused with the insight, power, and poignancy of Angie Cruz’s Dominicana, Jacqueline Woodson’s Another Brooklyn, and Sally Rooney’s Conversations with ... Read more

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A MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READ FROM HARPER'S BAZAAR, BUSTLE, NYLON, THE MILLIONS, MS. MAGAZINE, and THE SKIMMAn unforgettable debut novel about the furious loyalty of two Latinx women coming of age in Queens, New York, an emotionally resonant novel infused with the insight, power, and poignancy of Angie Cruz’s Dominicana, Jacqueline Woodson’s Another Brooklyn, and Sally Rooney’s Conversations with
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Alcestis

by Katharine Beutner ...

Narrated by Samara Naeymi ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

WINNER OF THE EDMUND WHITE DEBUT FICTION AWARDFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY ASSOCIATION'S LESBIAN DEBUT FICTIONAWARDA fiercely feminist retelling of a little-known Greek myth: the ultimate story ofsacrifice and forbidden desireIn Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so muchthat she died and went to the underworld in his place. But who was Alcestisbefore she was ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE EDMUND WHITE DEBUT FICTION AWARDFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY ASSOCIATION'S LESBIAN DEBUT FICTIONAWARDA fiercely feminist retelling of a little-known Greek myth: the ultimate story ofsacrifice and forbidden desireIn Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so muchthat she died and went to the underworld in his place. But who was Alcestisbefore she was
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Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

by James Hannaham ...

Narrated by James Hannaham, Flame Monroe ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

**In this fantastically sharp novel, a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods.“Dangerously hilarious.” —Los Angeles Times**Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still ... Read more

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**In this fantastically sharp novel, a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods.“Dangerously hilarious.” —Los Angeles Times**Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still
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A Spell of Good Things

A novel

by Ayobami Adebayo ...

Narrated by Babajide Oyekunle, Ore Apampa ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • A NEW YORKER AND NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • GMA BUZZ PICK • A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption from the celebrated author of Stay with Me, "in the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie" (The New York Times).Eniola is tall for his age, a boy ... Read more

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BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • A NEW YORKER AND NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • GMA BUZZ PICK • A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption from the celebrated author of Stay with Me, "in the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie" (The New York Times).Eniola is tall for his age, a boy
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A People's History of Heaven

by Mathangi Subramanian ...

Narrated by Jeed Saddy ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

Welcome to Heaven, a thirty-year-old slum hidden between brand-new high-rise apartment buildings and technology incubators in contemporary Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. In Heaven, you will come to know a community of people living hand-to-mouth and constantly struggling against the city government who wants to bulldoze their homes and build yet more glass high-rises. These ... Read more

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Welcome to Heaven, a thirty-year-old slum hidden between brand-new high-rise apartment buildings and technology incubators in contemporary Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. In Heaven, you will come to know a community of people living hand-to-mouth and constantly struggling against the city government who wants to bulldoze their homes and build yet more glass high-rises. These
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Big Girl, Small Town

by Michelle Gallen ...

Narrated by Nicola Coughlan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDFINALIST FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE“Darkly hilarious . . . Wildly entertaining.” —The Guardian**Meet Majella O’Neill, a heroine like no other, performed by Nicola Coughlan, star of Derry Girls.Majella is happiest out of the spotlight, away from her neighbors’ stares and the gossips of ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDFINALIST FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE“Darkly hilarious . . . Wildly entertaining.” —The Guardian**Meet Majella O’Neill, a heroine like no other, performed by Nicola Coughlan, star of Derry Girls.Majella is happiest out of the spotlight, away from her neighbors’ stares and the gossips of
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Daughter in Exile

A Novel

by Bisi Adjapon ...

Narrated by Anniwaa Buachie ...

Unabridged

11 hours 59 min

The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, story about a young Ghanaian woman’s struggle to make a life in the US, and the challenges she must overcome.Lola is twenty-one, and her life in Senegal couldn’t be better. An aspiring writer and university graduate, she has a great job, a nice apartment, a vibrant social life, and a future filled with ... Read more

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The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, story about a young Ghanaian woman’s struggle to make a life in the US, and the challenges she must overcome.Lola is twenty-one, and her life in Senegal couldn’t be better. An aspiring writer and university graduate, she has a great job, a nice apartment, a vibrant social life, and a future filled with
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Because I Could Not Stop for Death

by Amanda Flower ...

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik ...

Series Audiobook 1 - An Emily Dickinson Mystery
Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Emily Dickinson and her housemaid, Willa Noble, realize there is nothing poetic about murder in this first book in an all-new series from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower.January 1855 Willa Noble knew it was bad luck when it was pouring rain on the day of her ever-important job interview at the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts. When she arrived late, ... Read more

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Emily Dickinson and her housemaid, Willa Noble, realize there is nothing poetic about murder in this first book in an all-new series from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower.January 1855 Willa Noble knew it was bad luck when it was pouring rain on the day of her ever-important job interview at the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts. When she arrived late,
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