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LOOKING TO GET LOST by Peter Guralnick, read by...
Excellent listening for music lovers
5 min
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THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE by Cha...
A meditative and heartwarming listen
6 min
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A HOUSE AT THE BOTTOM OF A LAKE by Josh Malerma...
A summer romance that turns into a haunting horror story
5 min
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THE NOM WAH COOKBOOK by Wilson Tang, read by Wi...
Don’t listen on an empty stomach
6 min
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THE WHITE ROSE by Inge Scholl, read by Elizabet...
Speaking out against Nazis
6 min
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF FASCIST LIES by Federico Fin...
A fascinating and important listen
6 min
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THE SEA IN WINTER by Christine Day, read by Kim...
Heartwarming middle-grade listening
6 min
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WINTERING by Katherine May, read by Rebecca Lee
On finding rest and refuge in challenging times
5 min
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REMOTE CONTROL by Nnedi Okorafor, read by Adjoa...
Captivating science fiction
5 min
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CLASS ACT by Jerry Craft, read by a Full Cast
Go back to school with this Newbery winner’s sequel
4 min
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THE BLACK FRIEND by Frederick Joseph, read by M...
Be a better white person
6 min
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THE DECAMERON PROJECT by The New York Times [Ed...
Short stories centered on COVID-19
6 min
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THE GOOD ANCESTOR by Roman Krznaric, read by Jo...
Take the long view
4 min
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SILENCES SO DEEP by John Luther Adams, read by ...
Find quiet in Alaska
5 min
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WILDWOODS by Richard Nairn, read by Ruairi Cona...
On Ireland’s native woodland
5 min
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PERESTROIKA IN PARIS by Jane Smiley, read by Su...
An alluring escape
3 min
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GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey, read by Mat...
The actor shares stories, insights, and adventures from his life
5 min
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MARTIN EDEN by Jack London, read by Edoardo Bal...
Jack London’s semi-autobiographical novel
5 min
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A HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS by Caroline Moorehead,...
Women in the Italian Resistance
4 min
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THE KINGDOM by Jo Nesbø, Robert Ferguson [Trans...
A dark and twisty Norwegian thriller
5 min
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FAUCI by Michael Specter, read by Michael Specter
An audio profile of Dr. Fauci
5 min
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AMERICAN SAVIOR by Roland Merullo, read by Dion...
What if Jesus returned--and ran for President?
5 min
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WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE by Becky Cooper, read by...
Compelling true crime on audio
5 min
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THE UNSPOKEN by Ian K. Smith, read by Amir Abdu...
First in the Ashe Cayne series
6 min
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I WANT TO BE WHERE THE NORMAL PEOPLE ARE by Rac...
Hilarity and heart from Rachel Bloom
5 min