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Title: Eli Harpo’s Adventure to the Afterlife: A Novel

Author: Eric Schlich

Narrator: Lee Osorio

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Release date: February 27, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

When Eli Harpo was four, he underwent emergency open-heart surgery, flatlined on the operating table, and for a brief time, went to heaven and met Jesus. Or at least that's what his father, a loving but devout Baptist minister, has raised him to believe. Nine years later, Eli isn't so sure. His rounds with his father to evangelize at hospices and sell his father's self-published book, Heaven or Bust!, feel inauthentic and strange, especially now that he's started having sex dreams about Jesus. Between that and his mother's terminal breast cancer diagnosis, Eli feels further from heaven than ever. But when the famous televangelist Charlie Gideon shows up at the Harpos' doorstep with a proposal to create a new attraction based on Eli's trip to the afterlife at his Bible-themed park, Eli isn't able to say no. As the Harpos head off on a rollicking road trip from Kentucky to Bible World in Orlando, Eli is left to grapple with not just his faith and his sexuality, but also his own parents' messy humanity and what happens when a family held together by mythmaking starts coming apart at the seams. Hilarious and moving, Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife is a kind-hearted story about self-discovery and the search for truth, wherever it takes you.

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Title: Tell Me One Thing

Author: Kerri Schlottman

Narrator: Jillian Yetter

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Release date: February 27, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Outside a rural Pennsylvania motel, nine-year-old Lulu smokes a cigarette while sitting on the lap of a trucker. Recent art grad Quinn is passing through town and captures it. The photograph, later titled 'Lulu & the Trucker,' launches Quinn's career, escalating her from a starving artist to a renowned photographer. In a parallel life, Lulu fights to survive a volatile home, growing up too quickly in an environment wrought with drug abuse and her mother's prostitution. Decades later, when Quinn has a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of Art and 'Lulu & the Trucker' has sold at auction for a record-breaking amount, Lulu is surprised to find the troubling image of her young self in the newspaper. She attends an artist talk for the exhibition with one question in mind for Quinn: Why didn't you help me all those years ago? Tell Me One Thing is a portrait of two Americas, examining power, privilege, and the sacrifices one is willing to make to succeed. Traveling through the 1980s to present day, it delves into New York City's free-for-all grittiness while exposing a neglected slice of the struggling rust belt.

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Title: From Ashes

Series: #1 of From Ashes

Author: Molly McAdams

Narrator: Zura Johnson, Will Damron

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Release date: February 27, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

The second book from the fabulous USA Today bestselling New Adult author, Molly McAdams When Cassidy Jameson’s best friend Tyler took her to Texas with him when he left for college, she was expecting his ranch-owning cousin Gage, their new roommate, to be a Stetson-wearing cowboy; not an incredibly gorgeous guy with a husky Southern drawl that seemed to make the world stop whenever she looked at him. Because of her past, she’s only ever trusted two men in her life: Tyler, and her dad who passed away when she was six. But there’s something about Gage that draws her to him in a way she can’t explain. The only problem? He’s always telling Tyler that he doesn’t want Cassidy living there and sees her as nothing more than his little sister. Gage Carson was excited his cousin Tyler was coming to Texas to live and go to college with him. When he’d called to ask if he could bring his friend Cassi, Gage didn’t care. He’d heard about this mysterious friend since they were kids and felt like he already knew her. But nothing could have prepared him for the girl who jumped out of Ty’s Jeep. Not only was Cassi the most beautiful girl he’d ever seen, but there was something about her that made Gage want to protect her—and make her his. Too bad Tyler made it a point to remind Gage on a daily basis that he was dating her and she was completely off limits. For a year and a half, Gage and Cassidy dance around their feelings for each other as Tyler continues to keep them apart; until one day Tyler unknowingly pushes Cassidy right into Gage’s arms. With Tyler unable to keep lying to them, they finally start the relationship both have been craving since their first meeting. But when an accident and disaster sends Cassidy back to Tyler and California, will she be able to come face to face with the demons from her past—so she can live the life she and Gage deserve? Or will her flight be the final push that ends Cassidy and Gage for good?

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Title: The Caretaker of Secrets Fate

Author: A.T. Geiger

Narrator: Cj Locks

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Release date: February 23, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

The Caretaker of Secrets {Fate} is a painful, messy, beautiful duality story of past and present love triangles, heartbreak, betrayal, finding oneself, and the connections that ultimately link each of us in a weaving tale of fated destinies. Samantha Carey wants to believe in such a thing as fated loves and fairytales. She wants to believe that something greater controls our choices. But where does fate fit in when a boyfriend of four years no longer leads to happily-ever-afters and a best friend might not be just a friend? When things get too complicated, Samantha wants to escape her small town of nothing. But the only way out for this struggling eighteen-year-old is to save enough money and keep her tiresome job caring for a bitter, old, bedridden woman whose secret past might mean she is a murderer. Broken and jaded sixty-nine-year-old Jane Nelson knows a thing about love triangles. She also knows you can’t escape life's never-ending struggles of love, heartbreak, and betrayal. When Jane sees her employer Samantha spiral out of control in fear of losing herself, no one has more to lose than Jane. Determined to change her wrongs, Jane will stop at nothing to teach Samantha about a lifetime of lessons in dangerous regrets and a past that should have stayed buried forever.

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Title: Blessings

Author: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Narrator: Fejiro Emasiobi, Tariye Peterside

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Release date: February 22, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and the family's apprentice, newly arrived from the nearby village, he banishes Obiefuna to a Christian boarding school marked by strict hierarchy and routine, devastating violence. Utterly alienated from the people he loves, Obiefuna begins a journey of self-discovery and blossoming desire, while his mother Uzoamaka grapples to hold onto her favourite son, her truest friend. Interweaving the perspectives of Obiefuna and his mother Uzoamaka, as they reach towards a future that will hold them both, BLESSINGS is an elegant and exquisitely moving story of love and loneliness. Asking how we can live freely when politics reaches into our hearts and lives, as well as deep into our consciousness, it is a stunning, searing debut. 'Chukwuebuka Ibeh's writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ©2024 Chukwuebuka Ibeh (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Title: [German] - Demon Copperhead (Autorisierte Lesefassung)

Author: Barbara Kingsolver

Narrator: Fabian Busch

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 18 hours 34 minutes

Release date: February 15, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Ein Trailer in den Wäldern Virginias. Das Land der Tabakfarmer und Schwarzbrenner, der 'Hillbilly-Cadillac'-Stoßstangenaufkleber an rostigen Pickups, aufgegeben von sämtlichen Superhelden und dem Rest der Nation. Hier kommt Demon Copperhead zur Welt - die Mutter ist noch ein Teenie und frisch auf Entzug, der Vater tot. Ein Junge mit kupferroten Haaren, großer Klappe und einem zähen Überlebenswillen, trotz allem, was das Leben für ihn bereithält: Armut, Pflegefamilien, Drogensucht, erste Liebe und unermesslicher Verlust. Es ist seine Geschichte, erzählt in seinen Worten, unbekümmert, vorwitzig, von übersprudelnder Lebenskraft. Demon Copperhead ist ein mitreißender Roman über ein Leben auf Messers Schneide, in dem in jedem Moment Hoffnung aufscheint. In der Hörbuchfassung leiht Fabian Busch Demon Copperhead seine jugendliche, einprägsame Stimme.

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Title: 20th Century Vampire: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama

Author: Joe Turner

Narrator: Jane Hazlegrove, William Ivory, Joanna Kanska, Louise Lombard, Fine Time Fontayne, Full Cast

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Release date: February 15, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

The comic adventures of a checkout girl turned trainee vampire. Sulky Goth Eloise hates her life, Monday mornings and her dreary job as a Co-op sales assistant. She’s always felt like an outsider, but as her 21st birthday approaches, she starts to wonder if she’s going mad. She can’t sleep, the sun hurts her skin, she’s plagued by nightmares and she has an insatiable craving for blood – and worst of all, she seems to be allergic to garlic bread. Then her Transylvanian Aunt Lucretia reveals that she’s a vampire, and suddenly it all makes sense. She’s happier than she’s ever been: but there are still a few hurdles to overcome. Before she can fulfil her destiny, she must study for a GCSE in vampirism – and teacher Lucretia is tough. She also needs to keep her secret from her boyfriend Wayne, best mate Debbie and manager Mr Jenkins; survive the staff outing to the blood donation centre; and find a way to sample her boss’s extremely rare, extremely tasty ‘Bombay blood’. And when she turns Lucretia’s castle into a love shack while her aunt’s away, she finds herself facing danger... Starring Louise Lombard as Eloise and Joanna Kanska as Lucretia, this light-hearted comedy drama will delight fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and What We Do In the Shadows. It’s a sitcom you can really get your teeth into... Production credits Written by Joe Turner Produced by Liz Anstee Cast Eloise – Louise Lombard Lucretia – Joanna Kanska Wayne – William Ivory Debbie – Jane Hazlegrove Mr Jenkins – Fine Time Fontayne With Linda Polan and Steve Hodson First broadcast BBC Radio 5, 29 October-3 December 1993 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Title: Swanna in Love

Author: Jennifer Belle

Narrator: Sophie Amoss

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Release date: February 13, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

It’s the summer of 1982 and fourteen-year-old Swanna Swain is the only one left at camp. The place is a ghost town by the time her mother Val finally shows up six hours late—stoned and radiant—in a Ford pickup driven by Borislav, her new young Russian lover. Assuming she is headed home to her air-conditioned Upper West Side apartment, Swanna and her lovable younger brother Madding are instead dragged to Vermont—to an artist colony where kids are not welcome and they are forced to sleep in the back of the truck, while Val is cozy inside the house with the Russian.Then Swanna meets Dennis, a handsome married father of two, at a bowling alley, and, knowing a thing or two about seduction from Judy Blume, her best friend at camp, and her own parents’ many affairs, she sets out to convince Dennis to help her. But love seldom obeys rules, and even a tough, smart city girl like Swanna might not be able to handle falling in love.Best-selling novelist Jennifer Belle returns with a kind of inverse Lolita that explores adolescent desire from the girl’s point of view. In turns hilarious and wildly shocking, Swanna in Love will keep your feathers ruffled and the pages gliding by.

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Title: Amberlin: Divine Destiny: Amberlin Series: Volume 1

Author: W. Bradford Swift

Narrator: Becky Boyd

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Release date: February 7, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Nestled in the Carolina Mountains lies a closeted community where evil masquerades as good. // Amberlin Gentry is direct, outspoken, and adventuresome. Traits that Golden Acres of Christ - the radically conservative community in which she lives - would rather suppress. There are rules to follow, and if you step out of line, Reverend Stover or his wife will be sure you suffer the consequences. // So Amberlin is careful to keep hidden her other gifts; gifts that enable her to detect the emotions of others with a single touch, or bend the elements to her will. Her grandfather believes Amberlin is destined to save their world from the darkness that lurks behind innocent facades and is determined to help her fulfill her divine purpose. Yet even with his support, doing so seems impossible. But then a strange woman begins to haunt her dreams, and Amberlin can no longer ignore her calling. // The first book in W. Bradford Swift's trilogy, Amberlin: Divine Destiny is a rich and character-driven paranormal mystery.

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Title: One Last Song: published in February 2024 to mark LGBT History month

Author: Nathan Evans

Narrator: Nathan Evans

Format: Abridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Release date: February 1, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

When a gentleman called Joan lands up in a care home, Jim doesn't know what's hit him—everything about his new neighbour is triggering. And Joan is a colourful, combustible cocktail—ticking. Battle begins. May the best man win. But beneath antics and antique armour plating, what are both hiding? And maybe they just may be batting for the same team. An uproarious and uplifting romantic comedy about grey liberation. 'An enchanting romance - funny, touching and inspiring' — STEPHEN FRY 'It's very funny, very touching and has the absolute ring of truth about it. One can't but fall in love with these two more or less impossible people, as they fall in love with each other.' — SIMON CALLOW > 'A warm, joyful and ingenious tale of gay love from the UK's Armistead Maupin.' — JOELLE TAYLOR 'I adored this book. Touching. Heartwarming. Funny. Sad. Beautifully drawn characters I wanted to spend more time with…' — JONATHAN HARVEY 'When we forget our gay elders and the radical queer people who lived so we could fly, we forget ourselves. Nathan Evans has not just remembered these elder angels, he has painted them with humour, love, truth and glory. This is a gem of a novella with characters to cherish.' — ADAM ZMITH 'One Last Song is a beautiful, smouldering, hilarious and sparkling testament to queer intimacy and the revolutionary potency of queer creative activism. Every page filled my heart with Pride.' — DAN GLASS 'One Last Song is edgy, funny and moving. A heady mix that packs an emotional punch.' — PAUL MCVEIGH 'Touching, powerful, punchy, funny and sweet. An absolute delight.' — DAVID SHANNON 'One Last Song is a necessary love story, both profoundly moving and profoundly optimistic. It will almost inevitably infiltrate your heart.' – MARTIN SHERMAN Nathan says, 'The fight for gay rights began in the sixties; some of its original warriors are now in their seventies and eighties, facing new battles with infirmity and isolation. This story is for them. I first told it in screenplay: it attracted the attachment of Simon Callow and Richard Wilson, but insufficient investment. I then told it as stage play: it attracted Arts Council funding (and rave reviews) for a site-specific performance at the legendary RVT, for one-night-only. It's a story that's always needed a wider audience. A story that remains un(der)told. Queer love in the care home? Here it comes in novel form.'