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ID: 398395

Title: This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope

Author: Shayla Lawson

Narrator: Shayla Lawson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:48:39

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:

From a fierce and humorous new voice comes a relevant, insightful, and riveting collection of personal essays on the richness and resilience of black girl culturefor readers of Samantha Irby, Roxane Gay, Morgan Jerkins, and Lindy West. 

Shayla Lawson is major. You dont know who she is. Yet. But thats okay. She is on a mission to move black girls like herself from best supporting actress to a starring role in the major narrative. Whether shes taking on workplace microaggressions or upending racist stereotypes about her home state of Kentucky, she looks for the side of the story that isnt always told, the places where the voices of black girls havent been heard.

The essays in This is Major ask questions like: Why are black women invisible to AI? What is black girl magic? Or: Am I one viral tweet away from becoming Twitter famous? And: How much magic does it take to land a Tinder date?

With a unique mix of personal stories, pop culture observations, and insights into politics and history, Lawson sheds light on these questions, as well as the many ways black women and girls have influenced mainstream culturefrom their style, to their language, and even their artand how major they really are.

Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, This Is Major places black women at the centerno longer silenced, no longer the minority. 

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ID: 393421

Title: Alien Secrets

Author: Ian Douglas

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:56:15

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

In the first novel in New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas Solar Warden series, government conspiracy theories, UFO history, and thrilling space combat come together in an unforgettable interstellar military science fiction adventure.

THE TRUTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE

In the final days of World War II, the Allies ransacked Berlin. Third Reich scientists were highly sought- out prizes for Americans and Russians desperate to possess the Nazi knowledge of nuclear firepower. But they failed to capture one of the most vital members of Adolf Hitlers inner circle: SS Obergruppenfuhrer Hans Kammler. One of the engineers of Auschwitz, Kammler was also a liaison with the Nazis silent partners whose technological wonders nearly helped the Axis win the warthe alien species the Germans called the Eidechse.   

More than seven decades later, U. S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Mark Hunter has witnessed the impossible. On a mission in North Korea, an unidentified flying object destroyed a compound developing weapons of mass destruction. Now, he has been recruited to join a government agency that has been harboring a secret alliance with extraterrestrials since 1947. Selected to lead an elite force of soldiers, Hunter will travel across the stars to help humanity stake its claim among greater intelligent life in the universe.

But the aliens who have infiltrated Earth and guided war mongering nations since the twentieth century have their own agendas

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ID: 399529

Title: Empire of Gold: A Novel

Author: S. A. Chakraborty

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28:37:31

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

''No series since George R.R. Martins A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.'' Paste Magazine


The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.

Daevabad has fallen.

After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people.

But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara's dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies.

Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad's deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mothers homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith.

As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved . . . and take a stand for those they once hurt.

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ID: 424384

Title: Love, Creekwood: A Simonverse Novella

Author: Becky Albertalli

Narrator: Bahni Turpin, James Fouhey, Kate Rudd, Michael Crouch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:47:01

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Teen, Romance, Tough Topics

Summary:

New York Times bestseller! Fall in love all over again with the characters from the bestselling Simonverse novels in this highly anticipated epilogue novella. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli, the movie Love, Simon, and the new Hulu series spin-off, Love, Victor!

Its been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL relationship, and just a few months since Abby and Leahs unforgettable night at senior prom.

Now the Creekwood High crew are first years at different colleges, navigating friendship and romance the way their story beganon email.

Praise for the Simonverse novels: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat:

Worthy of Fault in Our Starslevel obsession.Entertainment Weekly, on Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I cant stop hugging this book.Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss, on The Upside of Unrequited

Albertalli has a fantastic ear for voice, and its beautifully on display in Leahs funny, wry, and vulnerable first-person narrative.ALA Booklist (starred review), on Leah on the Offbeat

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ID: 414913

Title: Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Kenneth Branagh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:14:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Soon to be a major motion picture sequel to Murder on the Orient Express with a screenplay by Michael Green, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadotcoming February 11, 2022!

Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christies most famous mysteries.

The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life.

Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: Id like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger. Yet under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

A sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Death on the Nile is one of Christies most legendary and timeless works.

Death on the Nile is perfect. The Guardian

One of her best. . . . First rate entertainment. Kirkus Reviews

DEATH ON THE NILE, AGATHA CHRISTIE AND POIROT are registered trademarks of Agatha Christie Limited in the UK and elsewhere. All rights reserved.

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ID: 400774

Title: Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace

Author: D. L. Hughley, Doug Moe

Narrator: D. L. Hughley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:02:47

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Satire & Parody, North America, General Comedy

Summary:

Surrender, white people! After 400 years of white supremacy in America, a reckoning is here. Time to listen up, look history in the face, and surrender unjust privilege. These are the terms of peaceand they are unconditional. Hope you have a sense of humor, because this is gonna sting.

The legendary activist/comedian and author of the hilarious yet soul-shaking (Black Enterprise) bestseller How Not to Get Shot returns to address a nation on the edge of civil war.

After centuries of oppressing others, white people are in for a surprise: Youre about to be a minority yourself. Yes, the face of America is getting a lot brownerand a reckoning is coming. Black and brown folk are not going to take a back seat anymore. Its time to lay down your unjust privileges and sue for peace while the gettings still good. Lucky for America, D.L. Hughley has a plan.

On the eve of America becoming a majority-minority nation, Hughley warns, the only way for America to move forward peacefully is if Whites face their history, put aside all their visions of superiority, and open up their institutions so they benefit everyone in this nation.  But we can still have fun with this right?  Surrender, White People! hilariously holds America account for its wrongs and offers his satirical terms for reparations and reconciliation.

But its not all bad news, white folks. The upside is that if you put D.L.s plan into effect, you can FINALLY get black people to stop talking about oppression, discrimination, and their place in America. Thats something we can get behind.

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ID: 399496

Title: Nine Shiny Objects: A Novel

Author: Brian Castleberry

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:39:05

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, General

Summary:

''In this extraordinary novel, Castleberry brilliantly hopscotches from person to person, from era to era, while somehow making all this fancy footwork look effortless and essential.'' - Jenny Offill, author of Department of Speculation and Weather

A luminous debut novel chronicling the eerily intersecting lives of a series of American dreamers whose unforeseen links reveal the divided heart of a haunted nationand the battered grace that might lead to its salvation

June 26, 1947. Headlines across America report the sighting of nine pulsating lights flying over the Cascade Mountains at speeds surpassing any aircraft. In Chicago, inspired by the news, Oliver Danville, a failed actor now reduced to a mediocre pool hustler, hitchhikes west in a fever-dream quest for a possible sign from above that might illuminate his true calling. A chance encounter with Saul Penrod, an Idaho farmer, and his family sets in motion the birth of the Seekersa collective of outcasts, interlopers, and idealists devoted to creating a society where divisions of race, ethnicity, and sexuality are a thing of the past. When Claudette Donen, a waitress on the lam from her suffocating family, encounters the group, she is compulsively drawn to Olivers sister Eileen, but before she is able to join the enigmatic community, it has vanished.

Reunited across the country, the Seekers attempt to settle in the suburbs of Long Island. One night, their purpose suddenly revealed, a stranger emerges, and a horrific crime ensues. In the decades that follow, the perpetrators, survivors, and their children will be forced to face the consequences of what happeneda reckoning that will involve Charlie Ranagan, a traveling salesman; Max Felt, a dissolute late-1960s rock star; Alice Linwood, an increasingly paranoid radio host; Stanley West, a struggling African American poet; Marly Feldberg, a Greenwich Village painter; and Debbie Vasquez, a Connecticut teenager trapped by an avalanche of midnight legacies. Each will prove to be a piece of a puzzle that, when assembled, reveals a shocking truth about the clash between the optimism of those who seek inspiration from spacious skies, and the venom of others who relish the underworldnot only via conspiratorial maneuverings, but the literal unearthing of the dead. The result is one of the most exciting, and unforgettable, debut novels in recent memory, and the launch of a major career in American letters.

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ID: 400770

Title: Her Last Flight: A Novel

Author: Beatriz Williams

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:16:59

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Contemporary Women

Summary:

The beloved author returns with a remarkable novel of both raw suspense and lyric beauty the story of a lost pilot and a wartime photographer that will leave its mark on your soul. 

In 1947, photographer and war correspondent Janey Everett arrives at a remote surfing village on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to research a planned biography of forgotten aviation pioneer Sam Mallory, who joined the loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War and never returned. Obsessed with Sams fate, Janey has tracked down Irene Lindquist, the owner of a local island-hopping airline, whom she believes might actually be the legendary Irene Foster, Mallorys onetime student and flying partner. Fosters disappearance during a round-the-world flight in 1937 remains one of the worlds greatest unsolved mysteries. 

At first, the flinty Mrs. Lindquist denies any connection to Foster. But Janey informs her that the wreck of Sam Mallorys airplane has recently been discovered in a Spanish desert, and piece by piece, the details of Fosters extraordinary life emerge: from the beginnings of her flying career in Southern California, to her complicated, passionate relationship with Mallory, to the collapse of her marriage to her aggressive career manager, the publishing scion George Morrow.

As Irene spins her tale to its searing conclusion, Janeys past gathers its own power. The duel between the two women takes a heartstopping turn. To whom does Mallory rightfully belong? Can we ever come to terms with the loss of those we love, and the lives we might have lived?

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ID: 406235

Title: About a Rogue: Desperately Seeking Duke

Author: Caroline Linden

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:23:49

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Romance, Contemporary Women

Summary:

The first book in the new series Desperately Seeking Duke from USA Today bestselling and RITA award-winning author Caroline Linden.

Its no love match

Bianca Tate is horrified when her sister Cathy is obliged to accept an offer of marriage from Maximilian St. James, notorious rake. Defiantly she helps Cathy elope with her true love, and takes her sisters place at the altar.

Its not even the match that was made

Perched on the lowest branch of his family tree, Max has relied on charm and cunning to survive. But an unexpected stroke of luck gives him an outside chance at a dukedomand which Tate sister he weds hardly seems to matter.

But could it be the perfect match?

Married or not, Bianca is determined to protect her familys prosperous ceramics business, even when Max shows an affinity for itnot to mention a dangerous ability to intrigue and tempt Bianca herself. And when Max realizes how beautiful and intelligent and desirable Bianca is, hell have to prove hes no rogue, but the passionately devoted husband she craves

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ID: 405851

Title: Lucky's Beach: A Novel

Author: Shelley Noble

Narrator: Rachel Perry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:06:31

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:

New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble takes her readers on another beach adventure where a young woman discovers the power of family and forgiveness.

School teacher Julie Barlow and her two best friends, Beth and Aggie, are looking forward to an adults only beach vacation. Julie also plans to use the time to figure out why her perfectly planned life has gone terribly amiss. Theyve barely hit the road when a frantic call from Julies mother hijacks their best laid plans. Uncle Tony Lucky Costa is missing. Always entertaining, often irresponsible, never reliable, Uncle Lucky was a favorite with her friends.  For Julie, for whom hed been a sometimes surrogate father, not so much.

Her mother wants them to take a teeny detour to look for the irascible retired surfer. Julie makes excuses. After all, she was the one who decided she never wanted to see Lucky again. Overruled in this as she is in much of her life, Julie and her friends detour to   Luckys latest scheme, Luckys Beach Bar and Grill.  They find it tucked away in a quaint coastal town on the Delaware coast. With a crescent beach of white sand, large waves, plenty of tanned young men, a lively night life, its a perfect beach getaway.

Beth and Aggie see good times ahead, Julie is determined to get through it as quickly as possible. But that will change as she gets to know Luckys friends and confidantes. The taciturn bartender, the loyal housekeeper, the local fortune teller, the whole town shares a determination to protect him. But from what?

Soon Julie and her friends are swept up in an effort to save the town'sand Luckys most closely guarded secret. And Julie begins to see her uncle in a new light.

Julie Barlow has a few things to learn about lifeand loveand sacrifice. Her lesson begins this summer at Luckys Beach.

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