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ID: 544609

Title: Woman, Eating: A Literary Vampire Novel

Author: Claire Kohda

Narrator: Jane Lui

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:15:47

Language: English

Release date: 04-12-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Paranormal, Own Voices

Summary:

An IndieNext Pick! A Best Book of 2022 in Harpers Bazaar, Daily Mail, Glamour, and Thrillist!

Most Anticipated of 2022 in The Millions, Ms. Magazine, LitHub

A young, mixed-race vampire must find a way to balance her deep-seated desire to live amongst humans with her incessant hunger in this stunning debut novel from a writer-to-watch.

Lydia is hungry. She's always wanted to try Japanese food. Sashimi, ramen, onigiri with sour plum stuffed inside - the food her Japanese father liked to eat. And then there is bubble tea and iced-coffee, ice cream and cake, and foraged herbs and plants, and the vegetables grown by the other young artists at the London studio space she is secretly squatting in. But, Lydia can't eat any of these things. Her body doesn't work like those of other people. The only thing she can digest is blood, and it turns out that sourcing fresh pigs' blood in London - where she is living away from her vampire mother for the first time - is much more difficult than she'd anticipated.

Then there are the humans - the other artists at the studio space, the people at the gallery she interns at, the strange men that follow her after dark, and Ben, a boyish, goofy-grinned artist she is developing feelings for. Lydia knows that they are her natural prey, but she can't bring herself to feed on them. In her windowless studio, where she paints and studies the work of other artists, binge-watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer and videos of people eating food on YouTube and Instagram, Lydia considers her place in the world. She has many of the things humans wish for - perpetual youth, near-invulnerability, immortality  but she is miserable; she is lonely; and she is hungry - always hungry.

As Lydia develops as a woman and an artist, she will learn that she must reconcile the conflicts within her - between her demon and human sides, her mixed ethnic heritage, and her relationship with food, and, in turn, humans - if she is to find a way to exist in the world. Before any of this, however, she must eat.

Absolutely brilliant tragic, funny, eccentric and so perfectly suited to this particularly weird time. Claire Kohda takes the vampire trope and makes it her own in a way that feels fresh and original. Serious issues of race, disability, misogyny, body image, sexual abuse are handled with subtlety, insight, and a lightness of touch. The spell this novel casts is so complete I feel utterly, and happily, bitten. -- Ruth Ozeki, Booker-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time Being

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ID: 536635

Title: God of Neverland: A Defenders of Lore Novel

Author: Gama Ray Martinez

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:27:58

Language: English

Release date: 04-12-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Historical

Summary:

In this magical re-imagining of J. M. Barries classic tale, Michael Darlingthe youngest of the Darling siblings and former Lost Boy, now all grown upmust return to the life he left behind to save Neverland from the brink of collapse and keep humanity safe from magical and mythological threats, as well as answer the ultimate question: Where is Peter Pan?

Peter Pan is missing; Neverland is in trouble. For adults, that might not matter all that much, but for childrenwhose dreams and imagination draw strength from the wild gods powerthe magic we take for granted in the real world is in danger of being lost forever.

Such is the life of a now grown-up Michael Darling.

Michael returned from Neverland with the dream of continuing his adventuring ways by joining the Knights of the Round, an organization built to keep humanity safe from magical and mythological threats. But after a mission gone terribly wrong, he vowed to leave the Knights behind and finally live as a civilian, finding order and simplicity as a train engineer, the tracks and schedule tables a far cry from the chaos of his youth. 

He hasnt entered the narrative in years. So what could the Knights need from him now?

Maponosor how hes better known, Peter Panhas gone missing, and Neverland is now on the edge of oblivion. Michael realizes he has no choice and agrees to one last mission. Alongside the young Knight Vanessa and some old friends, Michael embarks on the ultimate adventure: a journey to a fantasy world to save a god. Determined to stop evil, fight for Neverland, and find Maponos, will Michael be able to save the magical and physical world? Or will his biggest fear come true?

The clock is ticking, and in Neverland, thats never a good sign.

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ID: 540255

Title: Cinders and Sparks #3: Goblins and Gold

Author: Lindsey Kelk

Narrator: Shaina Summerville

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:50:34

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Humor

Summary:

Cinders & Sparks is a fresh, funny, and fabulous take on Cinderella for everyone who loves series like Whatever After and Grimmtastic Girls.

Cinders and her unlikely group of friends continue their quest to find Fairyland. But when the brave questers stop for lunch, calamity and chaos ensue as Cinders is kidnapped by a greedy goblin and Cinders fairy godmother, Brian, pairs up with Prince Joderick to rescue her.

Will Cinders escape the evil goblin? Will Sparks the talking dog sing karaoke? Will the Huntsman find and capture them?

The answers are: yes, not really, and kind of.

The final book in bestselling author Lindsey Kelks ridiculously entertaining trilogy is filled with adventure, snacks, and pure comic silliness. Perfect for readers age 8-12.

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ID: 537157

Title: Blood Trials

Author: N. E. Davenport

Narrator: Jeanette Illidge

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:20:19

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenports fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a duology of loyalty and rebellion, in which a young Black woman must survive deadly trials in a racist and misogynistic society to become an elite warrior.

Its all about blood.

The blood spilled between the Republic of Mareen and the armies of the Blood Emperor long ago. The blood gifts of Mareens deadliest enemies. The blood that runs through the elite War Houses of Mareen, the rulers of the Tribunal dedicated to keeping the republic alive.

The blood of the former Legatus, Verne Amari, murdered.

For his granddaughter, Ikenna, the only thing steady in her life was the man who had saved Mareen. The man who had trained her in secret, not just in martial skills, but in harnessing the blood gift that coursed through her.

Who trained her to keep that a secret.

But now there are too many secrets, and with her grandfather assassinated, Ikenna knows two things: that only someone on the Tribunal could have ordered his death, and that only a Praetorian Guard could have carried out that order.

Bent on revenge as much as discovering the truth, Ikenna pledges herself to the Praetorian Trialsa brutal initiation that only a quarter of the aspirants survive. She subjects herself to the racism directed against her half-Khanaian heritage and the misogyny of a society that cherishes progeny over prodigy, all while hiding a power thatif found outwould subject her to executionor worse. Ikenna is willing to risk it all because she needs to find out who murdered her grandfatherand then she needs to kill them.

Mareen has been at peace for a long time

Ikenna joining the Praetorians is about to change all that.

Magic and technology converge in the first part of this stunning debut duology, where loyalty to oneselfand ones bloodis more important than anything.

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ID: 550097

Title: Woman, Eat Me Whole: Poems

Author: Ama Asantewa Diaka

Narrator: Ama Asantewa Diaka

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:23:59

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

A bold, mesmerizing debut collection exploring womanhood, the body, mental illness, and what it means to move between cultures 

Renowned for her storytelling and spoken-word artistry, Ama Asantewa Diaka is also an exultant, fierce, and visceral poet whose work leaves a lasting impact.

Touching on themes from perceptions of beauty to the betrayals of the body, from what it means to give consent to how we grapple with demons internal and external, Woman, Eat Me Whole is an entirely fresh and powerful look at womanhood and personhood in a shifting world. Moving between Ghana and the United States, Diaka probes those countries ever-changing cultural expectations and norms while investigating the dislocation and fragmentation of a bodyand a mindso often restless or ill at ease.

Vivid and bodily while also deeply cerebral, Woman, Eat Me Whole is a searing debut collection from a poet with an inimitable voice and vision. 

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ID: 547151

Title: Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth

Author: Clyde W. Ford

Narrator: Julian Thomas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:34:38

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, North America, Social Science

Summary:

Fords overlap of past and present, narrative and commentary is masterful, and makes this volume all the more valuable to those readers wise enough to allow the past to inform the future. Of Blood and Sweat is a myth-busting work of genius that will stand as the last word on this vital subject for a long time to come.Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of A Slave in the White House and The Original Black Elite

In this, provocative, timely, and painstakingly researched book, the award-winning author of Think Black tells the story of how Black labor helped to create and sustain the wealth of the white one percent throughout American history.

Clyde W. Ford uses the lives of individual Black men and women as a lens to explore the role they have played in creating American institutions of power and wealthin agriculture, politics, jurisprudence, law enforcement, culture, medicine, financial services, and many other fieldswhile not being allowed to fully participate or share in the rewards. Today, activists have taken the struggle for racial equity and justice to the streets. Of Blood and Sweat goes back through time to excavate the roots of this struggle, from pre-colonial Africa through post-Civil War America. As Ford reveals, in tracing the history of almost any major American institution of power and wealth youll find it was created by Black Americans, or created to control them.

Painstakingly researched and documented, Of Blood and Sweat is a compelling look at the past that holds broad implications for present-day calls for racial equity, racial justice, and the abolishment of systemic racism, and offers invaluable insight into our understanding of Black history and the story of America.

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ID: 548483

Title: M: Son of the Century: A Novel

Author: Antonio Scurati

Narrator: Jonathan Oliver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26:47:12

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, General, War & Military

Summary:

The massive international bestselleran epic historical novel that chronicles the birth and rise of fascism in Italy, witnessed through the eyes of its founder, the terrifyingly charismatic figure who would become one of the most notorious dictators of the twentieth century, Benito Mussolini.

It is 1919, and the Great War that has ravaged Europe is over. In Italy, the people are exhausted. Tired of the political class. Tired of vague promises, inept moderates, and the agonizing machinations of a democracy that has failed ordinary citizens.

While elite leaders have sat idly by, achieving nothing, one outsiderthe director of a small opposition newspaper and a tireless political agitatoris electrifying the masses, promising hope for a demoralized nation hungry for change.

A former socialist leader ousted by his own party, he is a drifter who knows what it is to feel lost. His voice speaks for the misfits and the outcasts; he is a protector of those who are forgotten. 

He is Benito Mussolini. And soon Italyand the worldwill be forever remade. 

In M: Son of the Century, Antonio Scurati tells the story of fascism from within the mind of its founder, the man known to his followers as Il Duce. Steeped in historical detail and interspersed with period documents and sources, this masterful saga explores the seductive power of nationalism and idolatry, revealing how authoritarianism took hold and a nation bent to the will of one ruthless strongman. Provocative and resonant, M is a chilling reminder that the past is never gone, and that it holds urgent lessons for us today. 

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ID: 544608

Title: Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life

Author: Brianna Madia

Narrator: Brianna Madia

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:31:00

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Travel Tips

Summary:

Narrated by Brianna Madia

In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures traveling across the deserts of the American West in an orange van named Bertha and reflects on an unconventional approach to life

A woman defined by motion, Brianna Madia bought a beat-up bright orange van, filled it with her two dogs Bucket and Dagwood, and headed into the canyons of Utah with her husband. Nowhere for Very Long is her deeply felt, immaculately told story of explorationof the world outside and the spirit within.

However, pursuing a life of intention isnt always what it seems. In fact, at times it was downright boring, exhausting, and even desperatewhen Bertha overheated and she was forced to pull over on a lonely stretch of South Dakota highway; when the weather was bitterly cold and her water jugs froze beneath her as she slept in the parking lot of her office; when she worried about money, her marriage, and the looming question mark of her future. But Brianna was committed to living a life true to herself, come what may, and that made all the difference.

Nowhere for Very Long is the true story of a woman learning and unlearning, from backroads to breakdowns, from married to solo, and finally, from lost to found to lost again . . . this time, on purpose.

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ID: 538235

Title: Girls of Flight City: Inspired by True Events, a Novel of WWII, the Royal Air Force, and Texas

Author: Lorraine Heath

Narrator: Xe Sands

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:28:44

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

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

Summary:

Inspired by true events, a breathtaking WWII historical novel about the brave American women who trained the British Royal Air Force, by New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath.

1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isnt without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war . . . until he returns to the battles he never truly left behind.

Rhonda Monroe might not be skilled in the air but can give a trainee a wild ride in a flight simulator. Fearing little, she dares to jeopardize everything for a forbidden relationship with a charismatic airman 

Innocent and fun-loving Kitty Lovelace, Jessie's younger sister, adores dancing with these charming newcomers, realizing too late the risks they pose to her heart. 

As the war intensifies and America becomes involved, the Girls of Flight City do their part to bring a victorious end to the conflict, pouring all their energy into preparing the young cadets to take to the skies and defeat the dangers that await. And lives from both sides of the Atlantic will be forever changed by love and loss

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ID: 544603

Title: Chase Wilde Comes Home: A Wyoming Wilde Novel

Author: Jennifer Ryan

Narrator: Tim Paige

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:21:58

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Historical Romance, Mystery, Contemporary

Summary:

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan begins a brand-new series with a western set romance between a former soldier and the mother of his child. Perfect for fans of Diana Palmer, Linda Lael Miller, and BJ Daniels.

Theyre tough, tender, and sometimes tormented; theyre the Wildes of Wyoming, three brothers whose family ties are as strong as their wills.

Chase Wilde never expected to fall in love, especially with Shelby Payne. Years before, one passionate night had drawn these two lost souls together. Then Chase left on deployment with the Army, while Shelby raised their baby alone. Now hes back, a wounded warrior determined to turn his life around. Shelby knows what its like to lose everything, including her own family. So she offers him a bargain: if he can prove himself to be the man he says he is, she will let him into their daughters life...and maybe even into hers.

Chase knows it will take a lot to prove to Shelby that theres more between them than the single night they spent together. Shes everything hes ever wanted, including the voice of reason he needs to reconcile his past and be the man he wants to be for them both. But just as their lives come together, shes torn away from him by a dangerous person from her past, and saving her means saving himself . . . because he cant live without her.

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