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ID: 692712

Title: What Happened to Nina?: A Novel

Author: Dervla McTiernan

Narrator: George Newbern, Jenna Lamia, Kristen Sieh, Lisa Flanagan, Preston Butler Iii, Robert Petkoff, Stacey Glemboski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:50:30

Language: English

Release date: 03-26-24

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Psychological

Summary:

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families at war.

Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his familys cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA?

Nobody knows. Simons explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesnt add up. Ninas parents push the police for answers, and Simons parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign.

HOW FAR WILL HIS FAMILY GO TO KEEP HIM SAFE?

Soon, facts are lost in a swirl of accusation and counter-accusation. Everyone chooses a side, and the story goes viral, fueled by armchair investigators and wild conspiracy theories and illustrated with pretty pictures taken from Ninas social media accounts. Journalists descend on their small Vermont town, followed by a few obsessive ''fans.''

HOW FAR WILL HER FAMILY GO TO GET TO THE TRUTH?

Ninas family is under siege, but they never lose sight of the only thing that really matters finding their daughter. Out-gunned by Simons wealthy, powerful family, Ninas parents recognize that if playing by the rules wont get them anywhere, its time to break them.

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ID: 568054

Title: Sleeping Giants: A Novel

Author: Rene Denfeld

Narrator: Alex Hyde-White

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:09:15

Language: English

Release date: 03-26-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Legal Thriller

Summary:

Rene Denfeld reminds us that storytelling remains one of the most powerful means we have of confronting our darkest human impulses, and sometimes overcoming them.Washington Post

From the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted, a compelling and poignant story of sibling bonds, monsters masquerading as caretakers, terrifying secrets, and the power of love to right even the most egregious wrongs.

Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death.

For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman, Amanda has always felt distanced from the world around her. Her brain works differently from others, leaving her feeling set apart. Her one true companion is the orphaned polar bear she cares for working at the zoo. By getting to know her birth family, she hopes to understand more about herself. 

Retired police officer Larry Palmer is a widower with nothing but time and in need of a purpose. He offers to help Amanda find answers. The search leads to shocking and heartbreaking discoveries. Dennis Owen had been a forgotten foster child abandoned to a home for disturbed boys off the coast. As Amanda and Larry dig deeper into the past, the two stumble upon decades of cruelty and hidden crimesincluding a barbaric treatment still used today.

Told in Rene Denfelds inimitable style, Sleeping Giants is an enthralling and heartbreaking novel that burrows deep in the heart and will leave no reader untouched.

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ID: 695267

Title: Broken: Transforming Child Protective ServicesNotes of a Former Caseworker

Author: Jessica Pryce

Narrator: Deanna Anthony

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:10:34

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Social Science, Public Policy

Summary:

Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworkers searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare systemfrom foster care to incarcerationthat exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.

Dr. Jessica Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and, in this long overdue book, breaks it down from the inside out, sharing her professional journey and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women impacted by the system. It is a groundbreaking and eye-opening confrontation of the inherent and systemic racism deeply entrenched within the child welfare system.

Pryce started her social work career with an internship where she was committed to helping keep children safe. In the book, she walks alongside her close friends and even her family as they navigate the system, while sharing her own reckoning with the requirements of her job and her role in the systemic harm. Through poignant narratives and introspection, readers witness the harrowing effects of a well-intentioned workforce that has lost its way, demonstrating how separations are often not in a childs best interests.

With a renewed commitment to strengthening families in her role as activist, Pryce invites the child welfare workforce to embark on a journey of self-reflection and radical growth. At once a framework for transforming child protective services and an intimate, stunning first-hand account of the system as it currently operates, Broken takes everyday scenarios as its focus rather than extreme child welfare cases, challenging readers to critically examine their own mindsets and biases in order to reimagine how we help families in need.

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ID: 695268

Title: Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

Author: Venki Ramakrishnan

Narrator: John Moraitis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:51:44

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Biology & Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science

Summary:

''Utterly fascinating.'' Bill Bryson

''An incredible journey.'' Siddhartha Mukherjee

A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortalityfrom Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan

The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. One of the most difficult moments of childhood must be when each of us first realizes that not only we but all our loved ones will dieand there is nothing we can do about it.

Or at least, there hasnt been. Today, we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in understanding why we ageand why some species live longer than others. Could we eventually cheat disease and death and live for a very long time, possibly many times our current lifespan?

Venki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and former president of the Royal Society, takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology, asking whether we must be mortal. Covering the recent breakthroughs in scientific research, he examines the cutting edge of efforts to extend lifespan by altering our physiology. But might death serve a necessary biological purpose? What are the social and ethical costs of attempting to live forever?

Why We Die is a narrative of uncommon insight and beauty from one of our leading public intellectuals.

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ID: 643316

Title: Watch Where They Hide: A Jordan Manning Novel

Author: Tamron Hall

Narrator: Susan Dalian

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:11:34

Language: English

Release date: 03-12-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Black Literature

Summary:

From Emmy Award winner Tamron Hall comes an edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring journalist Jordan Manning as she delves into the case of a mother in danger and uncovers a dangerous web of secrets that could lead right to the missing womanor put Jordan in the crosshairs of her abductors.

With Jordan Manning, Tamron Hall has given us a smart, empathetic heroine to cheer on for years to come.  Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author

After dropping her child off at preschool, Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, disappears. She had recently left her verbally abusive husband in rural Indiana and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who simply cant believe that her sister would ever willingly vanish without her children. But with limited support from the towns police department or media resources, Shelly fears that Marlas disappearance wont get the attention it deserves, or worse, will go unsolved. So, several weeks after filing a missing persons report, she reaches out to TV journalist Jordan Manning for help.

After her investigative and reporting skills helped solve multiple murders, Jordan Mannings career in the newsroom is on the rise. She has gained a reputation as more than your typical news reporter: a fixer with a vigilante edge, dogged and undeterred to seek the truth. But even with this new status, Jordan still feels pressure to prove herself as a young Black professional. When Shelly reaches out, she feels compelled to do all she can to find Marla.

Jordans search twists and turns in ways she could never have imagined, illuminating scandals and secrets that place her own life in grave danger. 

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ID: 693854

Title: Hedgewitch of Foxhall

Author: Anna Bright

Narrator: Alister Austin, Fiona Hardingham, James Meunier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:00:27

Language: English

Release date: 03-12-24

Publisher: HarperTeen

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance

Summary:

In this gorgeous stand-alone cozy fantasy romance perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Allison Saft, a rebellious witch undertakes a last-ditch quest to restore magic to medieval Walesas two princes vie for her heart.

Magic is fading from Waleschoked off by King Offas Dyke, the enemy earthworks that spans the entire border. Even the dragons have disappeared. And now an attack is imminent.

Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when their father promises the crown to whichever son can destroy the dyke and restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry.

Ffion works hedgewitch magic for poor folk, not princes. Unlike the power-hungry Foxhall coven, she uses only what nature can spare. But when the covens greed costs Ffion everything, she will need power beyond her wildest dreams to get back what shes lost.

So when Prince Taliesin arrives, begrudgingly seeking a witchs aid, Ffion agrees to help himeven if it means walking from one end of Wales to the other with the most useless peacock shes ever clapped eyes on. Even if it means striking a bargain with Dafydd behind Tals back. The fate of Wales depends on their quest . . . and so might the fate of Ffions heart.

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ID: 616801

Title: I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays

Author: Michael Arceneaux

Narrator: Michael Arceneaux

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:55:18

Language: English

Release date: 03-12-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science, General Comedy

Summary:

''Very good writers have an ability to make you understand what they're feeling. But the very best writers have an ability to make you understand what you're feeling. And that's where Michael Arceneaux sits, and that's what he does in this new book. It's like he's crawling around inside your head opening file cabinets and telling you what the gibberish you've scribbled on each page in each file means. What a great, fun read.''Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author

New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux returns with a hilarious collection of essays about making your voice heard in an increasingly noisy and chaotic world.

In his books I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't Want to Die Poor, Michael Arceneaux established himself as one of the most beloved and entertaining writers of his generation, touching upon such hot-button topics as race, class, sexuality, labor, debt, and, of course, paying homage to the power and wisdom of Beyoncé. In this collection, Arceneaux takes stock of how far he has traveledand how much ground he still has to cover in this patriarchal, heteronormative society. He explores the opportunities afforded to Black creatives but also the doors that remain shut or ever-so-slightly ajar; the confounding challenges of dating in a time when social media has made everything both more accessible and more unreliable; and the allure of returning home while still pushing yourself to seek opportunity elsewhere.

I Finally Bought Some Jordans is both a corrective to, and a balm for, these troubling times, revealing a sharply funny and keen-eyed storyteller working at the height of his craft.

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ID: 692718

Title: Kyra, Just for Today

Author: Sara Zarr

Narrator: Caitlin Kelly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:28:42

Language: English

Release date: 03-05-24

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Kids, Health & Family

Summary:

From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a gorgeously crafted and deeply personal story about a young girl, her alcoholic mother, and the hope that ties them together.

Krya has always felt like shes a bit too much. Too tall. Too loud. Too earnest. But shes okay with that, because shes got her mom. Ever since Mom got sober about five years ago, she and Kyra have always been there for each othersomething Kyra is thankful for every week when she attends her group meetings with other kids of alcoholics. When Mom is managing her cleaning business and Kyra is taking care of things at home, maybe, she thinks, shes not too much. Maybe, shes just enough.

Then seventh grade starts, and everything Kyra used to be able to count on feels unsure. Kyras best friend, Lu, is hanging out with eighth graders, and Mom is unusually distant. When Mom starts missing work, sleeping in, and forgetting things, Kyra doesnt dare say relapse.'' But soon not saying that word means not saying anything at allto Lu or to her support group. And when Kyra suspects that her worst fears might be real, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all.

With sensitivity and candor, acclaimed author Sara Zarr tells a heartfelt, personal story about finding hope in even the most difficult places, and love in even the most complicated relationships.

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ID: 589910

Title: Waiting for the Monsoon

Author: Rod Nordland

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:30:38

Language: English

Release date: 03-05-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, History & Culture

Summary:

A legendary New York Times war correspondent delivers his unforgettable final dispatch: a deeply moving meditation on life inspired by his sudden battle with terminal brain cancer.

For thirty years, Rod Nordland shadowed death. As one of his generation's preeminent war correspondents, he reported in over 150 countries, many of which were in violent upheaval, and was no stranger to witnessing tragedy. But in summer 2019, during the height of Indias erratic monsoon season, Nordland was suddenly faced with a tragedy of his own: he collapsed in the middle of a morning jog, was rushed to the hospital, and diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor.

After decades chasing conflicts across the globe, Nordland, now confined to a hospital bed, found the strength to face more personal conflicts. He reconnected with his estranged children and became closer with them than he ever thought possible. He repaired a friendship with a best friend that had been broken for twenty years. The arrogance and certitude that dominated his every action was replaced by a lucid sense of humility and generosity that persisted even after he left the hospital. Norlands tragedy became, in his own words, a gift that has enriched my life.  

Waiting for the Monsoon is the exemplary story of confronting death with both eyes open, and of the human capacity to persevere even in the most difficult of times. With tremendous clarity, grace, and courage, Nordland has delivered a powerful final assignment, revealing how facing the unknown can transform experience and change our relationship to the world around us. 

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ID: 681589

Title: Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans

Author: Peter Schweizer

Narrator: Charles Constant

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:43:10

Language: English

Release date: 02-27-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: American Politics, Political Ideologies

Summary:

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Its often said that China is in a cold war with America. The reality is far worse: the war is hot, and the body count is one-sided.

China is killing Americans and working aggressively to maximize the carnage while our leaders remain passive and, in some cases, compliant. Why?

If anyone could crack the code, its the renowned nonpartisan investigator Peter Schweizer. Schweizers previous three number one New York Times bestsellers sent shock waves through official Washington, sparking FBI investigations and congressional probes that continue to this day.

For Blood Money, Schweizer and his team of forensic investigators spent more than two years scouring a trove of restricted Chinese military documents, data-mining a mountain of American financial records, and tracking US political leaders investments and family businesses. Schweizer unloads bombshell after bombshell, exposing the Chinese Communist Partys covert operations in the American drug trade, social justice movement, and medical establishment to sow chaos and decadence in the United States.

A towering achievement of investigative journalism, Blood Money is one of those rare books that makes you clearly see the world anew.

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