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ID: 501820

Title: Thornlight

Author: Claire Legrand

Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:42:51

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

Magical.Kirkus Reviews

Resourceful twin sisters and a desperate queen must find a new source of magic to stop their kingdom from being consumed by darkness. This classic fantasy-adventure from bestselling author Claire Legrand is full of twists, turns, and unforgettable moments. Thornlight is a must-have for fans of Tahereh Mafi and Diana Wynne Jones.

A stand-alone companion to the acclaimed Foxheart.

Centuries and centuries ago, the Vale was split in two in a war between witches. Ever since, an evil darkness has been climbing, climbing, climbing out of the Break, infecting everything it touches. The people of the Vale fight it with discs made of lightningand with an ancient spell. Brier Skystone is the youngest, most talented lightning harvester the Vales ever seen. Her twin sister, Thorn, is a sensitive artist whos braver than even she knows. And young Queen Celestyna Hightower is determined to be Mender of the Break, the last of her family to bear the weight of anchoring the spellwhich is really more of a curse.

As the darkness keeps coming, these three girls will each undertake their own perilous journeys to try to save their homeand each quest reveals an electrifying surprise. Perhaps theyve been fighting the wrong monster all along.

New York Timesbestselling author Claire Legrand creates an intricate and layered world full of unicorns, witches, mistbirds, grifflets, and unlikely heroeswith an appearance by the legendary witch Quicksilver Foxheart. This stand-alone companion to Foxheart explores what it means to be brave, and the destructive force of war on nature and community

Fast-paced, memorable, and surprising, Thornlight is a perfect introduction to Claire Legrands work and will appeal to fans of Kelly Barnhill and Jessica Townsend.

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ID: 430515

Title: World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

Author: Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever

Narrator: Bill Buford, Christopher Bourdain, Claude Tayag, Jen Agg, Laurie Woolever, Matt Walsh, Nari Kye, Shep Gordon, Steve Albini, Vidya Balachander

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:12:22

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Essays & Travelogues, History & Culture, Travel Tips

Summary:

A guide to some of the worlds most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzanias utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Omans Empty Quarterand many places beyond.

In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite placesin his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable.

Supplementing Bourdains words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher; a guide to Chicagos best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini.

For veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain.

The audiobook is read by Laurie Woolever, Shep Gordon, Christopher Bourdain, Jen Agg, Matt Walsh, Bill Buford, Claude Tayag, Nari Kye, Vidya Balachander, and Steve Albini.

Copyright 2021 by Anthony M. Bourdain Trust UW; A Childs View of Paris (1966), Revisiting New Jersey, and  Uruguay Dreamin copyright 2020 by Christopher Bourdain; published with permission of Christopher Bourdain

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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ID: 499007

Title: And Now I Spill the Family Secrets: A Memoir

Author: Margaret Kimball

Narrator: Eileen Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:39:46

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Graphic Novels

Summary:

In the spirit of Alison Bechdels Fun Home and Roz Chasts Cant We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Margaret Kimballs AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy. 

In 1988, when Kimball is only four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mothers Dayand this becomes one of many things Kimballs family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades.

Using old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhoodher mothers bipolar disorder, her grandmothers institutionalization, and her brothers increasing strugglesin an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family.

Both a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together.

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ID: 413765

Title: Man Who Lived Underground

Author: Richard Wright

Narrator: Ethan Herisse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:45:12

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: Caedmon

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary Fiction

Summary:

New York Times Bestseller One of the Best Books of the Year by Time magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, and Esquire, and one of Oprahs 15 Favorite Books of the Year

Read by actor Ethan Herisse

From the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy, the novel he was unable to publish during his lifetimean explosive story of racism, injustice, brutality, and survival. ''Not just Wright's masterwork, but also a milestone in African American literature . . . One of those indispensable works that reminds all its readers that, whether we are in the flow of life or somehow separated from it, above- or belowground, we are all human.'' (Gene Seymour, CNN.com)

The Man Who Lived Underground reminds us that any greatest writers of the 20th century list that doesnt start and end with Richard Wright is laughable. It might very well be Wrights most brilliantly crafted, and ominously foretelling, book.Kiese Laymon

Fred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the citys sewer system.

This is the devastating premise of Richard Wright's scorching novel, The Man Who Lived Underground, written between his landmark books Native Son (1940) and Black Boy (1945), at the height of his creative powers. Now, for the first time, by special arrangement between the Library of America and the authors estate, the full text of the work that meant more to Wright than any other (I have never written anything in my life that stemmed more from sheer inspiration) is published in the form that he intended, complete with his companion essay, Memories of My Grandmother. Malcolm Wright, the authors grandson, contributes an afterword.

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ID: 503204

Title: No Sleep Till Wonderland: A Novel

Author: Paul Tremblay

Narrator: Pete Simonelli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:13:25

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

Narcoleptic Southie PI Mark Genevich returns in this sequel to The Little Sleep from the Bram Stoker Awardwinning author of Survivor Song and The Cabin at the End of the World.

Like most private eyes, Mark Genevich is something of a lone wolf. So group therapy isnt a great fit. But his landlord/mother is convinced it will help his narcolepsyignoring the fact that his disorder is a physical condition. Truth is, he has the time. Its been a year and a half since his last big case, or any case.

Its never a wise choice to go on a two-day bender with someone you meet in group therapy, but theres something about Gus that intrigues Genevich. And when his new drinking buddy asks him to protect a female friend whos being stalked, the PI finally has a case. 

Unfortunately, hes about to sleepwalk right into a very real nightmare. Before long hes a suspect in an arson investigation and running afoul of everyone from the cops to a litigious lawyer and a bouncer with anger management issues. Genevich must keep his wits about himalways a challenge for a detective prone to unexpected blackouts and hallucinationsto solve the crime and live to show up at his next therapy session.

In Paul Tremblays follow-up to The Little Sleep, unreliable narrator Mark Genevich once again leads readers on a surreal and suspenseful wild ride through the mean streets of South Boston and his own dreamlike reality.

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ID: 394076

Title: Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations

Author: Jonny Sun

Narrator: Jonny Sun

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:42:40

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Essays & Anthologies

Summary:

The wonderfully original author of Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too gives us a collection of touching and hilarious personal essays, stories, poemscovering topics such as mental health, happiness, and what it means to belong.

Jonny Sun is back with a collection of essays and other writings in his unique, funny, and heartfelt style. The pieces range from long meditations on topics like loneliness and being an outsider, to short humor pieces, conversations, and memorable one-liners.

Jonny's honest writings about his struggles with feeling productive, as well as his difficulties with anxiety and depression will connect deeply with his fans as well as anyone attempting to create in our chaotic world.    

It also features a recipe for scrambled eggs that might make you cry.

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ID: 435890

Title: It Happened One Autumn: The Wallflowers, Book 2

Author: Lisa Kleypas

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:10:38

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

Headstrong American heiress Lillian Bowman has come to England to find an aristocratic husband. Unfortunately, no man is strong enough to tame the stubborn beauty's fierce will. Except, perhaps, the powerful and arrogant Earl of Westcliffa man Lillian despises more than anyone she's ever met.

Marcus, Lord Westcliff, is famous for his icy English reserve and his supreme self-control. But something about the audacious Lillian drives him mad. Whenever they're in the same room, they can't stop themselves from battling furiously to gain the upper hand.

Then one afternoon, a stunningly sensuous encounter changes everything . . . and Lillian discovers that beneath the earl's reserved façade, he is the passionate and tender lover of her dreams. What neither Westcliff nor Lillian suspect, however, is that a sinister conspiracy threatens to destroy any chance of happiness. After a shocking betrayal endangers Lillian's safetyand possibly her lifewill Marcus be able to save her before it's too late?

This edition of It Happened One Autumn contains an altered version of the content that appeared in the original 2005 edition.

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ID: 500580

Title: Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

Author: Bolu Babalola

Narrator: Ajjaz Awad, Bolu Babalola, Nneka Okoye, Olukemi Babalola

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:10:07

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, General, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

''Love stories by and about marginalized women . . . The heroines are strong and sure . . . Babalolas writing shines. New York Times Book Review

''Absolutely intoxicating.'' Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue and One Last Stop

A vibrant debut collection of love stories from the bestselling author of Honey and Spice, retelling myths, folktales, and histories from around the world.

A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, longs to be truly seen. A young businesswoman attempts a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life. A powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether she should uphold her familys politics or be true to her heart.

In her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from long-erased places.

With an eye towards decolonizing tropes inherent in our favorite tales of love, Babalola has created captivating stories that traverse across perspectives, continents, and genres. Love in Color is a celebration of romance in all its many splendid forms.

I am in love with every single word Bolu Babalola has written. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully. Candice Carty-Williams, international bestselling author of Queenie

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ID: 493463

Title: Stargazer: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel

Author: Anne Hillerman

Narrator: Darrell Dennis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:20:01

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction, Police Stories, Multicultural & Interracial

Summary:

Dont miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!  

Murder, deception, Navajo tradition, and the stars collide in this enthralling entry in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillermans Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, set amid the beautiful landscape of the American Southwest.

What begins as a typical day for Officer Bernadette Manuelitoserving a bench warrant, dealing with a herd of cattle obstructing traffic, and stumbling across a crime scenetakes an unexpected twist when shes called to help find an old friend. Years ago, Bernie and Maya were roommates, but time and Mayas struggles with addiction drove them apart. Now Mayas brother asks Bernie to find out what happened to his sister.

Tracing Mayas whereabouts, Bernie learns that her old friend had confessed to the murder of her estranged husband, a prominent astronomer. But the details dont align. Suspicious, Bernie takes a closer look at the case only to find that nothing is as it seems. Uncovering new information about the astronomers work leads Bernie to a remote spot on the Navajo Nation and a calculating killer.

The investigation causes an unexpected rift with her husband and new acting boss, Jim Chee, whos sure Bernies headed for trouble. While shes caught between present and past, Chee is at a crossroads of his own. Burdened with new responsibilities he didnt ask for and doesnt want, he must decide what the future holds for him and act accordingly. 

Can their mentor Joe Leaphorna man also looking at the past for answers to the futureprovide the guidance both Bernie and Chee need? And will the Navajo heroes that stud the starry sky help them find justiceand the truth they seek?

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ID: 500913

Title: Yorick and Bones

Author: Hermione Tankard, Jeremy Tankard

Narrator: Alister Austin, Gary Furlong, Joel Froomkin, Maxwell Glick, Morag Sims

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:32:49

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-21

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Health & Family, Comics & Graphic Novels

Summary:

An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from authors Jeremy and Hermione Tankard, performed by Gary Furlong, Maxwell Glick, Morag Sims, Alister Austin, Joel Froomkin, and featuring a full sound design!

Yorick is a skeleton who was just dug up after a few hundred years of sleep. He speaks like it too. Forsooth, my joy, I barely can contain!

Bones is the hungry dog who did the digging. Though he cannot speak, he can chomp.

What will become of these two unlikely companions? Will Yorick ever find the friend he seeks? Will Bones ever find a tasty treat that does not talk back?

The course of true friendship never did run smooth.

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