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ID: 644995

Title: Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book

Author: Lucy Rowland

Narrator: Theo Solomon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:16:27

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

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

Summary:

A wonderfully witty take on a much-loved fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book celebrates the magic of reading and storytelling, and being kind to others.

When Ben's mum gets distracted halfway through his bedtime story, he decides to finish the tale himself. There's only one problem – he can't quite read yet. To Ben's surprise, the three little pigs come knocking on the door, and the big bad wolf isn't far behind ... But this time, will the story have a different ending?

A playful rhyming story by Lucy Rowland.

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ID: 695019

Title: Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

Author: Bts , Myeongseok Kang

Narrator: Kim Young-Gi, Park Chan-Won

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:18:34

Language: English

Release date: 07-09-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—

Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS.

After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before.

BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from before the debut of BTS to the present, their vivid voices and opinions harmonize to tell a sincere, lively, and deep story. In individual interviews that have been conducted without a camera or makeup, they illuminate their musical journey from multiple angles and discuss its significance.

BEYOND THE STORY is a remarkable archive—truly everything about BTS in one volume.

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ID: 597771

Title: Kushiel's Avatar

Author: Jacqueline Carey

Narrator: Jessica Whittaker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 31:24:36

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Romance, Romantasy

Summary:

'Rich, intricate worldbuilding meets swoonworthy romance. . . Phédre and Joscelin’s story is the beating heart of every romantasy to follow' - Olivie Blake

The triumphant conclusion to this trilogy, Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey is a sumptuous fantasy of defiance and redemption – perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Desire. Duty. Death.

Phèdre has lain with princes and pirate kings, battled a wicked temptress, and saved two nations. But Joscelin has remained her loyal swordsman throughout. Chosen to experience pain and pleasure as one, Phèdre’s nature is tortuous to them both. Yet Joscelin has never forsaken his vow: to protect and serve, even if her plans push his pledge to its limit.

For Phèdre can’t abandon her friend, Hyacinthe, who bargained with gods to spare her life. She’s long sought the key to free him from eternal servitude – even if this means her death. This now takes Phèdre and Joscelin to a distant court where madness reigns and souls are used as currency. But they’ll also find a power so mighty that none dare speak its name . . .

‘Effortlessly rich . . . with a huge cast of well-defined characters’ - Publishers Weekly

‘An emotionally charged tale seasoned with explicit scenes of love and sacrifice’ - Romantic Times

‘A savoury feast for mind and heart’ - Booklist starred review

Start the journey with Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey.

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ID: 693454

Title: Stay True: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir

Author: Hua Hsu

Narrator: Hua Hsu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:28:40

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:

A deeply moving memoir about growing up in the 90s, written in the wake of the senseless killing of a beloved friend.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir.

'A quiet, occasionally hilarious, ultimately devastating book . . . the most moving and memorable piece of autobiography I read this year.' – The Independent, 'The Ten Best Books of 2023'

'A powerful and beautifully written meditation on guilt, memory and male friendship' – The Guardian, 'Best Books of the Year'

This audio edition is soothingly read by the author, Hua Hsu.

When Hua Hsu first meets Ken in a Berkeley college dorm room, he hates him. A frat boy with terrible taste in music, Ken seems exactly like everyone else. For Hua, who makes zines and haunts indie record shops, Ken represents all that he defines himself in opposition to – the mainstream. The only thing Hua, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, and Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the US for generations, have in common is that, however they engage with it, American culture doesn’t seem to have a place for either of them.

But despite his first impressions, Hua and Ken become friends, a friendship built on late-night conversations over cigarettes, long drives along the California coast, and the successes and humiliations of everyday college life. And then violently, senselessly, Ken is gone, killed in a carjacking, not even three years after the day they first meet.

Capturing a coming-of-age cut short, and a portrait of a beautiful friendship, Stay True is an intimate memoir about growing up and moving through the world in search of meaning and belonging.

'One of the best nonfiction books about friendship ever, right up there with Patti Smith’s Just Kids' – The Atlantic

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ID: 622342

Title: Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir

Author: Shoji Morimoto

Narrator: Kevin Shen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:35:21

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Arts & Entertainment, Philosophy

Summary:

Need a rental person who does nothing?

Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. After an old boss told him that he contributed nothing and that it made no difference whether he showed up to work or not, he wondered if a person who ‘does nothing’ could still have a place in the world. With a tweet, his Rental Person service was born.

- Have a deep secret you desperately need to reveal, so deep that you can’t tell a friend or family member?

- Have you spent a long time home alone, and want to know what it’s like to have somebody with you at your apartment?

- Or for someone to simply think of you on a stressful day? Or wave to you as you leave the train station on a long journey?

Morimoto is dependable, non-judgmental and committed to remaining a stranger throughout each request, and his encounters are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology.

In Rental Person Who Does Nothing, Morimoto chronicles his extraordinary experiences in his unique line of work and reflects on how we consider relationships, jobs and family in our search for meaningful connection and purpose in life.

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ID: 640527

Title: Another Life

Author: Kristin Hannah

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:00:09

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Another Life is a powerful, moving and hopeful story of the life-changing impact of the connections we form, by the international number one bestselling author Kristin Hannah.

Angie DeSaria has spent years of her life trying to have a child. Now, her marriage has crumbled under the strain. Adrift and alone, she returns to her childhood home, a small coastal town in the Pacific Northwest, to help try and rescue the beloved, failing family business.

Lauren Ribido is a senior in high school. She dreams of an Ivy League education, escaping her hometown and her troubled mother.

When Angie hires Lauren to work at the restaurant, they form an immediate bond, which deepens when Lauren’s mother abruptly leaves town and Angie offers her a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women – one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother’s love – will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined.

'A master storyteller' Delia Owens, Author of Where the Crawdads Sing

'Utterly Compelling, Powerful and unforgettable Kristin Hannah is an exquisite storyteller.' Christy Lefteri, Author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo

'Compelling. Moving.' Karen Swan, Author of The Last Summer

'A rich, compelling novel' Kate Morton, Author of The Clockmaker's Daughter

*Published in the US as The Things We Do for Love

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ID: 640520

Title: Raven Black

Author: Ann Cleeves

Narrator: Kenny Blyth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:16:36

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories

Summary:

Introducing Inspector Jimmy Perez. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series – now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.

A remote community with a killer in their midst . . .

On New Year’s Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance . . .

The body is found close to the home of a lonely outcast and local suspicion falls firmly on him. But when Inspector Jimmy Perez insists on broadening the search for suspects, a veil of distrust and fear is thrown over the entire community. As the case develops, Perez finds himself peering deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go.

The case files of Jimmy Perez continue in White Nights, the thrilling second Shetland novel.

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ID: 689985

Title: Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food

Author: Chris van Tulleken

Narrator: Chris van Tulleken, Xand Van Tulleken

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:35:47

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Business & Economics, History, Health & Wellness, Diet & Nutrition, World, Business Development

Summary:

The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet.

It’s not you, it’s the food.

How much of our daily caloric intake comes from ingesting substances that, technically speaking, do not meet traditional definitions of “food”? Chances are, if you’re eating something that came wrapped in plastic and contains a funky ingredient you don’t have in your kitchen, it's most likely—almost definitely—ultra-processed food, or UPF. More than the principal obstacle to “eating right,” UPF has been linked to metabolic disease, depression, inflammation, anxiety, and cancer, while the production, distribution, and disposal of UPF and related products globally is known to cause devastating environmental damage. At the same time, UPF represents the dominant, nigh-unavoidable food culture for millions upon millions of eaters.

Medical doctor and broadcaster Chris van Tulleken has spent his career trying to reframe the conversation around eating right, balancing the hard (and sometimes shocking) facts about what we're putting into our bodies with empathy for the natural desire to keep eating what we like, have time for, and can afford. As he argues in this book, we are all participants in an experiment we didn't consent to, one to determine how to get us to buy as much ultra-processed food as possible. It’s not as simple as stumbling across the right diet trend, finding time to meal plan, or avoiding over-indulging in sugar, fat, or carbs or any other culprit. Nor is it a matter of individual will. It’s about learning to live in “the third age of eating”—defined by the overwhelming abundance of ultra-processed eating options—and arming yourself with the simple and not-so-simple facts that will help you make the choices that are right for you.

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ID: 611692

Title: At the Full and Change of the Moon

Author: Dionne Brand

Narrator: Angelique Lazarus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:27:51

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-23

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Black Literature, Sagas

Summary:

In 1824, on the island of Trinidad, Marie Ursule, queen of a secret society of militant slaves, plots a mass suicide—a quiet, passionate act of revolt. But she cannot bring herself to kill her small daughter, Bola, whom she smuggles away in the early dawn light. As Bola's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren spill out across the world to America, Canada and Europe, they find their lives both haunted and vindicated by the dreams and passions of their defiant ancestor. The interconnected stories of six generations of Marie Ursule's descendants form a lush, beguiling and beautifully told history of dispossession, and bring this Governor General's Award-winning writer into the front rank of the world's novelists.

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ID: 761988

Title: Jack the Ripper

Author: Victoria Lynn Morley

Narrator: Fiona Mitchell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:26:29

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, History & Culture

Summary:

I fired my second editor in 2016 after 10 years, and I asked: Why are you changing my book and putting in voices he supposedly is hearing in his head like a schizophrenic? Louise responded, Well he would have to have been crazy to carve up those women in that way. I resonated If he was a schizophrenic, then Im a schizophrenic, youve been brainwashed by social media, he was a killer!

Then I hired my third editor/proofreader, Harold Winberg, who translated technical instruction manuals into six languages. I knew he would pay close attention to details and not change, or distort the message. To understand ones psyche, as a trained psychologist I know, you have to start at the true beginning. You cant just jump into London 1888 during the Jack the Ripper murders and begin chapter 1 there because its thrilling, at first glance he would appear a deranged psychopath, at the least.

John or Jack was already a skilled horse slaughterer at age 17, he could slit the throat and sever the vocal cords of horses with a sharp knife a silent killer.

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