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ID: 630053

Title: to Z Animal Mysteries #1: The Absent Alpacas

Author: Kayla Whaley, Ron Roy

Narrator: Keylor Leigh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:42:03

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Young clue hunters Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia sniff out the mystery behind a group of missing alpacas. Inspired by Ron Roy's beloved A to Z Mysteries series, this spin-off is perfect for budding young chapter-book readers--and future detectives!

A is for ALPACAS . . .

It's time for the alpaca costume contest, and Abigail 'Abbi' Wallace is excited to see it at the Maine State Fair. But there’s only one alpaca left—the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this mystery!

DON'T MISS the original A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy, starting with The Absent Author!

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ID: 620377

Title: Kiss Me, Mi Amor

Author: Alana Quintana Albertson

Narrator: Christophe Landa, Vanessa Vasquez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:31:59

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Rom-Com, Multicultural & Interracial

Summary:

It turns out that a fake relationship is the perfect recipe for a love that sizzles hotter than Santa Barbara’s spiciest salsa—when it’s between enemies.…

Enrique Montez, smooth-talking heir to the Taco King empire, is man enough to admit that he made a critical error when he underestimated Carolina Flores. The agricultural hotshot should have been an easy conquest—who would turn down the chance to partner with California’s largest fast-food chain? But instead of signing her name on the dotted line, Carolina has Enrique eating out of the palm of her hand, and when fate steps in with an unexpected opportunity, Enrique is willing to do whatever it takes to capture her heart.

Growing up as the daughter of farmworkers, Carolina spent her youth picking strawberries in the fields of Santa Maria and vowing to improve the lives of people like her parents. Now, as one of only a few Latina farm owners, she has no time for romance and she’s certainly not about to let the notorious Montez brother anywhere near her business—even if just being near Enrique makes her skin tingle.

But she is willing to let him help get her overinvolved family off her back. When Carolina’s father and her lovelorn sisters mistake Enrique for her (nonexistent) boyfriend, she reluctantly agrees to a series of pretend dates to their town’s traditional Mexican-American holiday celebrations. Soon the fake feelings turn real and both Carolina and Enrique must convince each other to take a chance on love before their vacation romance is over.

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ID: 630055

Title: She Persisted: Bethany Hamilton

Author: Chelsea Clinton, Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Narrator: Chelsea Clinton, Kelli Garland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:43:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Biography & Memoir, Health & Family

Summary:

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Bethany Hamilton!

Bethany Hamilton learned to surf when she was three years old, and she joined—and won—many surfing competitions as a child. When she was thirteen, while she was surfing one morning, a shark suddenly attacked her and bit off her left arm. Through hard work, courage, and faith, Bethany persisted and went on to reach her dream of becoming a professional surfer. Along the way, she used her experience to provide inspiration and comfort to surfers and non-surfers alike.

In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Maryann Cocca-Leffler, listeners learn about the amazing life of Bethany Hamilton--and how she persisted. 

Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton and a list of ways that readers can follow in Bethany Hamilton's footsteps and make a difference! A perfect choice for kids who love learning and teachers who want to bring inspiring women into their curriculum.

And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Harriet Tubman, Marian Anderson, Oprah Winfrey, Ruby Bridges, and more!

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ID: 640537

Title: Starve Acre: A Novel

Author: Andrew Michael Hurley

Narrator: Richard Burnip

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:48:36

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Literary Fiction, Paranormal

Summary:

An atmospheric and unsettling story of the depths of grief found in an ancient farm in northern England—now a major motion picture starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.

The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to.

Starve Acre is a devastating novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller The Loney. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.

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ID: 640534

Title: Light Room

Author: Kate Zambreno

Narrator: Kate Zambreno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:32:12

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Health & Wellness, Parenting, Literary Criticism

Summary:

“Kate Zambreno has invented a new form. It is a kind of absolute present, real life captured in closeup.“  —Annie Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 

From “one of our most formally ambitious writers” (Esquire), a moving account of caretaking in a time of uncertainty and loss

In The Light Room, Zambreno offers her most profound and affecting work yet: a candid chronicle of life as a mother of two young daughters in a moment of profound uncertainty about public health, climate change, and the future we can expect for our children. Moving through the seasons, returning often to parks and green spaces, Zambreno captures the isolation and exhaustion of being home with a baby and a small child, but also small and transcendent moments of beauty and joy. Inspired by writers and artists ranging from Natalia Ginzburg to Joseph Cornell, Yūko Tsushima to Bernadette Mayer, Etel Adnan to David Wojnarowicz, The Light Room represents an impassioned appreciation of community and the commons, and an ecstatic engagement with the living world.

How will our memories, and our children’s, be affected by this time of profound disconnection? What does it mean to bring new life, and new work, into this moment of precarity and crisis? In The Light Room, Kate Zambreno offers a vision of how to live in ways that move away from disenchantment, and toward light and possibility.

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ID: 628929

Title: Business or Pleasure

Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon

Narrator: Hathaway Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:03:49

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Rom-Com, New Adult, Contemporary Women

Summary:

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' BEST ROMANCES OF THE YEAR!

'Intimate and unflinching.'—New York Times

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

An Indie Next Pick

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick

One of Amazon's Best Romances of July

Named a Most Anticipated Summer Read by Buzzfeed, Glamour, Town & Country, BookRiot, and more!

A ghostwriter and a struggling actor help each other on the page and in the bedroom in this steamy romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Talk.

 

Chandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in 'ghostwriter' until she attends a signing for a book she wrote—and the author doesn’t even recognize her. The evening turns more promising when she meets a charming man at the bar and immediately connects with him. But when all their sexual tension culminates in a spectacularly awkward hookup, she decides this is one night better off forgotten.

 

Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Her next project is ghostwriting a memoir for Finn Walsh, a C-list actor best known for playing a lovable nerd on a cult classic werewolf show who now makes a living appearing at fan conventions across the country. Chandler knows him better from their one-night stand of hilarious mishaps.

 

Chandler’s determined to keep their partnership as professional as possible, but when she admits to Finn their night together wasn’t as mind-blowing as he thought it was, he’s distraught. He intrigues her enough that they strike a deal: when they’re not working on his book, Chandler will school Finn in the art of satisfaction. As they grow closer both in and out of the bedroom, they must figure out which is more important, business or pleasure—or if there's a way for them to have both.

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ID: 650626

Title: It's Showtime, Kavi

Author: Varsha Bajaj

Narrator: Priya Ayyar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

Kavi Sharma loves singing and dancing, so when her middle school announces a musical revue, she and her friends Sophie and Pari decide to perform a dance together. If only they could agree on what dance style to do! Soon, all Kavi can think about is the revue, and her schoolwork starts to slip, which has never happened to her before. Kavi's little brother Rishi says she has a bad case of 'Broadwayitis.' Can she find a way to stay on top of on her schoolwork and get her dance moves down before the curtain goes up?

Kavi's singing practice pays off when she's cast in the spring musical. Will this be her stepping stone to Broadway stardom? When an unexpected event threatens the performance, Kavi knows one thing for certain: The show must go on!

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ID: 640536

Title: Wanderlust

Author: Elle Everhart

Narrator: Olivia Dowd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:18:07

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Rom-Com, Contemporary Women

Summary:

People We Meet on Vacation meets The Unhoneymooners in this sparkling debut romantic comedy about two near strangers—and complete opposites—who win a radio contest for a trip around the world.

Love's about to take flight. 

Feeling stuck at work and tired of London’s dreary weather, magazine writer Dylan Coughlan impulsively rings a radio station one day only to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. The catch? Her travel partner must be a contact randomly selected on her phone. And of course this stressful game of contact roulette lands on a number listed only as Jack the Posho, an uptight, unbearably posh guy she met on a night out and accidentally ghosted.

The two couldn’t be more different, and as the trip kicks off, Jack seems like he’d sooner fling himself into the sun than have a conversation with Dylan. But more is hinging on this trip than the chance to see the world. For the past two years, Dylan’s been relegated to writing quizzes (and only quizzes) at her lifestyle magazine after an article about her past abortion went viral—and not in the good way. If she’s able to make a series about their trip successful, her overbearing boss will give her a chance at a permanent column. Dylan’s willing to do anything to make the series a hit, even if it means embellishing her and Jack’s relationship to satisfy readers. But as the column’s popularity grows, so does the bond between Dylan and Jack, and Dylan is forced to consider if the one thing she thought she always wanted is worth the price she'll have to pay to get there.

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ID: 640535

Title: Our Hospital

Author: Samuel Shem

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:10:46

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Satire

Summary:

In this sequel to The House of God and Man's 4th Best Hospital, Dr. Roy Basch returns to his economically depressed hometown in upstate New York to help the struggling hospital battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the money-driven bureaucracy.

After the tragic climax of Man's 4th Best Hospital, four doctors have left practicing medicine. But with COVID-19 sweeping the country, they come together to help the small town of Columbia, New York. The doctors and nurses are buckling as they battle both a raging pandemic and the financial woes facing small hospitals everywhere. But no matter what's happening in the world, babies are born, people fall in love, and doctors will do anything to save their patients.

Our Hospital reveals the daily struggle of fighting a pandemic and its personal impact on healthcare workers young and old, who are terrified, exhausted...and determined, somehow, to prevail.

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ID: 667203

Title: I'd Rather Not

Author: Robert Skinner

Narrator: Robert Skinner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:58:31

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-23

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Essays & Memoirs, General Comedy

Summary:

From one of Australia's most wryly funny writers comes an original and utterly hilarious memoir of reaching for the stars while lying in a ditch.

Quiet Quitting. The Great Resignation.

Sometimes a literary sensibility catches the spirit of the times. In I'd Rather Not, Robert Skinner has it all covered. This wonderful audiobook of adventures (and misadventures) in theart of living is wryly subversive and constantly hilarious. It is about work, escape and that something more we all need.

'I was sleeping in what might reasonably be described as a ditch, though I tried not tothink of it in those terms for morale reasons ...'

Robert Skinner arrives in the city, searching for a richer life. Things begin badly and then, surprisingly, get slightly worse. Pretty soon he's sleeping rough and trying to run a literary magazine out of a dog park. His quest for meaning keeps being thwarted, by gainful employment, beagles, house parties, ill-advised love affairs, camel trips and bureaucratic entanglements.

I'd Rather Not is a deeply funny book of light and shade, triumph and misadventure,where the wisdom is hard-won and promptly forgotten. Yet even when his ventures fail, Robert Skinner succeeds, always, in delighting listeners.

For fans of Sloane C rosley, Andrew Sean Greer, Nathan Fielder and David Sedaris.

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