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ID: 539936

Title: Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home

Author: Kate Mangino

Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:58:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:

From gender expert and professional facilitator Kate Mangino comes Equal Partners, an informed guide about how we can all collectively work to undo harmful gender norms and create greater household equity.

As American society shut down due to Covid, millions of women had to leave their jobs to take on full-time childcare. As the country opens back up, women continue to struggle to balance the demands of work and home life. Kate Mangino, a professional facilitator for twenty years, has written a comprehensive, practical guide for listeners and their partners about gender norms and household balance. Yes, part of our gender problem is structural, and that requires policy change. But much of our gender problem is social, and that requires us to change.

Quickly moving from diagnosis to solution, Equal Partners focuses on what we can do, everyday people living busy lives, to rewrite gender norms to support a balanced homelife so both partners have equal time for work, family, and self. Mangino adopts an interactive model, posing questions, and asking listeners to assess their situations through guided lists and talking points. Equal Partners is broad in its definition of gender and gender roles. This is an audiobook for all: straight, gay, trans, and non-binary, parents and grandparents, and friends, with the goal to help foster gender equality in listeners' homes, with their partners, family and wider community.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

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ID: 539909

Title: Project Namahana: A Novel

Author: John Teschner

Narrator: Kurt Kanazawa

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:20:28

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

John Teschner's Project Namahana is an enthralling tale of disappearances, deaths, dark secrets, and corporate evil (Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling co-author of the Agent Pendergast series).

Nothing stays hidden forever...

Two men, unified by a string of disappearances and deaths, search for answersand salvationin the jungles of Kauai. Together, they must navigate the overlapping and complicated lines between a close-knit community and the hated, but economically-necessary corporate farmsand the decades old secrets that bind them.

Project Namahana takes you from Midwestern, glass-walled, corporate offices over the Pacific and across the island of Kauai; from seemingly idyllic beaches and mountainous inland jungles to the face of Mount Namahana; all the while, exploring the question of how corporate executives could be responsible for evil things without, presumably, being evil themselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books

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ID: 539972

Title: Elsewhere: A Novel

Author: Alexis Schaitkin

Narrator: Ell Potter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:55:10

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women, Feminist Fiction

Summary:

'The audiobook narrated by Ell Potter is riveting.' -- Buzzfeed on Elsewhere

Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of Shirley Jacksons The Lottery and the imaginative depth of Margaret Atwood, Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin conjures a community in which girls become wives, wives become mothers and some of them, quite simply, disappear.

Vera grows up in a small town, removed and isolated, pressed up against the mountains, cloud-covered and damp year-round. This town, fiercely protective, brutal and unforgiving in its adherence to tradition, faces a singular affliction: some mothers vanish, disappearing into the clouds. It is the exquisite pain and intrinsic beauty of their lives; it sets them apart from people elsewhere and gives them meaning.

Vera, a young girl when her own mother went, is on the cusp of adulthood herself. As her peers begin to marry and become mothers, they speculate about who might be the first to go, each wondering about her own fate. Reveling in their gossip, they witness each other in motherhood, waiting for signs: this one devotes herself to her child too much, this one not enoughthat must surely draw the afflictions gaze. When motherhood comes for Vera, she is faced with the question: will she be able to stay and mother her beloved child, or will she disappear?

Provocative and hypnotic, Alexis Schaitkins Elsewhere is at once a spellbinding revelation and a rumination on the mysterious task of motherhood and all the ways in which a woman can lose herself to it; the self-monitoring and judgment, the doubts and unknowns, and the legacy she leaves behind.

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.

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ID: 539908

Title: Sands of Dune: Novellas from the Worlds of Dune

Author: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Narrator: Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:20:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Collected for the first time, these Dune novellas by bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson shine a light upon the darker corners of the Dune universe. Spanning space and time, Sands of Dune is essential reading for any fan of the series.

The world of Dune has shaped an entire generation of science fiction. From the sand blasted world of Arrakis, to the splendor of the imperial homeworld of Kaitain, readers have lived in a universe of treachery and wonder.

Now, these stories expand on the Dune universe, telling of the lost years of Gurney Halleck as he works with smugglers on Arrakis in a deadly gambit for revenge; inside the ranks of the Sardaukar as the child of a betrayed nobleman becomes one of the Emperors most ruthless fighters; a young firebrand Fremen woman, a guerrilla fighter against the ruthless Harkonnens, who will one day become Shadout Mapes.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

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ID: 539904

Title: Hatchet Island: A Novel

Author: Paul Doiron

Narrator: Henry Leyva

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:12:58

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

'Henry Leyva's narration shapes the story wonderfully...' -AudioFile on Hatchet Island

An eerie, windswept island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in the next thriller from bestselling author Paul Doiron.

A call for help from a former colleague leads Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch and his girlfriend Stacey Stevens on a sea kayaking trip to a research station far off the coast. Stacey spent summers interning on the island, a sanctuary for endangered seabirds, and they are shocked by the atmosphere of tension they encounter when they come ashore. The biologists are being threatened and stalked by a mysterious boatman who they suspect is trespassing on the refuge late at night. And now the sanctuarys enigmatic founder, whose mind has been slowly unraveling, has gone missing.

Camped on an islet for the night, Mike and Stacey waken to the sound of a gunshot. When they return to the refuge at dawn, their darkest fears are confirmed: two of the three researchers have been brutally murdered and the third has disappeared, along with the island skiff. Mikes quest to find the missing man leads to a nearby island owned by a world-renowned photographer and his equally brilliant wife. The inhabitants of this private kingdom quickly close ranks, and Mike increasingly comes to believe that someone in the village knows more about the killings than they dare admit.

With no one to trust and miles from shore, Mike Bowditch must stop a ruthless murderer determined to make sure a terrifying secret never sees the light of day.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

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ID: 539903

Title: Our Crooked Hearts: A Novel

Author: Melissa Albert

Narrator: Chloe Cannon, Emma Galvin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:51:44

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Summary:

Secrets. Lies. Super-bad choices. Witchcraft. This is Our Crooked Hearts, a darkly gripping contemporary fantasy from Melissa Albert, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

A riveting story that grips you like a spell until youre too deep to emerge unscathed. Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeepers Daughter

'Galvin and Cannon deftly narrate this atmospheric, twisting tale from the perspectives of Ivy and Dana respectively. Galvins youthful performance has just enough of an edge for the innocent yet sensible Ivy and her strained relationship with her mother. Cannons rich, at times rough-around-the-edges Dana perfectly encompasses both her guarded youth and her haunted but hopeful woman.'- Booklist on Our Crooked Hearts

The suburbs, right now . . .

Seventeen-year-old Ivys summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events. As the days pass, Ivy grapples with eerie offerings, corroded memories, and a secret shes always knownthat there's more to her mother than meets the eye.

The city, back then . . .

Dana has always been perceptive. And the summer she turns sixteen, with the help of her best friend and an ambitious older girl, her gifts bloom into a heady fling with the supernatural. As the trios aspirations darken, they find themselves speeding toward a violent breaking point.

Years after it began, Ivy and Dana's shared story will come down to a reckoning among a daughter, a mother, and the dark forces they never shouldve messed with.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

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ID: 539907

Title: This Vicious Grace: A Novel

Author: Emily Thiede

Narrator: Carlotta Brentan, Michael Gallagher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:13:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance

Summary:

'Riveting, passionate, and full of high stakes danger.' Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author

'This story of political intrigue, romance, and dark fantasy is elevated by Brentan's steadfast narration.'- AudioFile Magazine

Emily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, will keep listeners riveted until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more!

Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessas gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partners magic, not kill every suitor she touches.

Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the islands only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.

Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dantes dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. He holds the key to her survival and her heart, but is he the one person who can help her master her gift or destroy her once and for all?

'Remixing all the best parts of a dark fantasy and a romantic comedy, This Vicious Grace is a wonderfully fun time from start to finish, with lush, complex worldbuilding, intensely relatable characters, and relationships that are easy to root for.' Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For The Wolf

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

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ID: 539902

Title: Black Girls Left Standing

Author: Juliana Goodman

Narrator: Ariel Blake

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:43:39

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Tough Topics

Summary:

In Juliana Goodman's powerful young adult debut The Black Girls Left Standing, Beau Willet will stop at nothing to clear her sister's name.

Sixteen-year-old Beau Willet has dreams of being an artist and one day leaving the Chicago projects shes grown up in. But after her older sister, Katia, is killed by an off-duty police officer, Beau knows she has to clear her sisters name by finding the only witness to the murder; Katias no-good boyfriend, Jordan, who has gone missing. If she doesn't find him and tell the world what really happened, Katia's death will be ignored, like the deaths of so many other Black women who are wrongfully killed.

With the help of her friend, Sonnet, Beau sets up a Twitter account to gather anonymous tips. But the more that Beau finds out about her sister's death, the more danger she finds herself in. And with a new relationship developing with her childhood friend, Champion, and the struggle to keep her family together, Beau is soon in way over her head. How much is she willing to risk to clear her sister's name and make sure she's not forgotten?

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

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ID: 539915

Title: Surrounded by Narcissists: How to Effectively Recognize, Avoid, and Defend Yourself Against Toxic People (and Not Lose Your Mind) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

Author: Thomas Erikson

Narrator: David John

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:01:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-21-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Psychology

Summary:

Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series, read by David John!

Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson shares the secrets of dealing with everyday narcissists.

Are the narcissists in your life making you miserable? Are you worn out by their constant demands for attention, their absolute conviction they are right (even when theyre clearly not), their determination to do whatever they want (regardless of the impact), and their baffling need to control everyone and everything around them?

In this thought-provoking, sanity-saving audiobook, Thomas Erikson helps you understand what makes narcissists tick and, crucially, how to handle them without wearing yourself out in the process. With the help of the simple, four-color behavioral model made famous in Surrounded by Idiots, Erikson provides all the tools you need to manage not just the narcissists around you but everyday narcissistic behaviors as wellsomething that is becoming more widespread in the age of social media.

Engaging and practical, Surrounded by Narcissists will help you free yourself from the thrall of others' toxic agendas so you can pursue a happier, more fulfilling and successful life.

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ID: 539974

Title: Learning to Talk: Stories

Author: Hilary Mantel

Narrator: Anna Bentinck, Jane Collingwood, Patrick Moy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:37:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-21-22

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:

'The multiple performances in this audiobook are uniformly adept, providing listeners the disarming experience of adults unflinchingly looking back at childhood.' -AudioFile on Learning to Talk

Learning to Talk is a dazzling collection of short stories from the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy.

With a new foreword by Hilary Mantel.

In the wake of Hilary Mantels brilliant conclusion to her award-winning Wolf Hall Trilogy, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.

Sharp and funny, these drawn-from-life stories begin in the 1950s in an insular northern village scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues. For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. In King Billy Is A Gentleman, the child must come to terms with the loss of a father and the puzzle of a fading Irish heritage. Curved Is the Line of Beauty' is a story of friendship, faith, and a near-disaster in a scrap-yard. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In Third Floor Rising,' she watches, amazed, as her mother carves out a stylish new identity.

With a deceptively light touch, Mantel illuminates the poignant experiences of childhood that leave each of us forever changed.

A book of her short stories is like a little sweet treat...Mantels narrators never tell everything they know, and thats why theyre worth listening to, carefully. USA Today

Her short stories always recognize other potential realities...Even the most straightforward of Mantels tales retain a faintly otherworldly air. The Washington Post

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

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