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| If I Live by Terri Blackstock; narrated by Kate Rudd What it is: an edge-of-your-seat Christian romantic suspense story and the final book in the If I Run series, following If I Run and If I'm Found.
Narration: Audie Award winner Kate Rudd returns to finish the series, having previously lent her voice to If I'm Found. |
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The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang; narrated by Carly Robins
What it is: A wonderfully sweet and erotic romance featuring an autistic heroine who hires a hot male escort to teach her how to enjoy sex, but learns so much more.
High Demand: This Library Reads picks has garnered much praise from librarians and critics.
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Florida
by Lauren Groff; narrated by Lauren Groff
What is is: Florida: a place of storms, snakes, and sinkholes, and so much more. Lauren Groff explores a different side of her adopted home state in this collection of stories.
Narration: Groff herself narrates this collection of stories.
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Calypso
by David Sedaris; narrated by David Sedaris
What it's about: David Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk, and also Sedaris' darkest and warmest book yet.
Narration: There is no better way to experience David Sedaris than to hear him read his own stories.
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Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje; narrated by Steve West
What it is about: In 1945, fourteen-year-old Nathaniel and his older sister Rachel stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a figure they suspect might be a criminal.
Narration: The story is well read by veteran narrator Steve West.
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| Varina by Charles Frazier; narrated by Molly ParkerWhat it’s about: Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War, learns that her marriage of security and comfort comes at a steep price.
Narration: Actress Molly Parker's Southern accent and gentle cadence convey the novel's atmospheric, lyrical tone. |
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| Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First... by Robert Kurson; narrated by Ray PorterWhat it is: an exhilarating account of the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon and the three astronauts who risked their lives to complete the mission, portrayed with dramatic storytelling flourish.
Narration: Ray Porter alternates his pacing, slowing down his narration to explain technical concepts, and speeding it up to highlight the mission's risky thrills. |
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| Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser; narrated by Erin BennettWhat it's about: A friendly night around a neighborhood fire pit ends in mystery when one guest and her children go missing. Her soon-to-be ex-husband is quickly placed under police scrutiny, while her neighbors struggle to understand what clues they missed.
Narration: Erin Bennett's dramatic reading heightens the tension in this engrossing slow-burn novel. |
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Contact your librarian for more great audiobooks!
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