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| The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi; narrated by Steve West and Sura SiuWhat happens: The unnamed narrator weds mysterious heiress Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada and accompanies his new bride to her family's estate, the House of Dreams, where he ignores her instructions not to delve into her past.
Narration: Steve West and Sura Siu trade narrative duties in this atmospheric gothic fantasy. |
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| The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa; narrated by Edoardo BalleriniWhat it is: a sweeping, character-driven family saga about sacrifice, separation, and survival set in post-Jazz Age Berlin and Revolution era Cuba.
Narration: Edoardo Ballerini earned an AudioFile Earphones Award for his compelling and emotionally resonant narration. |
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| VenCo by Cherie Dimaline; narrated by Michelle St. JohnIntroducing: Lucky St. James, a young Métis woman who lives with her grandmother in Toronto, and has no idea she's a witch -- until her chance discovery of a silver spoon in a secret passageway leads her to VenCo, a corporate entity that serves as a front for a coven.
Narration: Wampanoag narrator Michelle St. John expertly juggles multiple characters' perspectives in this world-building urban fantasy. |
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| Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni; narrated by Sneha MathanStarring: sisters Deepa, Priya, and Jamini, whose sheltered lives are shattered when their Hindu family is displaced in the traumatic upheaval of the Partition of India.
Narration: Sneha Mathan's measured narration captures the tension of a tumultuous era in India's history. |
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| Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong; narrated by Hannah ChoiStarring: mentally and financially struggling Katrina Kim, who increasingly relies on rigid, maladaptive coping mechanisms to deal with her isolation and soul-sucking job.
Narration: Hannah Choi's fast-paced present-tense narration captures the urgency of unreliable narrator Katrina's mental health decline. |
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| Exiles by Jane Harper; narrated by Stephen ShanahanVacation, interrupted: In Southern Australia's wine country, Federal Agent Aaron Falk gets drawn into the case of a woman who disappeared a year earlier from a festival, leaving her infant in a parked stroller.
Narration: Australian narrator Stephen Shanahan returns for this 3rd Aaron Falk mystery and earned an AudioFile Earphones Award for his engrossing and distinctly voiced reading. |
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| Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks; narrated by Karen ChiltonWhat it is: the thought-provoking story of the effects of the desegregation movement on a small, all-Black Alabama town that has thrived in its isolation.
Narration: Karen Chilton's intimate narration underscores the stakes in this evocative debut. |
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| Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the... by Peggy Orenstein; narrated by Peggy OrensteinWhat it's about: how bestselling author Peggy Orenstein (Boys & Sex) found solace in the "enforced pause" of the COVID-19 pandemic by undertaking a unique project -- learning to knit a sweater from scratch.
Narration: Author Orenstein earned an AudioFile Earphones Award for her wry and candid reading of her memoir. |
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| Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson; narrated by Barton WelchThe setup: Ernie, a self-published author of crime writing guidebooks, ponders mystery writing and promises to be a "reliable narrator."
Narration: Barton Welch's lively and comedic tone complements this Australian mystery's farcical, fourth wall-breaking narrative. |
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| B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate; narrated by Christie TateWhat it's about: Group author Christie Tate's lifelong difficulties maintaining female friendships.
Narration: Tate employs self-deprecating humor and frank reflection in her reading of her warts-and-all memoir. |
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