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Tilly and the Crazy Eights

by Monique Gray Smith ...

Narrated by Michelle Thrush ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

Winner of the 2019–20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature AwardAn unexpected journey can be powerful medicine.When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket list road trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said goodbye to her family and is behind the wheel ... Read more

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Winner of the 2019–20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature AwardAn unexpected journey can be powerful medicine.When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket list road trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said goodbye to her family and is behind the wheel
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A Generous Spirit

Selected Work by Beth Brant

by Deborah Miranda ...

Narrated by Michelle Thrush ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant’s work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her words represent continued strength, growth, and connection in the face of deep suffering. A Generous Spirit is Brant’s portrait of survival and empathy at the ... Read more

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A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant’s work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her words represent continued strength, growth, and connection in the face of deep suffering. A Generous Spirit is Brant’s portrait of survival and empathy at the
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Eliza Sunshine

by Michelle Good ...

Narrated by Michelle Good, Michelle Thrush, Megan Tooley ...

Unabridged

13 hours 20 min

**FINALIST FOR THE 2026 GILLER PRIZENATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians comes a powerful family saga following three generations of Cree women and the storytelling tradition that connects them to each other.**Sometimes I feel that I wasn’t born at all, rather sculpted and formed by the storms of my grandmother’s life.When Eliza comes home from ... Read more

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**FINALIST FOR THE 2026 GILLER PRIZENATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians comes a powerful family saga following three generations of Cree women and the storytelling tradition that connects them to each other.**Sometimes I feel that I wasn’t born at all, rather sculpted and formed by the storms of my grandmother’s life.When Eliza comes home from
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At Sea in a Sieve

A Novel

by Cordelia Strube ...

Narrated by Ellen Dubin ...

Unabridged

21 hours 25 min

A sharp and moving portrait of Ray — judge, single parent, and tightly leashed woman whose survival strategies seem suddenly to be coming apartRay, a single mother and superior court judge, pounds a punching bag in her basement to manage her anger. She has concluded that life must be lived tightly leashed or chaos will move in. Her prime directive is to protect her daughter, Armada, from life’s ... Read more

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A sharp and moving portrait of Ray — judge, single parent, and tightly leashed woman whose survival strategies seem suddenly to be coming apartRay, a single mother and superior court judge, pounds a punching bag in her basement to manage her anger. She has concluded that life must be lived tightly leashed or chaos will move in. Her prime directive is to protect her daughter, Armada, from life’s
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Music Against the Night

A Novel

by Yiyun Li ...

Narrated by Harriet Carmichael ...

Unabridged

12 hours 5 min

Figures of the past find new life in Yiyun Li’s thrillingly imagined saga following two musicians as they mature, study, travel, love, grieve, and, above all, chase their ambitions.In Dublin, as the eighteenth century nears its end, a young musical virtuoso comes of age. John Field, an awkward and sensitive child, is preternaturally gifted, and his family has visions of him becoming the next ... Read more

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Figures of the past find new life in Yiyun Li’s thrillingly imagined saga following two musicians as they mature, study, travel, love, grieve, and, above all, chase their ambitions.In Dublin, as the eighteenth century nears its end, a young musical virtuoso comes of age. John Field, an awkward and sensitive child, is preternaturally gifted, and his family has visions of him becoming the next
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Remembered

by Yvonne Battle-Felton ...

Narrated by Yvonne Battle-Felton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

It is 1910 and Philadelphia is burning.The last place Spring wants to be is in the run-down, colored section of a hospital surrounded by the groans of sick people and the ghost of her dead sister. But as her son Edward lays dying, she has no other choice.There are whispers that Edward drove a streetcar into a shop window. Some people think it was an accident, others claim that it was his fault, ... Read more

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It is 1910 and Philadelphia is burning.The last place Spring wants to be is in the run-down, colored section of a hospital surrounded by the groans of sick people and the ghost of her dead sister. But as her son Edward lays dying, she has no other choice.There are whispers that Edward drove a streetcar into a shop window. Some people think it was an accident, others claim that it was his fault,
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The Golden Boy

by Patricia Finn ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

"The Golden Boy is not just an astoundingly ambitious novel, but also**—and more importantly, in my opinion—**a wildly entertaining one, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. Bravo, Patricia Finn!" ―Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath TrilogyAn unexpected letter sends a man and his wife into their pasts**—**and offers them both a shot ... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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"The Golden Boy is not just an astoundingly ambitious novel, but also**—and more importantly, in my opinion—**a wildly entertaining one, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. Bravo, Patricia Finn!" ―Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath TrilogyAn unexpected letter sends a man and his wife into their pasts**—**and offers them both a shot ...
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Mistress of the Persian Boarding House

by Marina Nemat ...

Narrated by Jenny Pudavick ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

A stirring, intimate novel inspired by the life of Marina’s paternal grandmother.Born into the elegant comfort of upper-class Russian society at the turn of the twentieth century, Zina yearns for independence and a life she can call her own. After the Bolsheviks topple the Czarist government, she narrowly escapes with her husband and adopted daughter. But once they arrive in Tehran, tragedy ... Read more

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A stirring, intimate novel inspired by the life of Marina’s paternal grandmother.Born into the elegant comfort of upper-class Russian society at the turn of the twentieth century, Zina yearns for independence and a life she can call her own. After the Bolsheviks topple the Czarist government, she narrowly escapes with her husband and adopted daughter. But once they arrive in Tehran, tragedy
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Good Guys

A Novel

by Sharon Bala ...

Narrated by Athena Karkanis, Nicolas van Burek, Lisa Bunting, Golden Madison, Caleb Stull, Ivan Wanis Ruiz ...

Unabridged

11 hours 59 min

Finalist for the Toronto Book Award * From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.They have the best of intentions. What could go wrong?Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an international aid charity. Morally burnt out ... Read more

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Finalist for the Toronto Book Award * From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.They have the best of intentions. What could go wrong?Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an international aid charity. Morally burnt out
... Read more

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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune

by Roselle Lim ...

Narrated by Catherine Ho ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim’s magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places.At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim’s magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places.At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant
... Read more

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The Secret Women

A Novel

by Sheila Williams ...

Narrated by Zakiya Young ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

The author of Dancing on the Edge of the Roof, now a Netflix film starring Alfre Woodard, returns with a riveting, emotionally rich, novel that explores the complex relationship between mothers and daughters in a fresh, vibrant way—a stunning page-turner for fans of Terry McMillan, Tayari Jones, and Kimberla Lawson Roby.Elise Armstrong, Carmen Bradshaw, and DeeDee Davis meet in a yoga class. ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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The author of Dancing on the Edge of the Roof, now a Netflix film starring Alfre Woodard, returns with a riveting, emotionally rich, novel that explores the complex relationship between mothers and daughters in a fresh, vibrant way—a stunning page-turner for fans of Terry McMillan, Tayari Jones, and Kimberla Lawson Roby.Elise Armstrong, Carmen Bradshaw, and DeeDee Davis meet in a yoga class.
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Frying Plantain

by Zalika Reid-Benta ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

Set in the neighbourhood of “Little Jamaica,” Frying Plantain follows a girl from elementary school to high school graduation as she navigates the tensions between mothers and daughters, second-generation immigrants experiencing first-generation cultural expectations, and Black identity in a predominantly white society.Kara Davis is a girl caught in the middle — of her North American identity and ... Read more

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Set in the neighbourhood of “Little Jamaica,” Frying Plantain follows a girl from elementary school to high school graduation as she navigates the tensions between mothers and daughters, second-generation immigrants experiencing first-generation cultural expectations, and Black identity in a predominantly white society.Kara Davis is a girl caught in the middle — of her North American identity and
... Read more

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