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#CrimeTime
by Jeneva Rose and Drew Pyne; narrated by Samantha Desz, Piper Goodeve, Kevin R. Free, Gary Tiedemann, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Phil Thron, Nancy Linari,, Abelardo Campuzano, Jennifer Damiano, Peter Berkrot and P.J. Ochlan
LENGTH: 3 hours and 45 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Dec 12, 2023
Simon & Schuster Audio
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12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic
by Jen Ruiz; narrated by Jen Ruiz
LENGTH: 6.12 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 4, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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ADHD is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD
by Penn and Kim Holderness; narrated by Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Nathan Rosborough, Ann Marie Taepke, Tyrrell Harrell, Lola Holderness
LENGTH: 8 hours 50 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Apr 30, 2024
HarperCollins
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Approaching the Buddha’s Path
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Venerable Tubten Chodron; narrated by Peter Aronson
LENGTH: 9 hrs 43 min
RELEASE DATE: Sep 10, 2018
Wisdom Publications
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Awakening from the Daydream: Reimagining the Buddha’s Wheel of Life
by David Nichtern; narrated by David Nichtern
LENGTH: 3 hrs 27 min
RELEASE DATE: Jul 8, 2021
Wisdom Publications
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens
by Ina Garten; narrated by Ina Garten
Penguin Random House Audio
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Blood in the Cut
by Alejandro Nodarse; narrated by Danny Pino
LENGTH: 9 hours
RELEASE DATE: Jun 4, 2024
Macmillan Audio
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Bodies to Die For
by Lori Brand; narrated by Jennifer Aquino, Chelsea Stephens and Joe Hempel
LENGTH: 9.29 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 11, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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A Botanist’s Guide to Society and Secrets
by Kate Khavari; narrated by Jodie Harris
LENGTH: 12 Hours, 7 Minutes
RELEASE DATE: Jun 4, 2024
Dreamscape
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Call for the Dead
by John le Carré; narrated by Simon Vance
LENGTH: 4 Hours, 35 Minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2024
Dreamscape
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Climate, Psychology, and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety
by Edited by Steffi Bednarek, with essays by Francis Weller, Bayo Akomolafe, Hāweatea Holly Bryson, and more; narrated by Elena Rey
LENGTH: 10 hrs and 36 mins
RELEASE DATE: Jun 18, 2024
North Atlantic Books
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The Comfort of Ghosts
by Jacqueline Winspear; narrated by Orlagh Cassidy
LENGTH: 12 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 4, 2024
Recorded Books
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The Confession of Henry Jekyll, M.D.
by David Rambo; narrated by Laila Ayad, Edita Brychta, Seamus Dever, Matthew Hancock, Venk Potula, André Sogliuzzo
LENGTH: 1:35:40
RELEASE DATE: Aug 15, 2023
L.A. Theatre Works
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Cuentos Completos
by José Luis Borges; narrated by Gerardo Prat
LENGTH: 20 hours and 34 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Aug 24, 2020
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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A Dream in the Dark
by Robert Justice; narrated by JD Jackson
LENGTH: 08:54:10
RELEASE DATE: Jul 23, 2024
Spotify Audiobooks
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EDITH WHARTON
by Summer; narrated by Laurel Lefkow
LENGTH: 6 hours 45 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Apr 3, 2024
Naxos Audio Books
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El ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes; narrated by Elsa Veiga, Fernando Soto, Charo Soria, Asier Sola, Diego Rousselon, Ignacio Rengel, Javier Portugués (Portu), Pepe Ocio, Juan Ochoa, Íñigo Montero, Antonio Martínez Asensio, Ariana Martínez, Arturo López, Paula Iwasaki, full cast
LENGTH: 18 hours and 29 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Oct 19, 2023
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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El Traidor
by Anabel Hernandez; narrated by Karina Castillo & Rafa Serrano
LENGTH: 9 hours 41 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Jan 31, 2020
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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El viento conoce mi nombre
by Isabel Allende; narrated by Noé Velásquez, María Fernanda Flamenco, Xavi Fernández, Jane Santos, Javier Lacroix, Mario Chévez, Ana Ruth Cierra, Mario Córdova, Cynthia De Pando, Evelyn Figueroa, Sara Gómez Alonso, Luis David García Márquez, Juan Carlos Gustems, Olga Hnidey, Mireia Magallón, Heriberto Márquez, Nuria Mediavilla, Lucy Méndez, Aleix Peña Miralles, Raúl Rodríguez, Eric Rodríguez Moya, Fabiola Stevenson, Rubén Trujillo (Trujo), Alejandro Vargas-Lugo e Isabel Allende
LENGTH: 8 hours 32 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Jun 6, 2023
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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En Agosto nos vemos
by Gabriel García Márquez; narrated by Catalina Sandino
LENGTH: 2 hours and 5 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Mar 6, 2024
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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Exodus: The Shanghai Jews
by Kate McAll; narrated by Edita Brychta, Michael Canavan, Shannon Cochran, Arye Gross, Anna Mathias, Alan Shearman, André Sogliuzzo, Joanne Whalley
LENGTH: 1:26:37
RELEASE DATE: Sep 16, 2023
L.A. Theatre Works
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Familiaris
by David Wroblewski; narrated by Richard Poe
LENGTH: 37.21 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 11, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies
by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy; narrated by Katherine Fenton
LENGTH: 13 hrs 47 min
RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2024
Princeton Audio
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The Fever Syndrome
by Alexis Zegerman; narrated by Hugo Armstrong, Seamus Dever, Patrick Heusinger, Kelly McCreary, Monica McSwain, Matthew Floyd Miller, Desean Terry, Joanne Whalley
LENGTH: 2:45:45
RELEASE DATE: Mar 12, 2024
L.A. Theatre Works
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Forgotten on Sunday
by Valérie Perrin; narrated by Elisabeth Lagelée
LENGTH: 9 Hours, 18 Minutes
RELEASE DATE: Jun 4, 2024
Dreamscape
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by Anna Lyse Erikson; narrated by Janine Barris, Nate Corddry, Sarah Drew, Mike McShane, Moira Quirk, Darren Richardson, Rufus Sewell, André Sogliuzzo, Devon Sorvari, Matthew Wolf
LENGTH: 1:51:38
RELEASE DATE: Sep 26, 2023
L.A. Theatre Works
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Happy Harbor
by Rachel Hanna; narrated by Rebecca Gibel
LENGTH: 9.09 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 11, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop
by Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz; narrated by Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz
LENGTH: 6 hrs. 45 mins.
RELEASE DATE: Sep 24, 2024
Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Heir
by Sabaa Tahir; narrated by Not currently available
LENGTH: 12 hours and 30 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Oct 1, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio
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Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty; narrated by Not currently available
LENGTH: 18 hours
RELEASE DATE: Sep 10, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio
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The Hidden Package
by Claire Baum; narrated by Claire Baum, Carolyne Van Der Meer and Naomi Azrieli
LENGTH: 2 hours and 20 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Apr 30, 2024
Penguin Random House Canada Audio
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The Hollow Needle: The Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin
by Maurice Leblanc; narrated by David Timson
LENGTH: 7 hours 47 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Dec 21, 2023
Naxos Audio Books
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House of Glass
by Sarah Pekkanen; narrated by Laura Benanti
LENGTH: 10 hours
RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2024
Macmillan Audio
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How to Plot a Payback
by Melissa Ferguson; narrated by Steve West, Fiona Hardingham
LENGTH: 9 hours 11 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Apr 2, 2024
HarperCollins
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Innocent When You Dream
by Ken Narasaki; narrated by Kurt Kanazawa, John Miyasaki, Suzy Nakamura, Ken Narasaki, Rosie Narasaki, Sharon Omi, Sab Shimono, Greg Watanabe
LENGTH: 1:47:06
RELEASE DATE: Apr 16, 2024
L.A. Theatre Works
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Journey’s End
by R.C. Sherriff; narrated by James Callis, Josh Cole, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Tobias Echeverria, Adam Godley, Ian Ogilvy, Darren Richardson, Simon Templeman, Matthew Wolf
LENGTH: 1:47:40
RELEASE DATE: Jul 16, 2024
L.A. Theatre Works
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40
by L. Ron Hubbard, Nancy Kress, S. M. Stirling, Gregory Benford, Bob Eggleton, Dean Wesley Smith, Amir Agoora, James Davies, Kal M, Sky McKinnon, Jack Nash, Rosalyn Robilliard, Lance Robinson, John Eric Schleicher, Lisa Silverthorne, Stephannie Tallent, Tom Vandermolen, and Galen Westlake; narrated by Taylor Meskimen, Tamra Meskimen, Jim Meskimen, Victoria Summer
LENGTH: 16:20
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2024
Galaxy Press
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The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton; narrated by James Cameron Stewart
LENGTH: 11 hrs 20 min
RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2024
Recorded Books
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The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig; narrated by Not currently available
LENGTH: 13 hours
RELEASE DATE: Sep 3, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio
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Love, Off the Record
by Samantha Markum; narrated by Ellen Qua
LENGTH: 08:58:44
RELEASE DATE: Jun 11, 2024
Spotify Audiobooks
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Mahamudra: How to Discover Our True Nature
by Lama Thubten Yeshe; narrated by Venerable Robina Courtin
LENGTH: 3 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Dec 3, 2021
Wisdom Publications
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The Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
LENGTH: 6 hours
RELEASE DATE: Oct 1, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio US
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Moonbound
by Robin Sloan; narrated by Gabra Zackman
LENGTH: 10.5 hours
RELEASE DATE: Jun 11, 2024
Macmillan Audio
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Movement for Every Body: An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement
by Marcia Dernie, DPT; narrated by A'rese Emokpae
LENGTH: 3 hrs and 16 mins
RELEASE DATE: Aug 13, 2024
North Atlantic Books
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The Mystery at Hunting’s End
by Mignon G. Eberhart; narrated by Ann Richardson
LENGTH: 10 hrs 7 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Apr 19, 2024
Great Plains Audiobooks
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Nan and the Lower Body
by Jessica Dickey; narrated by Shannon Cochran, Josh Dallas, Jessica Dickey, Ginnifer Goodwin, Richard Schiff
LENGTH: 1:40:17
RELEASE DATE: Jan 16, 2024
L.A. Theatre Works
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New Nigeria County
by Clare Brown; narrated by Clare Brown, Ayanna Dookie, Korey Jackson, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Brittany Pressley, Emana Rachelle, Malika Samuel, Heather Alicia Simms, Diana Bustelo, Tyla Collier, Alejandra Reynoso, David Sadzin, André Santana and Shaun Taylor-Corbett
LENGTH: 3 hours and 33 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Jun 18, 2024
Simon & Schuster Audio
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
by Yuval Noah Harari; narrated by Vidish Athavale
LENGTH: 14 hours
RELEASE DATE: Sep 10, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio US
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One of Our Own
by Lucinda Berry; narrated by A.J. Cook and Tessa Albertson
LENGTH: 3 hours and 54 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Mar 12, 2024
Simon & Schuster Audio
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One Perfect Couple
by Ruth Ware; narrated by Imogen Church
LENGTH: 14 hours and 9 minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 21, 2024
Simon & Schuster Audio
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The Origin Mystery 2: The Atlantis Plague [Dramatized Adaptation]
by A.G. Riddle; narrated by Richard Rohan with performances by Jonathan David Bullock as David Vale, Stephanie Németh-Parker as Kate Warner, Joel David Santner as Dorian Sloane, Andy Brownstein as Dr. Janus, Henry W. Kramer as Adam Shaw, Rayner Gabriel as Paul Brenner, Zeke Alton as Kamau, Danny Montooth as Ares, David Cui Cui as Dr. Shen Chang, and Joe Mallon as Major Rukin. Also with Ryan Dalusung, Kimberly Gilbert, Chris Davenport, Andy Clemence, Jacob Yeh, Robb Moreira, RJ Bayley, James J Johnson, Matthew Pauli, Morgan Dalla Betta, Crystal Lee, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams, Nora Achrati and Bradley Foster Smith
LENGTH: 11 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 10, 2024
Graphic Audio
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Otto Normal’s Monsterton: The Disappearance of White Pine Beach
by Danielle McKechnie, Simón Estrada; narrated by Danielle McKechnie
LENGTH: 7 hours
RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2024
Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger; narrated by Diana Beresford-Kroeger
LENGTH: 5 hours and 30 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Sep 3, 2024
Penguin Random House Canada Audio
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Paradise Problem
by Christina Lauren; narrated by Patti Murin and Jon Root
LENGTH: 11 hours and 36 minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2024
Simon & Schuster Audio
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Powerful
by Lauren Roberts; narrated by N'Dea Miles and Kevin Shen
LENGTH: 4 hours and 59 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Apr 30, 2024
Simon & Schuster Audio
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Queenie
by Candice Carty-Williams; narrated by Shvorne Marks
LENGTH: 9 hours and 45 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Mar 19, 2019
Simon & Schuster Audio
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Reimagining the Revolution: Four Stories of Abolition, Autonomy, and Forging New Paths in the Modern Civil Rights Movement
by Paula Lehman-Ewing; narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith and Paula Lehman-Ewing
LENGTH: 6 hours and 17 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Jul 23, 2024
North Atlantic Books
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The Rom-Commers
by Katherine Center; narrated by Patti Murin
LENGTH: 11.5 hours
RELEASE DATE: Jun 11, 2024
Macmillan Audio
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The Scaredy Squirrel Collection
by Melanie Watt; narrated by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
LENGTH: 1 hour 2 minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 30, 2023
Penguin Random House Audio
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Shadowheart
by Meg Gardiner; narrated by Hillary Huber
LENGTH: 11.06 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 18, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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Shanghailanders: A Novel
by Julie Min; narrated by Mei Mei Macleod
LENGTH: 08:43:52
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2024
Spotify Audiobooks
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Shark Night
by R. L. Stine; narrated by Ramón de Ocampo
LENGTH: 3 hours
RELEASE DATE: Jul 2, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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She Fights Back: Using self-defence psychology to reclaim your power
by Joanna Ziobronowicz; narrated by Joanna Ziobronowicz
LENGTH: 6 hrs 13 mins 20 sec
RELEASE DATE: Jul 9, 2024
Watkins Publishing
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Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America
by Beth Linker; narrated by Laurel Lefkow
LENGTH: 11 hr 17 min
RELEASE DATE: Apr 9, 2024
Princeton Audio
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Sonny Boy
by Al Pacino; narrated by Al Pacino
LENGTH: 15 hours
RELEASE DATE: Oct 8, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio US
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The Suspect
by L.R. Wright; narrated by TBC
LENGTH: 7 hours and 35 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Sep 10, 2024
Penguin Random House Canada Audio
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A Tale of One January
by Albert Maltz; narrated by Rupert Degas
LENGTH: 5 hours 49 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Dec 21, 2023
Naxos Audio Books
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Twelfth Knight
by Alexene Farol Follmuth; narrated by Alexandra Palting, Kevin R. Free
LENGTH: 12 hours
RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2024
Macmillan Audio
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We Speak Through the Mountain
by Premee Mohamed; narrated by Eva Tavares
LENGTH: 4 hours
RELEASE DATE: Jul 23, 2024
ECW Press
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What’s Not Mine
by Nora Decter; narrated by Billie Baird
LENGTH: 6h 50m
RELEASE DATE: Apr 2, 2024
ECW Press
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Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation
by Murray Sinclair; narrated by Murray Sinclair, Shelagh Rogers
LENGTH: 13 hours and 40 minutes
RELEASE DATE: Sep 24, 2024
Penguin Random House Audio
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The Witchstone
by Henry H. Neff; narrated by Ramiz Monsef
LENGTH: 16.00 hrs
RELEASE DATE: Jun 18, 2024
Blackstone Publishing
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Words of a Goat Princess
by Jessie Reyez; narrated by Jessie Reyez
LENGTH: 1 hour
RELEASE DATE: Jul 23, 2024
Andrews McMeel Publishing
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