- Literature & Fiction (5,302)
Best Sellers
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The House of Hidden Meanings
- A Memoir
- Written by: RuPaul
- Narrated by: RuPaul
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul.
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Excellent Listen
- By Tracey on 2024-03-13
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Burke's Law
- A Life in Hockey
- Written by: Brian Burke, Stephen Brunt - contributor
- Narrated by: Brian Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through....
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Wow
- By David Smith on 2020-11-22
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Southern Fried Sass
- A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra"
- Written by: Ginger Minj, Jenna Glatzer
- Narrated by: Ginger Minj
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stories in this hilarious book that’s part memoir, part cookbook....
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Angela Davis
- An Autobiography
- Written by: Angela Davis
- Narrated by: Angela Davis
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Angela Davis has been a political activist at the cutting edge of the Black Liberation, feminist, queer, and prison-abolitionist movements for more than 50 years....
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Leg
- The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
- Written by: Greg Marshall
- Narrated by: Greg Marshall
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In this hilarious and poignant memoir, Greg Marshall grapples with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets—as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy....
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Untamed
- Written by: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed....
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Not what I expected
- By Pretty Pretty Pretty Pretty Good on 2020-03-11
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The House of Hidden Meanings
- A Memoir
- Written by: RuPaul
- Narrated by: RuPaul
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul.
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Excellent Listen
- By Tracey on 2024-03-13
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Burke's Law
- A Life in Hockey
- Written by: Brian Burke, Stephen Brunt - contributor
- Narrated by: Brian Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through....
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Wow
- By David Smith on 2020-11-22
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Southern Fried Sass
- A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra"
- Written by: Ginger Minj, Jenna Glatzer
- Narrated by: Ginger Minj
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stories in this hilarious book that’s part memoir, part cookbook....
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Angela Davis
- An Autobiography
- Written by: Angela Davis
- Narrated by: Angela Davis
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Angela Davis has been a political activist at the cutting edge of the Black Liberation, feminist, queer, and prison-abolitionist movements for more than 50 years....
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Leg
- The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
- Written by: Greg Marshall
- Narrated by: Greg Marshall
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In this hilarious and poignant memoir, Greg Marshall grapples with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets—as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy....
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Untamed
- Written by: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed....
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Not what I expected
- By Pretty Pretty Pretty Pretty Good on 2020-03-11
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This Much Is True
- Written by: Miriam Margolyes
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure....
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Really enjoyable
- By MR A B GILBERT on 2023-11-12
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We Have Always Been Here
- A Queer Muslim Memoir
- Written by: Samra Habib
- Narrated by: Parmida Vand
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Samra Habib has spent most of their life searching for the safety to be themself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, they faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous....
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Captivating Listen
- By Donald on 2020-07-29
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In the Form of a Question
- The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
- Written by: Amy Schneider
- Narrated by: Amy Schneider
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!—and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself....
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A disappintment
- By Heather B on 2024-04-19
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Unbearable Lightness
- A Story of Loss and Gain
- Written by: Portia de Rossi
- Narrated by: Portia de Rossi
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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de Rossi weighed only 82 pounds when she collapsed on the set of the Hollywood film....
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Heartbreaking but insightful
- By B K on 2024-02-04
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Redefining Realness
- My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
- Written by: Janet Mock
- Narrated by: Janet Mock
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America....
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genuine, thoughtful, poignant
- By THurley on 2020-04-09
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He Said, She Said
- Lessons, Stories, and Mistakes from My Transgender Journey
- Written by: Gigi Gorgeous
- Narrated by: Gigi Gorgeous
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In He Said, She Said, Gigi Gorgeous brings us on her personal journey from Gregory to Gigi, going deeper than ever before and exposing her vulnerability behind each struggle and triumph, with her signature humor at every moment....
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THIS AUDIOBOOK IS EVERYTHINGGGGG
- By Celeste on 2019-04-02
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Confess
- The Autobiography
- Written by: Rob Halford, Ian Gittins - contributor
- Narrated by: Rob Halford
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, celebrates five decades of heavy metal in this tell-all memoir....
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Amazing
- By wind_stopper on 2021-05-11
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Inverse Cowgirl
- A Memoir
- Written by: Alicia Roth Weigel
- Narrated by: Alicia Roth Weigel, Jonathan Van Ness
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrated activist on the forefront of fighting for intersex representation and rights presents a funny, thought-provoking collection of essays about owning your identity and living your truth....
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Opens your eyes to different realities
- By Marina on 2023-11-16
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Gender Euphoria
- Stories of Joy from Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex Writers
- Written by: Laura Kate Dale - editor
- Narrated by: Laura Kate Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one's birth-assigned gender....
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Greedy
- Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
- Written by: Jen Winston
- Narrated by: Jen Winston
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A hilarious and whip-smart collection of essays, offering an intimate look at bisexuality, gender, and, of course, sex. Perfect for fans of Lindy West, Samantha Irby, and Rebecca Solnit - and anyone who wants, and deserves, to be seen....
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Honest, Witty and Daring!
- By Olivier on 2022-12-29
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Peyakow
- Reclaiming Cree Dignity
- Written by: Darrel J. McLeod
- Narrated by: William C. Wanzi, Wikcemna Yamni ake
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Brutally frank but buoyed throughout by McLeod’s unquenchable spirit, Peyakow is an inspiring account of triumph against unimaginable odds. McLeod’s perspective as someone whose career path has crossed both sides of the Indigenous/White chasm resonates with particular force....
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Compelling narrative
- By Margaret Michaels on 2022-06-20
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All In
- An Autobiography
- Written by: Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers
- Narrated by: Billie Jean King
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses a brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self....
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Fantastic
- By Anne R on 2023-11-24
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Hijab Butch Blues
- A Memoir
- Written by: Lamya H
- Narrated by: Ashraf Shirazi
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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When fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacher—her female teacher—she covers up her attraction, an attraction she can’t yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown....
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Cheffe d'oeuvre
- By Gaby Gagné on 2023-08-20
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Gentleman Jack
- A Biography of Anne Lister, Regency Landowner, Seducer and Secret Diarist
- Written by: Angela Steidele
- Narrated by: Heather Peace
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The extraordinary life of history's first modern lesbian who inspired the television series Gentleman Jack....
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I Was Better Last Night
- A Memoir
- Written by: Harvey Fierstein
- Narrated by: Harvey Fierstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Harvey Fierstein’s legendary career has transported him from community theater in Brooklyn, to the lights of Broadway, to the absurd excesses of Hollywood and back. He’s received accolades and awards for acting in and/or writing an incredible string of hit plays, films, and TV shows....
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A wholesome experience
- By Anonymous User on 2022-05-07
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I'm Afraid of Men
- Written by: Vivek Shraya
- Narrated by: Vivek Shraya
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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With raw honesty, Vivek Shraya delivers an important record of the cumulative damage caused by misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia, releasing trauma from a body that has always refused to assimilate. I'm Afraid of Men is a journey from camouflage to a riot of colour....
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amazing, must read feminist text
- By Anynomous on 2018-09-04
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The Life and Loves of a He Devil
- Written by: Graham Norton
- Narrated by: Graham Norton
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Graham Norton has been entertaining audiences and having fun with some of the world's biggest stars for nearly 20 years....
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I’ve always loved Graham Norton. Now I absolutely adore him!
- By Nicola Clarke on 2020-03-04
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Yours Cruelly, Elvira
- Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
- Written by: Cassandra Peterson
- Narrated by: Cassandra Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story, filled with intimate bombshells - and told by the bombshell herself....
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Love
- By Tessa on 2023-10-02
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Tranny
- Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
- Written by: Laura Jane Grace, Dan Ozzi
- Narrated by: Laura Jane Grace
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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One of Billboard's 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time: The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self. It began in a bedroom in Naples, Florida....
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TSR
- By Anonymous User on 2023-11-17
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The T Guide
- Our Trans Experiences and a Celebration of Gender Expression—Man, Woman, Nonbinary, and Beyond
- Written by: Gigi Gorgeous, Gottmik (a.k.a Kade Gottlieb), Swan Huntley
- Narrated by: Gigi Gorgeous, Gottmik (a.k.a Kade Gottlieb)
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this fabulous, fashion-forward guide, transgender icons Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik discuss the ins and outs of being transgender with their honest, hilarious, and GORGEOUS tales of what it means to be true to oneself—and they've picked up a few friends along the way....
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Great source of knowledge
- By Peach on 2023-07-02
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Ten Steps to Nanette
- A Memoir Situation
- Written by: Hannah Gadsby
- Narrated by: Hannah Gadsby
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Gadsby grew up as the youngest of five children in an isolated town in Tasmania, where homosexuality was illegal until 1997....
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A thoughtful and affecting memoir
- By Notmyrealname on 2022-04-06
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I Felt the End Before It Came
- Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness
- Written by: Daniel Allen Cox
- Narrated by: Daniel Allen Cox
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Daniel Allen Cox grew up with firm lines around what his religion considered unacceptable: celebrating birthdays and holidays, voting in elections, pursuing higher education, and other forays into independent thought....
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Marvelous
- By BlackWidow on 2023-06-18
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Gay Bar
- Why We Went Out
- Written by: Jeremy Atherton Lin
- Narrated by: Jeremy Atherton Lin
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In the era of Grindr and same-sex marriage, gay bars are closing down at an alarming rate. What, then, was the gay bar? Set between Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London, Gay Bar takes us on a time-traveling, transatlantic bar hop through pulsing nightclubs....
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Amazing!
- By Kyle Rich on 2022-11-28
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Care Of
- Letters, Connections, and Cures
- Written by: Ivan Coyote
- Narrated by: Ivan Coyote
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Writer and performer Ivan Coyote has spent decades on the road, telling stories around the world. For years, Ivan has kept a file of the most special communications received from readers and audience members....
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Incredible storytelling
- By Casey Smith on 2022-11-18
New Releases
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Hine Toa
- An Extraordinary Memoir by a Trailblazing Voice in Women’s, Queer and Maori Liberation Movements
- Written by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Narrated by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā.
Written by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
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Where Two Worlds Touch
- An Outsider's Memoir in England
- Written by: River Faire
- Narrated by: River Faire
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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After the fairy tale of Happily Ever After ends in heartbreak, what then? From multi-award-winning author River Faire comes an inspiring account of second chances, healing, inexplicable magic, and following the soul's compass.
Written by: River Faire
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A Journey into Accepting of What Is: A Sitdown with Aaron Savvy
- Sexy Entertainer Sitdown, Book 2
- Written by: Justin Pyfrom, Aaron Savvy
- Narrated by: Jordan Chambers
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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An extensive interview with a gentleman who is ready to close the chapter of his life. Learn about his ongoing spiritual path as Aaron Savvy talks about his past, present, and future.
Written by: Justin Pyfrom, and others
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Pack Light
- A Journey to Find Myself
- Written by: Shilletha Curtis
- Narrated by: Shilletha Curtis
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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After losing her job due to the coronavirus pandemic, a vet tech decides to confront the roots of her childhood traumas by hiking the Appalachian Trail. Pack Light follows a woman's journey changing the narrative of hiking while Black—because the great outdoors belongs to everyone.
Written by: Shilletha Curtis
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Making Room
- Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth
- Written by: Carl Siciliano
- Narrated by: Carl Siciliano
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Carl Siciliano met Ali Forney—a Black nonbinary teenager known for fierce loyalty to friends and an unshakeable faith that “my God will love me for who I am”—in 1994 while working at a daytime center for homeless youth in New York City. Nineteen years old, Forney was one of thousands Siciliano encountered who had been driven from their homes by rejecting families, forced to struggle in the streets due to homophobic and transphobic violence in the shelters.
Written by: Carl Siciliano
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Eight Fought to Live
- The Story of My AIDS Therapy Group, 1988-1990
- Written by: Florence Rosiello
- Narrated by: Samantha Novak
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of eight gay men living with advanced AIDS and one inexperienced fresh out of training psychoanalyst. Each man’s intimate story is peppered with Dr. Rosiello’s anxiety and her growing awareness regarding the importance of emotional authenticity in psychotherapy. The group members had no spare moments for Dr. Rosiello to use her newly learned psychoanalytic techniques. There was only time to be real.
Written by: Florence Rosiello
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Hine Toa
- An Extraordinary Memoir by a Trailblazing Voice in Women’s, Queer and Maori Liberation Movements
- Written by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Narrated by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā.
Written by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
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Where Two Worlds Touch
- An Outsider's Memoir in England
- Written by: River Faire
- Narrated by: River Faire
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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After the fairy tale of Happily Ever After ends in heartbreak, what then? From multi-award-winning author River Faire comes an inspiring account of second chances, healing, inexplicable magic, and following the soul's compass.
Written by: River Faire
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A Journey into Accepting of What Is: A Sitdown with Aaron Savvy
- Sexy Entertainer Sitdown, Book 2
- Written by: Justin Pyfrom, Aaron Savvy
- Narrated by: Jordan Chambers
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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An extensive interview with a gentleman who is ready to close the chapter of his life. Learn about his ongoing spiritual path as Aaron Savvy talks about his past, present, and future.
Written by: Justin Pyfrom, and others
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Pack Light
- A Journey to Find Myself
- Written by: Shilletha Curtis
- Narrated by: Shilletha Curtis
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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After losing her job due to the coronavirus pandemic, a vet tech decides to confront the roots of her childhood traumas by hiking the Appalachian Trail. Pack Light follows a woman's journey changing the narrative of hiking while Black—because the great outdoors belongs to everyone.
Written by: Shilletha Curtis
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Making Room
- Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth
- Written by: Carl Siciliano
- Narrated by: Carl Siciliano
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Carl Siciliano met Ali Forney—a Black nonbinary teenager known for fierce loyalty to friends and an unshakeable faith that “my God will love me for who I am”—in 1994 while working at a daytime center for homeless youth in New York City. Nineteen years old, Forney was one of thousands Siciliano encountered who had been driven from their homes by rejecting families, forced to struggle in the streets due to homophobic and transphobic violence in the shelters.
Written by: Carl Siciliano
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Eight Fought to Live
- The Story of My AIDS Therapy Group, 1988-1990
- Written by: Florence Rosiello
- Narrated by: Samantha Novak
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of eight gay men living with advanced AIDS and one inexperienced fresh out of training psychoanalyst. Each man’s intimate story is peppered with Dr. Rosiello’s anxiety and her growing awareness regarding the importance of emotional authenticity in psychotherapy. The group members had no spare moments for Dr. Rosiello to use her newly learned psychoanalytic techniques. There was only time to be real.
Written by: Florence Rosiello
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Between Shadow and Sun
- A Husband’s Journey through Gender - A Wife’s Labor of Love
- Written by: Tina White
- Narrated by: Tina Madison White, Mary Rose White
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Between Shadow and Sun chronicles Tina White's fifty-year journey to womanhood: her efforts to make sense of life as a man; her awkward first steps into the world as a woman; her struggle to honor and love her family. It also captures the family's struggles to cope.
Written by: Tina White
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Inside Out
- The Extraordinary Legacy of April Ashley
- Written by: Douglas Thompson
- Narrated by: Luke R Francis
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Through her own – often bloody-minded – determination and the medical skill of others, April Ashley became the woman she had always believed herself to be. And for half a dozen decades she soared around, over and above momentous and turbulent times, difficult, and changing times when, finally, who you wanted to be and who you could be became the cultural topic of the day. She overcame opprobrium and penury and became renowned and celebrated for one specific achievement: being April Ashley.
Written by: Douglas Thompson
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The Dead Don't Need Reminding
- In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Shit
- Written by: Julian Randall
- Narrated by: Julian Randall
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The Dead Don’t Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall’s return from the cliff edge of a harrowing depression and his determination to retrace the hustle of a white-passing grandfather to the Mississippi town from which he was driven amid threats of tar and feather.
Written by: Julian Randall
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Until I Meet My Husband
- Written by: Ryousuke Nanasaki
- Narrated by: Paul Dateh
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Ryousuke Nanasaki married his husband in 2016 in the first religiously recognized same-sex wedding in Japanese history. This collection of essays follows Ryousuke's search for love on the journey to his extraordinary marriage. From unrequited junior high crushes to awkward dating sites to finally finding a community, Ryousuke's heartfelt reflections on his coming-of-age as a young gay man in Hokkaido will touch listeners all over the world.
Written by: Ryousuke Nanasaki
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Mean Boys
- A Personal History
- Written by: Geoffrey Mak
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Mak
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In this pyrotechnic memoir-in-essays, Mak ranges widely over our landscape of paranoia, crisis, and frenetic, clickable consumption. He grants listeners an inside pass to the spaces where culture was made and unmade over the past decade, from the antiseptic glare of white-walled galleries to the darkest corners of Berlin techno clubs. As the gay son of an evangelical minister, Mak fled to those spaces, hoping to join a global, influential elite. But when calamity struck, it forced Mak to confront the costs of mistaking status for belonging.
Written by: Geoffrey Mak
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Pride & Prejudice
- Healing Division in the Modern Family
- Written by: Matt Salmon
- Narrated by: Dr. Matt R. Salmon
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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"Pride & Prejudice: Healing Division in the Modern Family" is a heartfelt exploration into the intricate balance between celebrating one's identity ("pride") and confronting ingrained biases ("prejudice"). Dr. Matt R. Salmon shares his experience growing up queer in a family and religion that condemned it. Drawing upon professional expertise and unique life experiences, this book offers a fresh perspective on the challenges and opportunities that arise in families with LGBTQ+ members.
Written by: Matt Salmon
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Mothership
- A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis
- Written by: Greg Wrenn
- Narrated by: Greg Wrenn
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Weaving together memoir and cutting-edge science, Mothership is not just a queer coming-of-age story. It's a deeply researched account of how coral reefs and a psychedelic tea called ayahuasca helped Greg heal from complex PTSD—a disorder of trust, which makes the very act of bonding with someone else panic-inducing. From the tide pools in Florida where he grew up, to Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago and the Amazon rainforest, this is his search for wholeness when talk therapy and pharmaceuticals did little to help.
Written by: Greg Wrenn
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Power of Balance
- A Life of Changemaking
- Written by: Dr Kerryn Phelps
- Narrated by: Dr Kerryn Phelps
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In her memoir, Dr Phelps candidly explores her struggles and achievements, in medicine, media and politics – from her advocacy around Medevac and COVID-19 management, to the fallout of her public ‘outing’ in the Australian media and her inspirational role in the Teal movement of the 2022 elections. She also reflects on the ideas and passions that have motivated and sustained her during these times, including her philosophies of leadership and equality, and her love of nature.
Written by: Dr Kerryn Phelps
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Beyond Description
- Soul in Words, Book 1
- Written by: Emily Tiffany Joy
- Narrated by: Sarah Decker
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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No one will ever silence my creative voice again, even if there's no end of people who would gladly celebrate my death, just because I let my purple bird fly. Without shining my reason upon this bleak wasteland, I'd have no book to share, and our hateful world would have successfully murdered me. So I'll live joyously even if that means my death, but I'll never die before my soul strikes back.
Written by: Emily Tiffany Joy
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Homoflexible
- A Memoir on Polyamory
- Written by: Matthew James
- Narrated by: Matthew James
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Homoflexible opens with me finding my footing at the age of nineteen and takes the listener on an expedition spanning a decade worth of new beginnings, love, loss, and overall triumph. The journey is the destination as I met my husband and moved to Washington, DC where our open relationship evolved and we formed a thruple: three person relationship, with a female. I discover a belonging in the polyamorous community and find a new identity as homoflexible; primarily homosexual but with a limited amount of attraction to the opposite sex or willingness to take part in heterosexual activity.
Written by: Matthew James
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My Mother and Other Wild Animals
- An Essay
- Written by: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Andrew Sean Greer
- Length: 56 mins
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Andrew Sean Greer can’t wait to get home to San Francisco after a writer’s residency in Kansas. But when his mother, Sandra, decides to come along for the ride, he has a new goal: get her to crack a smile at every stop, whether breathtaking or breathtakingly kitschy. He’s always known his mother to be as efficient and serious as a chemist (which she happens to be), always in gray, eyebrow cocked, and handling challenges with grace. To mix things up, Andrew develops an elaborate itinerary of planned chaos.
Written by: Andrew Sean Greer
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Won’t Be Silent
- Embracing My Superpowers of Humor and Optimism to Survive Being Second-Generation Holocaust, Coming Out, Addiction, and Endless Unbelievable Obstacles
- Written by: Abe Gurko
- Narrated by: Abe Gurko
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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In his debut memoir, Won’t Be Silent, Abe Gurko invites you to join him in celebrating a life that he calls “finally worth living.” It’s an honest, rollicking ride filled with joyous and life-affirming as well as challenging, daunting, and heartbreaking situations that he navigates with aplomb, though not always.
Written by: Abe Gurko