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  • Ones We Loved: A Novel - Tarisai Ngangura

    Ones We Loved: A Novel - Tarisai Ngangura
    Apr 22 2025
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    Title: Ones We Loved: A Novel
    Author: Tarisai Ngangura
    Narrator: TBD
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 04-22-2025
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Black Literature

    Summary:
    An aching love story and literary debut for readers of Jael Richardson, NoViolet Bulawayo and Francesca Ekwuyasi On a bus moving across a rural landscape, from town to dusty town, two young people are escaping with their lives. She has committed a crime for which there will be retribution. He is staggering from a sudden loss. These two will find each other and attempt a new way forward. But the talons of the past have dug deep, and the wounds have not yet healed. Moving back and forth in time, from the fragile bonds of this new relationship to the lives they lived before, The Ones We Loved tenderly weaves both myth and memory. It’s a story about generational living written in the rhythms of oral retellings practiced by Zimbabwe’s Shona ethnic group, where the soundscape of a ngano (story)—its melodies, pauses, lifts and stops—creates a call-and-response interaction with the listener. The novel also pulls from literary stewards of Black Americana such as Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston, shaping characters whose way of loving is inherited and channelled into the lands they inhabit, the people they care for and the present they cling to.
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    12 h
  • Paris Express: A Novel - Emma Donoghue

    Paris Express: A Novel - Emma Donoghue
    Mar 18 2025
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    Title: Paris Express: A Novel
    Author: Emma Donoghue
    Narrator: TBD
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 03-18-2025
    Publisher: HarperAvenue
    Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Europe, Literary Fiction

    Summary:
    From Emma Donoghue, author of Room, The Wonder and Pull of the Stars comes a taut and suspenseful historical novel that reimagines an 1895 French railway disaster, an event famously documented in dramatic photographs Set over a single day, as the morning train travels from the Normandy coast to Paris, men, women and children take their seats in the passenger cars, which are divided by wealth and status. Among the passengers is an anarchist intent on destruction, a young boy travelling alone, a pregnant woman fleeing her home village for the anonymity of the big city, a medical student who suspects a girl may have a fatal disease, and the railway men, devoted to the train, to the company and to each other. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a thrilling ride and a literary masterpiece that captures the politics, fears and chaos of the end of the nineteenth century.
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    12 h
  • Rocket Ship, Solo Trip - Chiara Colombi

    Rocket Ship, Solo Trip - Chiara Colombi
    Jan 28 2025
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    Title: Rocket Ship, Solo Trip
    Author: Chiara Colombi
    Narrator: TBD
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 0:10:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-28-2025
    Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
    Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Health & Family

    Summary:
    A delightful, rhyming audiobook that is perfect for fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and captures all the excitement and nervousness of life's big firsts. “First time jitters? That’s okay. Find one small step to lead the way.” Rocket is embarking on her first solo mission. Her goal? Place a satellite into orbit to take pictures of the beautiful unknown. With a few words of encouragement from Ground Control, Rocket sparks ignition and blasts off to discover all the beauty of outer space. But when it’s time for reentry, she wonders if she can do it alone. With Ground Control’s parting words in mind, Rocket trusts that she knows exactly what to do. She returns home at hypersonic speed and excited for her future expeditions…maybe next time, to the moon. With delightful rhyming stanzas, Rocket Ship, Solo Trip explores all the complicated emotions of big firsts and reminds listeners that no matter how far they go, the ones they love are always close by.
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    10 min
  • Good Dirt: A Novel - Charmaine Wilkerson

    Good Dirt: A Novel - Charmaine Wilkerson
    Jan 28 2025
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    Title: Good Dirt: A Novel
    Author: Charmaine Wilkerson
    Narrator: TBD
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-28-2025
    Publisher: Random House (Audio)
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Black Literature, Contemporary Women

    Summary:
    The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well. The crime was never solved—and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England—the case has had an enduring, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want is another media frenzy splashing their family across the papers, but when Ebby's high profile romance falls apart without any explanation, that's exactly what they get. So Ebby flees to France, only for her past to follow her there. And as she tries to process what's happened, she begins to think about the other loss her family suffered on that day eighteen years ago—the stoneware jar that had been in their family for generations, brought North by an enslaved ancestor. But little does she know that the handcrafted piece of pottery held more than just her family's history—it might also hold the key to unlocking her own future. In this sweeping, evocative novel, Charmaine Wilkerson brings to life a multi-generational epic that examines how the past informs our present.
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    11 h
  • Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause - Naomi Watts

    Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause - Naomi Watts
    Jan 21 2025
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    Title: Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
    Author: Naomi Watts
    Narrator: TBD
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-21-2025
    Publisher: Random House (Audio)
    Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Women's Health, Aging & Longevity

    Summary:
    A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness At thirty-six, Naomi Watts had just completed filming King Kong and was trying to start a family when she was told that she was on the brink of menopause. It is estimated that seventy-five million women in the United States are currently dealing with menopause symptoms (dry itchy skin, raging hormones, night sweats), and yet the very word “menopause” continues to be associated with stigma and confusion. With so little information, many women feel unprepared, ashamed, and deeply alone when the time comes. This is the book Naomi Watts wishes she had when she first started experiencing symptoms. Like sitting down over coffee and having an intimate chat with your girlfriend, Dare I Say It blends funny and poignant stories from Naomi and her friends with advice from doctors, hormone experts, and nutritionists to take the secrecy and shame out of menopause and aging. Answering questions such as: What’s hormone therapy and should I be on it? Will I ever sleep again? Will I get myself back? What happened to my libido? Do I need eighteen serums for my aging skin? Whose body is this anyway? Who am I now? Naomi Watts shares the most up-to-date research on how to manage menopause symptoms and tackle the physical and emotional challenges we encounter as we age. Irreverent, bold, and reassuring, Dare I Say It is the companion every woman needs to embrace the best version of herself as she moves into what can be the most powerful and satisfying period of her life.
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    9 h
  • Lotus Shoes: A Novel - Jane Yang

    Lotus Shoes: A Novel - Jane Yang
    Jan 7 2025
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    Title: Lotus Shoes: A Novel
    Author: Jane Yang
    Narrator: Catherine Ho, Katharine Chin
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-07-2025
    Publisher: HarperAvenue
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women

    Summary:
    A muizai is a mistress’s shadow, there to do her bidding . . . In nineteenth-century China, tightly bound feet, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable woman. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that her golden lilies will someday lead her out of a life of slavery. Not only does Little Flower have bound feet—uncommon for a muizai—but she is gifted at embroidery, a skill associated with women of fortune. Resentful of these talents, Linjing does everything in her power to keep Little Flower under her thumb. But when scandal strikes the Fongs, both women are cast out to the Celibate Sisterhood, a strict group of women who make their way in life by weaving silk. Little Flower suddenly sees a path to freedom through her skill when she catches the eye of a nobleman. But there is a huge risk: the Sisterhood punishes disobedience with death. And if Linjing finds out, will she use this knowledge to reclaim her power over Little Flower, or will she protect her? Richly atmospheric and profoundly moving, The Lotus Shoes is an empowering tale of two women from opposite sides of society and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.
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    12 h
  • Inkworld: The Color of Revenge - Cornelia Funke

    Inkworld: The Color of Revenge - Cornelia Funke
    Nov 12 2024
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    Title: Inkworld: The Color of Revenge
    Author: Cornelia Funke
    Narrator: TBD
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 11-12-2024
    Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
    Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore

    Summary:
    Vengeance awaits in the follow up to the epic, award-winning, New York Times bestselling Inkheart trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke. Five years have passed since the events of Inkdeath. At last, peace reigns in Ombra where Meggie, Mo, Dustfinger and all the other residents lead a happy, carefree life. But it has been a different story for Orpheus, who after fleeing to the north, has spent his days living a meager and deprived existence fueled only by his thirst for revenge against Dustfinger and all those who betrayed him. Now Orpheus is willing to use any means necessary to take revenge. Even the darkest spell the ink world has to offer. When Dustfinger’s deepest fears come true, he’ll have to figure out whether the words still obey him. Or is he the one who should be afraid of the pictures this time…
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    9 h
  • Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm - Dave Zarum

    Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm - Dave Zarum
    Sep 10 2024
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    Title: Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm
    Author: Dave Zarum
    Narrator: Aaron Goodson, John Patrick Walsh
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 6:48:01
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-10-2024
    Publisher: Collins
    Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases, Basketball

    Summary:
    From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbreaking and remarkable memoir chronicling a very public struggle with depression, in the hopes that other people will not suffer alone “As men, and especially Black men, we don’t talk about our mental health enough. We struggle to admit when things aren’t okay, even when it’s obvious to everybody around us. I’ve seen how toxic that can become. I’ve experienced it myself, keeping everything under wraps until your head and heart are full of fire and rage.” Six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan has been called a “basketball savant” (ESPN) and “the best closer in the NBA” (GQ). But when he went public with his depression, it sparked a conversation that reached far beyond the court. By speaking out and breaking the stigma of mental illness, he added a new, seldom-heard voice to the mental health dialogue: that of a successful Black male athlete, openly naming his pain and advocating for others to do the same. Now it’s time to tell the full story. Born and raised in Compton, DeRozan was no stranger to hardship—he grew up in poverty and lost friends to gang violence. Practising in worn-out school gyms and community centres, fuelled by hunger and a desire to prove himself, he began to rise. But doubts followed. In Above the Noise, DeRozan opens up about both his proudest triumphs and the times he felt so weighed down he couldn’t get out of bed. He reflects on what it took to make a name for himself in a new country after getting drafted by the Toronto Raptors. He recounts the pressure of playing with veteran athletes as a twenty-year-old rookie, and the pain of losing role models. And he reveals what it felt like to be traded away from the team that he wanted to play with for the rest of his career. From a scared, angry kid to a confident father of five, DeRozan traces his journey to basketball stardom and the forces that honed him into the player—and the slowly healing person—he is today. His memoir will encourage anyone who has ever felt alone in their struggles and inspire people to rise above the noise and speak their truth.
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    6 h et 48 min