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THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy Chua, read by Robb Moreira, Tim Campbell, Suzanne Toren

7 mins; November 10, 2023

CROOK MANIFESTO by Colson Whitehead, read by Dion Graham

8 mins; November 09, 2023

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anna Lyse Erikson [Adapt.], read by Rufus Sewell, Sarah Drew, Nate Corddry, and a Full Cast

6 mins; November 08, 2023

THE DEADLINE by Jill Lepore, read by Jill Lepore

6 mins; November 07, 2023

MAKING IT SO by Patrick Stewart, read by Patrick Stewart

7 mins; November 06, 2023

WORTHY by Jada Pinkett Smith, read by Jada Pinkett Smith

8 mins; November 03, 2023

MISTER MAGIC by Kiersten White, read by Rebecca Lowman, Kiersten White [Note]

7 mins; November 02, 2023

WITH A KISS WE DIE by L.R. Dorn, read by Thérèse Plummer, January LaVoy, et al.

7 mins; November 01, 2023

MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon, read by Jane Oppenheimer

6 mins; October 31, 2023

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT by Kalynn Bayron, read by Hewot Tedia

7 mins; October 30, 2023

THE SKULL by Jon Klassen, read by Fairuza Balk, Jon Klassen [Afterword]

8 mins; October 27, 2023

THE LOVER by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Nina Yndis

7 mins; October 26, 2023

THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS by Jen Ferguson, read by Julie Lumsden, Aaliya Warbus, Kimberly Woods, Shaun Taylor-Corbett

8 mins; October 25, 2023

MASTERS OF DEATH by Olivie Blake, read by Steve West

7 mins; October 24, 2023

ROMAN STORIES by Jhumpa Lahiri, Todd Portnowitz [Trans.], read by Deepti Gupta, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos, Michael Obiora

7 mins; October 23, 2023

BARTLEBY AND ME by Gay Talese, read by Mike Ortego

8 mins; October 20, 2023

HOW I WON A NOBEL PRIZE by Julius Taranto, read by Lauren Fortgang

7 mins; October 19, 2023

DISRUPTIONS by Steven Millhauser, read by Gisela Chípe, Vas Eli, Arthur Morey

7 mins; October 18, 2023

SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED by Brendan Shay Basham, read by Shaun Taylor-Corbett

7 mins; October 17, 2023

SOMEBODY'S FOOL by Richard Russo, read by Mark Bramhall

7 mins; October 16, 2023

EVIL EYE by Etaf Rum, read by Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan

8 mins; October 13, 2023

LAND OF MILK AND HONEY by C Pam Zhang, read by Eunice Wong

8 mins; October 12, 2023

HAPPINESS FALLS by Angie Kim, read by Shannon Tyo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Thomas Pruyn, Angie Kim

8 mins; October 11, 2023

THE FRAUD by Zadie Smith, read by Zadie Smith

8 mins; October 10, 2023

EVERY DROP IS A MAN'S NIGHTMARE by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, read by Michelle Sekine

7 mins; October 09, 2023

THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron, read by Gerard Doyle

8 mins; October 06, 2023

DEAD MAN'S POSE by Susan Rogers, John Roosen, read by Rupert Degas

8 mins; October 05, 2023

THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BIG BAD WOLF by Alexander McCall Smith, read by David Rintoul

7 mins; October 04, 2023

THE STOLEN COAST by Dwyer Murphy, read by Robert Petkoff

8 mins; October 03, 2023

THE LONGMIRE DEFENSE by Craig Johnson, read by George Guidall

7 mins; October 02, 2023

THE PARA METHOD by Tiago Forte, read by Tiago Forte

8 mins; September 29, 2023

SURE, I'LL JOIN YOUR CULT by Maria Bamford, read by Maria Bamford

6 mins; September 28, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS, THE BEST IS OVER! by R. Eric Thomas, read by R. Eric Thomas

6 mins; September 27, 2023

THICKER THAN WATER by Kerry Washington, read by Kerry Washington

7 mins; September 26, 2023

WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus, read by Kirby Heyborne

7 mins; September 25, 2023

STUNTBOY, IN-BETWEEN TIME by Jason Reynolds, read by Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, James Fouhey, and a Full Cast

8 mins; September 22, 2023

CHINESE MENU by Grace Lin, read by Lisa Ling

8 mins; September 21, 2023

GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner, read by Kit Griffiths

6 mins; September 20, 2023

VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Cañas, read by Jose Nateras, Krysta Gonzales

6 mins; September 19, 2023

THE VASTER WILDS by Lauren Groff, read by January LaVoy

7 mins; September 18, 2023

THE BOUNTY by Caroline Alexander, read by Nicholas Boulton

7 mins; September 15, 2023

THE DEEPEST MAP by Laura Trethewey, read by Gabra Zackman

7 mins; September 14, 2023

WASTELAND by Oliver Franklin-Wallis, read by Chris Harper

6 mins; September 13, 2023

THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST by Jeff Goodell, read by L.J. Ganser

7 mins; September 12, 2023

THE PARROT AND THE IGLOO by David Lipsky, read by Mike Chamberlain

6 mins; September 11, 2023

THE APOLOGY by Jimin Han, read by Kathleen Kim

7 mins; September 08, 2023

FAMILY LORE by Elizabeth Acevedo, read by Danyeli Rodriguez del Orbe, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sixta Morel

8 mins; September 07, 2023

KUKUM by Michel Jean, Susan Ouriou [Trans.], read by Erin Tripp

7 mins; September 06, 2023

THOSE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW by David Joy, read by MacLeod Andrews

8 mins; September 05, 2023

TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett, read by Meryl Streep

7 mins; September 04, 2023

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; September 01, 2023

BAD CREE: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; August 31, 2023

THE WAGER: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; August 30, 2023

HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; August 29, 2023

VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS: AudioFile Favorites

7 mins; August 28, 2023

THE RAGING STORM by Ann Cleeves, read by Jack Holden

7 mins; August 25, 2023

LEARNED BY HEART by Emma Donoghue, read by Shiromi Arserio

7 mins; August 24, 2023

THE FIRST LADY OF WORLD WAR II by Shannon McKenna Schmidt, read by Suzanne Toren

7 mins; August 23, 2023

HOMECOMING by Kate Morton, read by Claire Foy

7 mins; August 22, 2023

THE BOOKBINDER by Pip Williams, read by Annabelle Tudor

7 mins; August 21, 2023

GOODBYE EARL by Leesa Cross-Smith, read by Mela Lee, Kamali Minter, Sarah Beth Goer, Erin Bennett, Traci Odom, Julian Thomas

7 mins; August 18, 2023

THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES by Alison Goodman, read by Kristin Atherton

7 mins; August 17, 2023

THE WHISPERS by Ashley Audrain, read by Jill Winternitz

6 mins; August 16, 2023

ALISON BECHDEL'S DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR by Alison Bechdel, Madeleine George, read by Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, Roxane Gay, and a Full Cast

6 mins; August 15, 2023

BEWARE THE WOMAN by Megan Abbott, read by Brittany Pressley

7 mins; August 14, 2023

Christine Baranski and Jesse Green in conversation about SHY

47 mins; August 11, 2023

WE STILL BELONG by Christine Day, read by Katie Anvil Rich

7 mins; August 11, 2023

THE SCOURGE BETWEEN STARS by Ness Brown, read by Bahni Turpin

8 mins; August 10, 2023

CAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle, read by Mara Wilson

7 mins; August 09, 2023

THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, read by Dominic Hoffman

8 mins; August 08, 2023

SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Gisela Chípe

7 mins; August 07, 2023

THE LAST HONEST MAN by James Risen, Thomas Risen, read by Kevin Stillwell

8 mins; August 04, 2023

AUGUST BLUE by Deborah Levy, read by Alix Dunmore

5 mins; August 03, 2023

THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS by Claire Fuller, read by Genevieve Gaunt

6 mins; August 02, 2023

SHY by Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green, read by Christine Baranski, Jesse Green

7 mins; August 01, 2023

I AM HOMELESS IF THIS IS NOT MY HOME by Lorrie Moore, read by Sophie Amoss

7 mins; July 31, 2023

SIPPING DOM PÉRIGNON THROUGH A STRAW by Eddie Ndopu, read by Eddie Ndopu

8 mins; July 28, 2023

THE SAY SO by Julia Franks, read by Laura Horowitz, Molly Secours, Rachel L. Jacobs, Colin Martin

7 mins; July 27, 2023

THE POSTCARD by Anne Berest, Tina Kover [Trans.], read by Barrie Kealoha

7 mins; July 26, 2023

DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA by Rita Chang-Eppig, read by Emily Woo Zeller

7 mins; July 25, 2023

EL DEAFO by Cece Bell, read by Sarah Tubert, Lexi Finigan, Jennifer Aquino, Fred Berman, Bailey Carr, Nicky Endres, Matt Godfrey, Avi Roque, Sanya Simmons

7 mins; July 24, 2023

ZERO DAYS by Ruth Ware, read by Imogen Church

7 mins; July 21, 2023

THE KIND WORTH SAVING by Peter Swanson, read by Keith Szarabajka, Kathleen Early, Helen Laser, Micky Shiloah

6 mins; July 20, 2023

SUNSHINE by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, read by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jaiden Meltzer, Xavier Krosoczka, Noah Rico, and a Full Cast

6 mins; July 19, 2023

FLAGS ON THE BAYOU by James Lee Burke, read by MacLeod Andrews, Michael Crouch, Dana Gourrier, Marin Ireland, January LaVoy, Ray Porter, James Lee Burke [Epilogue]

7 mins; July 18, 2023

GENTLEMAN OF JAZZ by Ramsey Lewis, Aaron Cohen, read by Dion Graham

7 mins; July 17, 2023

In Conversation with Kevin R. Free, 2023 Golden Voice Narrator

44 mins; July 14, 2023

ALL THE GOLD STARS by Rainesford Stauffer, read by Jess Nahikian

7 mins; July 14, 2023

THE ART THIEF by Michael Finkel, read by Edoardo Ballerini, Michael Finkel [Note]

7 mins; July 13, 2023

THE LIBRARIANIST by Patrick deWitt, read by Jim Meskimen

7 mins; July 12, 2023

HONEY, BABY, MINE by Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Reese Witherspoon [Fore.], read by Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Reese Witherspoon [Fore.]

7 mins; July 11, 2023

THE ART OF THE STRAIGHT LINE by Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, read by Laurie Anderson and a Full Cast

7 mins; July 10, 2023

DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT: AudioFile Favorites

7 mins; July 07, 2023

NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; July 06, 2023

MAN O’ WAR: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; July 05, 2023

HOTEL NANTUCKET: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; July 04, 2023

THE LIGHT WE CARRY: AudioFile Favorites

6 mins; July 03, 2023

In Conversation with Marin Ireland, 2023 Golden Voice Narrator

33 mins; June 30, 2023

THAT SUMMER FEELING by Bridget Morrissey, read by Jeremy Carlisle Parker

7 mins; June 30, 2023

RED HOOD by Elana K. Arnold, read by January LaVoy

8 mins; June 29, 2023

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