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Audiobooks
January 2021

Hoopla Digital
We are excited to announce the availability of thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, and audiobooks, all available for mobile and online access through Hoopla Digital; all you need is a valid library card!
Recent Releases
Leave the World Behind
by Rumaan Alam; narrated by Marin Ireland

What happens: A white family staying in a rented Hamptons home finds their idyllic vacation cut short by the arrival of the owners, an older Black couple hoping to take refuge from a blackout in New York City.

Narration: In this AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording, narrator Marin Ireland's nuanced reading captures the tensions between the two families as they try to understand the cause of the blackout. 
Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn; narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

What it's about: While grieving the loss of her mother, 16-year-old Bree has her world shaken once again when she witnesses a demon attack and discovers the Legendborn, a magical secret society descended from King Arthur's knights.

Narration: Joniece Abbott-Pratt juggles multiple character accents and tones in her energetic reading of this suspenseful YA series opener.
I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds
by Sunny Hostin; narrated by Sunny Hostin

What it's about: The View co-host and ABC News legal analyst Sunny Hostin's life and career.

Narration: The author's spoken-from-the-heart reading warmly complements her reflective and inspiring prose. 
One for the Books
by Jenn McKinlay; narrated by Allyson Ryan

Wedding problems: A mishap with the guest list finds most of the town invited to the wedding of Briar Creek, Connecticut library director Lindsey Norris and boat captain Sully, but the biggest development is that someone murders Sully's old friend, who was to perform the ceremony.

Narration: Longtime Library Lover's Mysteries narrator Allyson Ryan returns to narrate this engaging 11th entry in the series.
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
by V.E. Schwab; narrated by Julia Whelan

What it's about: Three centuries after she makes a Faustian bargain to live forever but to be unremembered, adventurous young French woman Addie Larue discovers that one person, New York bookstore owner Henry, may be the exception.

Narration: Award-winning narrator Julia Whelan wields an impressive array of character accents (including French and New York) in her leisurely-paced reading of this sweeping fantasy. 
She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
by Sarah Smarsh; narrated by Sarah Smarsh

What it's about: country superstar Dolly Parton's musical and cultural legacy.

Narration: Heartland author Sarah Smarsh's plainspoken narration complements her thoughtful assessment of Parton's impact.  
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