Audiobooks
July 2023
Please note: This is the final issue of Audiobooks.
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Recent Releases
A Living Remedy
by Nicole Chung; narrated by Jennifer Kim

What it's about: author Nicole Chung's grief after losing her parents in quick succession prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Narration: Jennifer Kim captures Chung's raw emotions with a somber and sensitive reading.
Weapons of opportunity
by Dale Brown

"When Nick Flynn left the US Air Force to join the Quartet Directorate, he did so with the full knowledge that no one could ever know. This covert private force--called Four by its members--promised him the chance to lead his own missions and make his own decisions. When a former senior CIA executive goes dark, Flynn and his team are ready to step in. What begins as a quiet check on his home turns into a firefight against a familiar enemy who is more dangerous than ever"
Fixit
by Joe Ide; narrated by Zeno Robinson

Kidnapped: Grace, the ex-girlfriend of PI Isaiah "IQ" Quintabe, is taken by one of IQ's most dangerous enemies, and he needs to get to her quick. But he's hampered by LAPD detective Winnie Hando, who wants to solve the case before IQ can.

Narration: Series narrator Zeno Robinson returns for this 6th IQ novel, juggling multiple character accents and pacing changes.
The bride wore white / : Library Edition
by Amanda Quick

When she is kidnapped and drugged and wakes up in a bloodstained wedding dress next to a dead man, psychic Prudence Ryland, framed for murder, knows who the real killer is and finds an unexpected ally in Jack Wingate, a crime boss's associate, who is theonly one who believes her
Crunchy Dragon Treats
by Senna Miller

Game developer Kirk Delgado wakes up in Nestrana, the tabletop gaming module he was testing. There, he meets the lovely Elf Solana and a disembodied Narrator who tasks Kirk with leveling up and fighting the final dragon boss. In order to do this, Kirk and Solana must form a party. Unfortunately, they've been matched with the overly good, overly large, and very stupid Blues. With a party this bad, Kirk may never get back home.
The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
by Ari Shapiro; narrated by Ari Shapiro

What it is: the debut memoir-in-essays from NPR All Things Considered co-host and former White House correspondent Ari Shapiro.

Narration: Shapiro offers his signature self-deprecating humor and confident voice in this engaging production.
Stealing
by Margaret Verble; narrated by DeLanna Studi

What it is: the heartwrenching, intricately plotted coming-of-age story of Kit Crockett, a half-Cherokee girl forced into a religious boarding school in the 1950s, where she and her fellow students endure harrowing abuse and indoctrination.

Narration: Cherokee actress DeLanna Studi won an AudioFile Earphones Award for her well-characterized portrayal of Kit.
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern...
by Simon Winchester; narrated by Simon Winchester

What it is: a sweeping history of the transmission of knowledge, from antiquity to the present.

Narration: In an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording, British author Simon Winchester narrates his own work with a sophisticated authority.  
The White Lady
by Jacqueline Winspear; narrated by Orlagh Cassidy

What it's about: Reclusive Elinor White lives in 1947 Kent, England, but she was once a spy, beginning as a child in World War I-era Belgium. After she makes friends with a neighbor girl, Elinor takes on a powerful crime family and reaches into her past for help, but surprises await. 

Narration: AudioFile Earphones Award winner Orlagh Cassidy expertly juggles multiple character accents in this standalone Jacqueline Winspear novel. 
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