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Audiobooks January 2024 This list may include audiobooks in the following formats: audiobook CD, Playaway, and eaudiobooks through Libby and/or Hoopla. If you would like to learn more about any of these listening options, please contact the Adult Services Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org. |
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The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder
Paul Brightman, a former Wall Street star hiding in a New England town with a bounty on his head, is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness as he unravels a conspiracy involving Russian operatives and government agencies after falling in love with Tatyana, the daughter of a powerful oligarch.
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More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova
Maddy Banks, an NYU student recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder after experiencing a wild and terrifying mania, rejects the stability of a“normal” life for a career in stand-up comedy, in a novel from a Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author.
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Never Say Never
by Danielle Steel
After her husband of 25 years leaves her for a younger male lover, Oona Kelly Webster takes her anniversary trip to France alone, where after renting a house called La Belle Florence, she risks love with her friendly Trinidadian neighbor, a well-known actor.
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Elphie
by Gregory Maguire
Describes the coming of age story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, as she is molded by her promiscuous mother and her pious father, becomes jealous of her siblings and encounters mistreatment of the animal populations of Oz.
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New Adult Nonfiction Audiobooks
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John Lewis
by David Greenberg
Based on interviews and previously unreleased FBI files, a professor of history at Rutgers University presents the definitive biography of John Lewis's journey from rural Alabama poverty to becoming a pivotal Civil Rights leader and "conscience of Congress.
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The Third Gilmore Girl
by Kelly Bishop
An award-winning and actress chronicles her six decades in show business, from Broadway to Hollywood with A Chorus Line, Dirty Dancing, Gilmore Girls and much more. Illustrations.
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens
by Ina Garten
In her first memoir, the bestselling cookbook author and host of the beloved Food Network show“Barefoot Contessa” offers a personal, engaging and motivating narrative of her extraordinary journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a cultural icon.
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What I Ate in One Year
by Stanley Tucci
From an award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author comes a memoir that chronicles a year's worth of meals.
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How we fall apart
by Katie Zhao
When she and her friends become the prime suspects in the disappearance of their classmate and frenemy, Nancy Luo is forced to play a deadly game with The Proctor who knows the truth—and her darkest secrets. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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What the woods took
by Courtney Gould
A group of troubled teens in a wilderness therapy program find themselves stranded in a forest full of monsters and left to fend for themselves and realize they'll have to trust one another to survive. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rani Choudhury must die
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Maghna and Rani are ex-best friends turned rivals, but once they discover they're dating the same guy, they team up in a science competition to expose him, in a sapphic, dual point-of-view novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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