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Audiobooks May 2018 Physical audiobooks are available at the Woodbridge Main Library on CD and on Playaway. Digital eaudiobooks are available online for free with a valid Woodbridge Library Card through our e-services --- elibrarynj or hoopladigital. There are no fines on digital materials.
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The Upside of Unrequited
by Becky Albertalli
What it is about: Avoiding relationships to protect her sensitive heart, plus-sized Molly supports her once-cynical twin, Cassie, when the latter has her own bout of lovesickness, a situation that is complicated by sibling dynamics and an unexpected romantic triangle.
What others are saying: "Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can’t stop hugging this book." - Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss
Narration: Title is read by Arielle DeLisle.
Availability: Title is available on HooplaDigital.com
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| The Grave's A Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
What it's about: This 9th entry in a charming series set in 1950s England finds Flavia and her two older sisters at a crossroads even as Flavia once again sets out to solve a murder. Newcomer? Start with the 1st book, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.
Narration: Title is read by Jayne Entwistle.
Availability: Title is available on CD. |
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Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
What is is about: A psychological thriller by a former BBC News producer depicts the harrowing experiences of a coma patient with shut-in syndrome who, while unable to move or speak, must listen to those around her to figure out what happened and who is responsible for her injuries.
Narration: Read by Stephanie Racine.
Availability: Audiobook is available as a Playaway and on elibraryNJ.
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| The Woman in the Window by A. J. FinnWhat it's about: Anna Fox, agoraphobic and alcoholic (which doesn't mix well with her medications), likes to sit by the window and spy on her neighbors. When she witnesses what looks like a murder, no one will take her seriously. In fact, they claim the victim doesn't even exist.
Narration: Ann Marie Lee believably portrays Anna's descent into paranoia, modulating the pace and pitch of her voice to heighten the tension.
Availability: Book is available on CD and elibraryNJ. |
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark : One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
by Michelle McNamara
What it is about: An account of the unsolved Golden State Killer case, written by the late author of the TrueCrimeDiary.com website and featuring an afterword by her husband, comedian Patton Oswalt, traces the rapes and murders of dozens of victims and the author's determined efforts to help identify the killer and bring him to justice.
Narration: Read by Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, Patton Oswalt
Availability: Title is available on elibraryNJ and CD.
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| Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala; narrated by Prentice Onayemi and Julia WhelanWhat it's about: Star athlete Niru is bound for the Ivy League...until his loving but traditional Nigerian parents discover that he's gay. The repercussions are violent and far-reaching.
Narration: Prentice Onayemi sympathetically captures Niru's fraught life, alternating between a light tone for his public persona and a brooding tone for his private doubts and insecurities. Julia Whelan's performance as Niru's best friend Meredith emphasizes the girl's struggle to reconcile her role in Niru's outing.
Availability: This audiobook is available as a CD. |
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| Force of Nature by Jane HarperWhat it's about: Whistleblower Alice Russell disappears while on a corporate retreat with four other women in the Australian Bush. Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper, who were working with her on a money laundering case, uncover plenty of possible suspects, including a serial killer's son.
Narration: Stephen Shanahan's Australian accent is perfectly suited to the setting of this intriguing whodunit.
Availability: Book is available on CD or thru elibraryNJ. |
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No One is Coming to Save Us : a novel
by Stephanie Powell Watts
What it is about: A tale inspired by The Great Gatsby is set in the contemporary South and follows the difficulties endured by an extended black family with colliding visions of the American dream. A first novel by the author of We Are Taking Only What We Need.
Narration: Book is read by Janina Edwards.
Availability: Audiobook is available on CD and on Hoopladigital.com.
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The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer
What is is about: A shy college freshman finds her perspectives transformed by a mentor activist at the center of the women's movement who challenges her to discover herself in ways that take her far from the traditional life she envisioned at the side of her boyfriend.
What librarians are saying: “A complex coming of age story. A college student finds herself transformed by her experience with a renowned feminist and activist in the center of the women’s movement. This is a story of women finding their way and making mistakes in the world of men. This is a novel that makes you feel and think in equal measures.” -- Chris Markley, Hawkins County Libraries, Rogersville, TN, LibraryReads
Narration: The audiobook is narrated by Rebecca Lowman.
Availability: Title is available on CD or from elibraryNJ.
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| Grist Mill Road by Christopher J. YatesWhat it's about: In this dark, chilling literary tale, a terrible crime in the woods links Patrick, Hannah, and Matthew together -- and 26 years later, when all three reunite, the results are devastating.
Narration: Shifting perspectives are conveyed to captivating effect by narrators Dan Bittner, Graham Halstead, and Saskia Maarleveld; Will Damron provides tight omniscient narration of the characters' unsettling reunion as adults.
Availability: Title is available as a Playaway and also on Hoopladigital.com. |
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