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Beasts of a Little Land

A Novel

by Juhea Kim ...

"A spectacular debut filled with great characters and heart.” —Lisa See, author of Snow Flower and the Secret FanFINALIST FOR THE 2022 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE · FINALIST FOR THE BALCONES FICTION PRIZE · LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARDAn epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement, following the intertwined fates of a young girl ... Read more

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"A spectacular debut filled with great characters and heart.” —Lisa See, author of Snow Flower and the Secret FanFINALIST FOR THE 2022 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE · FINALIST FOR THE BALCONES FICTION PRIZE · LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARDAn epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement, following the intertwined fates of a young girl
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A Love Story from the End of the World

Stories

by Juhea Kim ...

Longlisted for The Story PrizeFrom the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds, an exquisite, globetrotting story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural worldSpanning multiple locales and epochs, and rendered in fine detail and vivid color, this transportive collection shows what it means to live as human inhabitants on our one miraculous planet. ... Read more

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Longlisted for The Story PrizeFrom the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds, an exquisite, globetrotting story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural worldSpanning multiple locales and epochs, and rendered in fine detail and vivid color, this transportive collection shows what it means to live as human inhabitants on our one miraculous planet.
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City of Night Birds

A Novel

by Juhea Kim ...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK"This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters." - Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club December '24 Pick)A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and loveOn a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina ... Read more

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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK"This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters." - Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club December '24 Pick)A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and loveOn a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina
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City of Night Birds

A Novel

by Juhea Kim ...

Narrated by Amy Landon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 45 min

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK"This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters." - Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club December '24 Pick)A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and loveOn a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina ... Read more

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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK"This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters." - Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club December '24 Pick)A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and loveOn a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina
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A Love Story from the End of the World

Stories

by Juhea Kim ...

Narrated by Sue Jean Kim ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

Longlisted for The Story Prize From the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds, an exquisite, globetrotting story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural worldSpanning multiple locales and epochs, and rendered in fine detail and vivid color, this transportive collection shows what it means to live as human inhabitants on our one miraculous planet ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Longlisted for The Story Prize From the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds, an exquisite, globetrotting story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural worldSpanning multiple locales and epochs, and rendered in fine detail and vivid color, this transportive collection shows what it means to live as human inhabitants on our one miraculous planet
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Bird City

Adventures in New York's Urban Wilds

by Ryan Goldberg ...

Narrated by Evan Sibley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

For readers of What an Owl Knows and The World Without Us, this infectiously impassioned tour of the five New York City boroughs offers jaded city dwellers and bird lovers everywhere an unexpected, delightful new view of the concrete jungle – through its surprisingly enormous and diverse bird populationRyan Goldberg came to birding unexpectedly, but as many first timers do after seeing their ... Read more

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For readers of What an Owl Knows and The World Without Us, this infectiously impassioned tour of the five New York City boroughs offers jaded city dwellers and bird lovers everywhere an unexpected, delightful new view of the concrete jungle – through its surprisingly enormous and diverse bird populationRyan Goldberg came to birding unexpectedly, but as many first timers do after seeing their
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Bird City

Adventures in New York's Urban Wilds

by Ryan Goldberg ...

**"One of the best books I've ever read about the birds of a special place, and the people who pay attention to them...written with such verve and insight that it will appeal to readers far beyond the limits of New York." —Kenn KaufmanFor readers of What an Owl Knows and The World Without Us, this infectiously impassioned tour of the five New York City boroughs offers city dwellers and bird lovers ... Read more

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**"One of the best books I've ever read about the birds of a special place, and the people who pay attention to them...written with such verve and insight that it will appeal to readers far beyond the limits of New York." —Kenn KaufmanFor readers of What an Owl Knows and The World Without Us, this infectiously impassioned tour of the five New York City boroughs offers city dwellers and bird lovers
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A Map of Future Ruins

On Borders and Belonging

by Lauren Markham ...

Narrated by Gilli Messer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

“This stunning meditation on nostalgia, heritage, and compassion asks us to dismantle the stories we’ve been told—and told ourselves—in order to naturalize the forms of injustice we’ve come to understand as order.” —Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy ExamsWhen and how did migration become a crime? Why does ancient Greece remain so important to the West’s idea of itself? How does nostalgia fuel ... Read more

$17.50 USD

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“This stunning meditation on nostalgia, heritage, and compassion asks us to dismantle the stories we’ve been told—and told ourselves—in order to naturalize the forms of injustice we’ve come to understand as order.” —Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy ExamsWhen and how did migration become a crime? Why does ancient Greece remain so important to the West’s idea of itself? How does nostalgia fuel
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The Best American Short Stories 2025

by Celeste Ng, Nicole A. Lamy ...

Narrated by Almarie Guerra, Jensen Olaya, Eric Yang, Avi Roque, Soneela Nankani, James Fouhey, Lynnette R. Freeman, Lee Osorio ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

“Short stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values,” writes guest editor Celeste Ng. “In a time when our values are being tested daily, it’s hard to think of anything more important.” The Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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“Short stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values,” writes guest editor Celeste Ng. “In a time when our values are being tested daily, it’s hard to think of anything more important.” The Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress
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Minor Black Figures

A Novel

by Brandon Taylor ...

Narrated by Andre Santana ...

Unabridged

13 hours 47 min

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR!From “literary superstar” (The Boston Globe) and Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, his “most accomplished novel” (The New York Times): the story of a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativity**New York simmers with heat and unrest as Wyeth, a painter, finds himself at an impasse in his own work.After attending a dubious show ... Read more

$24.00 USD

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR!From “literary superstar” (The Boston Globe) and Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, his “most accomplished novel” (The New York Times): the story of a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativity**New York simmers with heat and unrest as Wyeth, a painter, finds himself at an impasse in his own work.After attending a dubious show
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All That Life Can Afford: Reese's Book Club

by Emily Everett ...

Narrated by Alex Finke ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

**A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award“An effervescent debut chock full of Austenian nods. Swoonworthy!” —Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island“All That Life Can Afford is about love, ambition, and the cost of belonging, and I cannot stop thinking about it.” —Reese WitherspoonA young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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**A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award“An effervescent debut chock full of Austenian nods. Swoonworthy!” —Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island“All That Life Can Afford is about love, ambition, and the cost of belonging, and I cannot stop thinking about it.” —Reese WitherspoonA young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid
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Endangered Eating

America's Vanishing Foods

by Sarah Lohman ...

Narrated by Sarah Lohman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

Apples, a common New England crop, have been called the United States' most endangered food. The iconic Texas Longhorn cattle is categorized at critical risk for extinction. Unique date palms, found nowhere else on the planet, grow in California’s Coachella Valley, but the family farms that caretake them are shutting down. Apples, cattle, dates?these are foods that carry significant cultural ... Read more

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Apples, a common New England crop, have been called the United States' most endangered food. The iconic Texas Longhorn cattle is categorized at critical risk for extinction. Unique date palms, found nowhere else on the planet, grow in California’s Coachella Valley, but the family farms that caretake them are shutting down. Apples, cattle, dates?these are foods that carry significant cultural
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