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Under Water

A Novel

by Tara Menon ...

**NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE!“In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. ” —Claire Messud“Overwhelming and exquisite–in a word, sublime.” —Namwali Serpell“A novel of remarkable delicacy and power.”—Katie KitamuraAn intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two ... Read more

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**NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE!“In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. ” —Claire Messud“Overwhelming and exquisite–in a word, sublime.” —Namwali Serpell“A novel of remarkable delicacy and power.”—Katie KitamuraAn intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two
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Speaking Parts

Conversation, Character, and Social Worlds in Nineteenth-Century British Novels

by Tara Menon ...

How direct speech in the novel shapes our understanding of literary characters and their social worldsFor many readers, to think of nineteenth-century fiction is to recall characters speaking: Elizabeth refusing Darcy in Pride and Prejudice; Jane excoriating Rochester in Jane Eyre; Dorothea and Celia discussing Mr. Casaubon in Middlemarch. And yet literary critics have had surprisingly little to ... Read more

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How direct speech in the novel shapes our understanding of literary characters and their social worldsFor many readers, to think of nineteenth-century fiction is to recall characters speaking: Elizabeth refusing Darcy in Pride and Prejudice; Jane excoriating Rochester in Jane Eyre; Dorothea and Celia discussing Mr. Casaubon in Middlemarch. And yet literary critics have had surprisingly little to
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Under Water

A Novel

by Tara Menon ...

Narrated by Chantelle Ramdeen ...

Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

**NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE!“In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. ” —Claire Messud“Overwhelming and exquisite–in a word, sublime.” —Namwali Serpell“A novel of remarkable delicacy and power.”—Katie KitamuraAn intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two ... Read more

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**NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE!“In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. ” —Claire Messud“Overwhelming and exquisite–in a word, sublime.” —Namwali Serpell“A novel of remarkable delicacy and power.”—Katie KitamuraAn intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two
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The Pohaku

A Novel

by Jasmin Iolani Hakes ...

Narrated by Jolene Jaxon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

From the award-winning author of Hula, a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them.A young woman lies comatose in a hospital, watched by her estranged grandmother. Mystery surrounds the woman’s fall—did she jump off the cliff, or was she swept away by a wave? Her grandmother suspects it is linked to the pohaku, an ancient stone that ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of Hula, a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them.A young woman lies comatose in a hospital, watched by her estranged grandmother. Mystery surrounds the woman’s fall—did she jump off the cliff, or was she swept away by a wave? Her grandmother suspects it is linked to the pohaku, an ancient stone that
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Liar's Dice

A Novel

by Juliet Faithfull ...

Narrated by Gisela Chípe ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

**An astonishing debut about a teenage girl in 1970s Brazil who is torn away from her twin sister—and who must learn what it means to fight for those she loves when all the odds are stacked against her.“I hesitate to call anything this beautiful ‘magic.’ It’s more than that; it’s a sacred healing.”—Sandra Cisneros**Dolores and Mita grow up in rural Brazil, identical and inseparable. But Mita ... Read more

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**An astonishing debut about a teenage girl in 1970s Brazil who is torn away from her twin sister—and who must learn what it means to fight for those she loves when all the odds are stacked against her.“I hesitate to call anything this beautiful ‘magic.’ It’s more than that; it’s a sacred healing.”—Sandra Cisneros**Dolores and Mita grow up in rural Brazil, identical and inseparable. But Mita
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The Pohaku

A Novel

by Jasmin Iolani Hakes ...

From the award-winning author of Hula, a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them.A young woman lies comatose in a hospital, watched by her estranged grandmother. Mystery surrounds the woman’s fall—did she jump off the cliff, or was she swept away by a wave? Her grandmother suspects it is linked to the pōhaku, an ancient stone that ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of Hula, a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them.A young woman lies comatose in a hospital, watched by her estranged grandmother. Mystery surrounds the woman’s fall—did she jump off the cliff, or was she swept away by a wave? Her grandmother suspects it is linked to the pōhaku, an ancient stone that
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The Sixth Nik

by Daniel Kraus ...

Narrated by Kimberly Woods ...

Unabridged

17 hours 21 min

Perfectly aligned for readers of Iain M. Banks’s The Culture series and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, The Sixth Nik is a galaxy spanning adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Angel Down and Whalefall.Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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Perfectly aligned for readers of Iain M. Banks’s The Culture series and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, The Sixth Nik is a galaxy spanning adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Angel Down and Whalefall.Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness...
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The Original

A Novel

by Priya Parmar ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood’s rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film.“Filled with intrigue and old Hollywood glamour . . . An addictive read!”—People“A riveting and unputdownable journey through fame, rebellion, and the relentless ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood’s rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film.“Filled with intrigue and old Hollywood glamour . . . An addictive read!”—People“A riveting and unputdownable journey through fame, rebellion, and the relentless
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America, U.S.A.

How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries

by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...

Narrated by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America’s unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us.“A thoughtful, insightful, beautifully written book that is timely and welcomed in these perilous times.”—Bryan Stevenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy**“Eddie S. Glaude Jr. opens a ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America’s unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us.“A thoughtful, insightful, beautifully written book that is timely and welcomed in these perilous times.”—Bryan Stevenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy**“Eddie S. Glaude Jr. opens a
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The Fountain

A Novel

by Casey Scieszka ...

Narrated by Megan Tusing ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

A Belletrist Book Club Pick • A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick • A Most Anticipated Book from the Boston Globe, Barnes & Noble, Literary Hub, BookRiot, Goodreads, and Town & Country“Casey Scieszka’s debut novel is absolutely delicious, like Tuck Everlasting for grown-ups. The premise is so good—an immortal woman’s search for the fountain of youth—that the writing, crisp and f... ... Read more

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A Belletrist Book Club Pick • A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick • A Most Anticipated Book from the Boston Globe, Barnes & Noble, Literary Hub, BookRiot, Goodreads, and Town & Country“Casey Scieszka’s debut novel is absolutely delicious, like Tuck Everlasting for grown-ups. The premise is so good—an immortal woman’s search for the fountain of youth—that the writing, crisp and f...
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Where the Girls Were

A Novel

by Kate Schatz ...

Narrated by Kate Schatz, Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

**They were sent away to be forgotten. This is their story.In this electrifying historical novel about coming of age in tumultuous 1960s San Francisco, a pregnant teenager reckons with womanhood and agency after being sent to a home for unwed mothers."Thrilling, propulsive, breathless, and brimming with a deep understanding of longing and frailty . . . of humanness.”—Catherine Newman, New York ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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**They were sent away to be forgotten. This is their story.In this electrifying historical novel about coming of age in tumultuous 1960s San Francisco, a pregnant teenager reckons with womanhood and agency after being sent to a home for unwed mothers."Thrilling, propulsive, breathless, and brimming with a deep understanding of longing and frailty . . . of humanness.”—Catherine Newman, New York
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I Love You Don't Die

A Novel

by Jade Song ...

Narrated by Catherine Ho ...

Unabridged

8 hours 13 min

Acclaimed author Jade Song (Chlorine) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh.For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only ... Read more

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Acclaimed author Jade Song (Chlorine) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh.For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only
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