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A galaxy of whales  by Heather (Heather M.) Fawcett

A galaxy of whales

Heather (Heather M.) Fawcett

A perfect summer read about whale watching and friendship both lost and found, from the author of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Islands of ElsewhereWhen Fern hears about a photo contest with a big cash award, she decides she'll enter and win!...

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There is no Ethan  by Anna Akbari

There is no Ethan

Anna Akbari

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of three women coming face-to-face with an internet predator and teaming up to expose them. In 2011, three successful and highly educated women fell head over heels...

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Anna Bright is hiding something  by Susie Orman Schnall

Anna Bright is hiding something

Susie Orman Schnall

Anna Bright is committing fraud. But nobody knows it yet. Not the board of her multibillion-dollar company, not her investors, not the public breathlessly anticipating the launch of BrightSpot, and not the media--including Jamie Roman, a hardworking journalist...

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The villain edit  by Laurie Devore

The villain edit

Laurie Devore

Emily Henry meets Fleabag...and The Bachelor! An irresistibly sharp and sexy dramedy about a cynical romance novelist who goes on a Bachelor-like reality show to revive her flagging career, only to discover that while she may have just met the love of her...

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Our kind of game  by Johanna Copeland

Our kind of game

Johanna Copeland

"A riveting and suspenseful debut. Copeland's contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, and the desire for control, is not to be missed."--New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Karin SlaughterA gifted new suspense writer...

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The art of small talk  by Casey Wilson

The art of small talk

Casey Wilson

Prepare to be schooled in the art of conversation by dynamic duo Casey Wilson and Jessica St. Clair. Dismissing the notion that small talk is a painful social obligation, these self-proclaimed small talk maestros share their gift of gab in this laugh-out-loud...

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Day trading attention  by Gary Vaynerchuk

Day trading attention

Gary Vaynerchuk

"One thing I've learned being around Gary for the last decade is that when he sees new consumer trends or new best practices in marketing, people should listen and act on them." -- Michael Rubin, CEO of FanaticsIn his seventh business book, bestselling author,...

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Where we belong  by Ashley Muñoz

Where we belong

Ashley Muñoz

They call him the Wolf. His club, his brothers, and even my best friend Callie. I didn't really care what they called him, not when the only name I had ever called him was coward. Because three months ago he snuck under my resilient heart, like the thief he...

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Four squares  by Bobby Finger

Four squares

Bobby Finger

From the beloved author of The Old Place comes a tender, funny, and fresh novel about a gay writer in New York City whose life is irrevocably altered, and then again thirty years later.In 1992, on his thirtieth birthday, Artie Anderson meets the man who will...

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To love the brooding baron  by Jentry Flint

To love the brooding baron

Jentry Flint

Opposites attract and sparks fly when the vivacious Arabella falls for a baron who lives under the shadow of a scandalous family secret.1815, London. Arabella Latham is a free spirit who longs to feel the spark of true love, but few men can match her passion...

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The exvangelicals  by Sarah McCammon

The exvangelicals

Sarah McCammon

This program is read by the author."An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon's story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no better...

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We shall be monsters  by Tara Sim

We shall be monsters

Tara Sim

Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the real horrors are not the monsters you face, but the ones you create."One of the most unique and intelligent books I've read. . . Alluring, completely enthralling, and...

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The dare  by Natasha Preston

The dare

Natasha Preston

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another pulse-pounding, twisty read! Would you accept the dare? In Marley's town, seniors are given a prank as a rite of passage...a dare, if you will. The dares start out...

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A choice considered  by Tracie Peterson

A choice considered

Tracie Peterson

LOVE HAS A WAY OF DERAILING EVEN THE MOST CAREFULLY LAID PLANS.Melody Doyle has spent years following her father across the country as the transcontinental railroad is built. When she announces her desire to settle down in Cheyenne, her father presents her...

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It wasn't roaring, it was weeping  by Lisa-Jo Baker

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

Lisa-Jo Baker

An honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid, and an invitation to recognize and refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers--from the bestselling author of Never Unfriended"Heartfelt, emotionally charged...

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It waits in the forest  by Sarah Dass

It waits in the forest

Sarah Dass

The very first thriller from Rick Riordan Presents! Drawing from the darkest corners of Caribbean mythology, acclaimed author Sarah Dass crafts a chilling tale of magic, murder, and how far we'll go to protect what's ours--perfect for fans of Angeline Boulley...

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Escape velocity  by Victor Manibo

Escape velocity

Victor Manibo

IN THIS NEAR-FUTURE INTERROGATION OF PRIVILEGE, A DECADES-OLD MURDER LOOMS OVER THE CLIENTELE OF A GLAMOROUS SPACE HOTEL ... WHILE A THREAT LURKS IN THE SERVICE CORRIDORS.Space Habitat Altaire is the premier orbital luxury resort, perfect for the Rochford...

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The age of grievance  by Frank Bruni

The age of grievance

Frank Bruni

From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful examination of the ways in which grievance has come to define our current culture and politics, on both the right and left.The twists and turns of American...

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I shouldn't feel this way  by Alison K. Cook

I shouldn't feel this way

Alison K. Cook

Dr. Alison Cook uncovers the conflicting thoughts and emotions that keep us stuck and teaches us how to name, tame, and transform them into clear solutions that help us move forward in confidence.We all want to live godly lives and navigate through the issues...

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Made for you  by Jenna Satterthwaite

Made for you

Jenna Satterthwaite

Hi. My name is Julia. I'm a Synth. And I'm here to find love...Synthetic woman Julia Walden was designed for one reason: to compete on The Proposal and claim the heart of bachelor Josh LaSala. Her casting is controversial, but Julia seems to get her fairy-tale...

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Seasick  by Kristin Cast

Seasick

Kristin Cast

There's a killer on board a luxury yacht, and two former friends must team up to figure out which of their privileged classmates has a penchant for murder before they become victims themselves. Don't miss out on this gripping thriller from New York Times...

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Everyone I kissed since you got famous  by Mae Marvel

Everyone I kissed since you got famous

Mae Marvel

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Reads of 2024 Hollywood glamor meets "'Tis the Damn Season" in this irresistibly buzzy sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Casey McQuiston. Katie Price is known in every living room in America. A small-town...

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Wait  by Gabriella Burnham

Wait

Gabriella Burnham

A young woman reunites with her teenage sister in their childhood home on Nantucket Island after their mother disappears in this alluring coming-of-age novel from the acclaimed author of It Is Wood, It Is Stone."A novel to remember."--Sarah Thankam Mathews,...

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Campervans, cooking, and corpses  by Tyler Rhodes

Campervans, cooking, and corpses

Tyler Rhodes

Burned-out chef, and a bit of a hippy at heart if he's honest, Max Effort has had enough. He's packed in his job at a swanky Michelin three-star restaurant, grown his hair, berated his parents yet again for giving him such a "go get 'em" name, accepted he's...

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ADHD is awesome  by Penn Holderness

ADHD is awesome

Penn Holderness

Read by the authors.The engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest, if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway).You live in a world that wasn't designed for you. A world where you're expected to sit still, stay quiet, and...

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The Z word  by Lindsay King-Miller

The Z word

Lindsay King-Miller

Packed with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer Zombieland you didn't know you needed. Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup--which is particularly...

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A tempest of tea  by Hafsah Faizal

A tempest of tea

Hafsah Faizal

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first audiobook in a hotly anticipated fantasy duology teeming with romance and revenge, led by an orphan girl willing to do...

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The sky on fire  by Jenn Lyons

The sky on fire

Jenn Lyons

Enter a world ruled by dragons...The Sky on Fire is a daring new fantasy heist adventure that will thrill fans of Temeraire, Fourth Wing, and Dragonriders of PernAnahrod lives only for survival, forging her own way through the harsh jungles of the Deep with...

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Nice work, Nora November  by Julia London

Nice work, Nora November

Julia London

Now that Nora is not dead, only one question remains: What does she want to do with her life? Nora November is alive--but she wasn't always. She was once clinically dead, having spent several minutes under water after a terrible surfing accident she doesn't...

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Wish you weren't here  by Erin Baldwin

Wish you weren't here

Erin Baldwin

Juliette doesn't hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate the hot popular girl. They don't do cat fights, love triangles, or betrayal. To survive their intertwined small town lives, they've agreed to a truce. They complete...

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Lightkeepers by Kennedy Plumb

Lightkeepers

Kennedy Plumb

What if Rapunzel was trapped in a dangerous cult, and Flynn Ryder was trapped in the foster care system? How would they still find their way to each other and to the lives they dream of? Zella has been faithful to the Program her entire life, never doubting...

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Lavash at first sight by Taleen Voskuni

Lavash at first sight

Taleen Voskuni

Twenty-seven year old Nazeli 'Ellie' Gregorian likes the prestige of her tech marketing job but hates her ex-boyfriend. Who dumped her. At work. So when Ellie's lovingly overbearing parents plead with her to attend PakCon - a food packaging conference in...

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A divine fury by D. V. Bishop

A divine fury

D. V. Bishop

A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. Florence. Autumn, 1539. Cesare Aldo was once an officer for the city's most feared...

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The final act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd

The final act of Juliette Willoughby

Ellery Lloyd

Some women can't be erased from history . . .A story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge. Paris, 1938: Runaway heiress Juliette Willoughby perishes, with her married lover, in an accidental studio fire alongside her Surrealist masterpiece,...

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Loving me after we by Ginger Dean

Loving me after we

Ginger Dean

Are you repeating old patterns in relationships? Do you struggle to express your boundaries, standards and core values with your partner? Want to shift the narrative in your dating life and become the best version of yourself? Too often, conversations about...

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Race from planet peril by Alex T. Smith

Race from planet peril

Alex T. Smith

Blast off on an adventure with the Space Cadets! From beloved children's author-illustrator Alex T. Smith, the bestselling creator of Claude and How Winston Delivered Christmas, comes a funny and fast-paced adventure through space! Fantastically narrated,...

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The big sky mountain audio collection  by Alex Milway

The big sky mountain audio collection

Alex Milway

The final exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway When Rosa wakes one morning to find Grandma Nan missing, she must use all of her survival skills to uncover her grandma's whereabouts. With the help of the mountain...

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The lost lover by Karen (Writer) Swan

The lost lover

Karen (Writer) Swan

An epic, sweeping historical novel of second chances and lovers reunited . . . Flora MacQueen has always dreamt of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. So, when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James...

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The children left behind by Eliza Morton

The children left behind

Eliza Morton

Read by the author, Eliza Morton. Full of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War, The Children Left Behind is a gritty, emotional, heartwarming and uplifting saga. 1940, Liverpool When Alice...

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The story collector by Evie Woods

The story collector

Evie Woods

Thornwood Village, 1910. Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor, Harold Griffin-Krauss, translate 'fairy stories' from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems, and Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that...

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I'm her mother by Lauren North

I'm her mother

Lauren North

We both say she's our daughter. But one of us is lying ... My little girl Lola is my whole world. Three years old and so beautiful - all golden curls and dimpled cheeks. But on our way home from holiday she was stolen, whisked away in the blink of an eye. I...

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Queen B by Juno Dawson

Queen B

Juno Dawson

It's 1536 and the Queen has been beheaded. Lady Grace Fairfax, witch, knows that something foul is at play - that someone had betrayed Anne Boleyn and her coven. Wild with the loss of their leader - and her lover, a secret that if spilled could spell Grace's...

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A sister's promise by Pam Weaver

A sister's promise

Pam Weaver

Can a secret sister help her find her way? Worthing, 1931. Raised in the grandeur of Muntham Court, young Millicent has always felt like the black sheep of her family. Between a vindictive mother and a conceited older sister, her only ally is her doting...

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The murder room by Lisa Stone

The murder room

Lisa Stone

I spy ... Alfie Watson is stuck in a rut. A steady job, a caring wife, two teenage sons, his life is fine, just a bit ... dull. So when he puts a spy camera into their spare room, which they rent out to guests, it seems like the perfect way to spice things up....

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Once upon a time in Venice by Carol Kirkwood

Once upon a time in Venice

Carol Kirkwood

Can Venice weave its magical spell when three women's lives collide? One moonlit night, glamorous Venetian, Gina Lombardi is thrown together with a masked stranger during the Venice carnival and finds an immediate and unforgettable connection. Izzy Roberts is...

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Hospital by Sanya Rushdi

Hospital

Sanya Rushdi

In Melbourne a one-time research student with interests in philosophy and psychology is diagnosed with her third episode of psychosis. As she is moved from her family home to a community house and then to hospital, she questions the diagnosis of her sanity or...

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Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas

Leo and Ralph

Peter Carnavas

Ralph sat up. His voice was croaky. 'If a shooting star zoomed past right now, what would you wish for?' 'To find another friend like you.' Leo and Ralph have been best friends ever since Ralph flew down from one of Jupiter's moons. But now Leo's older, and...

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Mind and me by Sunita Chawdhary

Mind and me

Sunita Chawdhary

Maya's pet rabbit Pooey is missing! She needs to find her quick, before anyone notices, and she's got some very special help from Mind ... but when things start to go wrong, can Maya and her Mind work together to save the day?

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Storm child by Michael Robotham

Storm child

Michael Robotham

"The mystery of Evie Cormac's background has followed her into adulthood. As a child, she was discovered hiding in a secret room where a man had been tortured to death. Many of her captors and abusers escaped justice, unseen but not forgotten. Now, on a hot...

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A death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva

A death in Cornwall

Daniel Silva

"Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks...

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The midnight feast by Lucy Foley

The midnight feast

Lucy Foley

"Guests gather for the opening of the Manor hotel, the new jewel on the Dorset coastline. The wine is flowing, the guest list sparkling, the sun setting on a lovely summer solstice. But the Manor has a secret history, built in the shadows of an ancient wood....

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The one and only family by Katherine Applegate

The one and only family

Katherine Applegate

"Ivan, the world's favorite silverback gorilla, has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary with his friends and his mate. Now Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family. Ivan loves being a papa, although it is hard sometimes. And he...

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Camino ghosts by John Grisham

Camino ghosts

John Grisham

"In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between...

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One perfect French summer by Lucy Coleman

One perfect French summer

Lucy Coleman

For successful estate agent Freya Henderson, life is all work and no play. But, when she crosses paths with carefree young surfer, Luke Stevenson, there's no denying the attraction between them. When Luke invites her to join him on a working holiday in France,...

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The devil you know by Josephine Cox

The devil you know

Josephine Cox

Sonny Fareham's lover - and also her boss - is the charismatic Tony Bridgeman, a successful and ruthless man who usually gets what he wants. But for Sonny, the affair that has promised a future of hope and happiness must end in desperate fear. Late one...

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The restaurant by Roisin Meaney

The restaurant

Roisin Meaney

When Chef Emily is left at the altar in front of her family and friends, she swears off love and instead throws herself into her new business: a restaurant with a difference. There's only one communal table, designed with the single diner in mind. Now it's...

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Nush and the stolen emerald by Jasbinder Bilan

Nush and the stolen emerald

Jasbinder Bilan

Nush is maharani of an Indian kingdom. The British East India Company has already taken land and their most divine jewel - an emerald the size of a small apple. When the Maharajah decides to go to England to ask Queen Victoria for help, Nush stows away on her...

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The snail and the whale and other stories by Julia Donaldson

The snail and the whale and other stories

Julia Donaldson

Travel the world with the little snail and the humpback whale, soar through the sky with the witch and her animal friends, join the Gruffalo's Child as she searches for the mysterious Big Bad Mouse and enjoy the world inside a book with Charlie Cook! The Snail...

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Most haunted theatres by Yvette Fielding

Most haunted theatres

Yvette Fielding

Have you ever wondered what it's like to see a Ghost? Or what happens if you visit somewhere that's said to be haunted? Yvette Fielding is a world-famous ghost hunter, who has been investigating spooky places for over 20 years. Now she's ready to tell all...

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Ming and Ada spark the digital age by Jackie French

Ming and Ada spark the digital age

Jackie French

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. History's sister, the mysterious Herstory, believes that the more you know about the past, the better you can understand the future. And so she now sends Ming back in time to work as...

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Emma Memma’s musical story time by Emma Memma

Emma Memma’s musical story time

Emma Memma

Hello, Emma Memma: Here she is! The wait is finally over, beloved children's entertainer Emma Watkins's next chapter has been unveiled as she makes a joyful transformation into Emma Memma. Emma Memma How Are You?: Emma Memma invites you into her world to meet...

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Mirabelle and the midnight feast & Mirabelle and the picnic pranks by Harriet Muncaster

Mirabelle and the midnight feast & Mirabelle and the picnic pranks

Harriet Muncaster

Mirabelle and the Midnight Feast: Mirabelle is having a sleepover at her best friend Carlotta's house, and the pair have been told they are absolutely not allowed to go in big sister Edith's bedroom. Surely a little look can't hurt, so they decide to sneak in...

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The boy with the biggest head in the world by Lincoln Peirce

The boy with the biggest head in the world

Lincoln Peirce

Big-head Nate Wright truly believes he is destined for greatness! He's a table tennis champ, a genius comic book artist and the self-proclaimed king of his class. One school morning, Nate barely survives his dad's toxic porridge before rushing off to school,...

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Any human power by Manda Scott

Any human power

Manda Scott

As Lan lies dying, she makes a promise that binds her long into the Beyond. Fifteen years later, her teenage granddaughter, Kaitlyn, triggers an international storm of outrage that unleashes the rage of a whole betrayed generation. For one shining fragment of...

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Black panther by Jesse J. Holland

Black panther

Jesse J. Holland

T'Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans. Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins. Here are eighteen brand-new tales of Wakanda, its people, and its legacy. The...

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Slow productivity by Cal Newport

Slow productivity

Cal Newport

"The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work...

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Clockwork angel by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork angel

Cassandra Clare

Love is the most dangerous magic of all...Something terrifying is waiting for Tessa Gray in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Tessa seeks refuge with the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors...

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The God of the woods by Liz Moore

The God of the woods

Liz Moore

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."--Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You "Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book." --Miranda Cowley Heller,...

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Escape to the French chateau by Rachel Barnett

Escape to the French chateau

Rachel Barnett

Between getting over a bad breakup and losing her mum, Fran is ready to put the past year behind her. So when she's offered the chance to tour the world's finest hotels as a secret shopper, she can't pack her bags fast enough. Arriving at her next destination...

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Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell

Summer Fridays

Suzanne Rindell

"Summer 1999. Twentysomething Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, her plate is full. Only one problem: she is facing an...

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Natasha's dream by Mary Jane Staples

Natasha's dream

Mary Jane Staples

"1925, Berlin. Englishman Philip Gibson, in Germany to seek the answers to a tantalising mystery surrounding the Grand Duchess Anastasia, witnesses an attack on Natasha, a young woman who has fled from Russia. When Philip takes the fragile, lonely Natasha in...

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My life and other failed experiments by Tristan Bancks

My life and other failed experiments

Tristan Bancks

Discover what happens when you mix one kid with nine attack possums. Observe the result of a guinea pig hostage situation. Learn from my get-rich-quick scheme to put Australia's angriest ice-cream man out of business. Get ready to judge the world's deadliest...

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Little Ash collection by Ash Barty

Little Ash collection

Ash Barty

All the Little Ash books in one volume! Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young listeners this exciting series about school, sport, friendship and family.

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The girl with the violin by Shelley Davidow

The girl with the violin

Shelley Davidow

"It's 1989 and for a young Jewish-Australian violinist, a scholarship to Berlin is the chance of a lifetime. Germany is on the verge of change as the wall is torn down, and Susanna is swept along by the tumultuous event. Under the careful guidance of Stefan...

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The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir by Sandie Docker

The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir

Sandie Docker

Sisters Eleanor and Maggie have been running the Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir for many years. The choir meets every week in the sisters' stately federation house on the lake's edge and means so much to the women who have found their 'home' there over the years....

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Heartland by Cathryn Hein

Heartland

Cathryn Hein

"When Callie Reynolds arrives at Glenmore, the property she's recently inherited, the last thing she wants is to be saddled with a warty horse, an injured neighbour and a mad goose. Haunted by her sister's death and her fractured family, all she wants is...

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Tess by Victoria Purman

Tess

Victoria Purman

"Up and coming American winemaker Tess Harrison is temporarily working at an Australian vineyard where her family now has a financial stake. She's excited to make her mark away from her dominant family and the outback's premier organic winery seems like the...

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Currawong Creek by Jennifer Scoullar

Currawong Creek

Jennifer Scoullar

"Brisbane lawyer Clare Mitchell leads a structured, orderly life. That is until she finds herself the unlikely guardian of a small, troubled boy. In desperation, Clare takes Jack to stay at Currawong Creek, her grandfather's horse stud in the foothills of the...

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Outrider by Mark (Novelist) Wales

Outrider

Mark (Novelist) Wales

"Jack Dunne will do anything to save his son. A violent civil war. An unstoppable enemy. One road to freedom. In the wake of a global conflict, foreign forces occupy part of Australia, quashing all but a few pockets of local resistance. The tense stalemate...

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A good deliverance by Toby Clements

A good deliverance

Toby Clements

Warwick, 1468. One drowsy summer afternoon, Sir Thomas Malory - politician, courtier, outlaw, renowned author of Le Morte D'Arthur - is seized from his garden and dragged to Newgate Prison for reasons unknown. Shivering in his foul-smelling, filthy old cell,...

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Versions of a girl by Catherine Gray

Versions of a girl

Catherine Gray

Do we become who we are because of our parents, or in spite of them? Fern's mother is a social climber and a former ballet dancer who lives a plush life in a London townhouse. Fern's father only climbs if there's a bottle at the top, has an IQ of 133 and lives...

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The moonlight market by Joanne Harris

The moonlight market

Joanne Harris

Tom is a photographer. Orphaned, lonely, lost in his work, he has no intention of falling in love. And yet, love finds him in the shape of beautiful Vanessa, who lives a dangerous double life in the heart of London's King's Cross. Tom's pursuit of Vanessa...

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Song of the huntress by Lucy Holland

Song of the huntress

Lucy Holland

Britain, 60 AD. Hoping to save her lover and her land from the Romans, Herla makes a desperate pact with the Otherworld King. She becomes Lord of the Hunt and for centuries she rides, reaping wanderers' souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody...

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The golden library by Scott Mariani

The golden library

Scott Mariani

Has ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope finally got out of his depth? That's the question Ben faces when the hunt for a missing girl takes him to China. He's a stranger in a strange land - but he's also the victim's only hope. To make things worse, she's almost family. As...

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The family experiment by John (Freelance journalist) Marrs

The family experiment

John (Freelance journalist) Marrs

Some families are virtually perfect. The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families let alone raise them. But...

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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

The Spellshop

Sarah Beth Durst

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst's romantasy debut-a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love. Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the...

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Neighbours at war by Deborah (Historical fiction writer) Carr

Neighbours at war

Deborah (Historical fiction writer)...

When German forces invade the Channel Islands and the citizens of Jersey are cut off from the rest of the UK, the island's residents bond together to resist the enemy. East London native Helen Bowman was never meant to be here, but when she found herself alone...

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The 24th hour by James Patterson

The 24th hour

James Patterson

Trouble is never far away ... The Women's Murder Club is out celebrating an engagement at San Francisco's finest restaurant when a blood-curdling scream interrupts the festivities. They soon discover a young woman who has been the victim of a violent assault....

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The mystery of the crooked man by Tom Spencer

The mystery of the crooked man

Tom Spencer

Meet Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist, grammar pedant, gin afficionado and murder mystery addict. When she discovers a lost manuscript by Gladden Green, the Empress of Golden Age detective fiction, Agatha's life takes an unexpected twist. She becomes an...

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Long Island by Colm Tóibín

Long Island

Colm Tóibín

Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighbouring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents. It is the spring of 1976...

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The little sparrow murders by Seishi Yokomizo

The little sparrow murders

Seishi Yokomizo

Kosuke Kindaichi comes to remote Onikobe expecting a peaceful mountain retreat, but finds death stalking him at every turn. No sooner has the famous sleuth learnt of a decades-old murder haunting the village than a new series of killings strikes the community....

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The heart in winter by Kevin Barry

The heart in winter

Kevin Barry

October, 1891. Butte, Montana. A hard winter approaches across the Rocky Mountains. The city is rich in copper mines and rampant with vice and debauchery among a hard-living crowd of immigrant Irish workers. Here we find Tom Rourke, a young poet and ballad...

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The silence factory by Bridget Collins

The silence factory

Bridget Collins

Henry dreams of silence. A world without the clattering of carriages through cobbled streets, the distant cries of drunken brawls, the relentless ticking of the clock. Then he meets a fascinating, mysterious gentleman who sells just that. Precious silk that...

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The postscript murders by Elly Griffiths

The postscript murders

Elly Griffiths

The death of a 90-year-old woman with a heart condition should absolutely not be suspicious. DS Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing of concern in carer Natalka's account of Peggy Smith's death. But when Natalka reveals that Peggy lied about her heart...

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Bad apple by Alice (Novelist)  author. Hunter

Bad apple

Alice (Novelist) author. Hunter

Becky Lawson's life has been shattered. When she discovered her husband, John - a trusted policeman - was a monster, she reported him. But her faith in the system was crushed when it didn't lead to any charges or consequences. Now, John lives freely with a new...

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The cuckoo by Camilla Läckberg

The cuckoo

Camilla Läckberg

A community torn apart. A town full of secrets. A reckoning in blood. As a heavy mist rolls into the Swedish coastal town of Fjällbacka, shocking violence shakes the small community to its core. Rolf Stenklo, a famous photographer, is found murdered in his...

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Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

Sourcery

Terry Pratchett

Brought to you by Penguin.The audiobook of Sourcery is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the...

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The grief of stones by Katherine Addison

The grief of stones

Katherine Addison

Brought to you by Penguin.Celehar's life as the Witness for the Dead of Amalo grows less isolated as his circle of friends grows larger. He has been given an apprentice to teach, and he has stumbled over a scandal of the city-the foundling girls. Orphans with...

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