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Title: Daedalus is Dead: Lose yourself in this stunning retelling of the Greek myth of Daedalus, Icarus and the Minotaur
Author: Seamus Sullivan
Narrator: Peter Ganim
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:15:25
Language: English
Release date: 10-02-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:
‘This book will destroy you’ – Premee Mohamed, author of The Butcher of the Forest Daedalus of Crete is many things: the greatest architect in the world; the constructor of the Labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur; and the grieving father of Icarus, the boy who plunged into the sea as they flew from the grasp of the tyrannical King Minos. Now, Daedalus seeks to reunite with Icarus in the underworld even as he revisits his own memories of Crete, hoping to understand what went so terribly wrong at the end of his son’s life. Daedalus will confront any terror to see Icarus again – whether it be the vengeful spirit of Minos, the cunning Queen Persephone or the insatiable ghost of the Minotaur. But the truth, stalking Daedalus in the labyrinth of his own heart, might be too monstrous for him to bear . . . ‘Sullivan breathes new bold life into old myths by asking one devastating question: why did Icarus do it?’ – Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters ‘Rich and vividly imagined; as intricate, cruel and haunted as the labyrinth at its heart’ – Malcolm Devlin, author of And Then I Woke Up

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Title: Every Screen on the Planet: The Secret Story of TikTok
Author: Emily Baker-White
Narrator: Rachel Botchan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13:15:55
Language: English
Release date: 10-02-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Business & Economics, Politics, Current Affairs, Science & Technology, Business Development, Computers

Summary:
'A must-read account from a heroic reporter who has taken on the world's most dangerous tech company' – Chris Miller, award-winning author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology It’s on your phone. It’s on your children’s phones. It’s on more than a billion screens across the planet, serving up joy, creativity and connection. But behind the slick feed of the world’s most addictive app lies ruthless ambition and a global war for control. Every Screen on the Planet is the dramatic, untold story of TikTok. Charting its rise from obscurity into the world’s most valuable startup, Emily Baker-White relates how its visionary founder, ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming, reshaped the global internet from a place where you searched for information to one where information comes to you. Billions of users were soon hooked by the most effective recommendation algorithm in the world. But there was a cost to such success. Soon, TikTok was embroiled in accusations of surveillance, censorship and user manipulation, attracting controversy from India and Europe to the US. After Baker-White – a Harvard-trained lawyer and investigative reporter – revealed that Chinese engineers could access Americans’ private information, a team of ByteDance employees even used the app to track her location. Based on unprecedented access to internal documents, leaked recordings and accounts from whistle-blowers inside the company, Every Screen on the Planet reveals how TikTok became trapped between two superpowers, desperate to survive. It is the story of how your attention became the world’s mo­­­­st valuable – and dangerous – commodity. 'Revealing. A story about power, control and the hidden battles shaping what we see online' – Parmy Olson, bestselling author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World

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Title: Dragon Fires Everywhere
Author: Hazel Beck
Narrator: Natalie Duke
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:22:35
Language: English
Release date: 09-30-2025
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Rom-Com, Paranormal

Summary:
When a witch plays with fire, she might just ignite a love that can’t be extinguished... Newly minted Historian of the soon-to-be-ascended Riverwood Coven Georgie Pendell has always played her part – so why does she feel like an outsider in her own life? Duped and dumped by her boyfriend, Georgie finds herself dismissing love as a fairy tale. But when the words she reads aloud from an enchanted storybook free a dragon shifter, everything changes. Georgie finds herself drawn to the dragon in ways she didn’t think were even possible for her, and her dragon, with his fiery golden gaze, all but claims Georgie as his own. But beneath his scorching intensity lies a secret, one that stretches back into the ancient past. With the Joywood Coven still finding ways to upend the new order of the witching world, Georgie and her coven will need to prove themselves up to the task of being in charge, and right the wrongs their predecessors committed – if they can uncover the truth. Because something is missing. Something that will stop the Joywood once and for all. Something that only a Historian and an ancient dragon can find.

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Title: Oxford Blood
Author: Rachael Davis-Featherstone
Narrator: Dédé Davi
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:15:40
Language: English
Release date: 09-18-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Fiction, Teen, Mystery & Thriller

Summary:
The first in a series of compelling and skilful dark academic thrillers from a brilliant new voice in YA fiction. Eva has one dream: to study English at Oxford University. Not only will she receive a world-class education – getting into Oxford is a pass to freedom. But when Eva and her best friend George are invited to Interview Week, they find themselves part of a kill-or-be-killed competition on an anonymous student forum, Oxford Slays. When Eva finds George dead on the steps of a statue in the college, she knows he’s been murdered – but all eyes are now on her. Can she clear her name, catch the true killer and win her place at Beecham College? Eva has one week to prove her innocence, and Oxford Slays will be watching.

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Title: They Call Me Jake: Life on the Ocean Waves and Other Stories
Author: Jakob Smith
Narrator: Jacob Z Klimaszewski
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9:48:27
Language: English
Release date: 04-16-2025
Publisher: INAudio (formerly Findaway Voices)
Genres: Biography & Memoir, General

Summary:
In this captivating memoir, Jakob, a Welsh-born Australian, takes readers on a remarkable journey that begins with a troubled youth and a life-changing decision. After running into legal trouble as a teenager, his family sends him off to sea on Scandinavian ships, where Jakob finds himself working out of Brooklyn, New York, joining ships engaged in global trade. It’s the era of rock and roll, with an atmosphere of freedom, free-spiritedness, and indulgence. However, tired of the endless partying and constant financial struggle, Jakob sets his sights on a new path. He travels to England, enrolls in a navigational school, and earns his license as a ship’s deck officer. But his thirst for adventure and reinvention leads him to an unexpected destination - Israel. Jakob’s love for the kibbutz lifestyle and a young woman on the kibbutz captures his heart. However, as war disrupts the region, their relationship crumbles, and Jakob finds solace in a hippie commune on the sunny shores of Eilat. Through ups and downs, Jakob’s journey takes him across continents, from the Canadian Arctic to Thailand and beyond. His tale is one of resilience, self-discovery, and the pursuit of a meaningful life amidst the challenges and uncertainties of a rapidly changing world.

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Title: My Friends
Author: Hisham Matar
Narrator: Hisham Matar
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13:24:09
Language: English
Release date: 04-15-2025
Publisher: PGRH Canada
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General

Summary:
WINNER OF THE 2024 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • One of Publishers Weekly Top Ten Books of the Year • A “masterly” (The New York Times), “riveting” (The Atlantic) novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Return. “Quite possibly Hisham Matar's best work yet. . . . Very few writers alive can converse with negative space the way Matar does, and My Friends is stunning, beautiful proof.” —Omar El Akkad, Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author of What Strange Paradise The trick time plays is to lull us into the belief that everything lasts forever, and although nothing does, we continue, inside our dream. One evening, as a young boy growing up in Benghazi, Khaled hears a bizarre short story read aloud on the radio, about a man being eaten alive by a cat, and has the sense that his life has been changed forever. Obsessed by the power of those words—and by their enigmatic author, Hosam Zowa—Khaled eventually embarks on a journey that will take him far from home, to pursue a life of the mind at the University of Edinburgh. There, thrust into an open society that is miles away from the world he knew in Libya, Khaled begins to change. He attends a protest against the Qaddafi regime in London, only to watch it explode into tragedy. In a flash, Khaled finds himself injured, clinging to life, unable to leave Britain, much less return to the country of his birth. To even tell his mother and father back home what he has done, on tapped phone lines, would expose them to danger. When a chance encounter in a hotel brings Khaled face-to-face with Hosam Zowa, the author of the fateful short story, he is subsumed into the deepest friendship of his life. It is a friendship that not only sustains him but eventually forces him, as the Arab Spring erupts, to confront agonizing tensions between revolution and safety, family and exile, and how to define his own sense of self against those closest to him. A devastating meditation on friendship and family, and the ways in which time tests—and frays—those bonds, My Friends is an achingly beautiful work of literature by an author working at the peak of his powers.

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Title: Line You Have Traced: A novel
Author: Roisin Dunnett
Narrator: Gemma Lawrence, Lizzie Schenk, Olivia Mace
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:24:44
Language: English
Release date: 04-15-2025
Publisher: PGRH Canada
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Contemporary Women

Summary:
BEST NEW SCIENCE FICTION OF APRIL 2025 BY NEW SCIENTIST Cloud Atlas meets This Is How You Lose the Time War in this gorgeous speculative novel that explores how a mysterious red journal connects three women born centuries apart in East London. In a silverware shop, a young wife works alongside her husband. Amid growing political turmoil, Bea finds solace in the local marsh, where she is visited recurrently by a mysterious presence, logging each appearance carefully in a scarlet journal. In a time like now, Kay navigates friendship, queerness and the temporary job market, whilst contemplating the significance of her life in a world with such an uncertain future. At her grandmother's house she finds an intriguing record of an angel's visits. A hundred years into the future, outsiders have banded together to live off-grid away from a corrupt government and a city wracked by oppression and climate change. When Ess is chosen for a virgin mission, a journey into the past to save the present, she is guided only by a well-thumbed red notebook... Set against the shifting scape of East London marshes and expanding over three centuries, this is the breathtaking, urgent story of three women separated by history but threaded together by unknown forces.

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Title: Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward
Author: Melinda French Gates
Narrator: Melinda French Gates
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3:44:26
Language: English
Release date: 04-15-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness

Summary:
Read by the author, Melinda French Gates. In a rare window into some of her life’s pivotal moments, Melinda French Gates draws from previously untold stories to offer a new perspective on encountering transitions. “You don’t get to be my age without navigating all kinds of transitions. Some you embraced and some you never expected. Some you hoped for and some you fought as hard as you could.” – Melinda French Gates Transitions are moments in which we step out of our familiar surroundings and into a new landscape – a space that, for many people, is shadowed by confusion, fear, and indecision. The Next Day accompanies readers as they cross that space, offering guidance on how to make the most of the time between an ending and a new beginning and how to move forward into the next day when the ground beneath you is shifting. In this book, Melinda will reflect, for the first time in print, on some of the most significant transitions in her own life, including becoming a parent, the death of a dear friend, and her departure from the Gates Foundation. The stories she tells illuminate universal lessons about loosening the bonds of perfectionism, helping friends navigate times of crisis, embracing uncertainty, and more. Each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are in life, is headed toward transitions of our own. With her signature warmth and grace, Melinda candidly shares stories of times when she was in need of wisdom and shines a path through the open space stretching out before us all.

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Title: Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
Author: Ian Gardiner
Narrator: Ian Gardiner
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:20:10
Language: English
Release date: 04-11-2025
Publisher: INAudio (formerly Findaway Voices)
Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, World, Military

Summary:
Called to action on 2 April 1982, the men of 45 Commando Royal Marines assembled from around the world to sail 8,000 miles to recover the Falkland Islands from Argentine invasion. Lacking helicopters and short of food, they ‘yomped’ in appalling weather carrying overloaded rucksacks, across the roughest terrain. Yet for a month in mid-winter, they remained a cohesive fighting-fit body of men. They then fought and won the highly successful and fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000 foot high mountain which was the key to the defensive positions around Stanley. This is a first hand story of that epic feat, but it is much more than that. The first to be written by a company commander in the Falklands War, the book gives a compelling, vivid description of the ‘yomp’ and infantry fighting, and it also offers penetrating insights into the realities of war at higher levels. It is a unique combination of descriptive writing about frontline fighting and wider reflections on the Falklands War, and conflict in general. Gritty and moving; sophisticated, reflective and funny, this book offers an abundance of timeless truths about war. Postscript: ‘Yomping’ was the word used by the Commandos for carrying heavy loads on long marches. It caught the public’s imagination during this short but bitter campaign and epitomized the grim determination and professionalism of our troops.

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Title: Autism Renaissance: A Journey with thousands of Autistic Souls
Author: Dr Alptekin Aydin
Narrator: Steve Jones
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:22:07
Language: English
Release date: 04-11-2025
Publisher: INAudio (formerly Findaway Voices)
Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Parenting

Summary:
“He doesn’t look at me when I speak. Will he ever say my name?” “They told me he’ll never learn, never change.” “We just want to understand our child.” These are the voices that fill Dr. Alptekin Aydın’s clinic each day, echoes of parents carrying invisible battles and impossible love. In The Autism Renaissance: A Journey with Thousands of Autistic Souls, acclaimed neuropsychologist and founder of the groundbreaking QPAN® method, Dr. Aydin invites you into a deeply human exploration of autism, one grounded in neuroscience, but told through the heart. Drawing from over two decades of work with more than 5,000 children, this book redefines what it means to support neurodivergent individuals. Through the revolutionary lens of qEEG-guided personalized neuromodulation, readers are offered more than science, they are offered stories of hope, healing, and extraordinary transformation. This is not a book about fixing autism. It is about understanding it. Not about making children fit in. But helping them flourish, exactly as they are. Step into the future of neuropsychology. Step into a world where every child’s brain has a voice and every voice matters.

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Title: Ancients
Author: John Larison
Narrator: Kate Handford
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13:33:28
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:
A young boy and his older sisters find themselves suddenly and utterly alone, orphaned in an abandoned fishing village. Their food supplies dwindling, they set out across a breathtaking yet treacherous wilderness in search of the last of their people. Down the coast, raiders deliver the children's mother, along with the rest of their human cargo, to the last port city of a waning empire. Determined to reunite with her family, she plots her escape?while her fellow captives plan open revolt. At the center of power in this crumbling city, a young scholar inherits his father's business and position of privilege, along with the burden of his debts. As the empire's elite prepare to flee to new utopia across the sea, he must decide where his allegiance lies. With a rapidly changing climate shifting the sands beneath their feet, these three paths converge in a struggle for the future of humanity?who will inherit what remains and who gets to tell its story. At once a sweeping survival story; an epic of the distance future; and a post-apocalyptic vision of hope and optimism, THE ANCIENTS weaves a multilayered narrative about human resilience, hope, and stewardship of our world for future generations.

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Title: Out of this World and into the Next: Notes from a Physicist on Space Exploration
Author: Adriana Marais
Narrator: Adriana Marais
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9:21:20
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:
For the first time in four billion years of life on Earth, we are preparing to step out among the stars, not just as lone astronauts or billionaire tech bros, but as a civilization. Dr Adriana Marais has dedicated her life to preparing form extraplanetary settlement, and here, she considers not just the scientific concerns of a multiplanetary existence (like terraforming and life-support systems), but also the ethical responsibilities we must carry with us as we explore new frontiers. In this extraordinary era of rapid technological development, Marais explores the fundamental questions at the heart of human endeavour: How did we get here - and where are we going next?

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Title: Downward to the Earth
Author: Robert Silverberg
Narrator: Toby Longworth
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:23:55
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Espionage

Summary:
A lone man must make a journey across a once-colonized alien planet abandoned by mankind when it was discovered that the species there were actually sentient. Gundersen returns to Holman’s World seeking atonement for his harsh years as colonial governor. But now this lush, exotic planet of mystery is called by its ancient name of Belzagor, and it belongs once again to its native alien races, the nildoror and the sulidoror. Drawn by its spell, Gundersen begins a harrowing pilgrimage to its mist-shrouded north to witness a strange ritual rebirth that will alter him forever. This is one of Silverberg’s most intense novels and draws heavily on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. It puts listeners at the heart of the experience and forces them to ask what they would do in the same circumstances.

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Title: Firebird: The Sunday Times bestselling romantasy, set in Ancient Rome where dragons rule . . .
Author: Juliette Cross
Narrator: Blair Dade, Kale Williams
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:45:04
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy

Summary:
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller!'A scorching love story' CosmopolitanA conqueror captivated . . . A witch prophesied to save them all . . . An unforgiving world where dragons rule Rome. Julian Dakkia, Roman general and nephew to the emperor, has played his role as conqueror well. Yet, the moment he laid eyes on Malina, he was enthralled by the Dacian dancer. Years later, the fierce beauty stands before him, a captive on a scarred battlefield, her life in danger. He instinctively shifts into his fierce dragon form to save her, an action that may mean his head on the imperial gate. The rules of their world dictate that he is the conqueror and she is the captured. But he and his dragon know one thing: their bond has nothing to do with the laws of mighty Rome. She belongs to them. And they belong to her. Fierce and powerful, twenty-one-year old Malina has survived the loss of her family and she is determined to fight until her dying breath. Still, she can’t believe that the centurion who had once bestowed a secret talisman on her is the Roman general of legendary brutality…and now holds her life in his hands. Nor can she deny how her soul has always seemed to answer his. Slowly she learns that Julian is caught in his mad uncle’s machinations for domination, and helps him plot the downfall of the empire itself. As they navigate a world where flying deathriders conquer and burn, their love will ignite a firestorm that can only end in heartbreak or death. Or both. Firebird by Juliette Cross is the first fiery book in the The Fire That Binds dark romantasy series. Firebird is an adult romantasy novel that contains dark themes, including slavery in Ancient Rome, which may be uncomfortable for some readers. Why readers love Firebird: 'An addictive, fast paced read with chemistry off the charts!' 'Seriously intense and steamy romance' 'The romance? Utter perfection'

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Titre: papeterie de Ginza
Auteur: Kenji Ueda
Narrateur: Marine Royer, Quentin Malek
Format: Unabridged
Durée: 7:10:22
Langue: Français
Date de publication: 09-18-2025
Éditeur: Editions Theleme from W. F. Howes
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General

Résumé:
Dans une petite rue de l’élégant quartier de Ginza à Tokyo se dresse la célèbre papeterie Shihodo, où ceux qui entrent sont sûrs de trouver ce qu’ils sont venus chercher, des papiers washi les plus fins aux encres les plus colorées. Loin de la frénésie urbaine, Ken Takarada, le propriétaire, a aménagé un espace où les clients peuvent coucher sur le papier leurs émotions les plus intimes. Le contact de la plume sur la feuille, le tracé délicat des lettres et des idéogrammes, l’odeur du papier… Dans ce havre de paix, chacun redécouvre le pouvoir de l’écriture. Et, grâce à cette activité en apparence anodine, trouve le courage de renouer avec ses racines, de déclarer sa flamme ou de résoudre des malentendus qui durent depuis trop longtemps pour avancer sur le chemin du bonheur. Un roman choral poétique qui célèbre l’art de la papeterie japonaise et le pouvoir de l’écriture manuscrite. Né à Tokyo en 1969, Kenji Ueda est un romancier japonais qui insuffle avec finesse un charme envoûtant aux objets les plus simples. La Papeterie de Ginza, son deuxième roman, a rencontré un tel succès qu’il est devenu une série en plusieurs tomes et est en cours de traduction dans onze langues. Titre original : ??????????? (GINZA SHIHODO BUNBOGUTEN Vol. 1) Copyright © Kenji Ueda, 2025 Tous droits réservés. Publié pour la première fois au Japon par SHOGAKUKAN. Les droits de traduction en langue française ont été négociés avec SHOGAKUKAN par l'intermédiaire de Emily Books Agency, LTD. et CASANOVAS & LYNCH LITERARY AGENCY S.L. Traduit du japonais par Nina Le Flohic Cette oeuvre est une fiction, tous les personnages, organisations et événements décrits sont nés de l’imagination de l’auteur. Pour l'édition française : © Nami, une marque des éditions Leduc, 2025

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Title: Dark Diamond: Action-packed time travel space opera from sci-fi's most explosive author
Author: Neal Asher
Narrator: Peter Noble
Format: Unabridged
Length: 26:15:41
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:
Doomed to die. And die again. Dark Diamond is the first in a high-octane space opera trilogy, Time's Shadow. From Neal Asher, creator of the Polity universe. Somebody is trying to kill Captain Blite, but each attempt ends in unexpected failure. All Blite knows is that a black diamond – left to him by the dark AI Penny Royal – is somehow the cause of his unlikely survival. Each failed attempt on Blite’s life generates temporal anomalies, drawing the scrutiny of the ruthless Mobius AI Straeger, who craves the power and possibilities the diamond holds. But they also draw the attention of the legendary Polity agent Ian Cormac, whose skills and destructive reputation may make him Blite’s only hope. Caught in the crossfire of galactic forces, Blite must uncover the true nature of the dark diamond before it causes his destruction . . . Praise for Neal Asher 'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain' – John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War 'Non-stop action and unimaginable stakes' – Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier 'Imaginative, energetic and insane' – SFX on Brass Man

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Title: Strangers in Time: Every Second Counts In This Instant Sunday-Times-Bestselling Gripping Wartime Drama
Author: David Baldacci
Narrator: Alexandra Boulton, David Baldacci, Joe Pitts, John Lee, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Nicola F. Delgado, Stewart Crank
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13:44:06
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction

Summary:
Featuring a special introduction read by the author, David Baldacci, and read by a full cast, including Stewart Crank, Alexandra Boulton, John Lee, Nicola Delgado, Matthew Lloyd Davies, and Joe Pitts. 'A beautiful read that will linger long in the memory' – Kate Quinn During one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known, three strangers’ lives collide as they confront the raining bombs of their present and the explosive secrets of their past. Journey back to wartime London in this historical drama from the number one bestseller. Charlie Matters’ life has always been a fight for survival. Orphaned with no prospects, Charlie steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he can enlist in the battle against the Germans. He miraculously emerges unscathed from the Blitz, but there’s no telling when the next bomb will fall, and whether it will be the one to end his life. Molly Wakefield’s dreams of a joyful homecoming are all she’s had to hold on to after being evacuated to the countryside via ‘Operation Pied Piper’ five years before. But when she finally returns to the city, Molly faces a London changed beyond recognition, and the devastating news that neither of her parents are there, only her old nanny, Mrs. Pride. Charlie and Molly’s paths converge when they both seek solace at ‘The Book Keep’, where they find an unexpected ally and protector in the bookshop’s owner, widower Ignatius Oliver. But the trio’s newfound peace is jeopardized as past secrets catch up with them: Charlie’s illicit activities have not gone unnoticed, an ominous shadow has trailed Molly since her return, and Ignatius is burdened by a secret that contributed to his wife’s death. Can they help one another survive this turbulent time? Or will they be ripped apart from the last people they hold dear? Strangers in Time is a gripping tale of courage and survival even in the darkest of times, from the multimillion copy number one bestselling author. ********** KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI. 'A masterpiece of a historical thriller' – Lisa Scottoline 'A riveting story' – Mitch Albom 'A visceral reminder that war creates the most indefatigable bonds between unlikely souls' – Jodi Picoult 'A celebration of the books that change us and the families we choose' – Kristen Harmel 'A book that will stay with you' – Ann Cleeves 'Captivating, tender, brutal and brilliant' – Peter James 'A phenomenal read' – Shana Abé 'Atmospheric and warm-hearted' – Natasha Lester 'Baldacci is the master' – Jeffrey Archer 'Baldacci is still peerless' – Sunday Times 'One of the world's best thriller masters' – Daily Mail 'Baldacci inhabits the skin of his creations' - Sunday Express

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Title: One Small Step: The incredible story of parkrun, from the man who started it all
Author: Paul Sinton-Hewitt
Narrator: Matt Whyman, Paul Sinton-Hewitt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:26:51
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Mental Health

Summary:
Read by the author, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, and his co-author, Matt Whyman. Including an audio-exclusive Q&A between Paul and Matt. This is the story of a simple idea that turned into a global movement. This is the story of parkrun, told for the very first time from the man who started it all. Growing up in the brutal care system of South Africa, Paul Sinton-Hewitt had a lonely, difficult childhood. Yet he found solace in running – a simple pleasure that taught him resilience and offered a young boy a sense of self-worth. With dogged determination, Paul built a stable family life for himself and eventually settled in the UK. But by 2004 he was struggling to hold it all together. He’d lost the successful career he’d worked so hard for, his marriage had broken down, and now a devastating injury threatened to cut him off from the running club which had been a lifeline. In search of connection and purpose, Paul came up with a simple idea. He would start a weekly time trial run every Saturday morning in his local park. There would be no winners or losers, it would always be free and Paul would be there every week – even on Christmas Day – whether or not anyone else came. Little did he know that from just thirteen runners on that first Saturday, parkrun would grow into a 10 million strong community across five continents. Twenty years on parkrun continues to grow, bringing together people from all walks of life in search of health, happiness and community. Filled with hope and optimism, One Small Step is a powerful affirmation of how coming together in simple ways can change our own lives and might even change the world.

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Title: Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick
Author: Liz Kalaugher
Narrator: Jennifer Ness
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:08:36
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Health & Wellness, Instructional & How To

Summary:
Humans, animals and disease. They're all inter-related, so why do we keep ignoring the elephant in the room? It's well known that Covid-19 may have come from a bat, but diseases are often transmitted in the other direction too. Humans have passed diseases to animals countless times through history, and it's the cross-currents of this relationship between humans, animals and disease that are explored by Liz Kalaugher in The Elephant in the Room. Taking the reader on a globe-trotting journey through time, Kalaugher presents a series of fascinating case histories of human-related wildlife diseases. Among the stories featured here are the early humans who may have carried pathogens responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals, the native birds of Hawaii that have been devasted by human-introduced disease, and the Tasmanian tiger that has been lost to the sands of time.

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Title: Geraldine
Author: Andrea Thompson
Narrator: Annie Aldington
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:38:29
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Wavesound Audiobooks
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies, General, LGBTQ+, Political Fiction

Summary:
The story of a woman who changes the world that wants to change her. Geraldine is born with an adventurer’s heart. Whether it is sneaking out of home in Yorkshire, escaping from boarding school in Rhodesia, or buying hormones from the local speed dealer in Weston-super-Mare, Geraldine is wide open to all the world has to offer – even if the world doesn’t know what to make of Geraldine. Arriving in Australia as an adolescent, Geraldine will use music as the key to unlock her soul. And as a woman, she will find a way to inspire others, and to be accepted for herself. ‘Positively wonderful! Geraldine opened my eyes, knotted my stomach, and warmed my heart.’ VANESSA THORNTON, Jebediah

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Title: Edenville
Author: Sam Rebelein
Narrator: Tracie Frank
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:24:57
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Espionage

Summary:
Goosebumps meets Stephen King at Edenville College, where an aspiring horror novelist takes a teaching job and soon finds a blood-soaked town history, a secret society in the library basement, alternate dimensions and people who might actually be spiders… When young horror writer Cam Marion is offered a teaching opportunity at a prestigious liberal arts college upstate, his long-time girlfriend Quinn is skeptical. She knows the college is located in Edenville, in infamous Renfield County. The county where people seem to go missing. The county where Quinn's high school best friend was mysteriously killed. Quinn figures the job opportunity is a trap somehow, so she follows Cam upstate to investigate some of the county's mysteries (including her own). She quickly discovers that there's an entire society dedicated to solving Renfield's many riddles. A society that puts on plays dedicated to Renfield's macabre, blood-soaked history. A society that meets in the library basement once a week. A society made up of people who might not be people at all....Meanwhile, Cam discovers that his newest story idea isn't an idea so much as it is a vision of another world. A world that the faculty at Edenville College need his help to access before it accesses them.

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Title: Breakfast Club Adventures: The Goblin's Revenge
Author: Marcus Rashford
Narrator: Kenton Thomas
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2:10:33
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Kids, Mystery & Fantasy, Humor

Summary:
Join Marcus and friends as they solve another mystery in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Goblin's Revenge. This is the sixth exciting adventure by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. Inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up! A vengeful goblin is targeting bullies at Rutherford School. Notes warning students to 'be nice or be next' start appearing after each incident and soon no one is safe from the goblin’s wrath - not even the Breakfast Club Investigators. As the school descends into chaos, the headteacher threatens to cancel the annual science competition unless the creature is caught. Can Marcus and his friends stop the goblin before it’s too late? Written with Isaac Hamilton-McKenzie, The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Goblin's Revenge is the perfect audiobook for children aged 8+. Join the Breakfast Club Investigators on more adventures in The Treasure Hunt Monster and The Headless Ghost.

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Titre: Five Broken Blades: Five Broken Blades
Auteur: Mai Corland
Narrateur: Christophe Tek, Daphné Huynh, Jade Phan-Gia, Pierre Bermude
Format: Unabridged
Durée: 14:03:53
Langue: Français
Date de publication: 04-10-2025
Éditeur: Editions Theleme from W. F. Howes
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Epic Fantasy, Romantasy

Résumé:
'Une voleuse, un homme de main, un espion, une tueuse, un noble et un prince exilé forment un cercle de menteurs. Leur accorder sa confiance est le meilleur moyen de se retrouver avec un couteau planté dans le dos.' Le roi du Yusan est un dieu. Il ne peut être tué. Pourtant, les cinq menteurs les plus dangereux du pays ont été mystérieusement convoqués pour travailler ensemble à cette mission impossible : assassiner le Dieu-Roi Joon. Sous son impitoyable règne, les nobles prospèrent, tandis que les pauvres et les innocents sont emprisonnés, ruinés ou même vendus. Aucune des cinq lames ne peut résister à l'attrait suave de la vengeance. Chacune a goûté à l'amertume, qu'il s'agisse de l'homme de main en quête d'expiation, de la charmante tueuse qui rêve de liberté ou du prince banni pour ses crimes cruels. Chacune est disposée à mentir, à tromper et à tuer pour protéger ses secrets. Et une alliance précaire ne suffira pas : pour survivre, il faudra se faire confiance... ou se trahir au bon moment.

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Title: Stop Chasing Happiness: A pessimist's guide to a good life
Author: Frank Martela
Narrator: Christopher Weeks
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:09:16
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Philosophy, Mindfulness & Meditation

Summary:
The secret to happiness? Stop trying to find it - it's not all it's cracked up to be. Finding happiness is less about learning new tricks and more about unlearning ways of thinking holding you back: Stop chasing happiness, stop obsessing over what others think, stop caring too much about how you feel, stop making sacrifices for personal success. Here, academic and philosopher Frank Martela unpacks why we value happiness, and why chasing it is actually making you miserable. He reveals the secrets to Finland's continued top rankings in the global happiness reports by showing that, actually, living with purpose and contentment is much more beneficial that striving to be happy. Building on Frank's personal encounters with people from all walks of life during travels around Finland and abroad, this book blends personal stories and quirky anecdotes with the latest scientific research and ancient traditions to deliver a strong message about how you should approach life: what you should stop doing and what you should start doing instead, to find an enduring sense of contentment and an energizing sense of purpose for your own life.

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Title: When The Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines
Author: Graydon Carter
Narrator: Graydon Carter
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:29:53
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:
When the Going Was Good is Graydon Carter's lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of society's most talented editors and shapers of culture. Carter arrived in New York from Canada with little more than a suitcase, a failed literary magazine in his past and a keen sense of ambition. He landed a job at Time, went on to work at Life, cofounded Spy magazine and edited The New York Observer before catching the eye of Condé Nast chairman Si Newhouse, who tapped him to run Vanity Fair. With his inimitable voice and raconteur's quip, Carter brings readers inside the drawing rooms of the great and not-always-good of America, Britain and Europe. He assembled one of the best-ever stables of writers and photographers under one roof, and here he recreates in real time the steps he took to ensure that Vanity Fair during his 25-year run cemented its place as the epicentre of art, culture, business and politics. C harming, candid and brimming with humour, When the Going Was Good perfectly captures the last golden age of print magazines from the inside out.

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Titre: Yellowface
Auteur: R.F. Kuang
Narrateur: Noémie Elbaz
Format: Unabridged
Durée: 10:11:23
Langue: Français
Date de publication: 09-18-2025
Éditeur: Editions Theleme from W. F. Howes
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Satire, Asian American Literature

Résumé:
C'est une histoire magistrale racontée par la mauvaise personne. June Hayward et Athena Liu ont étudié ensemble à Yale, ont déménagé à Washington après avoir obtenu leur diplôme et sont toutes les deux écrivaines, mais les similitudes s'arrêtent là. Athena est une étoile montante de la littérature, et June n'est personne. Après tout, qui s'intéresse de nos jours aux histoires d'une fille blanche aussi banale qu'elle ? Lorsqu'elle assiste à la mort d'Athena dans un accident invraisemblable, June agit donc sans réfléchir et vole le manuscrit que son amie et rivale vient de terminer – un roman sur les contributions méconnues du corps des travailleurs chinois pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Et si June corrigeait le récit et l'envoyait à son agent comme s'il s'agissait de son propre travail ? Et si elle adoptait le nom de Juniper Song et jouait sur l'ambiguïté de son origine ethnique ? Quelle qu'en soit l'autrice, ce morceau d'histoire ne mérite-t-il pas d'être raconté ? Mais June ne peut échapper à l'ombre d'Athena, et des révélations menacent de faire s'écrouler son succès volé. Jusqu'où sera-t-elle prête à aller pour protéger son secret ? Traduit de l'anglais par Michel Pagel 'Impossible à lâcher. Difficile de s'en remettre.' Stephen King 'D'une férocité délectable... Addictif.' The New York Times

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Title: Secret Collector: The Most Heartwarming Book of 2025 about Friendship and Hope
Author: Abigail Johnson
Narrator: Tom Allenby
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:10:09
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Health & Wellness, Death & Bereavement

Summary:
'Wonderfully drawn characters you really root for . . . a delightfully uplifting story' - Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely People When an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen become each other's only hope of getting their lives back on track, what can possibly go wrong?Alfred is an elderly widower who uses antiques and collectibles to fill the hole in his heart left by his late wife. Kian is a lost teen who has been let down by the care system and finds it difficult staying on the straight and narrow. After Kian throws a brick through Alfred's window, the shock sends Alfred to hospital and a social worker to his home, where his hoarding becomes impossible to ignore. Begrudgingly, and at the request of the authorities, they both agree to enrol Kian on a restorative justice programme, helping to make Alfred’s home liveable again. The only problem: Alfred doesn't want to throw any of his treasures away, and he certainly doesn’t want Kian for company. What unfolds is a surprising and delightful journey of two characters who help each other more than they ever could have anticipated and, along the way, form the unlikeliest of friendships. An uplifting and warm story about friendship across generations, the power of community and finding hope where it had been lost. Perfect for fans of Sally Page’s The Keeper of Stories and Evie Woods's The Lost Bookshop. 'A complete joy' - Alexandra Potter, bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up 'Full of compassion, warmth and insight' - Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us Readers LOVE The Secret Collector:'If there was a moral to this story I think it would be, "It only takes one person who believes in you to change your life"' 'The characters appear so real, and the story with its ups and downs kept me riveted. I couldn't put the book down until the very last page. A book of hope in difficult times' 'My favourite book of the last few years' 'Made me so emotional at times' 'A great book club book' 'I loved this book, it reminded me of Sally Page' 'Heartwarming' 'Cried nearly every chapter, so moving' 'Charming!'

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Title: Cat Who Saved the Library: Curl up with the feel-good new book in the bestselling Japanese series
Author: Sosuke Natsukawa
Narrator: Kevin Shen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:57:10
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Coming of Age

Summary:
The instant Sunday Times bestseller The must-have sequel to the bestselling The Cat Who Saved Books – an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat and the power of books to make a difference in the world. Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library has become a home from home. Books are her friends. When Nanami notices that some of her favourite books are disappearing from the library shelves, she becomes suspicious of a man in a grey suit whose furtive behaviour doesn’t feel right. Should she follow him to see what he’s up to? It wouldn’t be dangerous . . . would it? When a smart-talking tabby cat called Tiger appears and issues a grave warning about how dangerous that would be, they decide to team up and investigate. Where have all the books gone? And can the unlikely duo overcome the challenges ahead? Translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai * The Cat Who Saved the Library was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 19.04.25

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Title: Under a Fire-Red Sky
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Narrator: Rosalind Steele
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:11:16
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Historical

Summary:
From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Geraldine McCaughrean comes an utterly immersive and unforgettable story set during the London Blitz, inspired by her firefighter father. With World War II looming, four young people sit on a train waiting to be evacuated to a safer place...but they don't want to go. They climb out of the carriage window and head back to Greenwich, forming an unlikely friendship. They spend their days trying to be useful. Laurence is building a secret machine. Gemmy searches bombed-out homes for things of value - only to find an adorable mutt she can't even give away. Franklin wants to join the Fire Service, although it means lying about his age. Olive looks after her father, who is broken by the deaths of his fellow firefighters. And together, the four roam the streets of London, discovering their resilience amongst the secrets of the city. But as the Blitz unleashes a barrage of bombs on London, turning the sky ragged with flame, can the friends keep each other safe and survive?

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Title: Later Years
Author: Peter Thornton
Narrator: Peter Thornton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:21:33
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Health & Wellness, Aging & Longevity

Summary:
It is not difficult to imagine the sense of panic when faced with the sheer administrative hassle of the end of life, despite the fact that it will come to us all sooner or later. As we get older, all that needs to be done can feel alarmingly daunting. The good news is that Sir Peter Thornton KC has rationally organised and prioritised everything we need to know, and presents it in a simple, straightforward way that encourages us to complete all the necessary tasks. With chapters on what to do before death (such as a will and a Lasting Power of Attorney), money, pensions, inheritance tax, scams, health, home, care, your rights, and what to do after the death of a loved one, this puts all the information in one place, and is as easy to follow as a shopping list.

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Title: Sylvanian Families: Freya's Secret Discovery: An Official Sylvanian Families Story
Author: Macmillan Children's Books
Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 0:17:08
Language: English
Release date: 04-10-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Health & Family

Summary:
Come and join Freya and all her friends in the Sylvanian Village in this sweet audio story, based on the animation Freya's Happy Diary, now showing on Youtube! Freya the Chocolate Rabbit and her friends, Lyra, Skye and Melinda have found a rare, magical flower, which they decide to keep a secret. They look after it together at first, but then they start to argue about the best way to keep the flower safe. Freya starts to wonder how her and her friends will make up . . . and what will happen when the flower blooms. Also available: Sylvanian Families: Freya's Birthday Surprise, The World of Sylvanian Families: The Official Guide, and more!

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Title: California Dreamers
Author: Amy Mason Doan
Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:33:45
Language: English
Release date: 04-09-2025
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:
It’s 1980s California, and everyone’s dreaming of the endless summer: sun-drenched beaches, infinite waves, and most of all, beautiful, beautiful freedom. For the Merrick siblings, this idyllic vision is their reality, as they travel up and down the coast with their parents in a van year-round, surfing and swimming their days away. But when a photographer secretly snaps a stunning photo of the family lined up with their boards in the sand, and the image ripples across the country, the only life they’ve ever known is put at risk. Decades after, the now-distant siblings gather on a gorgeous, wild island to honour their late father. But their reunion is complicated when a journalist, eager for the truth behind the famous photo, discovers their identity and tracks them down. As the siblings reckon with the possibility that more of their lives could be shared, a revelation about their past forces them to confront long-held heartaches. Together, they’ll have to decide whether to let the same tensions rip them apart again — or if telling their story on their own terms might just be the way to recapture the family magic.

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Title: Save the Date
Author: Allison Raskin
Narrator: Allison Raskin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:48:37
Language: English
Release date: 04-09-2025
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Rom-Com, Family Life

Summary:
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Emma Moskowitz and...someone... When couples’ therapist Emma Moskowitz is unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé six months before their wedding, her world comes crashing down: her thriving practise, status as a trusted online creator, even her book deal all hinge on the fact that Emma is an expert when it comes to relationships and mental health. Not to mention the pain of a broken heart now interfering with her daily life. But...if she could find a new groom by the wedding day, life could continue as she anticipated. After all, she’s ready to get married. And she’s never believed in The One anyway. Her groom search catches the attention of podcast host, Will, who offers to chronicle Emma’s story on a new show. Emma and Will hit it off instantly...it’s really too bad Will doesn’t want to be married. Soon Emma’s set up with Matt, a kind, incredibly handsome, recently divorced man. Emma and Matt connect easily, proving her theory that Mr Right doesn’t need to bring butterflies to her stomach and fireworks at every kiss. Hers and Matt’s relationship is simple and comfortable — and more importantly, he wants to be married. As the wedding date nears, Emma starts to question if she and Matt are as good a match as they think. Matt references his ex-wife a lot. And he doesn’t seem to understand Emma’s sense of humour that much. But the wedding is around the corner, and so many people are counting on Emma to see her plan through: her editor, her followers...even Will.

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Title: Their Monstrous Hearts
Author: Yigit Turhan
Narrator: Luca John Filiz, Tina Nakhleh Falkenbury
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:33:04
Language: English
Release date: 04-09-2025
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Paranormal

Summary:
A haunting novel about the boundaries people will cross to keep their dreams alive. A mysterious stranger shows up at Riccardo’s apartment with some news: his grandmother Perihan has died, and Riccardo has inherited her villa in Milan along with her famed butterfly collection. The struggling writer is out of options. He’s hoping the change of scenery in Milan will inspire him, and maybe there will be some money to keep him afloat. But Perihan’s house isn’t as opulent as he remembers. The butterflies pinned in their glass cases seem more ominous than artful. Perihan’s group of mysterious old friends is constantly lurking. And there’s something wrong in the greenhouse. As Riccardo explores the decrepit estate, he stumbles upon Perihan’s diary, which might hold the key to her mysterious death. Or at least give him the inspiration he needs to finish his manuscript. But he might not survive long enough to write it.

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Title: Murder in the Pacific: Ifira Point: Ifira Point
Author: Matt Francis
Narrator: Lani Tupu
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:34:35
Language: English
Release date: 04-08-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories

Summary:
WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT CRIME FICTION Esther Paul is 12 years old. She is reported missing on Vanuatu local radio. Two days later her body is found floating in the sea. Senior Constable George Wong of the Vanuatu National Police Force drops his current case to investigate her disappearance and tragic death. Limited forensics in Vanuatu means George and Probationary Constable Jayline Oli do not know if they are looking at a murder or an accident. The wound to Esther’s head suggests the later. Given the precarious state of the Vanuatu Police Force George and Jayline have their work cut out, being transported in Port Vila's most decrepit and unsafe taxi van driven by Jayline's aspiring boyfriend. George's own unrequited love for a Vanuatu radio newsreader also impacts the investigation. From Mele Beach at one end of Port Vila to Pango at the other, George and Jayline experience Vanuatu’s broken roads, empty restaurants, confusing cultural norms as well as the extravagances and corruption of foreign aid as they attempt to solve the mysterious death.

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Title: Blackberry Bay Collection/More than Neighbours/Their Christmas Baby Contract/The Home They Built
Author: Shannon Stacey
Narrator: Tatiana Sokolov
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16:10:22
Language: English
Release date: 04-08-2025
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Clean & Wholesome, Small Town & Rural Fiction

Summary:
Blackberry Bay Collection/More than Neighbours/Their Christmas Baby Contract/The Home They Built has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

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Title: Extremity: An action-packed time travel thriller from the author of ASCENSION
Author: Nicholas Binge
Narrator: Marian Hussey
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4:12:35
Language: English
Release date: 09-18-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:
What would you undo if you could change the past?Extremity is a nail-biting, time-travelling police procedural from bestselling author Nicholas Binge. For fans of True Detective and Philip K. Dick. Infamous police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with while undercover. But she doesn’t expect to find two bodies. Both are Bruno, identical down to the fingerprints – and both have been shot. She soon finds herself on the hunt for a mysterious assassin who has been taking out London’s rich elite one by one. But when she finally catches up with her quarry, she unveils a world of deadly secrets: impossible documents about future stock market crashes; photographs of dead clones; and an insidious time-travelling conspiracy that threatens the entire human race. If Julia is to have any chance of preventing this terrible future, she’ll have to revisit her undercover past and the brutal act that destroyed her once-legendary career . . . ‘I was so tense I could feel every muscle locking up in my body. This was what if Christopher Nolan directed an episode of X-files or Fringe and I sincerely want more’ – FanFiAddict * * * Readers are gripped by Extremity: ‘A wild race against time, clever and impossible to put down’ – 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025 ‘A perfect balance of action, mystery and jeopardy’ – 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025 ‘A great read, lots and lots of action’ – 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025

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Title: House of Blight
Author: Maxym M. Martineau
Narrator: Catrin Walker-Booth
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14:05:37
Language: English
Release date: 04-08-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy

Summary:
Edira Brillwyn has a secret. Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life. Edira’s beloved aunt Rowena – a fellow threadmender - taught her to conceal this ability to protect herself from people who would take advantage, especially their powerful and wealthy neighbors. Withholding her magic will save her life. Orin Fernglove is immortal – an everliving – and head of the prominent Fernglove house. The Ferngloves own the local mines, possess magic powerful enough to alter the stars, and don’t take “no” for an answer. When Edira’s brothers unexpectedly contract blight, an incurable virus killing people throughout the town, Orin offers to help. If Edira returns to Fernglove Manor to assist in researching a cure to the blight, Orin can slow their sickness while she hones her magic. Using her magic could save the world. The remaining Ferngloves are less confident in Edira’s ability and perhaps more dangerous than the ever-present disease. While Edira and Orin race against her brother’s increasingly precarious health, the family’s pristine exterior begins to crack, exposing the true nature of Edira’s presence within the crumbling estate and the power she has to tear it all down.

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Title: Maid's Secret: A Maid Novel
Author: Nita Prose
Narrator: Lauren Ambrose
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:03:34
Language: English
Release date: 04-08-2025
Publisher: Viking Canada
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Literary Fiction, Cozy Mystery

Summary:
THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest A wedding. A heist. A secret. Molly Gray’s life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined. She is now the esteemed Head Maid & Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, and two good things are just around the corner—a taping of the hit antiquities TV show Hidden Treasures and, even more exciting, her wedding to Juan Manuel. When Molly brings in some old trinkets to be appraised on the show, one item is revealed to be a rare and coveted artifact worth millions. Molly becomes a rags-to-riches sensation, and a media frenzy swirls as she prepares to sell her priceless treasure. Then, on auction day, the treasure suddenly vanishes, and Molly and her friends find themselves at the center of the boldest art heist in recent memory. But the key to this mystery lies in the past, in a long-forgotten diary written by Molly’s Gran. For the first time ever, Molly learns about her grandmother’s secrets: how she was born into a wealthy family and fell head-over-heels in love with a young man her parents deemed below her. As fate would have it, Gran’s greatest love was someone Molly knows quite well… A spirited heist caper and an epic love story, The Maid’s Secret is a spell-binding whodunnit that will capture your heart.

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Title: Final Cut: Kapamentis Crime, Book 4
Author: T. W. M. Ashford
Narrator: Tom Alexander
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:06:35
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: Whole Story QUEST
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:
The highly-anticipated fourth installment in the Kapamentis Crime series, from bestselling science-fiction author T.W.M. Ashford.

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Title: Shadow of a Lie: DS Tony Heaton's Cold Cases Book 1
Author: Steve Higgs
Narrator: Keith Wickham
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:20:00
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Police Stories

Summary:
It might hide in the shadows, but the truth yearns to be seen. Plagued by the unsolvable murder that ruined his glowing career, a burnt-out detective is cruising through his final weeks until retirement. Until he is hand-picked to be part of a taskforce investigating old, unsolved murders. Hand-picked because the very killer he failed to catch is still out there. Can he finally get the closure he deserves?

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Title: Death by Dickens: A Mike Atwell Mystery: Book 1
Author: Penelope Cress
Narrator: Adrian Hobart
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:26:59
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery

Summary:
Literature? It can cost you your life. When famed mystery author Imelda Bywater turns up dead during her annual seaside writing retreat, recently retired police detective Mike Atwell can't resist the chance to solve one more case. Teaming up with his quirky ex-wife, Sharon, and genius teen hacker, Dexter, Mike finds himself pulled into the glitzy world of writers, agents, and obsessive fans on the hunt for Imelda's killer. Everyone's a suspect - from Imelda's cuckolded publisher husband, the kooky married writers next door, and even the arrogant guest upstairs. The list keeps growing as secrets and lies unravel. Can Mike crack the case before the murderer strikes again? Will his bumbling team help or hinder the investigation? Can Mike face the demons from his past before they catch up to him? And can Sharon keep a grip on her unruly dogs?

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Title: Cambridge Siren
Author: Jim Kelly
Narrator: Kris Dyer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:27:27
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:
Spring 1941. It is the third year of war, and when the siren sounds the people of Cambridge trudge to the city's public bomb shelters. Crowded, smoky, often raucous, the shelters have become a way of life for the poor. At dawn the body of a young man is found in a shadowy corner of the Trinity Shelter, one of three on the city's great open space - Parker's Piece. Detective Inspector Eden Brooke searches the body and finds no wallet or papers, save for a cinema ticket dated six months earlier. PC Vanessa Hill - a recruit to The Borough police from Girton College - uses her skills in fine art to sketch the dead man's face for a poster. An autopsy reveals the only clue to his death is the wound left by a hypodermic needle in the back of his neck. Brooke has a very puzzling case on his hands.

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Title: Elegy, Southwest
Author: Madeleine Watts
Narrator: Casey Withoos
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:24:18
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: Wavesound Audiobooks
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General, Family Life

Summary:
In November 2018, Eloise and Lewis rent a car in Las Vegas and take off on a two-week road trip across the American southwest. While wildfires rage, the married couple make their way through Nevada, California, Arizona, and Utah, tracing the course of the Colorado River, the aquatic artery on which the Southwest depends for survival. Lewis, an artist working for a prominent land art foundation, is grieving the recent death of his mother, while Eloise is an academic researching the past and future of the Colorado River as it threatens to run dry. Over the course of their trip, Eloise, beginning to suspect she might be pregnant, helplessly witnesses Lewis’s descent as he struggles to find a place for himself in the desert where he never quite felt at home. Elegy, Southwest is a novel which entwines a tragic love story with an intelligent and profound consideration of the way we now live alongside environmental breakdown; an elegy for lost love and for the landscape that makes us. ‘In this grim, wise and yearning book, Madeleine Watts takes us on a road trip for the end times.’ RONNIE SCOTT, author of Shirley ‘This book is a fever dream, a mood, a spell, an entire climate filled with a particular kind of desert winter light – harsh, unsparing, and beautiful. Honestly, I feel that part of me is still actually living in the book. Tremendously moving.’ LESLIE JAMISON, New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering ‘An elegant and urgent love letter to art, writing and our dying natural world. A stunning and tragic story about love, death and everything in between.’ VICTORIA HANNAN, author of Kokomo ‘Her strikingly brilliant novel is a measured fever dream of loneliness – private, political, razor-smart, and utterly engulfing.’ HEIDI JULAVITS, author of The Vanishers ‘A novel composed of the details that accumulate in the wake of loss: of a relationship, of a weather pattern, of a moment in time.’ LAUREN OYLER, author of Fake Accounts ‘Madeline Watts is an uncommonly perceptive and daring writer. Her sensitivity to the grief of this specific territory, the desert Southwest, and its people is a profound gift.’ CLAIRE VAYE WATKINS, author of I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness ‘Haunting and hypnotic, absorbing and provocative, this is the novel I’ve been waiting for. New and breathtaking.’ JOANNA RAKOFF, author of My Salinger Year ‘A haunting meditation on the enduring nature of love in the face of cascading losses – those we can see coming and those we can’t. A truly captivating and lovely novel.’ CLAIRE BOYLES, author of Site Fidelity

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Title: Fair Play: The dazzling literary murder mystery of the summer
Author: Louise Hegarty
Narrator: Andrew Wincott, Aoife McMahon
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:51:58
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Thriller & Horror, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, International Mystery

Summary:
This is a murder mystery. This is a story about love. Or is it? . . . 'A treat . . . Takes on the biggest questions of life and death' – Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting ‘Dazzling' – Colin Walsh, author of Kala ‘Brilliant' – The Times ‘Ingenious’ – The Telegraph 'Terrific' – The New York Times 'Heartbreaking' – The Guardian ‘Sally Rooney meets The Secret History’ – The Sunday Times Abigail and her brother Benjamin have always been close. To celebrate his birthday, Abigail hires a grand old house and gathers their friends together for a murder mystery party. As the night goes on, they drink too much and play games. Relationships are forged, consolidated or frayed. Someone kisses someone they shouldn’t, someone else’s heart is broken. In the morning, everyone wakes up – except Benjamin. Suddenly everything is not quite what it seems. An eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjamin’s killer. The house now has a butler, a gardener and a housekeeper. This is a locked-room mystery, and everyone is a suspect. As Abigail attempts to fathom her brother’s unexpected death in a world that has been turned upside down, she begins to wonder whether perhaps the true mystery might have been his life . . . Louise Hegarty's Fair Play is the puzzle-box story that brilliantly lays bare the real truth of life – the terrifying mystery of grief.

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Title: FULVIA: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome
Author: Jane Draycott
Narrator: Caroline Ramsay
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:06:52
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Summary:
The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to men who moved in powerful circles, including Marc Antony, Fulvia was not content to play the usual background role that was expected of a wife - instead she challenged the Roman patriarchy and sought to increase her influence in the face of determined opposition. It's rare to know so much about a particular Roman woman, but Fulvia was so despised by her male detractors that she was much written about. Acclaimed historian Jane Draycott has used original sources to piece together Fulvia's life and sort fact from fiction, while also exploring the role of women in Roman society. Set during the chaotic period when Rome was violently transitioning from a republic to the dictatorship of the Roman Empire, this is an original and fascinating take on an endlessly popular period of history.

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Title: Body Under the Bridge
Author: P.F. Ford
Narrator: Andy Cresswell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:52:26
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: Whole Story QUEST
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories

Summary:
A lonely widower. A body in a stream. An impossible puzzle. It's an ordinary Tuesday morning when pensioner Alun Edwards turns up at Llangwelli station. He doesn't want to make a fuss but he's worried about his friend Gareth. Every Monday, they meet up for a game of chess. But Gareth wasn't at home yesterday. He's not answering his phone - and he's left his dog behind. He'd never do that. Detective Norman searches Gareth's cottage - and finds a woman's photograph, torn to shreds and dumped in the bin. The next day, the body of an elderly man is discovered in a stream under an old railway bridge. The name on his bus pass is Gareth Jenkins. But that's impossible. According to the pathologist, the body has been in the water at least three or four days. And Gareth was seen walking his dog, just two days ago. Norman is facing an impossible puzzle. And what is the secret behind the woman in the photograph . . . ?

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Title: Uncharmed: The spellbinding new cosy fantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rewitched
Author: Lucy Jane Wood
Narrator: Evie Hargreaves
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:29:55
Language: English
Release date: 09-18-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:
‘Beautifully crafted, sparkling with autumn magic – the literary equivalent of the most delicious cinnamon bun’ - Beth O’Leary ‘Full of found family, baked goods, and characters you'll cheer for’ - Sarah Beth Durst ‘A book to be savored while curled up with a hot beverage and a sweet treat’ - Jenna Levine It's time to break the spell of perfection . . . Andromeda Wildwood is practically perfect in every witch way. Her life is a haze of pink, magic and impossibly high standards. The proud owner of Celestial Bakehouse, a bustling London bakery, Annie devotes her powers to pleasing others, and while perfection exacts a magical toll, it’s a price she is more than willing to pay. However, when Annie is tasked by her coven with mentoring a troubled teenage witch, her charmed existence is thrown into chaos. She couldn’t be more different from fiery, stubborn Maeve. Or from Hal, the gruff but handsome owner of their temporary lodgings, who is not best pleased to find the coven has offered up his woodland cottage to two headstrong witches. As the unlikely trio slowly bond, outside forces begin to take an interest in Maeve’s extraordinary powers. Will Annie risk everything to protect the true magic she’s finally found? Uncharmed is the spellbinding new cosy fantasy from Lucy Jane Wood, celebrating found family, unconditional love and the joy of letting go of perfectionism and people-pleasing. PRAISE FOR LUCY JANE WOOD ‘The novel equivalent of Gilmore Girls . . . Just add a spiced latte’ - Stylist 'Uncharmed is the book to read to get into the cosy mood just in time for autumn.' - Mirror ‘Pure cosy joy’ - Sangu Mandanna ‘A warm and witchy delight’ - Julie Leong ‘A mug-of-hot-chocolate in book form’ - Libby Page ‘The perfect cosy fantasy novel!’ - Beth Reekles ‘A lovely warm bath of a book’ - SFX

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Title: Power of Parting: Finding Peace and Freedom Through Family Estrangement
Author: Eamon Dolan
Narrator: Eamon Dolan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:32:42
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:
Read by the author, Eamon Dolan. 'Brave and groundbreaking' - Lori Gottlieb, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. A myth-shattering, inspiring book that combines research and memoir to explore the growing phenomenon of estrangement from toxic relatives – showing it not as a tragedy, but as an empowering and effective solution to the heartbreak of family abuse. After decades of enduring his mother’s physical and psychological torment and years of trying in vain to set boundaries, Eamon Dolan took a radical step: he cut his mother out of his life. No more phone calls, no more visits, no more contact. Parting with his abuser gave him immediate relief and set him on a path toward freedom, confidence and joy like none he had ever felt before. In The Power of Parting, Dolan has created the book he wishes he’d had when he was struggling to free himself from his mother’s abuse. In the process, he discovered how widespread estrangement really is. One in five UK families will be affected by estrangement, and at least 27 percent of Americans are estranged from a parent, sibling or other family member. Estrangement, Dolan realized, should be understood and embraced, not shrouded in shame. Drawing on his own suffering and healing, as well as experts’ advice and the testimony of other courageous survivors, Dolan first explains why abuse harms us in childhood and beyond, and why limiting or eliminating contact might be our best possible choice. He then takes us through the steps of a successful, positive estrangement: how to take crucial time for yourself; how to set rules for your abuser and – if they can’t or won’t respect your limits – how to end a toxic relationship. He also offers counsel on how to ease the guilt and grief that often accompany parting, and how to break the cycle of abuse. With a convincing blend of clarity and empathy, Dolan encourages others to do what he ultimately did for himself: determine whether the people in your life treat you with the care and concern you deserve – and part ways with them if they don’t.

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Title: Saint of the Narrows Street
Author: William Boyle
Narrator: Carol Monda
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:12:21
Language: English
Release date: 04-03-2025
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Psychological

Summary:
Gravesend, Brooklyn, 1986: Risa Franzone lives in a ground-floor apartment on Saint of the Narrows Street with her bad-seed husband, Saverio, and their eight-month-old baby, Fabrizio. Risa is a loving mother, a faithful wife, a saintly neighbour - but lately, her husband’s slow dive into criminality and abuse has threatened her peace, raising concerns about her and her baby’s safety. On the night her younger sister, Giulia, moves in with Risa to recover from a bad break-up, a fateful accident occurs: Risa, boiled over with anger and fear, strikes a drunk, erratic Sav with a cast-iron pan, killing him on the spot. The sisters are left with a choice: notify the authorities and make a case for selfdefense, or bury the man’s body and go on with their lives as best they can. In a moment of panic, in the late hours of the night, they call upon Sav’s childhood friend?the sweet, loyal Christopher “Chooch” Gardini?to help them, hoping they can trust him to carry a secret like this. Over the vast, dramatic expanse of the next eighteen years, life goes on in the working-class Italian neighbourhood of Gravesend as Risa, Giulia, and Chooch grapple with the choice they made that night?and each forge a different path when the cracks of a supposedly seamless cover-up begin to reveal themselves.