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Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories Audiobook

"Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose. Full of Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Hugo Award-winning and nominated stories, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories includes 'Seasons of Glass and Iron,' 'The Green Book,' 'Madeleine,' 'The Lonely Sea in the Sky,' 'And Their Lips Rang with the Sun,' 'The Truth About Owls,' 'A Hollow Play,' 'Anabasis,' 'To Follow the Waves,' 'John Hollowback and the Witch,' 'Florilegia, or, Some Lies About Flowers,' 'Pockets,' and more."

Amal El-Mohtar (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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A Devious Brother

Day Leitao (Author), Caitlin Kelly, E. M. Wylde (Narrator)

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The Bear Hunter's Daughters: A Tale of Seven Sisters

"In this modern day fairy tale, seven sisters raised in the woods fight to keep their freedom. Deep in the woods of western Finland, a bear hunter has raised his seven daughters to live off the land and steer clear of the trappings of life in town, like cell phones and a social life outside their family. When on his youngest Elga’s twelfth birthday the hunter is killed by his prey, and their mother dies soon thereafter, the sisters are left with unpaid bills and a leaky house. The tension between sticking to the wild ways their father taught them and submitting to well-meaning townsfolk’s efforts to “help” threatens to divide the seven sisters. Eldest Johanna tries to wield control, young Elga feels tempted by the pull to education, artist Laura spends all her time dreaming up sculptures and exploring nature – but their trips to the farmer’s market to sell foraged mushrooms and their free time exploring their vast forest home bring them together in riotous fun. With evocative language and visceral scene-setting, readers get lost in world they’ve invented together and join the fight to protect it. Inspired by Aleksis Kivi’s classic Finnish novel Seven Brothers (1870), The Bear Hunter’s Daughters is at once realistic and fantastical, an intensely sensory exploration of our essential bonds both with nature and with one another."

Anneli Jordahl (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The Soul-Catchers

"Brought to you by Penguin. A JAPANESE MODERN CLASSIC Discover the highly original and moving literary gem for fans of Banana Yoshimoto and Kawaguchi's BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD What if you could come back after death to watch over your loved one, installing yourself in a treasured mug, for example, or perhaps your mother's hearing aid, a diary, or even a climbing frame, to be clambered over by a younger sister you will never meet? Eleven recently deceased protagonists find themselves floating in the afterlife where a nameless ghost offers them one last chance to spend time with their loved ones. But not as you would expect. In a world where souls roam restlessly around after death, unwilling to depart, The Soul Catchers is a soothing, witty, and surprisingly sensual take on the Japanese folk belief that objects can be inhabited by human presences. Equal parts charming, profound, immensely moving, Higashi's powerful classic is an original exploration of our eternal reluctance to let go. © Naoko Higashi 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026"

Naoko Higashi (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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All Carry: A Novel

"A recently laid-off golf reporter. A down-on-his-luck caddie. And a magical set of clubs once owned by Jack Nicklaus. In this wonderfully funny novel, New York Times bestselling author and former ESPN reporter Gene Wojciechowski gives us a pair of unlikely champions unlike any other. Joe is a golf reporter. He's missed more Father's Days than he cares to count because that's when he has to cover the US Open. But his son Buddy has counted every single one. Joe and Buddy's relationship is fractured at best. Then one day at a garage sale Buddy finds a woefully obsolete set of golf clubs that supposedly belonged to Jack Nicklaus and decides to give them to his father as an olive branch. When Joe takes the clubs out on a whim, he discovers something unbelievable: he's hitting 400 yards. No one hits the ball that far, not Tiger, not Nicklaus. Max "Hard Way" Mitchell knows golf perhaps better than anyone. He used to be one of the best caddies on the PGA Tour. But he was run out of town after sleeping with a golf pro's wife. Now he's the owner of a run-down driving range, his glory days slipping away. When Joe is laid-off, and Hardway realizes that with this magical set of golf clubs he is better than anyone on the tour, he convinces Joe to do the seemingly impossible-win the Masters as an amateur. And to do this they'll need each other. Told with a specificity that only comes from years of covering the sport, Gene Wojciechowski's fiction debut, All Carry, is a feel-good father/son/unlikely friendship/comeback story that will no doubt be a new classic."

Gene Wojciechowski (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Of Thorns and Wings

"Rosemary: Locked away in the King's City and forced into a dreamless sleep where even my wife can't reach me, my hope is quickly wilting. When help arrives, we're forced into a strange alliance, working alongside our enemies. Together, we might be able to overthrow Lollishire's monarchy and restore the peace. But I feel the constant pull of the Hartwood, calling me to set the forest free. And I'm learning there are more powerful forces than greedy kings and manipulative queens trying to keep Carabosse from me. I never meant to fall for the wraith, but now that she's mine, I refuse to give her up that easily. I'll defy the Goddesses themselves to reforge our destiny. Carabosse: A single mistake I made over twenty years ago still keeps me from what I want more than anything—to be the one who gives my mate everything. I'll have to settle for ensuring her safety, no matter what it costs me. But even when I'm losing myself to the darkness, I can sense my wife. My little witch might be the only one who can bring me back to the light. Contains mature themes."

Darva Green (Author), Sophie Hunter Scott (Narrator)

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Messenger Cat Café

"Brought to you by Penguin. A heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about a cat in the afterlife who must deliver messages to five people on earth to see his beloved owner again After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. But he is not as far from his owner Michiru as it seems. Sometimes the divide between the lands of the living and the dead can be traversed. Eager to see Michiru again, Fuuta interviews for a position at Café Pont, which sits in the liminal space between the two worlds. The café is known for its unique service: its living customers can request meetings with the person they'd most like to see again, through the specially selected spirits of messenger cats. Fuuta must investigate and deliver his messages without unnerving the living, or worse, upsetting the balance of the universe itself. It is a weighty task for a tabby cat, but Fuuta rises to the challenge. After all, the job offers a special reward: he will get to see Michiru again. And he'll do anything to reunite with his family. © Nagi Shimeno 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026"

Nagi Shimeno (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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She Made Herself A Monster

"Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's dangerous to go alone at night...' Yana, a vampire hunter, rides into Koprivci promising salvation. The village’s curse has endured for many years and rumour has it that Anka – whose parents died on the night of her birth – is to blame. But enduring the villagers’ suspicion is the least of Anka’s worries; now she has reached womanhood, she can no longer avoid the odious marriage that seems to be her only option. When animal corpses start to appear in the village square and eggs filled with blood are found in the chicken coops, panic rises. The villagers look to Yana for hope. She knows all about the monsters that stalk the night, monsters that only she can vanquish. But Yana is a liar. And monsters come in all different forms. Yana and Anka become unlikely allies in hatching a plot to save both Koprivci and Anka from their fates. But then their plan takes on a horrifying life of its own... © Anna Kovatcheva 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026"

Anna Kovatcheva (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Sweetbitter Song

Rosie Hewlett (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Antique: A Novel

"An uplifting, magical story about a once-celebrated antique appraiser who gets caught in the thrall of a strange, powerful necklace-one that has the power to transform her life, and the fortunes of those around her. Grace Schaffer is adrift. Raised by an eminent but emotionally withdrawn scholar, her talent landed her a coveted spot on Antiques Roadshow, where she charmed legions of viewers. But she's recently fallen from her gilded perch, losing her career, her marriage and her very identity in the process, leaving her with the same question her clients so often ask of her: What is it worth? Or, the question that beats beneath it, What am I worth? In a last-ditch attempt to revive her career, she signs on to an amateur travelling show, where an old, tarnished necklace catches her eye. Imbued with a strange and sudden confidence, she begins predicting the precise amount that objects will sell for at auction-far beyond their market values. As she performs act after act of this seeming divination, Grace catches the attention of detractors and fans alike, all clamoring to see what she'll do next. Caught in the necklace's strange and possibly dangerous thrall, Grace is soon thrust into the hunt to uncover a lost masterpiece… before it disappears forever, taking her hopes and dreams with it. As Grace struggles to find her own worth outside the comfort of marriage, the limelight of career, of even the necklace's awesome power, she comes face to face with the hardest appraisal of all…herself. Antique takes readers on an exhilarating journey of art and love, one that will leave them believing in the magic that lies within us all-should we dare to use it. "

Seth Panitch (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Kindred Spirits

"I ain't afraid of no ghost . . . But tentacle monsters are another story. For the last year, I've been living with an invisible monster who steals my snacks, turns off my electricity, and runs off all my dates. As annoying as that is, he's my only companion, and the only one I trust with my deepest, darkest secret. I'm not human. Then again, neither is my new roommate, and he and ESCU have history. Not the good kind either. But since he seems to think we're mates, his problems are now mine. I'm certainly not going to argue, especially since he's got a razor-sharp teeth and claws. But hey, I'm into that so it works out . . . Until my estranged father leads ESCU right to my doorstep. Now, I have a choice: either hand over my pizza roll loving tentacle monster boyfriend, or turn myself in to save him. I knew I shouldn't have gone to work today. Contains mature themes."

L Eveland (Author), Lance West, Simon Dornet (Narrator)

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Of Dreams and Poison

"Rosemary: Three years ago I was freed from the jailer's cart and sentenced to a lifetime of servitude at the Briar Apothecary, located at the edge of a forest filled with devouring trees. I spend my days blending herbal remedies for my mistress and concocting poisonous treats to weed out her enemies. I've learned firsthand that the prince isn't the hero the rebellion wants him to be. His careless bet invites danger to my doorstep, but it turns out a bit of danger is exactly what I need. Now I'm falling for a woman willing to be ruthless for me. The only problem is I'll have to betray her to free my godmothers from the Ivy Keep. Can I break my own heart to save my family? Carabosse: The little witch must have cast a spell on me. The job was supposed to be easy. Get the dragon eggs and be discreet. Take care of any loose ends and leave a message for the brat prince who dared to steal from the Dragon Valley. But I never expected to feel this warmth in my chest until I laid eyes on her. I've served my queen for twenty years, helping her rise to power in this realm after escaping Faerie. I'm blood-sworn to put her above all else, but now I'm questioning everything. And I'll do anything to get sweet Rosemary to safety, even if there's no chance of a happy ending for me. Can I break an oath to uphold a vow? Contains mature themes."

Darva Green (Author), Sophie Hunter Scott (Narrator)

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