Midwest Tape May 2021 Audiobook Catalog

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MAY 2021 BUYER’S GUIDE

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May 2021

The Newcomer Mary Kay Andrews

Macmillan Audio Women’s Fiction

Available May 4

13 Discs

Penguin Random House Audio Suspense

Available May 11 13978354

$44.99

The Woman with the Blue Star Pam Jenoff

While Justice Sleeps Stacey Abrams 10 Discs

13572199

Harper Collins Publishers Historical

$39.99

Available May 4

10 Discs

13698709

Talk Bookish to Me Kate Bromley

Harper Collins Publishers Romance

Available May 25

8 Discs

13698552

$44.99

Mary Jane Jessica Anya Blau

Harper Collins Publishers Humor

Available May 11

8 Discs

13896880

$39.99

$39.99

IN THIS ISSUE May 2021 3

Top Titles

16-19 Must-Haves

28 Hot New Children’s

4-11 Hot New Releases

20-21 We Recommend

29 Hot New Young Adult

12 New Biographies

22-25 NY Times Bestsellers

30 New & Notable

13 New Self-Help

26-27 New Mystery & Suspense

31 Playaway

14-15 New Nonfiction

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TOP TITLES

Grab these hot releases before they become bestsellers-and light up your patrons’ wish list.

The latest in Bill O’Reilly’s Killing series.

Killing the Mob Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard

...perfect-for-poolside…

-Country Living

The Newcomer Mary Kay Andrews Macmillan Audio Women’s Fiction After she discovers her sister Tanya dead on the floor, Letty Carnahan is certain she knows who did it.

Macmillan Audio History Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most dramatic subject yet: the Mob.

Available May 4

13 Discs 13572199 $44.99

Available May 4

9 Discs 13777126 $39.99

...another page-turning hit.

...action-packed...

-Booklist

-Kirkus Reviews

Legacy Nora Roberts

Bear Bottom Stuart Gibbs

Available May 25

Available May 11

Macmillan Audio Women’s Fiction A new novel of a mother and daughter, of romance and ambition, and a traumatic past reawakened.

Simon & Schuster Audio Children’s Teddy Fitzroy returns to solve the disappearances of endangered bison and an irreplaceable necklace.

13 Discs 13572213 $44.99

Sexy and satisfying.

-USA Today

That Summer Jennifer Weiner

Simon & Schuster Audio Women’s Fiction Another timely and deliciously twisty novel of intrigue, secrets, and the transformative power of female friendship, set on beautiful Cape Cod.

Available May 11

9 Discs 13646774 $39.99

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

6 Discs 13648626 $44.99

The latest from bestselling author James Patterson.

21st Birthday James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Hachette Audio Suspense Lindsay vows to protect a young woman long enough to see her 21st birthday.

Available May 3

7 Discs 13619686 $39.99

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HISTORICAL & WOMEN’S FICTION

HOT NEW RELEASES New York Times Bestselling Authors

Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand

Hachette Audio A Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on Earth learn to live without their golden girl.

Available June 1 11 Discs

13970014

$39.99

...touching...

-Good Housekeeping

Chandler Baker The Husbands

Macmillan Audio $39.99 9 Discs 13572008

Available June 29

Danielle Steel Nine Lives

Alka Joshi The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

Francine Prose The Vixen

Recorded Books, LLC Harper Collins Publishers Harper Collins Publishers $39.99 $44.99 $55.99 7 Discs 13960877 10 Discs 13698841 11 Discs 13951171

Available July 6

Kelly Rimmer The Warsaw Orphan

Available June 22

Available June 29

Jennifer Chiaverini The Women’s March

J. R. Ward Claimed

Harper Collins Publishers Harper Collins Publishers Simon & Schuster Audio $44.99 $44.99 $39.99 10 Discs 13698797 10 Discs 13962856 8 Discs 13759152

Available June 1

Available July 27

Available July 27

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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ROMANCE

New York Times Bestselling Authors

Lisa Kleypas Devil in Disguise

Samantha Chase The Engagement Embargo

Marie Force How Much I Love

Harper Collins Publishers Dreamscape Media, LLC HTJB, Inc. $44.99 $47.99 $34.99 10 Discs 13962812 6 Discs 13937558 7 Discs 14003011

Available July 27

Debbie Macomber It’s Better This Way

Available May 11

Available July 13

Amanda Quick The Lady Has a Past

Penguin Random House Audio Recorded Books, LLC $39.99 $39.99 8 Discs 13777117 10 Discs 13960878

Available July 13

Available May 4

Freed E. L. James

Penguin Random House Audio Ana’s defiant spirit continues to stir Christian’s darkest fears and test his need for control.

As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart.

Available June 1

Diana Palmer Notorious

Susan Elizabeth Phillips When Stars Collide

Harper Collins Publishers Harper Collins Publishers $39.99 $39.99 10 Discs 12459348 10 Discs 13910451

Available June 15

Available June 29

20 Discs

14025079

$49.99

Relive the drama of Fifty Shades through the mind of Christian Grey.

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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HOT NEW RELEASES

Kathy Reichs The Bone Code

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

Daniel Silva The Cellist

Tess Gerritsen, Gary Braver Choose Me

Simon & Schuster Audio Harper Collins Publishers Brilliance Audio, Inc. $39.99 $39.99 $34.99 10 Discs 13435452 13 Discs 13910475 7 Discs 13555420

Available July 6

Available July 13

Linda Castillo Fallen

Available July 1

Darynda Jones A Good Day for Chardonnay

Charles Todd An Irish Hostage

Macmillan Audio Macmillan Audio Harper Collins Publishers $39.99 $39.99 $44.99 7 Discs 13571817 9 Discs 13315570 9 Discs 13962633

Available July 6

Available July 27

Available July 6

HEATHER GRAHAM

The latest in the Krewe of Hunters series.

The Unforgiven Harper Collins Publishers Twelve years after her parents’ murders, Kaitlyn is at peace. But then a shadow creeps in from her past, reminding her that she can never really escape.

Available May 25 10 Discs 13698775 $44.99

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The Forbidden

Harper Collins Publishers Playing the victim of a vampire king on an island off New Orleans is actress Avalon Morgan’s creepiest role to date.

Available July 27

13698885

10 Discs

$44.99

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

New York Times Bestselling Authors

Brad Thor Black Ice

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

F. Paul Wilson Double Threat

Simon & Schuster Audio Dreamscape Media, LLC $34.99 $47.99 9 Discs 13690018 6 Discs 13894189

Available June 22

Available June 29

The Bullet Iris Johansen

Hachette Audio After Eve Duncan finally gets the happy ending with the man she loves, the last person she is expecting to return is Joe’s ex-wife, on the run with enough secrets to get them all killed.

Available June 8

Kate White The Fiancée

Eric Van Lustbader The Kobalt Dossier

Harper Collins Publishers Macmillan Audio $44.99 $52.99 10 Discs 13951031 10 Discs 13572118

Available June 29

Jean Hanff Korelitz The Plot

Available June 1

Megan Miranda Such a Quiet Place

14 Discs

13686816

$39.99

…unforgettable…

-Suspense Magazine

Beatriz Williams Our Woman in Moscow

Macmillan Audio Simon & Schuster Audio Harper Collins Publishers $39.99 $29.99 $44.99 9 Discs 13619724 8 Discs 13686774 11 Discs 13803266

Available May 11

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Available July 13

Available June 1

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HOT NEW RELEASES

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

JAMES PATTERSON

Lisa Jackson The Third Grave

Tom Clancy, Jeff Rovin Tom Clancy’s Op-Center

Brilliance Audio, Inc. The $36.99 11 Discs 13652002 Macmillan Audio

Available June 29

The President’s Daughter Co-author: Bill Clinton

Black Order

$39.99 8 Discs 13571890

Available June 1

Hachette Audio A madman abducts Keating’s teenage daughter, Melanie—turning every parent’s deepest fear into a matter of national security.

Available June 7

11 Discs

13363247

$39.99

Patterson and Clinton team up again!

B. A. Paris The Therapist

J. A. Jance Unfinished Business

Macmillan Audio Simon & Schuster Audio $39.99 $34.99 7 Discs 13571833 9 Discs 13686793

Available July 13

The Shadow Co-author: Brian Sitts

Hachette Audio The Shadow returns in this explosive reimagining of the iconic detective who has thrilled readers across generations.

Available July 13

10 Discs

13960879

$39.99

Ben H. Winters The Quiet Boy

Available June 1

Dale Brown Arctic Storm Rising

Hachette Audio Harper Collins Publishers $39.99 $44.99 8 Discs 13619695 10 Discs 13897399

Available May 18

Available May 25

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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New York Times Bestselling Authors

Alex McElroy The Atmospherians

W. E. B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV The Attack

Yung Pueblo Clarity and Connection

Simon & Schuster Audio General Macmillan Audio Poetry $39.99 $24.99 7 Discs 13895995 2 Discs 13916269 Penguin Random House Audio Action Replacements Available Available June 1 $44.99 10 Discs 12277654 Available May 18 Replacements Available

Available May 11

Willa C. Richards The Comfort of Monsters

Andy Abramowitz Darling at the Campsite

Carolyn Ferrell Dear Miss Metropolitan

Harper Collins Publishers General Brilliance Audio, Inc. General Macmillan Audio General $44.99 $24.99 $39.99 10 Discs 13962757 9 Discs 13757674 8 Discs 13571908 Replacements Available Replacements Available Available June 8

Available July 13

Available July 6

A Dog’s Courage W. Bruce Cameron Macmillan Audio

Animals A fast-paced adventure.

More than a devoted dog’s struggle to survive, it’s a story asking that we believe in our dogs as much as they believe in us.

Available May 4

Rosamunde Pilcher A Place Like Home

9 Discs 13355889 $39.99 Replacements Available

The gripping sequel to A Dog’s Way Home.

Macmillan Audio Short Stories $44.99 8 Discs 13571962 Replacements Available

Available July 27

Simultaneous Release

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HOT NEW RELEASES

Edward St. Aubyn Double Blind

Kelsey McKinney God Spare the Girls

Maggie Smith Goldenrod

Macmillan Audio General Harper Collins Publishers General Simon & Schuster Audio Poetry $44.99 $44.99 $19.99 6 Discs 13571810 8 Discs 13950468 4 Discs 13959045

Available June 1

Available June 22

Stuart Woods, Bryon Quertermous Jackpot

Available July 27

Jonathan Evison Legends of the North Cascades

Blackstone Audio, Inc. General $39.99 9 Discs 13934300 Penguin Random House Audio Action Available June 8 $34.99 7 Discs 13619263

Available June 1

Dream Girl Laura Lippman

Harper Collins Publishers Thriller A dark, complex tale of psychological suspense with echoes of Misery, involving a novelist, incapacitated by injury, who is plagued by mysterious phone calls.

Available June 22

8 Discs

13803219

$39.99

…enthralling.

-Megan Abbott

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Claire Boyles Site Fidelity

John Oliver Killens The Minister Primarily

Dreamscape Media, LLC Short Stories Harper Collins Publishers General $47.99 $44.99 5 Discs 14002876 10 Discs 13962823

Available June 15

Available July 27

Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

New York Times Bestselling Authors

The Saboteurs Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul

Penguin Random House Audio Action Detective Isaac Bell’s investigation brings him to the construction site of the Panama Canal–and straight into a nest of vipers.

Geoff Rodkey Lights Out in Lincolnwood

Harper Collins Publishers Humor $65.99 14 Discs 13963230

Available July 6

Tahmima Anam The Startup Wife

Available May 25 8 Discs

13021313

$44.99

Top notch…

-Publishers Weekly

Linda Rui Feng Swimming Back to Trout River

Lionel Shriver Should We Stay or Should We Go

Simon & Schuster Audio General Simon & Schuster Audio General $39.99 $39.99 7 Discs 13804808 7 Discs 13699416 Harper Collins Publishers General

Available July 13

Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Jerome Preisler Tom Clancy’s Kill Chain

Available May 11

Jack Wang We Two Alone

$44.99 8 Discs 13950378

Available June 8

J. Michael Straczynski Together We Will Go

Harper Collins Publishers Short Stories Simon & Schuster Audio General $39.99 $39.99 7 Discs 13950172 8 Discs 13804842 Harper Collins Publishers Action Available June 1 Available July 6 $44.99 10 Discs 13698753

Available May 25

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NEW BIOGRAPHIES Your patrons will be inspired by these life stories.

Perversion of Justice

The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

Harper Collins Publishers Dauntless journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex trafficking operation.

Available August 3

9 Discs 13429440 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

How Stella Learned to Talk Christina Hunger

Harper Collins Publishers An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching a dog to talk from speechlanguage pathologist Christina Hunger.

Available May 4

8 Discs 13896826 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Always Another Country Sisonke Msimang

Dreamscape Media, LLC Confidential and reflective, this memoir about racism and xenophobia is a search for belonging and identity: a warm and intimate story that will move many listeners.

Available June 8

8 Discs 13588030 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Sum of Our Days Isabel Allende

Harper Collins Publishers Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula.

9 Discs 12693014 $39.99 Isabel Replacements now on Available

Elizabeth & Margaret Andrew Morton

Blackstone Audio, Inc. Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as they navigate life in the royal spotlight.

10 Discs 13910440 $39.99 Replacements Available

The Reckoning Mary L. Trump, PhD Macmillan Audio The bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough examines America’s national trauma, rooted in history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration’s corrupt and immoral policies.

Available July 20

7 Discs 13890581 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Note Through the Wire Doug Gold

Harper Collins Publishers This is an extraordinary account of two ordinary people who find unexpected love during the unimaginable hardships of Hitler’s barbaric regime.

8 Discs 13409070 $39.99 Replacements Available

When Women Invented Television Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Harper Collins Publishers Four women, each an independent visionary, saw an opportunity and carved their own paths, and in so doing invented the way people watch TV today.

8 Discs 13495709 $39.99 Replacements Available

Home Waters John H. MacLean

Upper Bohemia Hayden Herrera

Available June 1

Available June 22

Harper Collins Publishers In the spirit of his father’s beloved classic A River Runs Through It comes a gorgeous chronicle of a family and the land they call home.

7 Discs 13950164 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Seeing Serena Gerald Marzorati

Simon & Schuster Audio A riveting chronicle of trailblazing tennis champion and cultural icon Serena Williams’s turbulent 2019 tour season and a revealing portrait of who she is, both on and off the court.

Available June 15

Simon & Schuster Audio A poignant coming-of-age memoir by the daughter of artistic, bohemian parents, set set against a backdrop of 1950s New York, Cape Cod, and Mexico.

6 Discs 12623161 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Willie Nelson’s Letters to America Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin

Brilliance Audio, Inc. In a series of letters straight from the heart, Nelson sends his thanks and his thoughts to Americans past, present, and future.

Available June 29

7 Discs 13917179 $37.99 Simultaneous Release

6 Discs 12623168 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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NEW SELF-HELP Best Seat in the House Jack Nicklaus II, Don Yaeger

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Jack Nicklaus II shares stories, insights, and lessons he’s learned from his father, the ‘Golden Bear,’ that will delight golf fans of all ages, encourage fathers, and inspire listeners to focus on what’s most important in life: family.

Available May 18

Checking In Michelle Williams

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Acclaimed musical artist Michelle Williams shares the intimate, neverbefore-told story of her battle with depression and how it lead her to find her true calling.

Available May 25

7 Discs 13917166 $36.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

7 Discs 13917165 $35.99 Simultaneous Release

Here & Hereafter Tyler Henry

Macmillan Audio Tyler explains that by listening and learning from the departed, following their guidance, and paying attention to what they might have done differently, listeners can get more fulfillment and purpose from their own lives.

Available May 25

8 Discs 13571926 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

How to Survive John Hudson Dreamscape Media, LLC These gripping stories of near disaster and survival, and the lessons to be gleaned from them, come from the British military’s chief survival instructor.

Available June 1

5 Discs 13732918 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Safety Trap Spencer Coursen

Macmillan Audio Humans are never in more danger than when they feel safe.

This replaces that false sense of security and complacency with a plan of action to remain safe in any situation.

Available May 18

9 Discs 13572038 $52.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Witchcraft Therapy Mandi Em

Simon & Schuster Audio Learn how to use the mystical powers of intention, mindful manifestation, divination, and righteous indignation to cope with whatever life throws your way.

Available May 4

4 Discs 13958730 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

No Pain, No Gaines Chip Gaines

Brilliance Audio, Inc. From hard-won lessons and personal stories from Chip, he delivers a bythe-bootstraps manual for building a network people can count on.

5 Discs 13917145 $36.99 Replacements Available

Winning Tim S. Grover, Shari Wenk

Simon & Schuster Audio From the elite performance coach for Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and many others comes a no-holds-barred formula for anybody wanting to achieve success.

Available May 18

7 Discs 13648789 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dating Sucks, But You Don’t Connell Barrett

Simon & Schuster Audio From a renowned international dating coach comes an essential, must-have dating guide for men looking to gain confidence and find lasting love in the #MeToo era.

Available May 11

5 Discs 13959055 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days Simon Chapple Dreamscape Media, LLC Many people put alcohol ahead of the most important things in their lives. For those people, there’s good news: they can quit drinking, and it’s not as difficult as one might think.

Available May 25

9 Discs 13937637 $39.99 Replacements Available

Panic Attack Nicole Saphier Harper Collins Publishers Nationally bestselling author and physician Nicole Saphier uncovers the hypocrisy and hysteria which have characterized so much of the American pandemic response.

Available May 25

7 Discs 13609922 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

You’re Invited Jon Levy

Harper Collins Publishers This book reveals the surprising formula that listeners can use to create exceptional levels of success.

Available May 11

7 Discs 13896809 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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NEW NONFICTION Trending true tales your patrons will be asking for.

POLITICAL SCIENCE By the Light of Burning Dreams Margaret Talbot, David Talbot

Harper Collins Publishers A gipping history of one of the most dynamic eras of the twentieth century, brought to life through seven defining radical moments that offer vibrant parallels and lessons for today.

Available June 8

10 Discs 13950888 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Freedom Sebastian Junger

Simon & Schuster Audio In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking audiobook, Sebastian Junger examines this tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human.

Available May 18

3 Discs 13648709 $19.99 Simultaneous Release

How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Ben Shapiro

Harper Collins Publishers A growing number of Americans want to tear down what it’s taken us 250 years to build, and they’ll start by canceling shared history, ideals, and culture.

Available July 27

8 Discs 13910421 $19.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

State of Emergency Tamika D. Mallory

Simon & Schuster Audio Social justice leader Tamika D. Mallory states her case for action in this searing indictment of America’s historical, deadly, and continuing assault on Black and brown lives.

Available May 11

4 Discs 13648593 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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The Cheap Handyman B. S. Harris

Simon & Schuster Audio Essays Armed with a soldering gun, his trusty nine-foot ladder, and of course every handyman’s secret weapon, duct tape, B.S. Harris’s projects usually start out as simple chores but often turn into a costly disaster.

Available May 4

The Devil You Know Eileen Horne, Gwen Adshead

Simon & Schuster Audio Psychology Based on thirty years of experience, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Adshead presents an account of mental illness and the nature of evil in this compelling series of stories.

Available July 20

4 Discs 12893132 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

7 Discs 13968732 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Freely and Lightly Emily Lex

The Genius of Athletes Noel Brick, Scott Douglas

Dreamscape Media, LLC Relgion For listeners whose direction is leading them away from peace, contentment, and true fulfillment, Emily Lex has great news to share: God is offering a better way.

Available June 1

5 Discs 13737384 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC Sports Combining cutting-edge science with illustrative interviews, this audiobook tells how listeners can find success in any realm with proven methods from sports psychology.

Available May 25

7 Discs 13938434 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

How to Survive America D. L. Hughley

Harper Collins Publishers Humor The comedy legend and NYT bestselling author of How Not to Get Shot and Surrender, White People! exposes how racism unjustly predisposes Blacks and minorities to health and safety risks.

Available June 15

The Icepick Surgeon Sam Kean

Hachette Audio True Crime The gripping, untold history of science’s darkest secrets.

Available July 13

10 Discs 13788214 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

12 Discs 13951285 $55.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

It’s Elemental Kate Biberdorf

Harper Collins Publishers Science With wry wit and infectious enthusiasm, this entertaining guide will ignite a passion for science and change the way listeners experience the world.

Available July 13

10 Discs 13419267 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Mental Immunity Andrew Norman Harper Collins Publishers Philosophy A practical guide to spotting and removing bad ideas, a stirring call to transcend our petty tribalisms, and a serious bid to bring humanity to its senses.

Available May 18

11 Discs 13897489 $55.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

NEW NONFICTION HISTORY Checkmate in Berlin Giles Milton

Emmy winner Leslie Jordan stars alongside Mayim Bialik in the Fox comedy Call Me Kat.

Available June 15

7 Discs 13950204 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Available July 13

8 Discs 13571953 $50.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Beacon Press Through compelling narrative, historian Eric Berkowitz reveals how drastically censorship has shaped modern society and how it is something everyone participates in.

Available May 4

6 Discs 13938329 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Last Best Hope George Packer

Macmillan Audio George Packer diagnoses America’s descent into a failed state, and envisions a path toward overcoming our injustices, paralyses, and divides.

Available June 15

6 Discs 13777094 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

How Y’all Doing?

Leslie Jordan

Harper Collins Publishers Humor Viral sensation and Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about the odd, funny, and unforgettable events in his life.

8 Discs 14047854 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Killing the Mob Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard

Macmillan Audio True Crime In the tenth book in the multimillionselling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most dramatic subject yet: the Mob.

Available May 4

The Lost Boys of Montauk Amanda M. Fairbanks

Simon & Schuster Audio An immersive account of a tragedy at sea whose repercussions haunt its survivors to this day.

Available May 25

8 Discs 13759107 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

War on the Border Jeff Guinn

Simon & Schuster Audio A dramatic account of the ‘Punitive Expedition’ of 1916 that brought Pancho Villa and Gen. John J. Pershing into conflict, and whose reverberations continue in the Southwestern US to this day.

Available May 18

8 Discs 13759098 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Cultish Amanda Montell Harper Collins Publishers The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence.

Macmillan Audio The lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it’s never been told before.

Dangerous Ideas Eric Berkowitz

SOCIAL SCIENCE

9 Discs 13777126 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Optimist David Coggins

Simon & Schuster Audio Sports A lyrical tribute and practical guide to the art and philosophy of fly fishing, with funny and thoughtful commentary on its practices, customs, and lifestyle, by an expert and lifelong fisherman.

Available May 4

6 Discs 13794539 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Road Trip Survival Guide Rob Taylor

Simon & Schuster Audio Travel Make the most of your next road trip with these essential tips and tricks for planning the ultimate epic adventure.

Available May 25

4 Discs 13914081 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Day the World Stops Shopping J. B. MacKinnon Harper Collins Publishers Consuming less is the best strategy for saving the planet, but can it be done?

In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J. B. MacKinnon investigates how society may achieve a world without shopping.

Available May 25

10 Discs 13897410 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Downeast Gigi Georges

Harper Collins Publishers In this captivating and empathetic book, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one of the most challenging and geographically isolated regions on the Eastern seaboard.

Available May 25

8 Discs 13897247 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Let’s Talk About Hard Things Anna Sale Simon & Schuster Audio A profound meditation on why communication can connect us instead of divide us and how we can all do it better.

Available May 4

7 Discs 13648663 $52.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

An Ordinary Age Rainesford Stauffer Harper Collins Publishers In conversation with young adults and experts alike, journalist Rainesford Stauffer explores how the incessant pursuit of a ‘best life’ has put extraordinary pressure on young adults today.

Available May 4

7 Discs 13896793 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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MUST-HAVES In-demand titles.

ROMANCE AUTHORS OF COLOR The Checklist Addie Woolridge Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Available June 1

9 Discs 13651935 $22.99 Simultaneous Release

Follow Your Heart Brenda Jackson

Harper Collins Publishers 8 Discs 13300086 $44.99 Replacements Available

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes Xio Axelrod

Dreamscape Media, LLC 11 Discs 13891964 $47.99 Replacements Available

A Lowcountry Bride Preslaysa Williams

Harper Collins Publishers

Available June 1

Animal Lisa Taddeo

Simon & Schuster Audio Women’s Fiction Lisa Taddeo illustrates one woman’s exhilarating transformation from prey into predator in this scorching novel.

10 Discs 13968812 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Drunk Edward Slingerland

Harper Collins Publishers Women’s Fiction Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel, and Emily met at Camp Birchwood in 1985, and were over four summers inseparable, until the last summer that pulled them apart.

Brilliance Audio, Inc. History A deep dive into the evolutionary science behind why humans love to get drunk, and how alcohol and other intoxicants catalyzed and shaped civilization.

Available May 18

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Firekeeper’s Daughter Angeline Boulley

Available June 1

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Live Free Devon Franklin

Harper Collins Publishers Self Help The bestselling author returns with his biggest book yet in which he teaches listeners the secret to living a happier life: get rid of as many expectations as possible.

NY Times Bestseller

Macmillan Audio Young Adult Eighteen-yearold Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother.

Available May 4

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RICKY RICOTTA by DAV PILKEY An out-of-this-world friendship adventure from bestselling author Dav Pilkey.

Sweet Tea Piper Huguley

4 Discs 13910550 Simultaneous Release

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The Clover Girls Viola Shipman

Available July 21

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Dreamscape Media, LLC Mystery When the son of two NYPD officers discovers that his classmate is the prime suspect in the murder of a painter, he uses his investigative skills to try and clear his name.

Available June 8

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An Artful Corpse Helen A. Harrison

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn 4 Discs 13911421 Simultaneous Release

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MUST-HAVES Bacchanal Veronica Henry

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fantasy Abandoned by her family, Eliza Meeks is coming to terms with what she does have–a gift for communicating with animals.

Confessions from the Quilting Circle Maisey Yates

Dear Librarian Lydia M. Sigwarth

Available May 4

Available June 1

Dreamscape Media, LLC Children’s No place is a permanent home for Lydia.

But then one day, everything changes when her mom takes her somewhere new that sparkles with spectacular joy: the library.

Harper Collins Publishers Romance Hannah can’t believe she’s back in Bear Creek, the tiny town she sacrificed everything to escape from.

Available May 25

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Death at the Crystal Palace Jennifer Ashley

Finding Junie Kim Ellen Oh

The Forest of Vanishing Stars Kristin Harmel

Harper Collins Publishers Children’s Junie Kim just wants to blend in. But when racist graffiti appears at her middle school, Junie must decide between staying silent or speaking out.

Dreamscape Media, LLC Mystery Intrepid cook Kat Holloway puts aside her apron to delve into Victorian London’s high society and catch a killer in this thrilling new mystery.

Available May 4

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Simon & Schuster Audio Historical After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the wilderness, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies.

Available July 6

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CELEBRATE PRIDE

I’m in Seattle, Where are You? Mortada Gzar

Be Dazzled Ryan La Sala

Crossfire Staceyann Chin

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Military 9 Discs 13377399 $34.99 Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC Young Adult 7 Discs 13609733 $31.99 Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC Poetry 3 Discs 13342421 $47.99 Replacements Available

The Hate Project Kris Ripper

As a Woman Paula Stone Williams

Meet Cute Diary Emery Lee

How to Find a Princess Alyssa Cole Harper Collins Publishers Romance

Available May 25

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The Queer Bible Jack Guinness

Dreamscape Media, LLC Humor

Simon & Schuster Audio Biography

Harper Collins Publishers Young Adult

Harper Collins Publishers History

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MUST-HAVES The Fourth Child Jessica Winter Harper Collins Publishers Women’s Fiction A moving novel about motherhood and marriage, adolescence and bodily autonomy, family and love, and the delicate balance between the purity of faith.

10 Discs 13429106 $39.99 Replacements Available

Heartless Gena Showalter

Hooked on You Kathleen Fuller

Available June 29

Available May 11

Harper Collins Publishers Romance Chantel is catapulted into a strange land ruled by a cruel but seductive villain, Kaysar.

Should she run…or descend into the darkness with him?

9 Discs 13698606 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Hurricane Summer Asha Bromfield

The Immortal Boy Francisco Montaña Ibáñez

Macmillan Audio Young Adult Every six months since she was a girl, Tilla’s father left Canada for his true home in Jamaica.

Sent to live with him, she is eager to learn what life in Jamaica has always held for him.

Dreamscape Media, LLC Young Adult Experience two intertwining stories of Bogotá, one pertaining to a family of five children and the other a girl in an orphanage, in this enthralling tale of fate.

Available May 4

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Brilliance Audio, Inc. Romance Riley and Hayden went to high school together but ran in totally different circles. Then the softball team unexpectedly brings them together.

7 Discs 13917161 $26.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

An Invincible Summer Mariah Stewart Brilliance Audio, Inc. Women’s Fiction An endearing novel of friendship, forgiveness, and second chances.

Available May 1

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS A Cure for Darkness Alex Riley

Simon & Schuster Audio 11 Discs 13604543 $44.99 Replacements Available

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Gottlieb NY Times Bestseller

Brilliance Audio, Inc. 12 Discs 12940354 $24.99 Replacements Available

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Empty Out the Negative

Joel Osteen

Forgiving What You Can’t Forget Lysa TerKeurst

Hachette Audio 3 Discs 13435324 $24.99

NY Times Bestseller

Nervous Energy Dr. Chloe Carmichael

The Valedictorian of Being Dead Heather B. Armstrong

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available May 11 8 Discs 13737636 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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Simon & Schuster Audio 6 Discs 12203743 $49.99 Replacements Available

MUST-HAVES Quietly powerful and moving. - Oprah Magazine Gilead Marilynne Robinson Pulitzer Prize Winner

Audio Renaissance General A story of how wisdom is forged in one man’s soul during his solitary life, and how history lives through generations, pervasively present even when betrayed and forgotten.

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The Infinity Courts Akemi Dawn Bowman

Simon & Schuster Audio Young Adult A dizzyingly smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity 11 Discs 13604554 $44.99 Replacements Available

A Glasshouse of Stars Shirley Marr

Simon & Schuster Audio Children’s A moving coming-of-age story about one girl’s bravery and imagination in the face of the unknown.

Available June 29

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The Kate in Between Claire Swinarski

It Had to Be You Georgia Clark

Available May 18

Available May 4

Harper Collins Publishers Children’s A twelve-yearold girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral.

8 Discs 13897229 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Trejo Danny Trejo, Donal Logue

Simon & Schuster Audio Biography The full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss to unexpected fame.

Available July 6

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Simon & Schuster Audio Women’s Fiction A witty and heartfelt romantic comedy featuring a wedding planner, her unexpected business partner, and their coworkers in a series of linked love stories.

10 Discs 13648698 $64.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

My Name Is Selma Selma van de Perre

Simon & Schuster Audio History A powerful memoir by a ninety-eight-yearold Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbrück concentration camp survivor.

Available May 11

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X, Alex Haley Brilliance Audio, Inc. Biography 14 Discs 13261990 $44.99 Replacements Available

Clap When You Land Elizabeth Acevedo Harper Collins Publishers Young Adult 5 Discs 12692366 $29.99 Replacements Available

The Good Hawk Joseph Elliott Brilliance Audio, Inc. Children’s 7 Discs 12374240 $24.99 Replacements Available

His Truth Is Marching On Jon Meacham

Penguin Random House Audio Social Science 8 Discs 13363228 $39.99 Replacements Available

Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid

Penguin Random House Audio General 8 Discs 12759528 $34.99 Replacements Available

When No One Is Watching Alyssa Cole

Harper Collins Publishers Mystery 7 Discs 13385862 $34.99 Replacements Available

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WE RECOMMEND Selected specifically for you and your patrons!

SUMMER READING 2021 Da Vinci’s Cat Catherine Gilbert Murdock Harper Collins Publishers

Available May 25

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Harper Collins Publishers Young Adult A sixteen-year-old girl is suspended from boarding school and sent to New York City, where she must take care of an unconventional woman entangled in a mystery.

Available May 11

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Jo Jo Makoons Dawn Quigley

Harper Collins Publishers

Available May 11

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Journey Beyond the Burrow Rina Heisel

Wedding in the Pines Cassidy Carter

Hallmark Publishing Romance When Slater and Hope meet again, all their memories come rushing back, including the pain of their breakup.

Could this unexpected interlude lead to a new beginning?

Available May 4

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Harper Collins Publishers

Available July 13

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Luna Howls at the Moon Kristin O’Donnell Tubb

Harper Collins Publishers AGES 8-12

Available June 15

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Chasing History Carl Bernstein

Macmillan Audio Biography A tale of adventures, scrapes, clever escapes, and the opportunity of a lifetime.

Available May 18

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The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton Eleanor Ray

Simon & Schuster Audio Women’s Fiction A funny and tender debut about a reclusive artist whose collection has gotten out of control, but whose unexpected friendship with a pair of new neighbors might be just what she needs to start over.

Available June 8

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Sunrise by the Sea Jenny Colgan

Harper Collins Publishers Women’s Fiction Marisa Rosso can’t understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather, back home in Italy. Everyone loses grandparents, right? Why is she taking it so badly?

Available June 22

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The Soulmate Equation Christina Lauren

Simon & Schuster Audio Romance A witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by science—or is it fate?

Available May 18

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The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster Listening Library 4 Discs 12193509

Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize Margo Rabb

One Stupid Thing Stewart Lewis

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Sunshine Marion Dane Bauer

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available May 18

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Dreamscape Media, LLC Young Adult This story about friendship, mistakes, and questing for redemption follows four friends as they contend with the consequences of their choices, now and on that fateful night.

Beautiful Things Hunter Biden

Simon & Schuster Audio Biography Hunter Biden writes in this deeply moving memoir of addiction, loss, and survival.

6 Discs 12796282 $39.99 Replacements Available

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WE RECOMMEND The Stars of Whistling Ridge Cindy Baldwin

Harper Collins Publishers Children’s An enchanting story about magic, family, and the meaning of home.

Available June 15

10 Discs 13950932 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Windsor Diaries Alathea Fitzalan Howard

Simon & Schuster Audio Biography An extraordinary and intimate look at the British royal family from childhood friend Alathea Fitzalan Howard.

Available May 4

7 Discs 13759056 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

We Are Each Other’s Harvest Natalie Baszile

Harper Collins Publishers History In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine Black people’s connection to the American land from Emancipation to today.

11 Discs 13408937 $44.99 Replacements Available

Yes & I Love You Roni Loren

Dreamscape Media, LLC Humor When a shy online reviewer is forced to add video to her blog, she receives unexpected help from an aspiring actor who helps her finally find her voice.

BACK TO YOU SERIES Mira Lyn Kelly Dirty Player

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Dirty Bad Boy

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Hard Crush

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Available May 4

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ASIAN VOICES Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng NY Times Bestseller; Alex Award Winner

Blackstone Audio, Inc. General An exquisite novel about a ChineseAmerican family living in 1970s small-town Ohio 8 Discs 11103203 $34.99 Replacements Available

Give Love a Chai Nanxi Ling, Smartypants Romance

Dreamscape Media, LLC Humor Ten years after her Vegas wedding to her childhood best friend, Tia has finally met Mr. Perfect. Now all she needs to do is to divorce her not-so-ex-husband.

Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam Harper Collins Publishers Romance A sexy second-chance romance about exes with unfinished business.

Available May 18

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Available June 1

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The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Suspense A blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship.

11 Discs 12230410 $19.99

Trust Exercise Susan Choi National Book Award Winner

Macmillan Audio General David and Sarah, two freshmen at a performing arts high school, thrive alongside their peers, ambitiously devoting themselves to their studies in music, movement, Shakespeare and, particularly, to classes taught by the magnetic acting teacher Mr. Kingsley.

8 Discs 12190863 $44.99 Replacements Available

Where the Past Begins Amy Tan

Harper Collins Publishers Biography From New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory.

12 Discs 11880472 $44.99 Replacements Available

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BESTSELLERS

NONFICTION HARDCOVER The Code Breaker Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster Audio

A gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna helped launch a revolution that would allow scientists to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance children.

13 Discs 13577252 $39.99

Caste Isabel Wilkerson

Penguin Random House Audio 12 Discs 13435539 $44.99

Extraterrestrial Avi Loeb

Blackstone Audio, Inc. 6 Discs 13599984 $29.99

Girl with No Job Claudia Oshry

Greenlights Matthew McConaughey

How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi

Hunt, Gather, Parent Michaleen Doucleff

Just as I Am Cicely Tyson, Michelle Burford

A Promised Land Barack Obama

Saving Freedom Joe Scarborough

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Emmanuel Acho

Simon & Schuster Audio 5 Discs 13550829 $34.99

Harper Collins Publishers 14 Discs 13253837 $44.99

Unmasked Andy Ngo

Blackstone Audio, Inc. 7 Discs 13477340 $39.99

Penguin Random House Audio 6 Discs 13764382 $29.99

Penguin Random House Audio 28 Discs 13600026 $64.99

Penguin Random House Audio 9 Discs 13393251 $34.99

Harper Collins Publishers 7 Discs 13404988 $34.99

Simon & Schuster Audio 6 Discs 13895951 $39.99

Macmillan Audio 4 Discs 13545180 $24.99

Untamed Glennon Doyle

Penguin Random House Audio 7 Discs 12444537 $39.99

Walk in My Combat Boots James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney Hachette Audio 9 Discs 13435383 $34.99

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World of Wonders Aimee Nezhukumatathil Brilliance Audio, Inc. 3 Discs 13552570 $34.99

FICTION HARDCOVER

BESTSELLERS

Life After Death Sister Souljah Simon & Schuster Audio

With her jail sentence coming to a close, Winter is ready to step back into the spotlight and reclaim her throne.

13 Discs 13549790 $39.99

The Affair Danielle Steel

The long-anticipated sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever.

Faithless in Death J. D. Robb

Fast Ice Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

Recorded Books, LLC 7 Discs 13623033 $29.99

Macmillan Audio 11 Discs 13336766 $39.99

The Kaiser’s Web Steve Berry

Macmillan Audio 12 Discs 13336736 $39.99

The Russian James Patterson, James O. Born

Hachette Audio 6 Discs 13350148 $34.99

Dark Sky C. J. Box

Recorded Books, LLC 8 Discs 13658657 $34.99

The Four Winds Kristin Hannah

Infinite Country Patricia Engel

Macmillan Audio 12 Discs 13352065 $44.99

Simon & Schuster Audio 4 Discs 13479096 $49.99

Kingdom of Shadow and Light Karen Marie Moning

The Lost Apothecary Sarah Penner

The Paris Library Janet Skeslien Charles

The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett

We Begin at the End Chris Whitaker

What’s Mine and Yours Naima Coster

Penguin Random House Audio 9 Discs 13435431 $44.99

Brilliance Audio, Inc. 12 Discs 12569954 $38.99

Penguin Random House Audio 9 Discs 13764389 $24.99

Harper Collins Publishers 9 Discs 13422391 $39.99

Macmillan Audio 9 Discs 12748217 $39.99

Simon & Schuster Audio 10 Discs 12591986 $39.99

Blackstone Audio, Inc. 10 Discs 13910392 $39.99

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BESTSELLERS ADVICE & MISCELLANEOUS

YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER

Believe It Jamie Kern Lima

Concrete Rose Angie Thomas

Simon & Schuster Audio 6 Discs 13895944 $39.99

Beyond Order Jordan B. Peterson

Penguin Random House Audio 11 Discs 13813845 $44.99

Everything Will Be Okay Dana Perino Blackstone Audio, Inc. 6 Discs 13910328 $39.99

Harper Collins Publishers 7 Discs 13477377 $27.99

How to Do the Work Nicole LePera Harper Collins Publishers 10 Discs 13408998 $39.99

The Pegan Diet Mark Hyman, MD Hachette Audio 4 Discs 13435336 $34.99

Chain of Iron Cassandra Clare

Simon & Schuster Audio 20 Discs 13435565 $49.99

Legendborn Tracy Deonn

Blackstone Audio, Inc. 5 Discs 13813834 $34.99

Stamped Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi

Coretta Scott King Award

Simon & Schuster Audio 15 Discs 12830254 $55.99

MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER

Cosmic Queries Neil deGrasse Tyson

Odyssey Award

Hachette Audio 4 Discs 12544057 $24.99

PAPERBACK TRADE

Amari and the Night Brothers B. B. Alston

Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia Hibbert

Charlie Thorne and the Lost City Stuart Gibbs

Firefly Lane Kristin Hannah

Harper Collins Publishers 9 Discs 13495463 $39.99

Harper Collins Publishers 9 Discs 13386257 $39.99

Simon & Schuster Audio 7 Discs 13550841 $39.99

Golden Gate James Ponti Simon & Schuster Audio 7 Discs 13550855 $34.99

The Ickabog J. K. Rowling

Brilliance Audio, Inc. 7 Discs 13757481 $26.99

Living the Confidence Code Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, JillEllyn Riley

Later Stephen King

Simon & Schuster Audio 6 Discs 13577216 $29.99

In Five Years Rebecca Serle Simon & Schuster Audio 6 Discs 12436864 $49.99

Brilliance Audio, Inc. 15 Discs 11040439 $14.99

The Rose Code Kate Quinn Harper Collins Publishers 13 Discs 13477414 $44.99

Harper Collins Publishers 5 Discs 12471058 $29.99

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MORE BESTSELLERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED ADULT FICTION & NONFICTION Atomic Habits James Clear

Penguin Random House Audio Business 5 Discs 12402667 $14.99

The Midnight Library Matt Haig

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fantasy 7 Discs 13555386 $39.99

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V. E. Schwab

Keep Sharp Sanjay Gupta, MD

The Return Nicholas Sparks

You Are a Badass Jen Sincero

Simon & Schuster Audio Psychology 8 Discs 12591977 $29.99

Macmillan Audio Fantasy 14 Discs 12709965 $66.99

Hachette Audio Romance 8 Discs 12709920 $39.99

Hachette Audio Self Help 6 Discs 12633443 $29.99

CHILDREN’S

Hair Love Matthew A. Cherry Parents’ Choice Winner Dreamscape Media, LLC 1 Disc 13697601 $11.99

Little Legends

Exceptional Men in Black History

Vashti Harrison

Blackstone Audio, Inc. 2 Discs 12376180 $24.99

The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate Harper Collins Publishers 3 Discs 12654737 $17.99

Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney Recorded Books, LLC 2 Discs 13367440 $14.99

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NEW MYSTERY & SUSPENSE Patrons won’t be able to press pause on these listens!

Bones of Hilo Eric Redman

Catch the Rabbit Lana Bastašić

Available June 8

Available June 1

Dreamscape Media, LLC From Hawaii’s Big Island to the wilds of Washington’s North Cascades, a novice detective uncovers a hoard of ancient secrets at the heart of a grisly murder.

8 Discs 13976717 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC This emotionally rich novel lays bare the intricacies of female friendship and all the ways in which two people can hurt, love, disappoint, and misunderstand one another.

6 Discs 13976247 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Stranger in the Mirror Liv Constantine

The Cover Wife Dan Fesperman

Available July 6

Available July 6

Harper Collins Publishers A diabolically twisty, psychologically unsettling novel about a woman with no recollection of her past.

12 Discs 13963164 $55.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Hairpin Bridge Taylor Adams

Harper Collins Publishers Three months ago, Lena Nguyen’s estranged twin sister, Cambry, drove to a remote bridge sixty miles outside of Missoula, Montana, and jumped two hundred feet to her death.

At least, that is the official police version.

Available June 15

8 Discs 13950423 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Find You First Linwood Barclay

Harper Collins Publishers The possible heirs of a dying tech millionaire are mysteriously being eliminated, one by one.

Available May 4

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Dreamscape Media, LLC From the author of Safe Houses comes an electrifying new novel about a CIA agent and a young Moroccan expat who become ensnared in the world of radical Islam.

8 Discs 13949919 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Falling T. J. Newman

Simon & Schuster Audio A blockbuster thriller that asks the diabolical question: What would someone do if terrorists kidnapped their family and told them that if they did not crash this plane, their wife and children would be killed?

Count the Ways Joyce Maynard

Harper Collins Publishers A mesmerizing story of a family from the hopeful days of young marriage to parenthood, divorce, and the costly aftermath that ripples through all their lives

Available June 29

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A Dark and Secret Place Jen Williams Dreamscape Media, LLC This chilling psychological suspense novel features a woman who discovers that her late mother had been writing a gruesome serial killer for decades.

Available June 8

7 Discs 13976468 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Impostor Syndrome Kathy Wang

Harper Collins Publishers A sharp and prescient novel from Kathy Wang about women in the workplace, the power of Big Tech, and the looming threat of foreign espionage.

Available July 6

Available June 15

Death Grip Elaine Viets

Dog Eat Dog David Rosenfelt

7 Discs 13804784 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC In Chouteau County, the superrich know how to cover up a scandal, but death investigator Angela Richman is determined to see a killer brought to justice.

Available June 1

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Macmillan Audio Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, work to free a man who risked it all to help a dog in need

Available July 6

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE Aftermath Terri Blackstock

Come Midnight Kat Martin

Available May 11

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Brilliance Audio, Inc. 7 Discs 13917162 $26.99 Simultaneous Release

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Harper Collins Publishers

Available June 1

Three Missing Days Colleen Coble

Brilliance Audio, Inc. 7 Discs 13917149 $26.99 Replacements Available

NEW MYSTERY & SUSPENSE COZY MYSTERY Island of Thieves Glen Erik Hamilton

Harper Collins Publishers When a new security gig turns into a setup, expert thief Van Shaw finds himself the prey in a cross-country pursuit.

Available July 27

10 Discs 13962790 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

In Her Tracks Robert Dugoni

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Seattle detective Tracy Crosswhite is determined to uncover the truth in the latest from Robert Dugoni.

8 Discs 13377406 $25.99 Replacements Available

Other Passenger Louise Candlish

Simon & Schuster Audio A stunning masterwork of style and suspense about a commuter who becomes a suspect in his friend’s mysterious disappearance. Perfect for fans of Christina McDonald and Lisa Jewell.

Available July 20

Aunt Dimity and the Enchanted Cottage Nancy Atherton

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available May 3

6 Discs 13689574 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Death on Bull Path Carrie Doyle

8 Discs 13804860 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Silenced Women Frederick Weisel

Dreamscape Media, LLC A compelling first-in-series police-procedural debut that follows a Violent Crime Investigations unit as they track a disturbing killer through Santa Rosa.

Available May 4

8 Discs 13659547 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available May 18

7 Discs 13891849 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

A Fatal Footnote Margaret Loudon Tantor Audio

The Stranger Behind You Carol Goodman

Harper Collins Publishers A twisty, chilling story set in a former Magdalen Laundry in Manhattan that explores today’s #MeToo complexities.

Available July 6

9 Discs 13962643 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Privilege D. W. Buffa

Dreamscape Media, LLC Attorney Joseph Antonelli is about to lose a case until a famous and enigmatic businessman gives him last-minute evidence that pulls him into a conspiracy.

Available July 6 9 Discs 13988427 $39.99 Simultaneous Release

For Batter or for Worse Jenn McKinlay

Available May 11

9 Discs 13375974 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available May 4

7 Discs 13938426 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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The Turnout Megan Abbott

Penguin Random House Audio A revelatory and mesmerizing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio.

Available July 6

8 Discs 13619271 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Wedding Day Murder Leslie Meier

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available May 18 7 Discs 13938458 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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HOT NEW CHILDREN’S BESTSELLING AUTHORS Like Father, Like Son James Patterson

Long Lost Jacqueline West

Harper Collins Publishers Fantasy Once there were two sisters who did everything together. But only one of them disappeared.

Hachette Audio Mystery This is Ali’s toughest case yet. As long as he trusts his Cross instincts, he may just have a shot at solving it.

Available May 11

Available June 28 4 Discs 13686766

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Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey Erin Entrada Kelly

Harper Collins Publishers Multi-Cultural A novel about summer, friendship, and overcoming fears, told with warm humor and undeniable appeal.

Available May 4

4 Discs 13896764 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

...engaging and rewarding...

8 Discs 13896916 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

$24.99

Ophie’s Ghosts Justina Ireland

The Shape of Thunder Jasmine Warga

Harper Collins Publishers Historical Fiction A sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie.

Harper Collins Publishers Social Themes An extraordinary new novel about loss and healing— and how friendship can be magical.

Available May 11

Available May 18

8 Discs 13896925 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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DAN GUTMAN

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Available May 4

Albert Einstein Was a Dope?

Never and Forever Cressida Cowell Hachette Audio Action The magical final installment of the New York Times bestselling Wizards of Once series.

Available May 25

5 Discs 13021138 $29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Dreamscape Media, LLC Science & Nature Some of the kookiest and most unusual facts about world-famous scientist Albert Einstein are revealed in this entry in Dan Gutman’s quirky biography series.

2 Discs 13938165 $31.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken?

Dreamscape Media, LLC Science & Nature Some unusual and surprising facts about legendary boxer and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali are revealed in this entry in Dan Gutman’s quirky biography series.

2 Discs 13938169 $31.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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HOT NEW YOUNG ADULT BESTSELLING AUTHORS Any Way the Wind Blows Rainbow Rowell

The Betrayed Kiera Cass

Harper Collins Publishers Social Themes After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte.

Macmillan Audio Fantasy The gang goes back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet.

Available July 6

12 Discs 13646784

Blackout Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone

Harper Collins Publishers Romance Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.

Available July 6 $39.99

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Available June 22 8 Discs

The Lucky List Rachael Lippincott

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Simon & Schuster Audio LGBTQ+ After her mom passes away from cancer, Emily finds a bucket list buried in a closet and heads on a journey to face her fears.

Available June 1 6 Discs 14030348

$39.99

My Contrary Mary Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows Harper Collins Publishers Historical Fiction Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court.

Except when she’s a mouse. Mary is a shapeshifter, and if her secret is revealed, heads are bound to roll.

Available June 22 13 Discs 13951353

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Misfit in Love S. K. Ali

Simon & Schuster Audio Romance Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the perfect start to her own summer of love, but attractive new arrivals have her more confused than ever.

Available May 25 6 Discs 13648640 $52.99

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Harper Collins Publishers Social Themes A stunning novel about love and loneliness, navigating the hyphen of dual identity, and reclaiming your right to joy—even when you’re trapped in the amber of sorrow.

A captivating, heartfelt love story about learning who you are.

Harper Collins Publishers Myster/Susp/ Horror After solving the case of Truly Devious, Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy.

10 Discs 13429610

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Available June 1

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A Sitting in St. James Rita WilliamsGarcia

The Box in the Woods Maureen Johnson

Available June 15

An Emotion of Great Delight Tahereh Mafi

Harper Collins Publishers Multi-Cultural A story of an antebellum plantation—and the enduring legacies of slavery upon every person who lives there.

$44.99

Available May 25

12 Discs 13897514

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NEW & NOTABLE New audiobooks bound to be buzzworthy.

Bride of the Sea Eman Quotah

Dreamscape Media, LLC General Spanning four decades and two continents, this novel illuminates a family fraught with secrets, rivalries, and estrangements against multiple historic backdrops.

Available May 4

6 Discs 13802216 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

A compelling and worthy read.

- Booklist

Caul Baby Morgan Jerkins

Harper Collins Publishers African-American Interest An electrifying novel that brings to life one powerful and enigmatic family in a tale rife with secrets, betrayal, intrigue, and magic.

9 Discs 13495508 $39.99 Replacements Available

Cast in Conflict Michelle Sagara

Harper Collins Publishers Action If there were ever a time for Shadow to strike, it’s now, when alliances are fractured and the Tower is vulnerable for the first time in centuries.

Available June 29

Amid the Crowd of Stars Stephen Leigh

Dreamscape Media, LLC Sci-Fi This innovative sci-fi novel explores the potential impact of alien infection on humankind as they traverse the stars and find themselves stranded on new and strange planets.

Available May 4

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Honeycomb Joanne M. Harris Simon & Schuster Audio Mythology A lushly illustrated set of dark, captivating fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris.

Available May 25

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Light Perpetual Francis Spufford Simon & Schuster Audio Historical From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Golden Hill, a mesmerizing and boldly inventive novel tracing the infinite possibilities of five lives in the bustling neighborhoods of twentieth century London.

Available May 18

8 Discs 13759089 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Just Last Night Mhairi McFarlane

Harper Collins Publishers Romance Mhairi McFarlane explores lifelong friendships, long-buried secrets, and unexpected love in this heartfelt, emotional new novel.

Available May 4

11 Discs 13559802 $55.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

...romantic comedy gold...

- Publishers Weekly

Grace and Glory Jennifer L. Armentrout

Harper Collins Publishers Fantasy Danger, betrayal, and enticing forbidden love clash in book three of the Harbinger trilogy!

Available June 1

10 Discs 13422721 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Love and Fury Samantha Silva, Caroline Bleeke

Macmillan Audio Historical From the acclaimed author of Mr. Dickens and His Carol, a richly imagined reckoning with the life of another cherished literary legend: Mary Wollstonecraft, arguably the world’s first feminist.

Available May 25

8 Discs 13571980 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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Rapture C. N. Crawford

Dreamscape Media, LLC Romance The angel of death locked her in one of his castle rooms, surrounded by books and delicious food. Not bad, right? But there’s also a psychotic ghost trying to kill her.

Available May 4

7 Discs 13937621 $47.99 Replacements Available

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Revival Season Monica West

Simon & Schuster Audio African-American Interest The daughter of one of the South’s most famous Baptist preachers discovers a shocking secret about her father that puts her at odds with both her faith and her family.

Available May 25

7 Discs 13759064 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

One Two Three Laurie Frankel

Macmillan Audio General A timely, topical novel about love and family that will make you laugh and cry...and laugh again.

Available June 8

11 Discs 13337087 $39.99 Replacements Available

THE ALL-IN-ONE AUDIOBOOK A Gambling Man David Baldacci Hachette Audio Historical

Available May 20 14010720 $67.99

Ocean Prey John Sandford

Penguin Random House Audio Suspense 14017660 $63.99

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Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro

Broken Jenny Lawson

The Palm Beach Murders James Patterson, James O. Born, Duane Swierczynski

The Light of Days Judy Batalion

Penguin Random House Audio General 14017764 $67.99

Macmillan Audio Biography 14017689 $51.99

Harper Collins Publishers History 14017681 $67.99

Hachette Audio Short Stories 14017614 $59.99

We Begin at the End Chris Whitaker

NY Times Bestseller Macmillan Audio General 14017767

Whereabouts Jhumpa Lahiri

Penguin Random House Audio Women’s Fiction

Available May 1 14010737 $67.99

Dreamscape Media, LLC Romance 13903095 $59.99

Macmillan Audio Psychology

Available May 1 14010733 $55.99

$55.99

Love Songs for Skeptics Christina Pishiris

What Happened to You? Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Perry

Turn a Blind Eye Jeffrey Archer Macmillan Audio Mystery 14017663 $59.99

Win Harlan Coben

NY Times Bestseller Brilliance Audio, Inc. Suspense 14017740 $59.99

CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT Firekeeper’s Daughter Angeline Boulley NY Times Bestseller Macmillan Audio Young Adult 14017760

$63.99

The Messengers Margaret Peterson Haddix Harper Collins Publishers Children’s 14017680 $55.99

Ruffing It James Patterson, Steven Butler Hachette Audio Children’s

Available May 19 14010722 $43.99

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