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Winner of an Obie and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman, Yellow Face is as timely as ever, wrestling with issues of cultural appropriation, complicity, and artistic freedom. It’s brought to life in this audio-only revival by a stunning all-star cast (many playing themselves) led by Daniel Dae Kim.

When love reigns supreme in Northridge High just outside Chicago, by the lake, it happens beneath the soft, pink-infused spotlights hovering over that most special night of the year - prom night. Passable in Pink is an Audible Original from New York Times best-selling author Mike Sacks (Stinker Lets Loose!). Sacks has teamed up once again with director Eric Jason Martin (Stinker Lets Loose!, Heads Will Roll) to adapt a forgotten John Hughes-type 1983 movie into a fully immersive cinematic audio experience, with an epic all-star cast.

Meg Everman (Judy Greer) has spent her entire life putting herself second to everyone around her - and she’s over it.

Sir John Woodstock (James Fleet) is the Lord of the Castle and basically in charge of keeping order in the ramshackle medieval village. Although he hates all that torturing and usually lets the peasants off with a bit of community service. He lives in his huge but slightly falling down castle (but then it was built by the French, so what can one expect) with his daughter Anne (Martha Howe-Douglas) and very teenage son Henry (Steven Kynman). Anne’s best friend Charlotte (Ingrid Oliver) nearly always joins Anne on her constant quest to find fit men in the village.

What happens when fate says 'go'? Lost & Found meets The Rosie Project in a stunning break-out novel where a vulnerable misfit is forced to re-engage with the world, despite her best efforts. Meet Mercy Blain, whose house has just burnt down. Unfortunately for Mercy, this goes beyond the...

Abigail Fancy returns to the tiny town that the Fancys have ruled for decades, fresh from her second stint in prison and utterly out of time... A bold, punchy and wry novel from the author of The Other Side of Beautiful. A story about stories: those we tell, those we believe and those we make...

Abigail Fancy returns to the tiny town that the Fancys have ruled for decades, fresh from her second stint in prison and utterly out of time... A bold, punchy and wry novel from the author of The Other Side of Beautiful. A story about stories: those we tell, those we believe and those we make...

From New York Times best-selling author Kim Karr comes a flirty new love story. The whole stethoscope-and-white coat thing isn't my cup of tea. I prefer a man with an artistic vein in his body and 9-to-5 hours. And I can definitely do without the half-lidded, sleepy bedroom eyes. (Okay, so those are kind of sexy.) Tall, dark, and handsome doesn't change the fact that he's arrogant, cocky, and rude. Not that I care, but he's made it clear he wants nothing to do with a quirky girl like me, which is why he said no. Turns out no isn't an option.

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

The North Korean dictator is worried he's getting his priorities mixed up.

Afterward North Koreans erupted into pandemonium as celebratory bags of rice were distributed.

Los planificadores trabajan en la sombra para organizar crímenes que ejecutarán asesinos profesionales como Reseng. El joven, que ha crecido entre las paredes de una biblioteca y entre asesinos y conspiraciones, ha sido educado por un planificador al que llaman Viejo Mapache...

Tante Martha liebt geknüpfte Deckchen, kitschige Malerei - und sie ist ein Despot. Das bekommt auch ihr Neffe zu spüren...

Liv. Reese. Faith. Yes, they are plus-size, curvy, thick, whatever. Point is, they are past sick of society’s relentless body shaming defining them. Liv slays in dance classes, where she shakes off her frustrations as a struggling writer. Introverted Reese avoids “taking up too much space” by staying in the background as Liv’s sidekick. And while diva-cold professional dancer Faith aces countless auditions, she’s “too big” for starring roles. At the end of their respective ropes, all it takes is one more insult … for Liv to suddenly have an idea that will unite them all.

Was wäre Weihnachten ohne die Bescherung? Ohne die Freude und das Lachen der Kinder beim Auspacken der Geschenke? Ohne die Belohnung für ein hartes Jahr? Es wäre traurig! Seit Jahrhunderten verlassen sich die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt darauf, dass jedes Jahr der Weihnachtsmann die artigen Kinder beschenkt. Jedes Jahr steigt er auf seinen Schlitten und verteilt unter jedem Weihnachtsbaum die Geschenke für die Kinder.

Maj har alltid varit bra på ord. Och kvick. Som liten förutspåddes hon bli revyförfattare. Men så blev det då inte... Nu, ganska många år senare, vet Maj inte om hon håller på att bli tokig. Ord och meningar ploppar upp i hennes skalle. "Jag har en galen kvinna i pigkammaren", tänker hon. Men tänk om det stämmer? Tänk om det bor en galen kvinna där...? Innan hon vet ordet av det stormar hennes vänner Ulla och Gudrun in och avbryter hennes funderingar. De har något mycket intressant att berätta.

Lou Suffern ville ønske, at han kunne være to steder på én gang. Han haster fra møde til møde, og hans konstante kamp mod uret er langsomt, men sikkert ved at rive hans familieliv fra hinanden. Da han en dag møder den hjemløse Gabe og giver ham et job, forandres Lous liv på en måde, som han aldrig havde kunnet forestillet sig... En fortryllende og tankevækkende historie, der husker os alle på tidens værdi, og det der virkelig er vigtigt i vores liv.

Wenn ein Mann und eine Frau sich das Leben teilen, ist das ja schon schwierig. Aber wenn Mann und Frau sich auch noch ein und denselben Körper teilen...

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Die Bedürfnisanstalt zum dampfenden Fladen ist bedroht. Können Franz und sein treuer Hund Benno diese Perle der Tiefenentspannung vor dem Untergang bewahren?