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Author: Jay Coles
Author Jay Coles
Narrator Jaqwan J. Kelly
Duration 6h 48m
The Hate U Give meets All American Boys in this striking and heartbreaking debut novel, commenting on current race relations in America. When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.The next day, Tyler h...
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The Bromeliad Series Book 3: Wings
Author: Terry Pratchett
Series: The Bromeliad, Book 3
Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Stephen Briggs
SeriesThe Bromeliad, Book 3
Duration 2h 45m
Somewhere in a place so far up there is no down, a ship is waiting to take the nomes home - back to wherever they came from. And one nome, Masklin, knows that they've got to try and contact this ship. It means getting to Florida (wherever that is), then getting to the launch of a communications satellite (whatever that is). A ridiculous plan. Impo...
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Author: David Alric
Author David Alric
Narrator Bronwen Price
Duration 7h
African Pursuit is the final book of the Bonaventure trilogy. In this spine-tingling sequel to The Promised One and The Valley of the Ancients, an evil professor with an invisibility robe and his gang of villains clash once more with the intrepid family. This time their life-and-death struggle begins on the great plains of East Africa and ends in t...
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Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Author Carol Ann Duffy
Narrator Peter Beton
Duration 6h 33m
Disappear to faraway lands of wicked witches, evil monsters and brave heroines in Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's stunning collection of fairy tales. Including her beautiful and haunting retellings of the Grimm classics Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Pied Piper, as well as other tales from around the world, and new stories of her own, this b...
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Author: Susie Dent
Author Susie Dent
Narrator Jen Lunn
Duration 1h 36m
Susie Dent is here to take children on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing, amusing and sometimes quite revolting backgrounds of English words. Did you know, for instance, that 'fizzle' originally meant to break wind silently? Over time, it came to describe a weak, spluttering, hissing sound. And you might think that 'ain't' isn...
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The Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook
Author: Louie Stowell
Author Louie Stowell
Narrator Louise Amos
Duration 1h 33m
Discover how you become an astronaut, the training you must undertake, how you travel into space and what you do when you're up there. With a foreword from ESA astronaut Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to embark on a mission to the International Space Station. Published in association with the UK Space Agency.
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Author: Louie Stowell
Author Louie Stowell
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 3h 2m
An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained clearly. Includes tips on how to argue and debate and a full glossary.
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World
Author: Kate Pankhurst
Author Kate Pankhurst
Narrator Emmy Rose
Duration 43m
Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world. Discover fascinating facts about some of the most amazing women who changed the world we live in. Fly through the sky with the incredible explorer Amelia Earhart, and read all about the Wonderful Adventur...
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An Interview With Michelle Paver
Author: Listening Books, Michelle Paver
Author Listening Books, Michelle Paver
Narrator Michelle Paver
Duration 19m
Michelle Paver is a novelist and children's writer, a number of her books are available to borrow from both our online and MP3 CD library.
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Author: Listening Books, Sarah Perry
Author Listening Books, Sarah Perry
Narrator Sarah Perry
Duration 17m
An interview with Sarah Perry, the author of The Essex Serpent and After Me Comes the Flood. Photo credit Jamie Drew.
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An Interview With Robert Thorogood
Author: Listening Books, Robert Thorogood
Author Listening Books, Robert Thorogood
Narrator Robert Thorogood
Duration 22m
An interview with Robert Thorogood, author of the Death in Paradise television show and the spin-off series of novels.
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An Interview With Kiran Millwood-hargrave
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
Duration 17m
An interview with Kiran Millwood-Hargrave, author of children's books The Girl of Ink of Stars and The Island at the End of Everything.
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An Interview With Ruth Hatfield
Author: Listening Books
Author Books Listening
Narrator Ruth Hatfield
Duration 23m
An interview with Ruth Hatfield, author of children's series Book of Storms.
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An Interview With David Almond
Author: Listening Books
Author Books Listening
Narrator David Almond
Duration 12m
An interview with David Almond, author of children's books Skellig and A Song for Ella Grey. Photo credit Sarah Jane Palmer.
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Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive Series 1
Author: Armando Iannucci
Author Armando Iannucci
Narrator The Author
Duration 2h 59m
Armando Iannucci and his guests return with a heady mix of topical sketches, chat and lots of lies, in front of a live audience. Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive is a topical, events-driven radio comedy hosted by comedy guru Iannucci recorded in front of a live audience. With the sketchability of The Now Show, combined with the going-off-on-a-mad...
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Author Gail Honeyman
Narrator Cathleen Mccarron
Duration 11h 37m
Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything. One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has buil...
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Author: Michael Zadoorian
Author Michael Zadoorian
Narrator Judith West
Duration 8h 38m
Ella and John have shared a wonderful life for more than 60 years. Now they're on the run from their doctors and middle-aged children, who just want them to go gently into that undignified night of old age. In their trusty camper van, the pair embark on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery along Route 66. Though time is catching up with them, Ella i...
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Author: Joanna Cannon
Author Joanna Cannon
Narrator Paula Wilcox
Duration 10h 44m
There are three things you should know about Elsie.The first thing is that she's my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing...might take a little bit more explaining. Eighty-four-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued,...
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Author: Rose Mcgowen
Author Rose Mcgowen
Narrator Rose Mcgowen
Duration 6h 44m
Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another more visible cult: Hollywood. Brave is her raw, honest, and poignant memoir/manifesto - a no-holds-barred, pull-no-punches account of the rise of a millennial icon, fearless activist, and unstoppable force for change who is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry,...
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Author: David Walliams
Author David Walliams
Narrator David Walliams
Duration 5h 19m
Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. Of course, there are good dads and bad dads.... A high-speed cops and robbers adventure with heart and soul about a f...
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Author: A. J. Finn
Author A. J. Finn
Narrator Ann Marie Lee
Duration 13h 42m
It's been 10 long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house like a ghost, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna's lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits day after day, watching her neighbours. When the Russells move in, Anna is instantl...
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