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The Mind is Burning by Jonathan Hirsch May 19, 2025

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In 2019, podcast executive Jonathan Hirsch was suddenly thrust into what’s known as the “sandwich generation” – that group of adults simultaneously caring for their children and their parents. And in this compelling new memoir, we learn that in caring for his father, Hirsch not only had the usual set of responsibilities associated with an aging person who is struggling with dementia – he also was forced to confront, for the first time in 20 years, his family’s history and his father’s responsibility for entrenching them with a spiritual cult.

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More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova May 05, 2025

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Maddy Banks is a college student. An aspiring standup comic. And she has bipolar disorder. Lisa Genova, the author of this audiobook, is a Harvard-trained neuroscientist as well as a best-selling author, and many of her books tackle complex mental health issues in a human, accessible way, which really sets this story apart from so many other coming-of-age stories.

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Heartwood by Amity Gaige Apr 21, 2025

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42-year-old Valerie Gillis, also known by the trail name “Sparrow,” is an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker who has vanished within 200 miles of her final destination. Lt. Bev, a state game warden in Maine, is leading the search for Valerie – and receiving unexpected support from Lena, a 76-year-old birdwatcher who becomes an armchair detective following the search. As the search progresses and the mystery deepens, we learn more about each of these women in this gripping thriller.

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Something Lost, Something Gained by Hillary Clinton Apr 07, 2025

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DESCRIPTION: At the very beginning of her new book, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reflects on watching Joni Mitchell perform at age 80, after her brain aneurysm. To borrow from the lyrics of the song Hillary recalls Mitchell performing, this book is Hillary’s attempt to “look at life from both sides now,” as she continues to gain perspective on her remarkable life and marriage of nearly 50 years to former President Bill Clinton. Unlike her previous memoir, which was focused very narrowly on the 2016 presidential election, this one has a more expansive and personal scope.

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Sweet Fury by Sash Bischoff Mar 24, 2025

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Sweet Fury, the new thriller by Sash Bischoff, comes with a heavy dose of both Hollywood glamour and shocking darkness. It tells the story of actress Lila Crayne, a beloved movie star who teams up with her filmmaker fiance to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night with a modern, feminist twist. As the project progresses, Lila sees a therapist to help her dig into the trauma of her past – and before long, things spill over into her work in unexpected ways as well. With references to the #MeToo movement and the commercial side of filmmaking, the book dives deep not only into Lila’s character, but Hollywood’s character as a whole.

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Say Everything by Ione Skye Mar 10, 2025

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Actress Ione Skye was part of one of the most iconic scenes in 80s film history: being serenaded by John Cusack with a boombox in the movie Say Anything. But her life history is so much more than that, full of complicated relationships (of the romantic and parental variety) and career ups and downs. In this self-narrated memoir, she’s saying it all.

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New Nigeria County by Clare Brown Feb 17, 2025

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New Nigeria County is a satirical new audio original from Simon & Schuster Audio about an affluent Black community suddenly struck with internal drama that turns the typical tropes of race, crime, and casual stereotyping on their head. This full cast audio production is a quick listen at only about 3 and a half hours – but that short run is packed with humor and sharp political observations.

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Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik Feb 10, 2025

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Joan Didion and Eve Babitz. The cool girls of Los Angeles in the 1970s – authors, writers, journalists, artists, and, ultimately, cultural icons. Shortly after Babitz’s death, journalist Lili Anolik was granted access to a treasure trove: boxes of personal papers and letters discovered among the clutter in Babitz’s decrepit apartment, many of which were unsent correspondence addressed to Didion.Using these letters as a jumping-off point, Anolik’s book dives into a chronicle of the complex relationship between the two women.

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The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan Feb 03, 2025

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This debut novel, recently selected as a pick for Reese’s Book Club, has been compared to recent hit suspense books such as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and First Lie Wins. It quickly became a favorite of our team, with its multilayered narrative, complex main character, and expertly narrated full-cast production.

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Dinner with Vampires, Bethany Joy Lenz Jan 27, 2025

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Actress Bethany Joy Lenz is best known for her nine-year run on the early 2000s WB teen classic TV show, One Tree Hill. But in her deliciously juicy new memoir, read by Lenz herself and featuring a few fun cameos from her One Tree Hill days, we see an unexpected side of her – and learn about her life entangled in a religious cult’s control for nearly a decade.

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