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The Angel of Rome
- By: Jess Walter, Edoardo Ballerini
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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In this romantic and comic story about class, language, and the art of reinvention, “Nebraska Jack" Rigel is about to quit his Latin studies program at the Vatican when he suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the mysterious and ethereal Angelina Amadio, the famous Angel of Rome. Hired to translate the romantic feelings of the unpredictable former TV detective Ronnie Tower, Jack must navigate these two forces of nature in a Rome of late night bars and fancy villas, as he searches for his own role to play.
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Great bedtime story!
- By Anonymous User on 01-01-22
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The Angel of Rome
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 16-09-21
- Language: English
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It's a Wonderful Wife
- By: Camille Pagan
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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In this charming and heartwarming retelling of the classic It’s a Wonderful Life, Camille Pagán introduces us to Bailey, a dutiful yet sharp-witted 30-something who finds herself on the verge of a nervous breakdown as Christmas Eve approaches. As if it wasn’t enough that Bailey’s husband just cheated on her, the family business she’s been running since her parents died, which employs most of her small town, is about to go under. But even as she’s questioning whether her life has any meaning, Bailey bumps into a handsome stranger who claims to know her.
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Nice little story
- By bsurf500 on 31-12-23
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It's a Wonderful Wife
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Release date: 03-12-20
- Language: English
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Some People Have Real Problems
- By: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson
- Length: 33 mins
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A darkly funny short story about one woman’s reflections on the routes she’s taken through life and the detours she’s made along the way. Doubts and guilt swirl through her mind as she rides the train to her fertility appointment. Each stop stirs up introspective thoughts on her marriage, the loss of her baby, and the lover who got away—contemplations that push her ever closer to wondering if she’s made the right decisions.
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Short and Bittersweet
- By Sebrina Autumn Calkins on 03-09-23
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Some People Have Real Problems
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 02-02-23
- Language: English
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A Perfect Cup of Tea
- By: Kate Heartfield
- Narrated by: Helen Laser
- Length: 6 mins
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It takes some gumption to claim to be the best tea shop in the city of Kansar, where five ancient roads meet and everyone is selling something. But Yala’s shop has been in her family for three generations and is famed for its brews among warriors and wizards alike. When the Imperial Spell Company claims a monopoly on all magic in Kansar, Yala tries to convince a company henchman that her teas are nothing but ordinary leaves and water.
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Boring
- By Melanie Kemp on 27-02-24
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A Perfect Cup of Tea
- Narrated by: Helen Laser
- Length: 6 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts
- By: Teatro Luna
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts is a fresh collection of original short stories on themes of risk and resilience, written and performed by Latina womxn across the USA. Curated by Teatro Luna West: America's All Latinx and All Women of Color Theatre Ensemble, these stunning stories are combined with original music by Maria Chavez and poetry by Gabriela Ortega in order to fully transport the listener to each individual life and journey.
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Beautiful
- By mar on 30-09-23
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Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 23-04-19
- Language: English
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The Other Animals
- By: Lulu Miller, Shruti Swamy, Kelly Weinersmith, and others
- Narrated by: Lulu Miller, Shruti Swamy, Kelly Weinersmith, and others
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[Explicit Content] In The Other Animals, a worm goes through a breakup, a vulture contemplates the act of killing, a whale falls in love with a song, and more.
This funny, moving collection of eight stories - written by a diverse crew of scientists, literary writers, and comics, and informed by science - explores what animal perspectives can show humans about the world we all share....
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Unexpected Masterpiece?
- By Michael on 08-02-20
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Inside Jobs
- Tales from a Time of Quarantine
- By: Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello, Kevin T. Collins, Ellen Archer
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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Three offbeat stories of crime and conundrum, set in the present moment, from the New York Times best-selling, Edgar Award-winning author of Underground Airlines and The Last Policeman.
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Entertaining
- By Brad on 01-09-23
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Inside Jobs
- Tales from a Time of Quarantine
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello, Kevin T. Collins, Ellen Archer
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 30-04-20
- Language: English
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The Myth of the Self-Made Man
- By: Ruben Reyes
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo, Eric Yves Garcia, Christian Barillas
- Length: 51 mins
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More than a hundred years into the future, as the US approaches its 400th anniversary, Tomas, a young graduate student, searches for the real identity of one of the cyborgs that maintained American homes. He has been haunted for years by an audio clip of a cyborg named Felipe and is intent on writing Felipe’s biography. In the clip, Felipe can only recite that he was made in America, but Tomas must find out: Where was the Self-made Man really from?
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The Myth of the Self-Made Man
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo, Eric Yves Garcia, Christian Barillas
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 51 mins
- Release date: 15-04-21
- Language: English
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The Audlib Project
- Home 2020
- By: Gil Adamson, David Bergen, Emily St. John Mandel, and others
- Narrated by: Gil Adamson, David Bergen, Emily St. John Mandel, and others
- Length: 29 mins
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In celebration of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists, Audible is illuminating the art of storytelling with a unique work, The Audlib Project. This Audible Original is an ad-lib collaborative short story, written collectively by all of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists: Gil Adamson (Ridgerunner), David Bergen (Here the Dark), Shani Mootoo (Polar Vortex), Emily St. John Mandel (The Glass Hotel), and Souvankham Thammavongsa (How to Pronounce Knife).
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Not my cup of tea
- By Craig on 25-09-23
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The Audlib Project
- Home 2020
- Narrated by: Gil Adamson, David Bergen, Emily St. John Mandel, Shani Mootoo, Souvankham Thammavongsa
- Length: 29 mins
- Release date: 09-11-20
- Language: English
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Grieving Conversations
- By: Chris Cander
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 55 mins
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County Sheriff Brody Hayes is in the midst of a missing person's call - for a five-month-old baby. Deep in the mountains of his hometown, Bowie, Wyoming, Brody's desperate search for the helpless child through a worsening snowstorm leads him on an even greater journey - one through his memories of his childhood, his brother, his son, and a life for himself that he thought was lost.
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It's Hard to Care About Cops
- By Sebrina Autumn Calkins on 01-09-23
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Grieving Conversations
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 21-01-21
- Language: English
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The Dogs of Venice
- By: Steven Rowley
- Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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New Yorkers Paul and Darren have planned a winter holiday in Venice. But when their five-year marriage suddenly unravels, Paul endeavors to make the trip alone, despite his heartbreak and anxiety. Far outside his comfort zone, Paul has a mission: to see if he can be adventurous, fearless, free. In short, to become someone new. Soon after arriving in Italy, he notices a small, scruffy, self-assured dog trotting alongside a canal with the confidence he so desperately wants for himself. This street dog and his instincts for survival lend Paul’s trip a singular purpose.
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The Dogs of Venice
- Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 29-12-20
- Language: English
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Shadowing
- By: Weike Wang
- Narrated by: Francesca Ling
- Length: 39 mins
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From the award-winning author of Chemistry comes a sharp and poignant short story that follows a young medical student working in clinical research and grappling with the realities of a future in her chosen field.
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Well Observed, if Abrupt
- By Sebrina Autumn Calkins on 11-08-23
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Shadowing
- Narrated by: Francesca Ling
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 39 mins
- Release date: 10-12-20
- Language: English
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Being Human
- By: Travis Sentell
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 5 mins
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An old man wakes inside his comatose, completely nonresponsive body. According to his insurance company, in order to return to his life and family, he must pass a test. As if coming out of a coma weren’t enough of a challenge, our patient must also pass the Turing test, i.e., prove he’s human to an AI resuscitation machine. This satirical but heartfelt tale reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut and Ted Chiang asks the question: Can a person articulate the deepest truths he knows to be real?
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Being Human
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 5 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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A Perfect Coffee
- By: Travis Sentell
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 7 mins
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In this short, funny, sci-fi tale, every human being on Earth suddenly receives a specific superpower. Everyone, that is, except Dale. But instead of moping around, Dale fools a world of superheroes into believing he was blessed with the power of making a perfect cappuccino. His business takes off beyond his wildest dreams—at least, until he meets Brenda, his personal supervillain, the only person on the planet with a perfect superpalate.
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good short story
- By a lisa on 23-01-24
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A Perfect Coffee
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 7 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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Little Pa
- A Short Story
- By: Hemley Boum
- Narrated by: Tony Tambi
- Length: 59 mins
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Zacharias is his maternal grandfather’s namesake, though he has never met said grandfather or any other extended family members. He represses questions he has as a way of trying to protect himself and his mother, Dorothée, who is prone to bouts of depression. But he cannot ignore his reality forever and in adolescence, Zacharias begins to commit small acts of rebellion leading to a final act that goes horribly wrong and leads him to exile and a new life where he promises himself never to look back.
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Beautiful story and writing
- By MRS C. on 11-03-24
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Little Pa
- A Short Story
- Narrated by: Tony Tambi
- Series: Afrolit Now
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 12-01-23
- Language: English
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GNR8 (Series 4)
- By: Thara Popoola, Gilbert Kyem Jr, Amy Cudden, and others
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At the heart of Audible's partnership with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is the involvement of LAMDA students in the creative process of making new audio dramas especially for young people.
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The best Audio drama I heard so far!
- By peliux85 on 25-02-23
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The Lady of the Lake
- By: Georgina Kamsika
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 6 mins
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The Lady of the Lake (job description: hand out mystical swords to youngsters with potential) has her first dissatisfied customer. This humorous fantasy tale will appeal to anyone who has ever landed a glamorous job, only to find out that the gig has grueling requirements (in this case, confinement in a swamp and the company of wise-cracking toads.)
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silly
- By a lisa on 26-12-23
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The Lady of the Lake
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 6 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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Guide to a Lonely Planet
- By: Kerstin Hall
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 8 mins
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A lonely terraforming AI is delighted when a spacecraft unexpectedly makes an emergency landing on his planet. Hoping that the mysterious woman aboard might want to stay, he strives to be the best host in the universe.
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unexpected message
- By a lisa on 26-12-23
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Guide to a Lonely Planet
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 8 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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Riding Free
- By: Martin L. Shoemaker
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 6 mins
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Four generations of settler women on a distant world have different perspectives on the return to a natural life after decades in sealed domes. With a final image inspired by the author’s real-life (on Earth!) family history, this short, multi-generational tale explores the tension between the ties to the past and the promises of adventure inherited by each new generation.
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Riding Free
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 6 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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