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15 books on my to listen list

I recommend Libro.fm, Libby, Hoopla, and LibriVox.

  1. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
  2. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
  3. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow
  4. Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
  5. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
  6. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  7. One Day She'll Darken by Fauna Hodel
  8. Scout's Honor by Lily Anderson
  9. The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta
  10. Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey
  11. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
  12. Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell
  13. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
  14. The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
  15. The Shoemaker's Magician by Cynthia Pelayo

(Prompt by me)

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