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Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse
Jennifer Worth; read by Nicola Barber
The sequel to Jennifer Worth’s New York Times bestselling memoir is a rich portrait of a bygone era of comradeship and midwifery populated by unforgettable characters. Learn More
Calvin Peete
by Gordon Hobson; read by Jaime Lincoln Smith
The first-ever biography of an overlooked PGA star and one of the best Black golfers in history. Learn More
Camilla
by Angela Levin; read by Ana Clements
A compelling new biography of Camilla, Queen Consort, that reveals how she transformed her role and established herself as one of the key members of the royal family. Learn More
Captain in Calico
George MacDonald Fraser; read by Derek Perkins
Scottish author George MacDonald Fraser was famed for his legendary Flashman series, featuring the incorrigible knave Harry Flashman, a soldier in the imperial British army. In the colorful standalone Captain in Calico, the first novel he ever wrote but which has never been published, Fraser introduces another real-life anti-hero: Captain John Rackham, called Calico Jack, an illustrious eighteenth-century pirate who marauded the Caribbean seas. Learn More
Capturing News, Capturing Democracy
by Kate Wright, Martin Scott, and Mel Bunce; read by Tom Campbell
Drawing from in-depth interviews with network managers and journalists, and analysis of private correspondence and internal documents, Kate Wright, Martin Scott, and Mel Bunce analyze how political appointees, White House officials, and right-wing media influenced The Voice of America (VOA)—changing its reporting of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the 2020 presidential election. Learn More
Carville's Cure
by Pam Fessler; read by Pam Ward
The unknown story of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, and the thousands of Americans who were exiled—hidden away with their "shameful" disease. Learn More
The Centrist Solution
by Senator Joseph I. Lieberman; read by Rich Miller
Senator Joseph Lieberman offers a master class in effective government by probing his forty years in elective office—from the Vietnam War era to the Presidency of Barack Obama—and by shining a light on historic acts of centrism and compromise, extracting productive and problem-solving lessons and techniques we need now more than ever.
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Charlotte Bronte
Claire Harman; read by Corrie James
On the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Bronte's birth, the definitive biography of this extraordinary novelist, by acclaimed literary biographer Claire Harman. Learn More
Cherry on Top
by Bobbie Brown & Caroline Ryder; narrated by Bobbie Brown
Life isn't easy when you're single, pushing fifty, and still haunted by the ghosts of your rock 'n' roll past—but if anyone can find the funny in it, Bobbie can. Learn More
Chopin's Piano
by Paul Kildea; read by Matthew Waterson
The captivating story of Frédéric Chopin and the fate of both his Mallorquin piano and musical Romanticism from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Learn More
Churchill's Hellraisers
by Damien Lewis; read by Matt Bates
Bracingly tense, brilliantly researched, and truly unforgettable, Churchill's Hellraisers is a must-have for every World War II library. Learn More
Churchill's Shadow
by Geoffrey Wheatcroft; read by Jonathan Keeble
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A major reassessment of Winston Churchill that examines his lasting influence in politics and culture. Learn More
Citizen Trump
by Robert Orlando; read by Charles Constant
Writer/director Robert Orlando presents the follow-up to his acclaimed documentary Citizen Trump. Learn More
Citizen Wynn
by Dennis McDougal; read by Bob Johnson
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available February
Citizen Wynn recounts the cautionary saga of uber-wealthy casino king Steve Wynn, who built a global gambling empire on fantasy, grift, and misogyny before hubris and #MeToo brought him down. Part Mafia history, part deeply researched social commentary, part Horatio Alger gone horribly awry, Citizen Wynn is a modern morality tale with instant appeal to 100 million Americans who gamble regularly as well as millions more who recognize the Wynn name from Macao to Monaco. Learn More
Cleopatra
by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance
From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, comes an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Cleopatra—one of the Bard's most riveting and memorable female characters. Learn More
Coal Country Killing
by Robert K. Tanenbaum and Steve Jackson; read by Frank Block
A triumphant, uplifting true justice story led by jury trial expert, Richard A. Sprague—the indomitable, nationally renowned prosecutor who engaged in the most intense manhunt investigation in police history. Learn More
Colette
by Michele Roberts; read by Katherine Anderson
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In this entry in the My Reading series, Michèle Roberts explores Colette's work and reflects on how Colette has inspired and encouraged her throughout her own writing life. Learn More
The Collector of Lives
by Ingrid Rowland & Noah Charney; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
Lauded by Sarah Bakewell as "insightful, gripping, and thoroughly enjoyable," The Collector of Lives reveals how one Renaissance scholar completely redefined how we look at art. Learn More
The Colony
by Sally Denton; read by Ann Richardson
An investigation into the November 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost. Learn More
Colorful Palate
by Raj Tawney; read by Roman Howell
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available April
As citizens continue to evolve and diversify within the United States, the ingredients that make up each flavorful household are waiting to be discovered and devoured. In Colorful Palate, author Raj Tawney shares his coming-of-age memoir as a young man born into an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American family, his struggles with understanding his own identity, and the mouthwatering flavors of the melting pot from within his own childhood kitchen. Learn More
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