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The Personal Librarian
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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray details the life of Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman who passes as white to become J.P. Morgan's personal librarian. The story explores Belle's navigation through a segregated society and the intellect, ambition, and secrecy that allowed her to overcome barriers.
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Short stories have had a huge impact on the canon of great literature. In fact, some of history's most revered novelists—Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Louisa May Alcott among them—wrote short stories, which make excellent introductions to their work. Plus, these bite-size listens are the perfect way to get a big dose of literary inspiration even when you’re short on time. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of listens.
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Daughter of Egypt
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Bessie Carter, Suehyla El-Attar
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Known for her “delightful blend of historical fiction and suspense” (People), New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, returns with a sweeping tale of a young woman who unearths the truth about a forgotten Pharaoh—rewriting both of their legacies forever. "Bessie Carter and...
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Daughter of Egypt
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Bessie Carter, Suehyla El-Attar
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 03-24-26
- Language: English
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The Only Woman in the Room
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,626
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Performance9,515
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Story9,478
Her beauty saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee....
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incredible true story about heddy Lamar
- By S. Loew on 01-26-19
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The Only Woman in the Room
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: English
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The Personal Librarian
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,939
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Performance7,772
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Story7,722
Over one million copies sold! The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal...
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A Treat For This Academic Librarian!
- By AlTonya on 07-14-21
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The Personal Librarian
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-29-21
- Language: English
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The First Ladies
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall875
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Performance795
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Story795
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club...
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A Wake Up Call to history and today
- By JoeKristina Smith on 07-11-23
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The First Ladies
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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The Queens of Crime
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Bessie Carter
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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Overall555
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Performance520
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Story520
A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Mystery! This program is read by actor Bessie Carter, best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton. "Narrator Bessie Carter...captures the personalities of the most famous women novelists of the golden age of detective...
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Great story, Fantastic narrator
- By Amazon Customer on 02-26-25
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The Queens of Crime
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Bessie Carter
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-11-25
- Language: English
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Lady Clementine
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Overall2,438
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Performance2,171
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Story2,157
From Marie Benedict, the New York Times best-selling author of The Only Woman in the Room: An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill....
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Not a fan
- By Chris Hedges on 02-18-20
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Lady Clementine
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-07-20
- Language: English
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The Other Einstein
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,133
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Performance2,781
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Story2,779
In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Poe, The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. This is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special...
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Re writing history
- By PJ Goetz on 11-08-19
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The Other Einstein
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
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Agent 355
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall17,271
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Performance15,406
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Story15,333
The tide is turning against the colonists in the Revolutionary War, and 18-year-old Elizabeth Morris cannot sit by idly....
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Should’ve leaned into history or romance
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 07-03-20
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Agent 355
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 07-02-20
- Language: English
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A Pair of Aces
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Length: 14 hrs
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A gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law—a prosecutor and a madam—who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the million-copy bestseller The Personal Librarian. Eunice Carter...
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A Pair of Aces
- Length: 14 hrs
- Release date: 06-23-26
- Language: English
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Carnegie's Maid
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4,487
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Performance3,999
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Story3,980
From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty. Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's...
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Shallow
- By Mary Smiroldo on 06-26-18
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Carnegie's Maid
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-16-18
- Language: English
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Smoke Signal
- A Novella
- By: Marie Benedict, Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber, Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Overall2,638
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Performance2,365
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Story2,352
Best-selling authors Marie Benedict and Kate Quinn join forces to tell the captivating story of how history's most famous mystery writer crossed paths with one of Britain's top-secret codebreakers in the throes of World War II....
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What an unexpected treat!
- By Jeannie Robinson on 02-15-21
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Smoke Signal
- A Novella
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber, Saskia Maarleveld
- Series: Audible Original Stories
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 02-11-21
- Language: English
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La coleccionista
- By: Victoria Christopher Murray, Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Oferen Valenzuela
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance28
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Story29
Belle da Costa Green se ha vuelto, con tan solo veinte años, la bibliotecaria más joven de la prestigiosa universidad de Princeton...
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Una historia increíble
- By carolina Jimenez Morón on 05-01-24
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La coleccionista
- Narrated by: Oferen Valenzuela
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-22-22
- Language: Spanish
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The Mitford Affair
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Emma Griffiths
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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Overall297
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Performance272
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Story271
Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters—each more beautiful, brilliant, and eccentric than the next—dominate the English political, literary, and social scenes. Though they've weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray....
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the mitford affair
- By Tbrock on 01-20-23
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The Mitford Affair
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Emma Griffiths
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 01-17-23
- Language: English
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Brigid of Kildare
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Terry Donnelly
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Overall131
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Performance118
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Story116
Rich in historical detail, Heather Terrell’s mesmerizing novel Brigid of Kildare is the story of the revolutionary Saint Brigid and the discovery of the oldest illuminated manuscript in the annals of the church, a manuscript that contains an astonishing secret history....
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this says by Marie Benedict.
- By coach on 01-19-21
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Brigid of Kildare
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Terry Donnelly
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 10-29-19
- Language: English
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Amelia's Shadow
- Blaze Collection
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 53 mins
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Overall130
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Performance118
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Story118
For pilot Ruth Nichols, a soaring rivalry with Amelia Earhart becomes a deep friendship in a short story of the danger and secrets of undaunted women, inspired by true events, by New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict.
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Different viewpoint
- By uforic on 04-18-24
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Amelia's Shadow
- Blaze Collection
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Series: Blaze Collection
- Length: 53 mins
- Release date: 02-22-24
- Language: English
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Her Hidden Genius
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-25-22
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Lovelace Academy
- By: Marie Benedict, Courtney Sheinmel
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 6 hrs
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Overall27
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Performance25
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Story25
“A charming tale weaving in historical events, epic adventure, and a coming-of-age story that readers will devour.” —Gayle Forman, bestselling author of Not Nothing From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl...
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Really like this book and narration.
- By Donga on 05-10-25
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The Secrets of Lovelace Academy
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 04-22-25
- Language: English
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Blaze
- Unstoppable Women Igniting Change
- By: Marie Benedict, Maggie Shipstead, Pam Jenoff, and others
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Cassandra Campbell, Elizabeth Knowelden, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance32
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Story32
This fierce collection from New York Times bestselling historical fiction authors sweeps readers back in time with exhilarating short stories of unforgettable female characters.
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Great narration, odd story selections
- By Faith Ureel on 11-22-24
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Blaze
- Unstoppable Women Igniting Change
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Cassandra Campbell, Elizabeth Knowelden, Jordan Cobb, Tavia Gilbert, Channie Waites, Kate Reading
- Series: Blaze Collection
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 02-22-24
- Language: English
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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,696
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Performance2,392
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Story2,387
The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history: Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926....
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I don’t think they had iPads in 1926
- By Sydney Castro on 12-29-20
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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-29-20
- Language: English
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El secreto de su mente
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Isabel Casas
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
Rosalind Franklin es feliz en el laboratorio, ahí da rienda suelta a su imaginación y realiza los experimentos que, está segura, cambiarán el mundo de la ciencia...
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Recomendado, muy importante
- By Anonymous on 12-27-23
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El secreto de su mente
- Narrated by: Isabel Casas
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 06-20-23
- Language: Spanish
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