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Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: What Sleeps within the CoveAuthor: Harper L. WoodsNarrator: Ava Lucas, Liam DicosimoFormat: UnabridgedLength: 11:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 08-15-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, RomantasySummary:Go back to where it all began in the fourth stunning entry to Of Flesh and Bone.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: PicAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: UnknownFormat: UnabridgedLength: 2:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-25-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Family LifeSummary:Jack Kerouac’s last published work is an endearing portrayal of brotherhood and the classic American road trip adventure, viewed through the eyes of a young boy. This novella tells the story of a ten-year-old Black boy named Pictorial Review “Pic” Jackson, who lives with his grandfather in North Carolina in the 1940s. After his grandfather dies and Pic is living with another relative, his older brother, Slim, shows up to take him out of that dysfunctional home, and they journey from the rural South to New York City. They head for Harlem, where Slim lives with his girlfriend and where Pic sees firsthand the economic hard times his brother is experiencing. After losing job after job, Slim sends his pregnant girlfriend off to San Francisco to live with her sister. Then the brothers set out to hitchhike their way west, making their way to California across a country suffused with danger, music, love, and hardship. Told from the point of view of Pic, Kerouac wrote this work in a dialect that is stereotypical for Black American youth of that era.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Lonesome TravelerAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 6:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-18-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Biography & Memoir, Travel TipsSummary:From famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac comes a collection of essays and stories compiled from journal entries he made during his travels. In his first autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac reveals exhilarating stories of the years he spent traveling, while writing his acclaimed novels. His journeys took him from California deserts crisscrossed by train tracks to the bullfights of Mexico to the Beat nightlife of New York City and across the Atlantic to Paris, Morocco, and London. He also writes about relationship, jobs, and the nature of life on the road. Here are echoes of landscapes that appear in some of his novels, including The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels. Included here are “Piers of a Homeless Night,” “Mexico Fellaheen,” “The Railroad Earth,” “Slobs of the Kitchen Sea,” “New York Scenes,” “Alone on a Mountaintop,” “Big Trip to Europe,” and “The Vanishing American Hobo.” All feature his distinctive exuberant style of prose. This collection, first published together in 1960, is a unique addition to Kerouac’s body of work.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Transmentation | Transience: Or, An Accession to the People’s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds Author: Darkly LemNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 11:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-18-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Action & AdventureSummary:From bestselling authors Darkly Lem comes Transmentation | Transience, the first book in a sweeping multiverse of adventure and intrigue perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer and The Expanse series. Over thousands of years and thousands of worlds, universe-spanning societies of interdimensional travelers have arisen. Some seek to make the multiverse a better place, some seek power and glory, others knowledge, while still others simply want to write their own tale across the cosmos. When a routine training mission goes very wrong, two competing societies are thrust into an unwanted confrontation. As intelligence officer Malculm Kilkeneade receives the blame within Burel Hird, Roamers of Tala Beinir and Shara find themselves inadvertently swept up in an assassination plot. Meanwhile, factions within Burel Hird are vying for greater control over their society in a war of cutthroat machinations—at a heavy price. Elsewhere, two members of rival societies lay their own plans for insurrection—with ramifications that will ripple across the Many Worlds ...

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Lonesome TravelerAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 6:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-18-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Biography & Memoir, Travel TipsSummary:From famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac comes a collection of essays and stories compiled from journal entries he made during his travels. In his first autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac reveals exhilarating stories of the years he spent traveling, while writing his acclaimed novels. His journeys took him from California deserts crisscrossed by train tracks to the bullfights of Mexico to the Beat nightlife of New York City and across the Atlantic to Paris, Morocco, and London. He also writes about relationship, jobs, and the nature of life on the road. Here are echoes of landscapes that appear in some of his novels, including The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels. Included here are “Piers of a Homeless Night,” “Mexico Fellaheen,” “The Railroad Earth,” “Slobs of the Kitchen Sea,” “New York Scenes,” “Alone on a Mountaintop,” “Big Trip to Europe,” and “The Vanishing American Hobo.” All feature his distinctive exuberant style of prose. This collection, first published together in 1960, is a unique addition to Kerouac’s body of work.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Satori in ParisAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 4:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-11-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Essays & AnthologiesSummary:A satori, in Kerouac’s own words, is “the Japanese word for ‘sudden illumination,’ ‘sudden awakening,’ or simply ‘kick in the eye.’” This is a story of philosophy, identity, and the powerful grip of travel, written by an iconic American author at the height of his fame, after spending ten days in France searching for his French heritage. Was the satori handed to him by a taxi driver, a waiter, a monsieur with a dazzlingly beautiful secretary, or while feeling fearful in the foggy streets at 3:00 a.m.? Or was it when hearing a requiem by Mozart in an old church, seeing trees in the Tuileries Garden, or while walking on a bridge over the River Seine? The author experienced all that and more, often spending time in seedy bars and caught up in all-night conversations, as revealed in this work that shows the range and versatility of Kerouac’s mature talent. To Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, “my search for this name in France” results in, according to his own words, “the tale that’s told for no other reason but companionship, which is another (and my favorite) definition of literature.”

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Satori in ParisAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 4:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-11-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Essays & AnthologiesSummary:A satori, in Kerouac’s own words, is “the Japanese word for ‘sudden illumination,’ ‘sudden awakening,’ or simply ‘kick in the eye.’” This is a story of philosophy, identity, and the powerful grip of travel, written by an iconic American author at the height of his fame, after spending ten days in France searching for his French heritage. Was the satori handed to him by a taxi driver, a waiter, a monsieur with a dazzlingly beautiful secretary, or while feeling fearful in the foggy streets at 3:00 a.m.? Or was it when hearing a requiem by Mozart in an old church, seeing trees in the Tuileries Garden, or while walking on a bridge over the River Seine? The author experienced all that and more, often spending time in seedy bars and caught up in all-night conversations, as revealed in this work that shows the range and versatility of Kerouac’s mature talent. To Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, “my search for this name in France” results in, according to his own words, “the tale that’s told for no other reason but companionship, which is another (and my favorite) definition of literature.”

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Desolation AngelsAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 13:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-18-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies, Literary FictionSummary:Originally published in 1965, this autobiographical novel covers a key year in Jack Kerouac’s life—the period that led up to the publication of On the Road in September of 1957. After spending two months in the summer of 1956 as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington, Kerouac’s fictional self Jack Duluoz comes down from the isolated mountains to the wild excitement of the bars, jazz clubs, and parties of San Francisco, before traveling on to Mexico City, New York, Tangiers, Paris, and London. Duluoz attempts to extricate himself from the world but fails, for one must “live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” Desolation Angels is quintessential Kerouac.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Desolation AngelsAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 14:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-18-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Fiction & Literature, Essays & AnthologiesSummary:Originally published in 1965, this autobiographical novel covers a key year in Jack Kerouac’s life—the period that led up to the publication of On the Road in September of 1957. After spending two months in the summer of 1956 as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington, Kerouac’s fictional self Jack Duluoz comes down from the isolated mountains to the wild excitement of the bars, jazz clubs, and parties of San Francisco, before traveling on to Mexico City, New York, Tangiers, Paris, and London. Duluoz attempts to extricate himself from the world but fails, for one must “live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” Desolation Angels is quintessential Kerouac.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II Author: Henry HerzNarrator: VariousFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-11-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies, HistoricalSummary:Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II. New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a kaiju? This collection takes real events from World War II and injects them with fantastical creatures that mirror the “unreality” of war itself. Each story—and two poems—feature mythical, mystical, and otherwise unexplainable beings that change the course of history. Dragons rise and fall, witches cast deadly spells, mermaids reroute torpedoes, and all manner of “monsters” intervene for better or worse in the global turmoil of World War II. Together, Combat Monsters challenge the very definition of monstrous, with the brutality of war as a sobering backdrop.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Cupid on the LooseAuthor: John J. JacobsonNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-04-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Romance, ContemporarySummary:From the author of All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone and California Fever comes a romantic comedy about the exuberant intoxication of amore and its often hilarious antics. Aspiring author Billy Spiers tends to fall passionately in love, but soon, finding something missing, fall quickly out again. His grandmother, who raised him, thinks he needs to settle down and find a mate. When Billy’s on the verge of ending yet another relationship, his grandmother decides to do some well-intentioned meddling. Kari Porter is not only smart and beautiful but also a writer with passions and sensibilities similar to Billy’s. She loves the same kind of stories, quotes lines from his favorite old poems and songs, and has similar unique takes on Shakespeare—is this the kindred spirit he’s been longing for? Sparks fly, and soon the two are lingering over dinner and taking romantic sunset bike rides along the California coast. They even manage to matchmake their four closest friends. But artistic types can be overly sensitive. As their relationship rapidly progresses, they become afraid of moving too fast—and of getting hurt. Kari becomes distant, dealing with a crisis she feels she can’t share with Billy, while Billy responds with crazy drastic actions that he thinks might salvage the relationship. Billy’s grandmother can’t help meddling again, sending all three couples to a magical mountain lodge where she and her husband fell madly in love decades before. Mayhem ensues when the enigmatic and impish proprietor of the lodge introduces passion-fueled havoc, pushing the young lovers—inadvertently—in bizarre directions. A twenty-first century twist on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cupid on the Loose is a delightful romp that takes an entertaining and humorous look at the foibles of infatuation, lust, and romantic love.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: At Dark, I Become LoathsomeAuthor: Eric LaroccaNarrator: Andrew EidenFormat: UnabridgedLength: 5:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-28-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseSummary:From Eric LaRocca—Bram Stoker Award–nominated and Splatterpunk Award–winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke—comes At Dark, I Become Loathsome, a grim yet gentle, horrifying yet hopeful, intense tale of death, trauma, and love. “If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you.” A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of the internet. Written by Ashley Lutin, who has often thought the same—and worse—in the years since his wife died and his young son disappeared. But the peace of the grave is not for him—it’s for those he can help. Ashley has constructed a peculiar ritual for those whose desire to die is at war with their yearning to live a better life. Struggling to overcome his own endless grief, one night Ashley finds connection with Jinx—a potential candidate for Ashley’s next ritual—who spins a tale both revolting and fascinating. Thus begins a relationship that traps the two men in an ever-tightening spiral of painful revelations, where long-hidden secrets are dragged, kicking and screaming, into the light. Only through pain can we find healing. Only through death can we find new life. Book discussion questions are available here: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/At%20Dark%20I%20Become%20Loathsome%20Discussion%20Questions.pdf

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: BloodshotAuthor: Fred Van LenteNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-21-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Action & AdventureSummary:The Bourne Identity meets X-Men in Bloodshot, a heart-pounding adventure based on the hit comic series from Valiant Entertainment. He wakes up in the middle of the woods with chalk-white skin, the ability to heal from any injury, and no memory of who or what he is. He is Bloodshot, and now he’s caught between the shadowy defense contractor that wants to capture him, and the underground network of psychic teens that want to destroy him. Now, Kalea, the girl who found him, has a target on her back just for trying to help him. To save himself and his friends, Bloodshot must stay alive long enough to unravel the mystery of his own identity—and deal with the real possibility that his own family are the ones who most want him dead.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: True VerdictAuthor: Robert RotsteinNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-14-2025Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Legal ThrillerSummary:From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Robert Rotstein, A True Verdict is an edge-of-your-seat legal thriller filled with secrets. MediMiracle Corporation manufactures Sophrosyne, a miracle cure for opiate addiction. Ellison Ricard, a research analyst for the company, claims to have uncovered data that proves Black users of Sophrosyne experience fatal side effects far more often than people of other races. When Ricard confronts MediMiracle’s charismatic founder and CEO, Peyton Burke, a violent confrontation ensues. The wheelchair-bound Ricard—a Black man who had been severely injured years earlier—is fired that very day. Ricard turns to aging lawyer M. Bailey Klaus, to sue Burke and MediMiracle for civil rights violations, alleging that Ricard was fired because he blew the whistle on the coverup and because he was Black. Klaus faces off against his former protégé, Cicely Pagano, each arguing for drastically different versions of Ricard. Is he a brilliant, sincere, credible person who is rightfully standing up against a deadly product? Or is he a delusional, embittered, and avaricious liar who is taking advantage of his former employer? Ricard’s fate rests with an eight-person jury who can’t agree on anything. Working together to reach a consensus means navigating a tempest of the most divisive issues: politics, sexism, drug abuse, capitalism, healthcare, and racism. Can eight people with different backgrounds, ages, classes, and political views avoid coming to blows, much less render a true verdict? Told through court transcripts and jury deliberations, A True Verdict is a suspenseful ride to a shocking outcome …

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: SubterraneansAuthor: Jack KerouacNarrator: UnknownFormat: UnabridgedLength: 4:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-17-2024Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksGenres: Fiction & Literature, Literary FictionSummary:From the most famous of the Beat writers and the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Kerouac’s intoxicating love story of two young bohemians Written over the course of three days and three nights, The Subterraneans was generated out of the same kind of ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced another one of Kerouac’s early classics, On the Road. Centering around the tempestuous romance and breakup of Leo Percepied and Mardou Fox—two denizens of the 1950s San Francisco underground—The Subterraneans is a tale of dark alleys and smoky rooms, of artists, visionaries, and adventurers existing outside mainstream America’s field of vision. Loosely based on Kerouac’s own life, and peopled with analogues of real-life friends, including William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady, The Subterraneans is a vivid and breathless masterwork of Beat literature.