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What’s New in Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, Libro.fm, and Spotify Audiobooks

What’s New in Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, Libro.fm, and Spotify Audiobooks

Kindle readers and audiobook listeners, it’s time to queer up your reading lives! June is Pride Month, so this month we’re taking a look at some of the latest and greatest queer books you can check out on Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, Libro.fm, and Spotify. Celebrate Pride this month by checking out these awesome titles. What’s New on Kindle Unlimited These brand new LGBTQ+ ebook releases are included in your Kindle Unlimited membership! The Afterlife’s Most Anxious Reaper by Silvana Falcon This hilarious paranormal romance follows Greg, a grim reaper who (at the title suggests) is extremely anxious. On his very first solo job, Greg’s target is Dustin, an adrenaline junkie who, unfortunately for Greg, accidentally survives his near-death experience. So Greg tries to take matters into his own hands, coming up with his own schemes to end Dustin’s life. At first, Dustin thinks Greg is just a cute fan, but then he realizes Greg is legitimately trying to kill him. So Dustin decided to get back an the anxious reaper by saving all of Greg’s …

What’s New in Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, Libro.fm, and Spotify Audiobooks for May

What’s New in Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, Libro.fm, and Spotify Audiobooks for May

Looking to nab the latest and buzziest new books on all of your favorite book apps? Whether you’re a fan of audiobooks or ebooks, Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, Libro.fm, and Spotify have new picks for you. Here are the books you have to grab this month! What’s New on Kindle Unlimited How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles Bridgerton meets The Goldfinch in this queer Regency romance from Lambda Literary Award-nominated author KJ Charles. Titus Pilcrow is a shopkeeper who enters into high society after his elderly client, Miss Whitecross, asks him to marry her so that she can keep her inheritance from her shady nephew. But French aristocrat Nico has plans to marry Miss Whitecross himself, so he comes up with an idea to scam Titus. He’ll pretend to help welcome him into high society while actually stealing Miss Whitecross away from him. Little did he know feelings would get involved. Big Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen The third novel in Danielle Allen’s Curve trilogy follows Jazmyn Payne. Jazmyn’s memories of her hometown, …

New wearable uses light and AI to turn silent throat movements into audible speech

New wearable uses light and AI to turn silent throat movements into audible speech

Speech usually seems simple. Air moves, vocal cords vibrate, sound comes out. But the act of speaking leaves behind another trace, one that never reaches the ear. Tiny muscles in the throat tense and shift. Skin stretches by fractions so small they are easy to miss. Those motions, a team of researchers found, may carry enough information to rebuild spoken words. This is true even when no sound is made at all. That is the idea behind a new wearable system developed by researchers at POSTECH, or Pohang University of Science and Technology. Led by Professor Sung-Min Park and Dr. Sunguk Hong, the team created a neck-mounted device that reads subtle throat movements with light. Then, it uses artificial intelligence to decode those patterns and turn them back into speech in the user’s own synthesized voice. The concept targets a stubborn problem. In loud places, clear communication breaks down fast. Factories, construction zones, battlefields, and even some clinical settings can make spoken words unreliable. Traditional silent speech interfaces have tried to solve that by measuring …

What’s New in Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, and Spotify Audiobooks

What’s New in Kindle Unlimited, Audible+, and Spotify Audiobooks

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. You love books. You want to read as many as possible every month. Then you need all the latest news on book deals, exclusives, and freebies included with all of your book memberships. So if you’re a Kindle kid, an Audible+ aficionado, a Libro.fm lover, a Spotify Premium listener, or all of the above, here’s what’s new for you. What’s New on Kindle Unlimited As Far as She Knew by Diana Awad This is the latest domestic thriller from Mindy Kaling’s imprint Mindy’s Book Studio. Amira Abadi’s 23-years-strong marriage is shattered when her husband Ali dies in a car accident, revealing a secret life Amira never knew existed. As Amria uncovers a whole house her husband hid from her, and their tight-knit Arab American community begins to gossip about Ali’s betrayal, Amria knows she must discover the truth about Ali’s final days. Even if it means putting herself in danger’s way. The Price of Honey by Liane Moriarty …

Sydney Sweeney film is getting sequel after ‘strong, audible’ response from viewers

Sydney Sweeney film is getting sequel after ‘strong, audible’ response from viewers

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Just two and a half weeks after its release, Sydney Sweeney’s box-office success, The Housemaid, is already set for a sequel. Lionsgate confirmed on Tuesday that production for The Housemaid’s Secret will commence later this year. The follow-up will draw from the second installment of Freida McFadden’s bestselling book trilogy. The psychological thriller, directed by Paul Feig, has proven a holiday box-office sensation, accumulating over $75 million domestically and $33 million globally within 17 days. Its production budget was a modest $35 million. Lionsgate intends for Feig and Sweeney to return for The Housemaid’s Secret, with Sweeney also taking on an executive producer role. Rebecca Sonnenshine, who penned the original, is writing the script. In The Housemaid , Sweeney stars as a live-in housemaid hired by a wealthy couple played by Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar. (Lionsgate) “It’s clear from both …