Fiction bestsellers

James

A Novel

By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

“Listening to James was marvellous, the clever story brought to life by Dominic Hoffman, gentle, resonating narration - I've played the sample aloud for customers at the shop and everyone stops to listen. You get a flavor with this audio book that reading might be hard to match, as the southern accents are almost impossible to imagine. One of my... Read more

The God of the Woods

A Novel

By: Liz Moore
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“Loved this! Great suspense and didn’t really figure it out until the end! She does a great job with character development and getting you invested in the story…Will definitely find more books by this author. Read more

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #2

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

“Aurthur, Linus, and the gaggle of magical kids are back, and they are on a mission to warm even the most frozen heart. The second installment of The Cerulean Chronicles follows this lovely family of oddballs as they fight for basic human rights in the face of a control-hungry government pretending to listen. This has all the warm and fuzzies of... Read more

We Solve Murders

A Novel

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Nicola Walker
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

“Osman does it again! Loved this fast paced witty novel. A trip around the globe with engaging characters, found family, and always the threat of death. So good!!!! Read more

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“I was drawn in by the first sentence, and astounded at how much it did and didn't say after I reread it. Tense and morally-grey, if you'd like your BBC's Ghosts with a lot more heartache you'll love this book. Read more

The Wedding People

A Novel

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

“The Wedding People hits the absolute sweet spot of compulsively fun to read while asking serious questions about life, love, and a lavish destination wedding. Alison Espach’s mix of light and dark makes for deeply authentic characters. Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“I just finished listening to Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and I cannot say enough good things about this book! How I have not discovered Ann Patchett before, I will never know, but this book had me in so many feelings over the past 10 days. Set during the pandemic on a Michigan cherry farm, the family is working hard picking cherries and keeping the... Read more

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #1

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

“Loved this sweet, funny, magical story of an unlikely family Read more

Listen for the Lie

A Novel

By: Amy Tintera
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Will Damron
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

“Wow! I already know that this will be one of my top 10 favorite books of the year! The story is so engaging, and I was fully invested in the characters and trying to solve the the murder mystery. I loved the short chapters that always ended with a podcast transcript. I'm impressed that Tintera was able to write an unreliable narrator that was... Read more

The Women

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kristin Hannah
Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

“I could not stop listening! This book gutted me. Read more

Funny Story

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“If Emily Henry has thousands of fans, I am one of them. If Emily Henry has one fan, I am that one. If Emily Henry has no fans, I am dead. Daphne and Miles are the comfortable reliability of your dinnertime game show & the warmest quilt of eccentricities. A beautiful friends-to-lovers story. Read more

All Fours

A Novel

By: Miranda July
Narrated by: Miranda July
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“So good! An unnamed woman, who is a somewhat famous artist, struggles with middle-age. Facing a career crisis, depression, and peri-menopause, she decides to drive to an event in New York from LA to prove she is not the person she or others expect. Instead of reaching NY, she winds up staying in a motel room 20 minutes from her house for 3... Read more

Orbital

By: Samantha Harvey
Narrated by: Sarah Naudi
Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

“This is a beautiful fictional exploration of what it is like to be one of 6 astronauts orbiting the earth in the International Space Station: how they deal with the isolation, the psychological effects of witnessing 16 dawns and sunsets in 24 hours, the physical effects of micro-gravity, and with the fear and helplessness of watching a huge... Read more

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

A novel

By: Gabrielle Zevin
Narrated by: Jennifer Kim & Julian Cihi
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

“I know nothing about gaming and yet I was taken in by this bittersweet story of three friends who bond via games. Author Gabrielle Zevin takes us through the early years of gaming--remember Donkey Kong?--and up through the 2000s. College students Sadie, Sam, and Marx change course to create original games and their own company. I had no idea... Read more

All the Colors of the Dark

By: Chris Whitaker
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“This mystery/thriller is also an epic love story. It is my number one book of 2024 and possibly of all time. When I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. It was an action packed story of bravery, resilience and sacrifice. This was a deeply emotional journey with the complex characters that will stay with you long after the book ends. I was... Read more

The Spellshop

By: Sarah Beth Durst
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

“This one just hits the escapism spot. It's sweet, the stakes matter but aren't earthshattering, the relationships are realistic and hopeful at the same time. Just what we all need right now. Perfect for fans of fantasy and of romance alike - something for both readers. Read more

The Song of Achilles

A Novel

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

“This is one of the best books I've ever read. Do your heart a favor and read this beautiful, tender, heartbreaking book. Read more

Remarkably Bright Creatures

A Novel

By: Shelby Van Pelt
Narrated by: Marin Ireland & Michael Urie
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

“In turns funny, heart-warming, and poignant, Remarkably Bright Creatures is the most unlikely tale of how broken hearts can be mended, in this case with the help of a brilliant giant Pacific octopus, Marcellus, observing humanity from his tank in a Puget Sound aquarium.It is only Marcellus who is bright enough to see a connection between two... Read more

Fourth Wing

Empyrean: Book #1

By: Rebecca Yarros
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 21 hours 22 minutes

“This narration has turned this first time fantasy bookseller into a Dragon loving, fantasy reader for life! I was literally gripping my steering wheel crying out 'pull up, pull up' during the fight scenes. What a fun, gritty, sexy book this gem has turned out to be. There is something for everyone in here. Read more

The Thursday Murder Club

A Novel

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #1

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“A perfect book to cozy up to by the fire, especially while it's cold and dark outside. Terrific light read! Great fun with lots of humor, warmth and charm, and quirky, improbable elderly folks 'helping' the police solve a crime that happened on their doorstep. I want to live in a retirement home like this one when that time comes!! Read more

Intermezzo

A Novel

By: Sally Rooney
Narrated by: Éanna Hardwicke
Length: 16 hours 29 minutes

“Two brothers, Ivan and Peter, navigate their relationships with each other and the women in their lives in the wake of their father's death. In their grief, the pair watch as the normal forms of their lives fall apart and they try their best to make sense of the wreckage. Sally Rooney does what she does best: sets up a wealth of interestingly... Read more

The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

“The Frozen River was one of the best historical fiction novels I have read in a while. The audio was fantastic. Based on the diary of a real midwife in the late 1700’s it tells the story of Martha Ballard and her husband Ephraim, their family, and the small town in Maine they live in. The emphasis of the novel was on the laws of the time and how... Read more

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed: Book #1

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“Heartbreaking, disturbing, inspiring, and powerful, Octavia Butler’s The Parable of the Sower is the OG young adult dystopian lit, written before the genre even came into being. This book will make you stay up all night reading, and it is full of big ideas that will give you tools to face the challenges that face our world and country today and... Read more

The Grey Wolf

A Novel

Chief Inspector Gamache Novel: Book #19

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Jean Brassard
Length: 14 hours 18 minutes

"Brassard's accents—whether French Canadian, Italian, or continental French—create indelible characters. His performance lets us feel Reine Marie's warmth and Armand's affectionate nature, and he adds an additional layer to surly Ruth and her potty-mouthed duck. Exciting and entertaining." —AudioFile (Earphones Award winner)

The 19th mystery in... Read more

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

A Novel

By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

“Depression-era Pottsdown, PA. Immigrant Jews and Blacks who moved from the South cope with discrimination from the White Christian community. Moshe runs an integrated musical theater, assisted by Nate, while his wife Chona runs the local grocery store, assisted by Nate's wife Addie, catering to the black community, in the 'Chicken Hill'... Read more

Demon Copperhead

A Novel

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 21 hours 2 minutes

“My favorite book of 2023! Kingsolver’s Appalachian retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield is nothing short of an epic masterpiece. Even as it grapples with heavy emotional themes and complex social problems, the plot races by and I could not put it down. Demon Copperhead moved me like very few novels ever have. Don’t be afraid to let... Read more

The Pumpkin Spice Café

Dream Harbor: Book #0

By: Laurie Gilmore
Narrated by: Regina Reagan
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

“The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore is a charming and cozy read perfect for autumn. Set in a quaint small town, the story follows the journey of a young woman who inherits a struggling café just as the pumpkin spice season kicks off. The novel blends romance, community spirit, and personal growth with a warm, inviting atmosphere. Gilmore’s... Read more

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde: Book #1

By: Heather Fawcett
Narrated by: Ell Potter & Michael Dodds
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

“I thoroughly enjoyed this story! It was appropriately dark for a book about fairies...'real' fairies, you know. It is set in a world in which Folklore, as in the lore of the fae, is a legitimate field of scientific study and it was fun reading a fairytale told through that lens. There was a sweet hint of romance and it features a heroine who... Read more

Wind and Truth

Book Five of the Stormlight Archive

The Stormlight Archive: Book #5

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Kate Reading & Michael Kramer
Length: 62 hours 46 minutes

"Powerhouse narrating duo Michael Kramer and Kate Reading bring their outstanding skills to this stunning continuation of the Stormlight Archive series... This audiobook is truly a masterpiece of story and performance." —AudioFile on Rhythm of War (Earphones Award winner)

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times... Read more

The Blue Hour

A Novel

By: Paula Hawkins
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“Paula Hawkins does it again, but in a new way. Unreliable narrators of their own memories and lives abound so the breadcrumbs are strewn all about. Just enough clues to make one vaguely uncomfortable about 'helpful' characters and some major incidents that are out of the blue (no pun intended). The island and the tides that make it unreachable... Read more

Lessons in Chemistry

A Novel

By: Bonnie Garmus
Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus & Pandora Sykes
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

“I was furious at the abject injustices that rained down on Elizabeth Zott, an unconventional and brilliant chemist who bucks traditional behaviors expected of women in the 1960s. But after she was forced into a socially acceptable position, I cheered her irrepressible resilience as she turned that conventional role into a wildly successful... Read more

The Life Impossible

A Novel

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Joanna Lumley & Jordan Stephens
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“A beautiful mystery set in magical Ibiza. You will yearn for this place after listening to it and feel real joy for the protagonist as she winds her way through understanding her friend, the magic that unfolds, and herself. Read more

North Woods

A Novel

By: Daniel Mason
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark Deakins, Jayne Entwistle, Billie Fulford-Brown, Arthur Morey, George Newbern, Kirsten Potter & Simon Vance
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

“North Woods is an extraordinary tale told in an extraordinary voice. The history of one home in the wilds of Massachusetts through generations of inhabitants from a Puritan couple to a modern-day professor. The story is told by the living, the dead, and even some lovelorn beetles. The cast narration (Simon Vance and Mark Bramhill are two... Read more

Here One Moment

By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee & Geraldine Hakewill
Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

“I just finished this wonderful book! It was a little confusing in the beginning as there are a lot of characters, however once you learn their stories, you get it. I love how Liane Moriarty gently reminds me of what's important in life. I enjoyed the sprinkling of math theories into the story. I loved the characters. They are the kind that I... Read more

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

A Novel

The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries: Book #1

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“Being such an avid Mystery/Thriller reader, I am always trying to figure out the twists and turns of a story before the main character is able to solve it- and I'm usually pretty spot on. This book, however, was a breath of fresh air- a clever, surprisingly deep mystery that kept me on my toes throughout, even though the self-proclaimed... Read more

Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club

A Novel

By: Elizabeth Strout
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

“With the profundity of Middlemarch and the simplicity of The Catcher in the Rye, Tell Me Everything is a meditation on loss, loneliness, and love. Strout’s restrained tone and sympathetic characterization captivate. I laughed, I cried, I held my breath. Read more

The Covenant of Water

By: Abraham Verghese
Narrated by: Abraham Verghese
Length: 31 hours 16 minutes

“The book is beautiful, but the way Abraham Verghese narrates it, is superb. 31 hours and 16 minutes of pure bliss (and sadness and happiness and beauty). Read more

Iron Flame

Empyrean: Book #2

By: Rebecca Yarros
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 28 hours 16 minutes

“A highly successful second novel in the Empyrean series. Iron Flame follows on from Fourth Wing in a heart wrenching and captivating sequel. If you loved Fourth Wing, Iron Flame will destroy you in the most delicious way. Read more

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

By: Sangu Mandanna
Narrated by: Samara MacLaren
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

“This book is such a cozy, comforting read. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with, this will whisk you away to a safe, magical place filled with characters that will feel like family from start to finish. Read more

Circe

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

“I'm always a little wary of books with unbridled social media-fueled popularity. But here's one that lived up to the hype! Madeline Miller refused to shy away from the horrors of her tale, but her exceptional research and balanced, sympathetic, feminist interpretations of the ancient myths was a bridge and balm for the modern audience. Also, the... Read more

Gideon the Ninth

Locked Tomb: Book #1

By: Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 16 hours 49 minutes

“The first in an absolutely electric series brimming with witty humor, swashbuckling adventure, and gothic mysteries. Gideon is quick with a sword and a biting remark, but navigating the complex world of necromantic trials is another story. Prepare yourself for intricate worldbuilding, devotion both toxic and sacred, secrets locked in tombs, and... Read more

Lost and Lassoed

A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel

Rebel Blue Ranch

By: Lyla Sage
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor & Lyla Sage
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

“Lyla Sage’s BEST Rebel Blue Ranch novel yet!!! Follow Gus and Teddy as forced proximity turns enemies to lovers (seriously, what’s not to love?!) Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, steamy hot cowboys, and a darn tootin’ good time ;) Read more

Babel

Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 45 minutes

“Finishing a book like this is equal parts pleasure and pain: pleasure in that reading something as striking and beautiful as this is everything a reader hopes to feel in a book juxtaposed by the pain of something beautiful ending and leaving these characters behind in the pages. There are few books that have brought tears to my eyes (I can still... Read more

The Midnight Library

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

“I loved this book so much. The pacing is perfect, the character development just right and topics just heavy enough. I MUST point out that the narrator did an incredible job with accents and flipping characters so I'm really looking forward to listening to more of their narrations. Read more

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Court of Thorns and Roses: Book #1

By: Sarah J. Maas
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Length: 16 hours 7 minutes

“An epic start to a well-loved fantasy series, ACOTAR (as it is affectionately known amongst its fans) brings us into a world of High Fae, and a seemingly insignificant human just trying to get by. A fantastic read. Read more

Thank You For Listening

A Novel

By: Julia Whelan
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“Julia Whelan is the Meryl Streep of audio so it’s no surprise that her sophomore novel is feast for the ears. It’s meta. The characters are audiobook narrators finding themselves in trope after trope but fighting against it. It’ll make you swoon. It’ll make you cry. It will definitely make you laugh. Read more

The Mighty Red

A Novel

By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

“A fantastic read! Set over the course of 2008 and 2009, The Mighty Red is a novel rich with characters and sense of place. At its core, it is a book about choices and the repercussions of those choices over time. I'll go out on a limb and say this is Erdrich's best novel yet! The narrator was pitch perfect, too. Read more

Book Lovers

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“Having a bad week? Feeling a little disillusioned? Read Emily Henry's Book Lovers. It's a love letter to the genre, and to everyone who loves ice queens and brooding heroes with surprising depths. Read more

The Fellowship of the Ring

Lord of the Rings: Book #1

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis
Length: 22 hours 37 minutes

An unlikely hero. A perilous quest. The greatest adventure ever told.In a quiet village in the Shire, young Frodo is about to receive a gift that will change his life forever.Thought lost centuries ago, it is the One Ring, an object of terrifying power once used by the Dark Lord to enslave Middle-earth. Now darkness is rising, and Frodo must... Read more

Yellowface

A Novel

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

“R.F. Kuang does it again! But honestly, who is surprised! Yellowface is full of terrible people doing terrible things, a horror of mundanity that makes you reconsider everyone around you. But mainly, you have June spiraling out of control in a similar manner to the main character in a tell-tale heart, an unreliable narrator who reliably tells on... Read more