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Explore the 2024 Indie Book Awards Shortlist, chosen by independent booksellers.

The Farmer's Wife by Helen Rebanks
The Farmer's Wife
Helen Rebanks
The Farmer's Wife by Helen Rebanks

The Farmer's Wife

By: Helen Rebanks

Narrated by: Esmée Cook & Helen Rebanks

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"An exquisite love-letter to the goodness of the natural world, and to shepherding family, marriage, and a farm to health and prosperity." —Nick Offerman, award-winning actor, comedian, and writer
A heartfelt, unvarnished reflection on the power of domestic life.Helen Rebanks' beautifully written memoir takes place across a single day on her... Read more

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Finding Hildasay by Christian Lewis
Finding Hildasay
Christian Lewis
Finding Hildasay by Christian Lewis

Finding Hildasay

By: Christian Lewis

Narrated by: Christian Lewis

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In his darkest depression, one idea brought Christian Lewis out of the depths - and into a new life. Finding Hildasay, read by the author, is a brutal and beautiful true story of depression, survival, walking, and the meaning of home.

‘Now I was finally out of the force of the wind, my body began to warm – the part where the real pain sets in.... Read more

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Essex Dogs by Dan Jones
Essex Dogs
Dan Jones
Essex Dogs by Dan Jones

Essex Dogs

By: Dan Jones

Narrated by: Ben Miles

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War.


July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best... Read more

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Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan
Safiyyah's War
Hiba Noor Khan
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan

Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

Narrated by: Shala Nyx

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II, Hiba Noor Khan weaves a breathtaking tale of suspense, compassion, and courage, starring an extraordinary young heroine readers will never forget. Safiyyah loathes the brutal Nazi occupation of Paris, even though her Muslim... Read more

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The Wonder Brothers by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
The Wonder Brothers
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
The Wonder Brothers by Frank Cottrell-Boyce

The Wonder Brothers

By: Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Narrated by: Evie Hargreaves, Jessica Peterson, Kenton Thoma...

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

'A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart' - Sunday Telegraph

No matter how big the show – family, friendship and adventure shine through in The Wonder Brothers by multi-award-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton.

Cousins Middy and Nathan love magic. The on-stage,... Read more

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Kicked Out by A.M. Dassu
Kicked Out
A.M. Dassu
Kicked Out by A.M. Dassu

Kicked Out

By: A.M. Dassu

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In this companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere, A.M. Dassu returns to extend the story of Sami's
best friend Ali, who organizes a charity soccer match for their friend Aadam while his whole life is privately
unraveling.
After their friend Mark's mum wins the lottery and gets a giant house with an indoor pool, Ali and Sami have been
having... Read more

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Bookseller pick
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Yellowface
R. F. Kuang
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Yellowface

By: R. F. Kuang

Narrated by: Helen Laser

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian... Read more

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Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
Old God's Time
Sebastian Barry
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

Old God's Time

By: Sebastian Barry

Narrated by: Stephen Hogan

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring memory, grief, and long-buried secretsRetired policeman Tom Kettle is enjoying the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a white Victorian Castle in Dalkey overlooking the sea. For months he has barely seen a soul, but his peace is interrupted when two... Read more

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Everything is Everything by Clive Myrie
Everything is Everything
Clive Myrie
Everything is Everything by Clive Myrie

Everything is Everything

By: Clive Myrie

Narrated by: Clive Myrie

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR, NOW UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL

Readers LOVE Everything is Everything:
'Clive Myrie is one heck of an author' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Well written and thought provoking. One to come back to again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Thoughtful, analytical, deeply caring and, at times, very funny' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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As a Bolton teenager with a paper... Read more

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Bookseller pick
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward
Emilia Hart
Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley & Nell Barlow

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

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"A spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft."

—Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

"Narrators Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, and Nell Barlow are a magical, moving trio. Their emotional and expressive performance of the parallel... Read more

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The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman
The Clockwork Conspiracy
Sam Sedgman
The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman

The Clockwork Conspiracy

By: Sam Sedgman

Narrated by: Jot Davies

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman, read by Jot Davies.

‘Clever, inventive and a cracking read’ – Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl

A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockwork Conspiracy is a must for fans of the Adventures on Trains series and Sharna Jackson's... Read more

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Bookseller pick
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Really Good, Actually
Monica Heisey
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Really Good, Actually

By: Monica Heisey

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Every sentence of Monica Heisey’s writing is a treat. No one makes me laugh like she does.” —Dolly Alderton, New York Times bestselling author of Everything I Know About LoveRecommended by Los Angeles Times • Washington Post • GQ Elle Good Morning America • People • Guardian The Times E! News Online • The Globe and... Read more

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Divine Might by Natalie Haynes
Divine Might
Natalie Haynes
Divine Might by Natalie Haynes

Divine Might

By: Natalie Haynes

Narrated by: Natalie Haynes

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar.Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the... Read more

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The Great Storm Whale by Benji Davies
The Great Storm Whale
Benji Davies
The Great Storm Whale by Benji Davies

The Great Storm Whale

By: Benji Davies

Narrated by: Richard E. Grant

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Return to the world of The Storm Whale in this dramatic new adventure from award-winning picture book creator, Benji Davies. Read more

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Bookseller pick
The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall
The Future of Geography
Tim Marshall
The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall

The Future of Geography

By: Tim Marshall

Narrated by: Tim Marshall

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and leading geopolitics expert comes an “insightful, hopeful, and endlessly fascinating” (Daily Express) book on today’s space race—including the increasingly tense power struggle between the US, China, and Russia and what it means for all of us here on Earth.

Spy satellites... Read more

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Bookseller pick
Babel by R. F. Kuang
Babel
R. F. Kuang
Babel by R. F. Kuang

Babel

By: R. F. Kuang

Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown

Length: 21 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is... Read more

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