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Expert picks
Explore the 2024 Indie Book Awards Shortlist, chosen by independent booksellers.
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
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
The Farmer's Wife
By: Helen Rebanks
Narrated by: Helen Rebanks & Esmée Cook
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
Kicked Out
By: A.M. Dassu
Narrated by: Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
In this companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere, A.M. Dassu returns to extend the story of Sami'sbest friend Ali, who organizes a charity soccer match for their friend Aadam while his whole life is privatelyunraveling.After their friend Mark's mum wins the lottery and gets a giant house with an indoor pool, Ali and Sami have beenhaving... Read more
View audiobookFinding 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
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
View audiobookThe 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
View audiobookDivine 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
View audiobookThe 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
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
View audiobookSafiyyah'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
View audiobookReally 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
View audiobookEverything 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
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
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
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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